Power to the people! The majority have spoken and yes Addingham Acoustic is back on the road. What a fantastic bunch of people you are. Your messages of support have been overwhelming and it would be impossible for me not to continue to provide you with the night you want. So next week is party night. There will be food and a mega raffle (for charity of course). A lot of you have already committed to playing so lets have as many of you there as we can to make it a night to remember. We`re going to start at 8.30 pm prompt so that we can get everybody under the spotlights, so get there early if you can and let`s see those Addingham Acoustic Tee Shirts get an airing! . TJM

Whenever I think it is going to be quiet, you never fail to surprise me. Nine performers tonight including, yet again, a new performer to Addingham Acoustic. And a lovely audience, with some newcomers again, too! Matt Nelson got the evening under way with a Leonard Cohen song, Hallelujah, followed by Pleasant And Delightful. In the second set he sang Underneath The Sunrise followed by a Harry Chapin song, Cat`s In The Cradle. Next up one of our regulars, Derry Jones. Derry writes his own material and tonight, as well as one or two favourites, he performed, The Unblues (an antedote to Blues songs!) and also a couple of very poignant songs about life. He also had us singing along in the second set to Eeh By Gum It`s Tetley`s. Well done Derry. Next up one of our favourite performers, who we haven`t seen for a little while, Deborah Masterson. Deborah sings A Cappella and never fails to silence the room. (and tonight was no exception) She sang that lovely Irish ballad, She Walks Through The Fair, followed by Summertime. Really lovely Deborah. (don`t leave it too long till we see you again!). Next up a first at Addingham Acoustic, The Lazy Dazy Band, in the guise of Dave Speight and Sue Strange. (See Gallery Three). (Yes I know they`ve both played here before, but not together!). They started with a blues song He Hurt Me Too and in the second set had us singing along to Every Time We Say Goodbye. Later in the second set, Dave sang us a couple solo including that wonderful Tom Waits song, Tom Traubert`s Blues. Great stuff. Next up another of our favourites who we haven`t seen for a little while, John Jenner and his lovely new Dobro guitar. John started with one of his own songs, Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier and followed this with a Bullfrog`s song called Save Your Tears. Now if you haven`t seen the band called Bullfrog Jones (John is a member) check out their website on our links page, find out where they are playing and go and see them, as they are brilliant! In the second set, John performed another of his own songs, Look At Me and was then joined by Dave Speight to peform You And Me. Fantastic! Next up another first, Two Men In A Corner - Paul Duff and Tim Ensor  (see Gallery Three). Paul has played with us before, but this was the first time for Tim (I was going to say that, there was a fifty percent chance I`d get your name right Tim, but when I just checked the typing I`d written Tom! - just as well I checked!). The first song they did was by either, Green On Red or Greenday (No it was them who couldn`t remember, not me - honest!) followed by a Donovan song. In the second set they started with Fiona`s Song. Now this was a bit special, as Fiona was in the audience. Isn`t that nice! (We like that kind of thing here). They followed this with a song previousley done by the Pogues, called Navigator. At requests for an encore, (as we were making good time), they did a Saw Doctors number. I should mention here, that like a lot of our peformers, Paul and Tim are multi-talented and played not only guitar, but also harmonica, whistle and another wind instrument. (Yes o.k. I admit it, I don`t know what it was called, but no doubt I will do by the end of the day!). Our Ninth performer of the evening was Mr. David Harrison (ex Deputy Mayor of Bradford, I think - we like a bit of class now and then!). Now David is rumoured to have a bit of a sense of humour (yes, yes, I know that`s a bit of an understatement) and tonight he treated us to, I Am My Own Grandpa and followed this with In Me Liverpool Home. Thank you David, great stuff. Well I nearly didn`t come myself tonight, as I thought it was going to be quiet, but I`m glad I did, as it was another great night of wonderful entertainment. Thanks again to all the performers, I hope you enjoyed it as much as the rest of us. And of course thanks to all you audience members, without you, there wouldn`t be much point! Thanks also to Anne for the raffle ticket sales. Our charity fund is building steadily. Now I do know that next week is going to be a busy night (and one not to miss) so get there early to grab a seat. See you all again then. Videos will be on later today.TJM

If the videos are a bit shaky tonight and if the blog flits around a bit, it`s because I`m still rockin`. Yes it was one of those nights again! We had five more performers than I expected tonight, as I didn`t think anyone would turn up, as I know a lot of our regulars are on holiday. So six performers in total and as usual an expectant audience who were not disappointed! Derry Jones got us under way again (well he gets here early!) with more of his own compositions, including, I Wanna Get Back and a lovely song called Dandelion Man (we had two songs about weeds tonight - how strange is that?). He also sang a song called Make People Happy - very appropriate. Well done Derry. Next up yours truly, with a couple of Don McLean songs. In the second set I announced that I was going to do a song I hadn`t done before and that, as it was a song everyone would know, (Where Do You Go To My Lovely by Peter Sarstedt), if I forgot the words, you could all carry on and I would catch up. Now I tested whether you were all going to do this, by pretending to forget the second line! (I`d spent so long making sure I remembered the first). I have to say, you were all in fine voice and it took a bit of doing to get you all to stop, so that I could start again! Next up Steve Hulme. Steve hasn`t been with us for a week or two so it was great to see him again (and Ann of course). Steve started with You Wont Matter Any More, followed by one of his own compositions. Now many moons ago, Steve announced he was going to sing a song he`d written about somebody we all knew (can`t remember who now). Before my brain got in to gear, my mouth opened (yes I know that happens a lot) and I stated that no one had ever written a song about me. Until last night I thought I had got away with this - but no! Not even one song, but several! Steve I`m flattered (or should I say flatulent, based on the last song!). Next up someone who performed for the first time last week and is now becoming a regular. A bit of embarrasment all round here however, as David introduced him as John Doyle. I jumped in of course to tell David it was actually Paul Dove (he blamed my writing but I ask you, John/Paul?) whereupon Paul announced that his name was actually Duff and I had got it wrong last week! (If you knew me better Paul, you would know that, that was quite close for me!). So apologies all round but after all, that`s how Lonnie Donegan became Lonnie Donegan. Anyway Paul sang some lovely songs including Love Is A Weed, The Blessing, My Life and a very modern song from James. (It was so modern I wasn`t the only one who asked James who? - what a lot of old fogies we are - it is of course a band called James!). Thanks Paul, it was good to see and hear you again. Next under the lights (do you know, nobody moaned this week!) John Nixon and John Daure. They started their set with Freefallin` and went on to sing a song from Bradford group, Smokey (Carol). In the second set they sang a great slow version of Help, followed by Lord Wont You Buy Me A Mercedes Benz and then Sweet Home Alabama. As you can imagine, we were all rockin` by now. Next up another first at Addingham Acoustic, John Nixon and Steve Hulme (see gallery three) with I Saw Her Standing There. And then another first (as we were really in the mood now), John Nixon, John Daure and Steve Hulme rounded off the evening with Memphis Tennesee, Money and It`s All Over Now, with everyone singing along! What a great night! As usual a fantastic atmosphere in the Social Club, with the usual receptive and appreciative audience we have come to expect. Thanks to Ann for the raffle ticket sales (and as usual you were all very generous). A very summery first prize this week - a bottle of Pimms courtesy of the Social Club. Thanks to David - M.C. for ther night. Thanks to our unsung hero Carl, who keeps us all topped if with drink and who sets the room up for me every week. (We want to hear that mandolin soon Carl!). But of course thanks to all of you for turning up. Videos will be on later today. See you all again next week, (I hope!) TJM

