ANTOINE & OWENA 4TH MARCH 2020 MC Steve West invited Jonathan Klein to kick the evening off. He sang three of his own songs; “Five More Minutes in Paradise”, “Sleeping with the Saints” and “The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”. Next was Rachel Cheyne. … Continue reading →
Steve West
A SLICE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE 5TH FEBRUARY 2020
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 →
VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE 8TH JANUARY 2020
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 →
PRE CHISTMAS BASH! 4TH DECEMBER 2019
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 →
New venue, new home 6th November 2019
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 →
END OF AN ERA: 2ND OCTOBER 2019
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 →
FOLK BY CANDLELIGHT 4TH SEPTEMBER 2019
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 →
Standing room only!
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 →
LYMINGTON HAS THE BLUES 3RD JULY 2019
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 →
TRANSATLANTIC SONG SESSION 4TH JUNE
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 →