06-04-2018–Radcliffe Open Mic

The first of the year,  given that the last one was cancelled due to the snow last month!
Anyway good to get-out and exercise the voice, lol.
As usual up first
Played a strange set of tunes
Fortune Teller – Plant Krause version but could be loads of others
Can’t you see – The Marshall Tucker Band
Friday Night - The Darkness
Cold Fire – Rush
Lucky Man – Emerson, Lake  Palmer
I Ran – Flock of Seagulls
Back in the USSR – the Beatles

Bingham Open-Mic next

26-01-2018–Butt Field Open Mic

It has been a while since the last one, and turn out was very good. New people down to watch, new performers too.

The Players

Jon
Jim
Nicola
Jim!
Richard
West of the Moon
Tigan
Jim
Richard
Jim + Jon

I Played

Resist – Rush (my input to the Scottish theme)
Back in the USSR – the Beatles
Its a burden being wonderful like me – Steel Panther
Hey Hey My My – Neil Young

Hot Dog – Led Zeppelin

A Horse with no Name – America

I Ran – Flock of Seagulls

The next one will be in April.

4-11-17 Wheatsheaf, Bingham

We had been to the Football club fireworks display, an excellent event, so finished off in the Wheatsheaf pub and there was a solo act Matty Haynes. He sings and loops and it is all very good.

Anyhow, some how I was convinced to play one song and thought this fitted the vibe of the night

Rock and Roll – Led Zeppelin (Lounge Lizard version)

Thanks Matty it ended a great night.

3-11-2017 Radcliffe Open Mic

Not up first today, some great acts again

Played

Cold Fire – Rush
Who do you love - George Thorogood
Crazy – Seal

Then up for a mass jam singing Rocking in the free world – Neil Young

Next one 22 December

2017-09-22–Butt field open mic

Back after our summer break and the Market Square Open mic.

only two acts turned up, Mick & Val who played in the Square during the summer and Secret Stripes in various combinations of Solo, two types of Duo and a Trio,  so I played a lot.

The next one will be in the New Year.

Crazy – Seal
Cold Fire – Rush
Man Gave Names to All the Animals – Bob Dylan
Hot Dog – Led Zeppelin
Who do you Love – George Thorogood

Child in Time – Deep Purple
In Gods Country – U2

Resist – Rush
Rock and Roll – Led Zeppelin (Lounge Lizard Version)
50 things to do before I die – Jon Chapman

Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd

Heroes – David Bowie

I want to Break Free - Queen

Whole Lotta Rosie – AC/DC (Lounge Lizard Version)

I Ran – Flock of Seagulls
Behind Blue Eyes – the Who

8-9-17–Radcliffe Open Mic

Its back after its summer holidays,

Up first and played

Cold Fire – Rush
Market Square Heroes – Marillion
Who do you Love – George Thorogood
Hot Dog – Led Zeppelin

Next Bingham open mic on Sept 22nd at Butt Field

29-07-2017–Buttercross Open Air Open Mic, Bingham

Well this was a first, running the open mic in the square.

I was apprehensive as to how it would go, but it went excellently.

The weather was good, the square was filled and the bar was selling loads of drink….

The players

Jon
Caroline
The Engine Room (Pete/Alex/Jim)
Charlie
Richard
Mums the Word
Lisa Hendrix
Caroline (again) for Amie
Brett & Yasmin
Jon + Bret + Yasmin

and not forgetting

Bingham Market Square Revellers
Infinity Bar & Catering

Played

Please Read My Letter – Plant/Krause version
Market Square Heroes – Marillion
Crazy – Seal
Sin City – AC/DC

at the end of the night

Rocking all oiver the World – Status Quo with Brett & Yasmin

The view from the stage

Caroline

The Engine Room (Jim/Pete/Alex)

Charlie on Saxophone

Richard

Mums the Word

Lisa Hendrix

Bret & Yasmin

Random pics of the day