Schools out and the weather was warm and humid, so I wasn`t expecting too many of you to turn up this week. But of course as usual, I was wrong! Eleven performers including yet another new face to Addingham Acoustic and some old friends we haven`t seen for a little while. And of course a great audience, as we have come to expect. Derry Jones got us under way with more of his own compositions including Monty The Male Lap Dancer (goes down well that one Derry) and in the second set Pleasure Island. Next up someone we see once or twice a year when he`s on holiday in the area, Alan Higgins from Teeside. In fact, Alan was with us this very week, last year! Alan started with a political song, by Rob Johnson followed by a great song (sung by Eddie Reader) called The Patience Of Angels. In the second set he sang a song by Graham Miles about, Teeside. Great to have you back with us Alan. Next up , the one and only Brian Wylie, singing I Have To Say I Love You In A Song (we were humming along to that one) followed by The Writing On The Wall., which was the first song Brian performed at Addingham Acoustic, on the guitar. In the second set, he was joined by The Bunnyman - Mike Craig (you`ll never live that down Mike!) to play an instrumental on blarge and guitar. (If you don`t know what a blarge is, shame on you for not following this blog!). Next up another of our friends who we haven`t seen for a while, John Paul. He sttarted with a great Radiohead song, follwed by a song about women and in the second set a song about suicide. Now we did have one or two morbid songs tonight, more about that later! Next up our good friend Len Harvey. Now Len never fails to entertain and tonight was no exception. He got us all singing along to Peggy Sue and Mary Lou (just noticed that rhymes - clever planning Len!). Now Len did say at the end of Peggy Sue, that he had been taught it by his dad, whereupon Mike Craig jumped to the obvious conclusion, that his dad was Buddy Holly! Could it be true? In the second set, Buddy Junior sang a lovely haunting song, about the troubles in Northern Ireland followed by, Singing The Blues. Fantastic stuf Len! Next up, someone else we haven`t seen for a while, but who was also with us a year ago this week (spooky!) Matt Nelson. Matt had us all joining in to Cockles And Mussells. Now I hadn`t realised, up to this point, that Molly Malone died of Hay Fever. This is a bit worrying, as I get hay fever myself. What`s that? Oh sorry "a" fever. Oh well, that`s a relief! Matt followed this with a Canadian song, North West Passage. Next up Mike Craig playing that wonderful song, 1952 Vincent Black Lightening. Mike you really have got that one down to a fine art. He followed this with Beeswing. In the second set, he was joined by Sparkle (Brian Wylie - if you don`t know - don`t ask!) to perform Moonshiner. Excellent. Barry Smith was next under the lights (and yes you`re all still moaning!). Barry played a few weeks ago as part of a quartet, but was solo tonight. He sang two of his own compositions, Oh The Lonely Road and The Days We Walked From Burnsall Bridge. Well done Barry, good to see you again. Next up, one of our favourites, James Porter. James always gets us singing along and succeeded tonight with, Everybody`s Talking At Me, that great Harry Nielson song. Mind you that second song James! All I could think about all night was "The cat in the bag, waiting to die" poor thing! Now I was close to slashing my wrists after that one! (Actually it was a lovely haunting song). James performed a couple of Ray Charles songs in the second set, Hit The Road Jack and I Can`t Stop Loving You. Thanks James, excellent as ever. Next up, big cheers for John Nixon, another of our regulars. John got us all going with Whiskey In The Jar (The Thin Lizzy version I think?) and followed this with Better Move On. Great, great stuff. Our final performer of the evening was a newcomer to Addingham Acoustic, Paul Dove (see gallery three). Paul sang a couple of lovely songs called, Another Girl Another Planet and Purple Mile (an old song about the moors). Great to have you with us Paul, come back soon. Well another great night full of great music and of course fun. Thank you to all who took part. Big thanks again to Carl, back from his hols and thanks to Barbara (the wife) for the raffle ticket sales. I should mention, in case any of you don`t know, that all profits from the raffle, go into our charity fund. They will either be added to our next concert total, or donated separately to a suitable charity. I should say thank you to all the customers of The Social Club for being so generous every week. So, are you all going to turn up again next week? We`ll see!!! videos will be on later today. TJM

Now,all of you who were there last night will know, that I wasn`t as I was in Germany (and have just got back!). As David was also away Ian Pucknell was thrown to the Lions and left to run the show. His blog follows.

