Our guest MC Bill Hesp kicked off the evening with “The Fox”, a traditional English folk song covered in the early days by the likes of Burl Ives and Pete Seeger, “Cindy”, a traditional American folk song, “Raglan Road”, which started life … Continue reading →
We are very fortunate in our local area to have a number of great songwriters who all exhibit a unique way of writing and delivering their songs. Tonight, we had four of them to entertain us in their own special … Continue reading →
Sadly, Wednesday 2nd October 2019 was our last night at the Thomas Tripp. Jon, who has run the pub for 21 years, has decided to move on and not renew his lease. Being owned by a private landlord, there is no … Continue reading →
F Due to an electrical problem at the Thomas Tripp, there were no ceiling lights! However, the candles made for a lovely atmosphere which may be repeated for the future! MC Jon Ellis got the evening underway on his mandolin with “Black, … Continue reading →
Our meeting on Wednesday 4th September is now fully subscribed and therefore, regrettably, there will be no floor spots available. MC Jon Ellis is in charge and welcomes guests ‘Milton Hide’ and support from Australian Bruce Watson. Bluesman Trev from … Continue reading →
MC Bob Long provided an evening of great blues players from the Lymington Delta. Tony, Mary & Joe from downtown Highcliffe were the first to be invited to the stage. They performed “Frenchman Street Blues” by Jon Cleary, the standard … Continue reading →
On such a moving and eventful day, particularly in my home town of Portsmouth, it was fitting to have songs from both sides of the Atlantic. Our MC for the evening was “Professor” Jonathan Klein. He started proceedings with two of … Continue reading →
MMC for the evening Jonathan Klein started proceedings with the classic “What A Wonderful World” written by Bob Thiele and George Weiss and first recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1967,and one of his own songs; “In the Beginning”. Next up was Jim Brown. Jim … Continue reading →
Our MC for the evening Jon Ellis invited Jonathan Klein to commence proceedings. The professor sang Dylan’s “All Along The Watchtower” and his own “Babylon”. George Benn followed Jonathan with two of his own songs; “Business As Usual” and “Life Goes On”. Our third act was David … Continue reading →
MC Steve West introduced the first act of what was to be a special evening, Henry Campion. He sang Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me Babe”, the standard “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” and Gordon Lightfoot’s “Early Morning Rain”. Following Henry was Jonathan Klein. He … Continue reading →