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 →
It was one of those nights…….. ….you know what I mean; some nights at the LFB are OK, some are good, and then….just now and then….you get one like this.It all started with Jonathan Klein and his very individual take … Continue reading →
MC Jonathan Klein kicked off 2019 with Marc Cohn’s “Walking in Memphis” and one of his own, “Farewell Sweet Europa”. He then invited Henry Campion to the ‘stage’ and Henry performed “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor, Dylan’s “Forever Young” and Don … Continue reading →
David Fisher travelled the world for over 3 years on a busking tour, taking in nearly 50 countries across 3 continents, including every country in the EU. This culminated in moving to Armenia to join a Celtic folk band called The … Continue reading →
Apologies! In the last post I advised that the next meeting was on 2nd December! Of course, I meant 2nd JANUARY! … Continue reading →
Our guest MC for the evening was local bluesman Peter Gabony. He introduced our first performer, the venerable Henry Campion. Are sang Sting’s “Fields of Gold” and two Bob Dylan songs; “Knocking’ on Heaven’s door” and “Like a Rolling Stone”. … Continue reading →