A warm summers evening for Addingham Acoustic. The stage was set, a large audience had gathered, the anticipation within the room was palpable. A brief opening introduction and, to rousing applause, Derry Jones took the spotlight. His self penned compositions ‘The Nicest Place’, a song especially written for Addingham, and ‘O.K. Fermok’ were the perfect start to what transpired to one memorable Tuesday night (again). Mike Craig followed with a sublime rendition of ‘52 Vincent Black Lightning’, and then led the Club choir with ‘Wild Mountain Tyne’. Next up, Phil Townend with his beautifully performed originals of ‘Fool’ and ‘Everybody knows your name’. Brian Wylie led the cultural exchange delegation from County Clare, which included Uncle Finnbar, a renowned Uillean Pipe player from the West of Ireland. Note to Finn – bring your pipes next time. Brian and Phil Walker did justice to the lovely Jimmy McCarthy song ‘Ride On’, followed by Phil, unaccompanied, with a Yorkshire song concerning a Washer Woman and a male chicken! (Always expect the unexpected at Addingham Acoustic). Unusually for Chris Patrick he sat for his first song ‘A little bit of you’, it didn’t last, he was on his feet for his second ‘Too much his own man’, excellent stuff. Brian Wylie with ‘Wild Horses’ & ‘The Easter Snow’ had the room in complete, attentive, silence. The first set was admirably concluded with Gloria, her original ‘Being There’ followed by ‘I heard it through the Grapevine’. A short break. Thanks to Vanessa for keeping the beer flowing and The Addingham Social Club for the generous raffle prize. For the sake of brevity I’ll summarise the 2^nd half, where all performers played their socks off and truly entertained. To loud applause Derry kicked off with ‘Memphis Lullaby’, Mike C ‘Crooked Jack’, followed by the welcome return of  Rob Heath (Guitar) and Sarah Loughran (Violin) ‘Broken Pledge’ and two foot tapping reels had the complete audience attention. Phil T ’50 Ways to Leave Your Lover’, a real crowd pleaser. Phil W ‘Whiskey in the Jar’ had the roof off. Chris P ‘Staying Alive’ (yep Bee Gees – acoustic disco!) Couldn’t count the number of John Travolta movers in the room. Gloria had the audience enraptured with ‘Halleluiah’ & ‘Tracks of my Tears’ They say all good things must come to an end, we had to conclude or we would still be there now, to finish, Gloria & Brian with ‘Spanish Lady’ Note to the performers – Many, many members of the audience offered glowing comments, & asked me to convey their thanks for your time & commitment in another superb Addingham Acoustic evening. I endorse every word. IDP

Did we rock tonight? Did we roll? Of course we did! Only eight performers tonight (we used to think that was busy!) but a great night that finished with some rousing Rock and Roll (we really didn`t want it to end). An M.C. in training tonight, in the guise of Ian Pucknell. (David and I need a rest).  The first act he introduced, was someone who is fast becoming a regular, Phil Townend. Phil sang two or three of his own compositions, including Picture Postcards and Peace Of Mind and in the second set, he did a great version of James Morrison`s You Give Me Something. Wonderful start to the night Phil. Mike Craig was up next. Now Mike started off by telling us, that he had run over a rabbit on the way here. Now wouldn`t you think that he would have stopped, picked up the rabbit and taken it to the rabbit hospital instead of coming here? Oh no, he left it to die! We`re surprised at you Mike. Lets hope Andee doesn`t read this. (We have a witness that can confirm Andee is alive and well bye the way - at home cooking road kill, apparantly!). Now Mike was sporting sunglasses when he started his set (see the new gallery three - a little dig about the lights methinks!). He was probably wearing them when he hit the rabbit! He started his set with a couple of traditional songs, dedicated to rabbits everywhere. (Carl asked him to sing "Bright Eyes" from Watership Down, but he refused). In the second set he sang a song about countryside management (In which, he obviousley takes drastic measures!). He finished with a lovely Tom Waites song, Picture In A Frame. Well done Mike. Next up Derry Jones. Derry started with a lovely song called Dandelion Man and in the second set he sang a song called Eh By Gum It`s Tetleys, in which he had us all clapping our hands during the chorus. (My God we`re easily led!). Now Derry got a free glass of Tetleys for singing that one, so you all know what to do next week! Next up Brian Wylie (joined by the bunny basher, I mean Mike) to play two fine instrumentals, starting with The Maison`s Apron. In the second set he started with a joke - no, no, don`t worry, I`m not going to tell it! He then sang that beautiful song, The Road To The Isles, followed by Paddy And The Bricks. Now Gloria told us later, that Brian was in Canal Street, Manchester, last weekend and that he hasn`t been the same since. Apparantly, his new internet name is "Sparkle". Have a quick shufty at the photo of him in the new gallery three. Next up Gloria, singing Ode To Billy Joe (with an explanation of what it is about - not a lot `o people know that). She then performed a truly fantastic version of Penny Lane (with us all humming along.) In the second set, she sang the other double A side, Strawberry Fields, followed by Dylan`s Just Like A Rolling Stone. Absolutely amazing Gloria! Gloria did sing again later, but I`ll come back to that. Chris Patrick next under the lights. He sang a song called So Far In Front and followed this with In The Material World, by "The Police". (It`s hard work thinking all this up you know!). In the second set, he sang a couple of new songs (the second one being very lively). Next up, John Nixon. John started with an Otis Reading song (we don`t get too many of those sadly) and followed this with The Stones first hit, All Over Now (and yes we were all rockin` by now!). Our M.C., Ian Pucknell, kicked off the second set, with Lady Take Your Time. (I`m sure I`ve heard that one before you know). He then gave himself star billing (you see how power corrupts!) to finish off the evening with Goodbye, but it wasn`t the end, because we weren`t ready to finish! We were in the mood for more! We persuaded Gloria to take the stage again, to lead us all in a grand finale of Rock and Roll. She started with, Every Time We Say Goodbye and went on to play Roll Over Beethoven, (joined by Puckers and Brian Wylie on instruments and the rest of us joining in with the singing). She then went into The Kinks, Sunny Afternoon. She and Sparkle - sorry Brian Wylie - then went on to perform Spanish Lady and we then persuaded Gloria to finsih with Canal Street. My goodness we were all revved up by this time! In fact I haven`t wound down yet (although the drive to Hetrtfordshire and back helped). It was a truly great night that just got better and better, (you see, you shouldn`t leave early!). Well done to Ian - don`t worry, I`ve finished off filling in the book for you! And thanks to everyone who participated, either playing or in the audience. Videos wont be on until tomorrow, but don`t miss them, as usual there are some great clips. If the two photos aren`t on gallery three when you read this, they will be in a minute! See you all again next week. TJM

