MC Tony Parry kicked off the evening with the standard “Down Home Girl”, written by Jerry Leiber and Artie Butler, and first recorded by Alvin Robinson in 1964. He then sang one of his own songs, “The Jolly Weaver” about Pete Seeger before … Continue reading →
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR FOLLOWERS. Our first outing of 2020 saw MC Jonathan Klein preside over an evening of variety and quality. He commenced proceedings with Buddy Holley’s “Everyday” and then performed one of his own songs, the brilliant “Even … Continue reading →
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 →