So, just sixteen performers this week and only one new player, where is it all going wrong?! Yes another great week of fanatastic music and entertainment. We had everything tonight, from country to more rock and roll. And as usual, a great atmosphere. It was a bit warm tonight, even if you weren`t under the lights, so we had to have the fan on in the second half (it must be all the exitement!). Our evening started with Rob Heath and Sarah Loughran (see gallery two). Rob has played with us before, but this was Sarah`s first time. Now, not realising what our audience is like, they told us that they hadn`t done this before, as they spend a lot of time in their bedroom practicing! Once their blushes had faded, they played some really lovely instrumentals for us in both sets. As usual a wonderful start to the evening. Next up Mike Craig. Now Mike felt he needed to point out that Andee (his wife), is alive and well and not buried under the patio, as we haven`t seen her for a while. (Well, we`ll believe you for now Mike). He got us all singing along to Wild Mountain Thyme and in the second set was joined by Brian and Kath Wylie, (who gave Carl`s mandolin an airing) to play us a couple of instrumentals. Now Carl there is no excuse, you know the mandolin works now, so we want to see you under the lights soon! It was great to see our good friend Len Harvey up next. Len started with Streets Of Baltimore and then sang the song we always ask for, about mermaids. Great stuff Len, you always get us laughing. Next up, another performer we haven`t seen for a while, Derry Jones. Now Derry used to entertain us with his accordian (no lewd comments please), but he has switched to the guitar now (he`s turning into a rocker!). Derry writes his own material and played songs including Heavy Hammer and Monty The Male Lap Dancer. (I`ve got this feeling, that they were a little bit rude Derry!). Good to see you again. I had a go next. In the second set I had a little break in the middle of each song, so you could all go and get a drink. What, you thought I had forgotten the chords? As if! Still it was quite an achievement for me, as I was still holding the pick after four songs!John Nixon up next with some Bruce Sprinstien, followed by The Police. (No a song by the Police, he wasn`t arrested!). Of course he got us rocking in the second set, with Honky Tonk Women and Knockin On Heavens Door (with John Daure). Excellent. Next on stage, John Daure with a Johnny Cash song, in which a condemned man is counting down the minutes until he`s hanged! We like a bit of light relief here! He followed this with a Paul Simon song. Mr. Dave Speight next, introduced by David as, "The Professor of the Blues", well he had to play blues now didn`t he! He played a couple of Blind Willy McTell songs in the first set and songs by The Reverand Gary Davies and Leadbelly, in the second. Next under the lights (and yes, you`re all still moaning about them!) The North Country Boys, (Rob Watkins, Ricky Silvers and Brian Wylie) playing some country music, including, Why You Bin Gone So Long and Time Between. In the second set they played Hickory Wind (once Rob had remembered the first line - that`s always the worst one to forget ain`t it!) and finished with Dead Flowers. Great sets boys. (Why was Caroline asking you if you felt like a hillbilly when you came off Rob?) Brian stayed on stage to be joined by KathWylie, to sing us a lovely Irish song called, The Wishing Chair. Really lovely Kath. Next up Anne Jackson with Ricky Silvers singing an Alison Kraus song, The Lucky One, followed by I`m A Little Bluer Than That. In the second set Anne had a request to sing that beautiful  song, Songbird and was then joind by Ricky and Brian (two lefthanders - no they play lefthanded!) to sing another song (Ive just realised I didn`t write it down, but it was very nice!). Next up James Porter singing a couple of Carole King songs for us and in the second set a Damien Rice song followed by The Beatles, You`ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (which we all sang along to of course). Our final performers of the evening were Caroline and Rob, with that lovely Dolly Parton song, Do I Ever Cross Your Mind. That really is a great song (and well performed). A great night with lots of fun and lots of great music (Mike Craig was going to have to go at half time, but stayed as he didn`t want to miss more good music). Thanks to everyone for turning up again. Thanks to David for his magnanamous (yes I`ve probably spelt that wrong) gesture in taking the chocolates and not the wine in the raffle, as he won the wine last week. Mind you David, I bet Anne didn`t believe you had bought them for her, on the way home! Lots of excellent video clips to go on site later when I`ve edited them. See you all again next week. TJM.

Now I did warn you that it was going to be busy tonight didn`t I, so you can`t say you were not warned - it was awesome! We had thirteen performers this evening of which seven were new faces to Addingham Acoustic and two of which were all the way from Massachusetts in the U.S.A. (I`d like to say they had come all the way over, just to play at Addingham Acoustic, but I might be stretching the truth a bit!). It was certainly standing room only, as we also had a large audience tonight (and they were not disappointed). It was a night with just about every musical style catered for including, Folk, Blues and Rock and Roll. I think I can honestly say that everyone went home with a smile on their face. (And they`re probably still singing along!). We had four newcomers start the evening off for us, in the guise of Westport. (Tony Charnock, Kath Stevens, Barry Smith and Dave Dobson.). What a talented bunch they are, with a variety of instruments including, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, flute (first time for a flute I think) and recorder (I`ve probably missed some out!). They got us under way in fine style with songs such as You Couldn`t Have Come At A Better Time and The Maid Of Mitchells Town. In the second set they played a wonderful instrumental medley. Great, great, start. Brian Wylie was up next with his tin whistle and played a wonderful medley of Irish tunes (two green and two orange!). He followed this with a monologue, The Battle Of Hastings, (You know the one - on `is `orse, with `is `awk, in `is `and). In the second set he played what I think was - no I`m not going to guess - it was a wind instrument! The tune was Fairwell To Goven. Gerry Cooper then joined him for The Parting Glass. Nice one Brian. Next up Mike Craig with Teenage Kicks, followed by Dead Flowers and in the second set 1952 Vincent Black Lightening. Then under the spotlights, Ian Pucknell to much applause (even before he started). Now we were a bit worried during his first song (I`ve Got A Couple More Years On You Baby) as there were coloured lights going on and off in his breast pocket. The immediate assumption, of course, was that his pacemaker was failing (he looked a bit hot under the lights) but it turns out it was his guitar tuner which he had left switched on! Now you can draw your own conclusions about why it was changing colour! (The audience had a few suggestions). When Ian sang Let Him Roll, there was a great cheer when he got to the line "Then He Died" as Ian doesn`t always include this verse, he just buries the guy! On stage next Mr. Gerry Cooper. Now Gerry gave me a beer mat, on which, he told me, were the titles of his first two songs, which he had written himself. Gerry, you`re gonna have to think of better titles than, "John Smiths" and "Tetleys". Oh hang on a minute, he`s written something on the other side. Ah, Breakwater Road and Hometown Blues. (Tee hee!). Good stuff Gerry. Now when I introduced John Nixon, I announced that we were all going to Rock and Rock we did! John started with a Jackson Brown song about cocaine (yes, we`ve got drugs and Rock and Roll, so two out of three`s not bad) and in the second set he had us all, not only singing along to Money (that`s what I want), but there was a lot of table drumming and the odd glass banging too! Then when he went into, I Saw Her Standing There, we were well into it with lots of "oooooooh`s"! Fantastic stuff John. Yep we were in full swing now! Next up one of our visitors all the way from Masachusetts, Sean McMahon. What a great set Sean played for us which included his own material such as You`ve Got To Be Crazy Just To Be and You Don`t Need `Em No More. In the second set he sang a Rory Gallagher song, Wheels Within Wheels and followed this with another of his own songs, The Ballad Of Mighty Jim And His Mother. What a talented young man. Well what could follow that? Well of course another talented young man from Masachusetts, Sean`s brother Griffin McMahon. Now this was another first, as we haven`t had keyboards before, (but we hope we`ll have them againg). What a way to silence the club. Griffin started with Mad World and then went into James Taylor`s Sweet Baby James. I`m sure I don`t have to explain that we were all humming along to both of those. In the second set Griffin sang a song written by himself and Sean and then finished, appropriately, with Billy Joel`s Piano Man. I have to say, the atmosphere in the room was electric. What a pair of talented young men and for those who didn`t know, Griffin is fifteen years old! My, My I think we`re maybe going to hear more of these two! Difficult to follow, but our next performer, another newcomer, did so in some style. C. J. Smith played his first song for George Bush. I think it was called Tell The Children The Score. Correct me if I`m wrong C.J. He followed this with a lovely song, called Two Rivers about the Irish and the Scots. Excellent stuff C.J. we hope we`ll see you again soon. Our final performer is one of our stalwarts, James Porter. James works late shifts and then rushes over to join us, so he doesn`t always get a full set in. But we always love to hear you James and tonight was no exception. A great way to round off what was truly a special night. It always amazes me, that every week is different and more and more new performers keep turning up! Long may it last. We`re always pleased to see new faces and as I`m sure you can gather from tonight that, all talents and all styles are welcome. Thanks to Barbara Pucknell (Ian`s Manager!) for selling raffle tickets (and what a lot you sold). Extra prizes tonight as it was so busy and I still didn`t win. My partner in crime, David, did however. (And got the brandy, lucky so and so!). Now the young lady who won the chocolates left them behind! Now was it `cos you didn`t like them, or did you just forget? Let me know as I have them in safe keeping for you. (But don`t wait too long as my will power may not last!) Thanks as usual to Carl. But especially, thanks to all of you for turning up, especially all our new faces,to entertain us all, in such fine style and also to all of you who came to watch. It really was a great, great night, with a fantastic atmosphere and lots of great music. What a great bunch of people you are. New photos are on gallery two and the videos will be on later (It`s going to be difficult choosing, as they`re all so good). We may not see you all next week, but we hope we`ll see you all again sonn. TJM   

Well a bit quieter this week (why does anybody at all turn up, on a nice sunny evening?) but we had a really warm atmosphere and as usual some really great music. Steve Hulme started the evening off for us in fine style, with Fire And Rain and went on to include all kinds of music in his sets, from Paul McCartney (including Blackbird) to a song inspired by a man he met in the Droylsden Co-op! Great start Steve - and still looking tanned!. Next up John and John! Yes John Nixon and John Daure in great form with Dylans, Just Like A Rolling Stone, followed by Jim Croce`s Bad Bad Leroy Brown. Later in the evening they played Dylan`s All Along The Watchtower. Playing solo, John Nixon gave a great rendition of Summertime (he beat you to that one Earl) and John Daure sang a couple of songs including a Paul Simon number. Excellent stuff, it really rocked! I had a go next, but we`ll gloss over that! (Mind you, I did remember the words). It was great to have Gloria back with us performing great music as usual in all kinds of styles. She started with a Mary Gochet song (no I hadn`t heard of her before, but it was a lovely song so I`m going to look her up, well you know, her website, not literally, I don`t think she`s local!) and went on to perform all manor of wonderful material, including a song (I think!) about Napoleon called The Green Linnet, a Country and Western song called the Santa Fe Trail (which we could all yodel to - check out the videos tomorrow!) and some Beatles. And of course some of her own material including Canal Street. Brilliant! Next up Earl (`s a singer). Now when Earl tells us he is singing in Croation or Slovenian, we`re never quite sure whether to believe him, but we`re going to give him the benefit of the doubt! His first song was a love song about a girl called Anka and his second was a Geordie song called Waters Of Tyne. We`re pretty sure he was singing Croation in both of them! For his last number we were expecting some Elvis, as he turned his back on us, pulled his jacket collar up and swivelled his hips! But no it was Love letters. (Bit disappointing that really Earl!) Earl is going on a tour of Slovenia with the Silsden Singers, so good luck and bring back some new songs (and a Croation dictionary, so we can check out what you are singing). Nigel "Blues Boy" Smith joined us for a short while and we managed to persuade him to sing a couple. (Actually he was reaching for his plectrum before we managed "are you going to ....."). He started with Jolene (Ray LaMontagne, not Dolly Parton - although now you mention it... no I`m joking) and followed this with that great Johnny Cash song Hurt. Good stuff Nigel. Now there was a fair bit of singing along tonight, as we were all feeling a bit relaxed and the pressure was off, so check out the videos (which wont be on untill tomorrow) and with a bit of luck we will have captured the atmosphere. A big thank you to all who took part, either watching or playing and as usual thanks to Carl (who yet again set the room up prior to my arrival), David (M.C. for the night) and Ann (raffle ticket seller supreme). See you all next week (which I think just might be a busy one!). What`s that? Oh the Police - well we were just about finished when John Nixon decided to give us one more performance and had us all singing along to So Lonely. (By The Police of course!) TJM

You will all be pleased to hear that this will be a short blog, as I`ve had a very long day and I`m tired! (Yes I know you`re not sympathetic). Needless to say it was a great night with twelve performers including yet another new player to Addingham Acoustic and a few old friends who we haven`t seen for a while. And you were all keen to point out, that I have now definitely got the lights pointing in the right direction! (I think all your moaning was the clue!). It`s an advantage really, as you can`t see the audience, so no need to be nervous. (I won`t tell you what Brian Wylie said when I announced that I had one pointing left, one right and one either side). In fact Brian Wylie got the evening under way, together with Mike Craig and performed, including others, Red Haired Mary (he tried to catch me out by telling me it was Red Haired Mabel). Later he performed The Funeral Song. (We had two funerals tonight - cheery eh!). Next up Tony Sakkos and his accordian. Tony played a lovely tune called the Red Rose Cafe. (From which film - answers on a posrcard please). Now at this point, Dave Speight announced that he was responsible for the seating layout and described himself as a "seating engineer". Brian Wylie enquired if this was another term for a bum? You can see we were having trouble with him tonight! Next up a new regular, Phil Townend singing a couple of his own songs, Healer and Honest man (why can`t you all pick short titles?). Great stuff Phil. Good to see you again. Next, back with us again after a break, Len Harvey, who sang a beautiful song called, The Love Of Lovin You, which he dedicated to his partner Carolyn (sitting in the audience). What a lovely gesture and what a way to silence a room. Don`t leave it too long before you come back again Len. Steve Hulme next, looking tanned from his holiday in Greece. Now there was a point, when we thought he was going to drop his trousers, to show us his sunburn, but shouts of WHOOOO!!!! stopped him! Steve sang some great numbers (including Here Comes The Sun) but in particular, a lovely song about things his mother used to say. A bit special that one. Ian Pucknell under the lights next. Now in the second set, poor Ian got a lot of stick. When he got to the part in Let Him Roll where "he died" there were cheers, as last time, Ian missed this bit out and went straight to the funeral! And as for Brian Wylies question, as to whether Ian was wearing a prison shirt! I told you we were having trouble with him tonight! (You can check out Ian`s shirt when I put the videos on). Next up, someone new to Addingham Acoustic, John Daure (see gallery two).  John sang a great version of Walking In Memphis. Come back soon. And then Mr. Dave Speight. Now Dave played two songs tonight which I had recently requested. Hobo`s Lullaby and that truly great Tom Waits song, Tom Traubert`s Blues. Thank you Dave, that was a bit special. Now I predicted that we would all be singing along with James Porter  -  and  - yes we were all singing along to, All Right Now. In the second set, James announced that he was going to sing one of "Tim Mornin`s" songs. Had me a bit puzzled that, but in fact he was going to sing a song that I sometimes sing - I Don`t Wanna Talk About It. Now the only difference was, that you all sang along with James! (Why is that?). Next up, another great performer who has become a regular, John Nixon. John always plays some great rock music and tonight was no exception. Not many people perform Hey Joe with only an acoustic guitar. Really great. And Brown Eyed Girl, with Brian Wylie accompanying on mandolin, well, what can I sat, fantastic! Now I nearly dropped a clanger tonight, as Mike Craig was patiently waiting to play and I got things a little out of order! But I was just letting you get used to the lights Mike! Now there was some suggestion, that on occasion, I get song titles wrong (alright then, I often get them wrong, but then you don`t all speak clearly!!). But I do know that Mike`s first song was 1952 Vincent Black Lightening. Now I have to say that Mike showed what a gentleman he is tonight, as when he was first out in the raffle, he chose the chocolates, to take home to his wife Andee and left the wine for the runner up. What a star! (Well he would have been, if I had had got second prize). Finally, another of our good friends who we haven`t seen for a while, Chris Dinsdale. Chris sang one of my favourites, Kathy`s Song and finished with Leonard Cohen`s, First We Take Manhatten. (You see Brian, I didn`t write "A Man With A Hat On!). Goodness, the stick I take from you lot!. Another great night, with everything from Blues to Rock and Roll and (I`ll say it again) a very appreciative audience. Thanks to Ann, this week`s raffle ticket seller and a special thanks to Carl, who had set the room up completely by the time I got there (and I was early!). Special thanks to Dave, our new seating engineer and of course, thanks to all of you for turning up (I was sure it was going to be quiet this week). Videos won`t be on till tomorrow (I do have to earn a living!) but they are well worth waiting for. See you all next week. (What do you mean it isn`t a short blog, you have no idea what I have had to leave out!). TJM  

Now I did warn you to get there early as it was going to be busy this week, didn`t I! I think Rob Watkins summed it up "Ten minutes late and you can`t get a seat"! Yes we had thirteen musicians performing for us tonight (including one player new to Addingham Acoustic - no surprise there!) and a club full of people who had come to watch and listen. We`re well esconced in our new home now and it was great to see all the familiar faces. We will have our first multi guitar rack next week and we are looking at re-arranging the seating, so that we can get more people in. It was a great atmosphere and the first performer was eagerly awaited. Phil Townend (see gallery two) got the evening under way. This was the first time Phil had performed at Addingham Acoustic, although he has been on our mailing list for some time. All Phil`s material was written by himself and very good it was too, including songs called, Pieces, Ships, Suffocating and Hanging On, ( a world premier). I can remeber short titles!. What a good start. Next up Brian & Kath Wylie. Now there was some discussion between them as to what they were going to play. Brian, listen up, just learn to do as you`re told! (He did in the end). It was a great Tanita Tikaram song, Good Tradition. Brian was then joined by Mike Craig for an instrumerntal. (I noticed at this point, that Carl our barman was providing waiter service to some of our audience - posh eh!). Brian played solo in the second set and has us all singing along to that song that goes OOH! AAH! No I don`t know what it`s called (but I bet I`m about to find out!). Mike and Andee Craig were up next. Oh isn`t that harp wonderful (and your guitar pl;aying, of course Mike). Now they played several instrumentals, but the one I remeber best was "Glass Of Beer" - I wonder why that is? In the second set they both played solo. What a talented pair. Yours truly next. I was feeling confident tonight, oh well, moving on! I did manage to sing a song I had written myself in the second set, so at least I managed something. Mr. Dave Speight next and his wonderful resonator guitar. Now Dave had been upset by a recent visit to the "modern" (he misses the old chemist) pharmacist (not like the "old days"). But despite a request from Nigel "Blues Boy" Smith, we never got to find out what his ailment is. Speculation is rife! Dave sang some great blues including,  Going Down To The River, written by someone called Mississippi (I`m sure I`ve written down "mud pie" but that can`t be right can it?). Think I`m in trouble now! He finished with a great Robert Johnson number. Sue Logan and Tony McNiff next (here with us for the second time). They started with a cheerful Leonard Cohen song (honest!) followed by a John Prine number. In the second set Sue sang a Scottish song and lovely it was too (Tony was on harmonica by then). Next in line Gloria, doing a great version of 1952 Vincent Black Lightening and a wonderful instrumental of Scottish tunes (written for bag pipes). The club was absolutely silent! In the second set she gave a wondeful performance of Hallelujah (with us all singing along) and the Beatle`s I`ve Just Seen A Face. Fantastic! Next Mr. John Nixon with a Jackson Brown number. He was going to do a duet with Brian Wylie, but Brian had gone for a wee (no secrets here!) - timing eh! In the second set, he sang one of my favourites Handbags And Gladrags and finished (finally joined by Brian Wylie) with a lively Paint It Black (What a great version of this song on mandolin and guitar). Now I am going to take a short break and complete this in a little while (A blog in installments - something new every week!). Back again! Next on stage, James Porter. Now we always know, that when James gets himself under the lights (more about that later!) we will be singing along. And of course we were. Firstly to Elvis`s I`m All Shook Up and then Carole King`s Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow. (When I told people they could join in with mine, James, they didn`t bother - rotten lot!) Finally, after being very patient, Rob Watkins with some great music. He started with a Neil Young song and followed this with a Hal Ketchum song, Miss My Mary. He finished with Take Me Down Little Suzy. What a great end to an excellent night. A special thank you to Carl our host. He not only looked after our drinks all night, but he helped me set the room up and take it down. Also Sue, our raffle ticket seller, (even more money this week Sue - well done). Barbara for sorting out the pies at the interval and of course David for being M.C. Videos will be on shortly, when I`ve edited them. Now I will be putting the brightest ones on, which limits choice, as despite my efforts to point the lights in the right direction, you were all doing your best to avoid them (like bombers avoiding the searchlights - get it? oh well, never mind). I will do my best. At least ypu`re not all green this week. I will probably change them at the weekend, to give everyone their brief moment of fame! Thanks to all of you for coming and joining in, or watching. I have had lots of compliments, on your behalf, for the quality of entertainment you provide and I have been asked to tell you all, how appreciative are new hosts are, to have us play in their venue. And from me, I would just like to say what a pleasure it is to organise an evening for such a great (and talented) group of people. We have a couple of special events coming up, so watch this space. See you all next week. Nearly forgot to mention (well I did first time round) the first photographs will be going up on the club walls this week! TJM    

Yes, we`re curtained, logo`d and spotlighted at our new home, Addingham Social Club! Thanks to Carl and Vanessa for all their help in getting the room ready for us and to everybody at the club for giving us such a warm reception and making us feel welcome. It wasn`t our busiest night, half term never is, but I would like to thank all those people who telephoned, emailed and texted me to say they couldn`t make it on this first night in our new venue. We even had a text from Greece! Cool eh? (No I don`t mean Greece is cool - hopefully its hot, but you know what I mean!). Thanks for that Steve. (See you even get a mention when you`re not here). We had a good audience who were very receptive to our efforts and went out of their way to thank us at the end of the evening. Much appreciated. Mike Craig got the evening under way with, Maid In Her Fathers Garden, followed by his wonderful rendition of 1952 Vincent Black Lightening. In the second set he gave us Crooked Jack (I worked that title out all on my own!) and The Blackest Crow, finishing with Pancho And Lefty. Great stuff Mike. I had to have a go next, as we were quiet and started with Dylan`s Tomorrow Is A Long Time, followed by Don McClean`s Crossroads. In the second set I Struggled through Mama You`ve Been On My Mind, followed by Don`t Think Twice and finished with Rod Stewart`s I Don`t Wanna Talk About It. Next under the lights (and I definitely had them pointing in the right direction tonight!) was Ian Pucknell (a definite favourite with the Club audience - he was cheered on to the stage!). Ian was struggling with a cold, but did us proud with All The Diamonds In The World and then I`ve Got A Couple More Years On You Baby. In the second set he sang Lady Take Your Time and then one of our favourites, Steve Earle`s Goodbye. He finished his set with Lullaby. Well done Ian. It was good of you to turn up when you felt so rotten. Now the benefit of a quiet night, is that when we get someone like the great Mr. Dave Speight turn up, we can indulge ourselves and let him entertain us with a longer set. And entertain us he did! He started with a Bobby Charles song, Tennessee Blues and followed this with Blues Stay Away From Me. He then gave us Milk Cow Blues (although no mention of cows!) followed by another blues number during which he retuned his guitar whilst playing and singing - clever stuff eh! We persuade him to do an extra set and he obliged, getting us all singing along with See Ya Later Aligator (another Bobby Charles song) Save The Last Dance For Me (my request) and finishing in fine style with Every Time We Say Goodbye. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful stuff Dave. Thank you. Well as I say, not the busiest night, but all those who took part and those who watched, really enjoyed it. We had a lot of people in the audience, who are new to our performance evening and they were very generous in their praise for our efforts. Thank you all very much. We had a raffle at the interval, thanks to Carl for donating the main prize (more money into our charity coffers). In fact we took more money in the raffle tonight, than we have taken for a long time! We didn`t have any snacks this week, as Barbara is still poorly, but next week we will feed you all at the interval. Next week is going to be a busy week (believe me it is!) so get there early to get your seat. I will be putting videos from last night, on site a little later today, (only three, as being the cameraman I can avoid it!) so check these out. Thanks again to all, for a very pleasant night. TJM

Following on from Tuesday`s blog, I can now confirm that Addingham Acoustic open mic night, has moved venue and will now take place at Addingham Social Club (Opposite the Fleece) every Tuesday. Those of you who joined us there recently for a couple of Tuesdays will know that we are made very welcome and that we can be assured of a very receptive audience (There has even been the odd free drink!). You will also be aware, that it is the people who participate and who watch, who make this night a success. Format will be as per all previous Addingham Acoustic nights, i.e. two songs per performer/group followed by an interval (during which snacks will be served) and then two more songs each again. We will of course be setting up the performance area as per usual with curtain and spotlights, (although the curtain may not be up this week) Also, as per usual, there will be a raffle at half time. It is very important that we have a good turnout, for the first few weeks, so please try and be there to support this move and to ensure that Addingham Acoustic continues in to the future.If anyone has any quries please get in touch. You do not need to be a member to come along. We will be signed in as a group. I look forward to seeing lots of you there next Tuesday! TJM

Now I know this is later than usual, but I had to get up at 6 o`clock and go and earn a living. (Yes, I could have got up at 5 o`clock and written the blog!). We have new spotlights! (at great expense) and within, probably, only a few weeks, I may get them pointing in the right direction! Still, for those of you (and there were a lot) who managed to bath yourselves under the glow of, orange, purple, green (well it`s all they had) and blue, you may be visible on the video clips - oooooh! We`ve come to expect a good turn out nowadays, but we haven`t had six (yes I said six) new players in one night for some time. Plus of course a lot of our regulars, so it was another great night with a wide variety of music and lots of original material. The evening got under way with one of our newcomers, Ian McGilty. Ian professed to being a bit nervous, but he needn`t have been. He gave excellent perfomances of Four Strong Winds and Where Have All The Flowers Gone. Great start Ian. Next up two more newcomers, Ruth and Gary Wells, (who had travelled up all the way from South Yorkshire, to be with us). Now I`m not going to mention all the song titles tonight, but Ruth and Gary gave a great rendition of Time After Time and in the second set were joined by Tony Dargan and Brian Wylie to perform Catching The Dream. Fantastic! Next another  newcomer, Tony Dargan (yes I know, they`re like buses, they all come along at once!). Now you see Tony, I`ve managed to spell your name correctly (after checking on Ruth`s email and then correcting it!). Tony had also travelled a long way to be with us. He sang a great song written by a Doncaster musician, Alan Wilkinson, called Breakfast On Bourbon and joined Ruth and Tony to perform in the second set. Yep were well on the way to a good night by now. John Nixon was next up (his first time playing here solo). He started with a Paul Weller song and was then seen to be leaving at half time. But we weren`t having any of that. We don`t let good musicians go if we can help it, so he stayed and sang a couple of great numbers in the second set. Next up two more newcomers! Sue Logan and Tony McNiff, (I`m sorry for marrying you off in my introduction, but that`s standard practice here - if in doubt, cock it up!). They started with a Mark Knopfler song, Sands Of Nevada and went on to sing a couple of songs by The great John Prine, including All The Best. Wonderful stuff. Then under the (slightly dim) glow of the lights, Brain and Kath Wylie, who were joined by Gary and Ruth to play a very lively number called Gypsy Dance. We were all stomping to that one. Check out the videos (which may not be on until tomorrow `cos I`m very tired) later for that one. In the second set Brian had us all singing along (in fact it was a bit of a night for joining in) and whistling too, to Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life. (Yes not always easy, unless you`re with a great bunch of people, like the ones we had here tonight). Very popular that one Brian! Next up someone who is becoming a regular, Tom Clegg. Tom was on form tonight and had the whole pub joining in to Hallelujah. That`s another video not to miss. (See - I`m giving you all something to look forward to). In the second set, Tom sang a song he`d written himself , called Pepper Stars. Great song Tom, well done. Then a great performer, who we haven`t seen for a week or two, Mr. Gerry Cooper. Gerry started with a song he`d written himself (I should mention thet we have a lot of world premiers here at Addingham Acoustic - we should record an album!) called Already Gone. Wonderful song Gerry. In the second set, he dedicated the final song of the evening to his two year old Grandson, (he didn`t tell us his name though - so he doesn`t get a mention, five out of ten Gerry!). The song was called (and probably still is) When Did You Leave Heaven. Isn`t that a lovely gesture. Next on the stage a younger performer, who first played here last week, Billy Groom. (Sorry for knocking your plectrum on to the floor Billy, but at least it was found - no he wasn`t holding it at the time!). Billy sang a couple of White Stripes songs and also a lovely Nick Drake song called River Man. Good stuff Billy, Keep coming along. Next another of our younger performers, Graham Parker, who started with a "happy" song he`d written himself. (What a talented bunch you are). In the second set, he sang a Neil Young song and finished with us all joining in, to Big Yellow Taxi. Excellent. Our final performer was Sue Strange, who sang just one song for us (clever that you see, keeps us wanting more!). This was another song that Sue had written herself called, Lullaby In Budapest. What can I say. Another great song, well performed. (Not only that, Sue is a talented artist and a great raffle ticket seller too!). Another really great night at Addingham Acoustic, thanks to the presence of all you wonderful talented people. I`ve lost track of how much original material there was. We`ll have to have another songwriting competition soon! Thanks again to all who turned up to play and to watch. Check out Gallery Two to see all our new performers. (You can look at some of the old ones as well if you want). Videos will be updated tomorrow at the latest. Now please keep an eye on the website, as we are planning to move Addingham Acoustic to the Addingham Social Club, probably next week. As you will know, they made us very welcome during our brief visit there, when the Swan was closed and they are very keen to get us back. They are happy to let us set the room up with our curtain and logo and to provide lights, so we can maintain our ambience and you may remember, there are free drinks for performers.They will also let us store our equipment at the club (Much easier for me!). Those of you who attended the last session there, will remember a very good night indeed and a very appreciative audience. I will confirm, one way or the other, before next Tuesday. See you all then. TJM

Well this is real dedication isn`t it! Cancelling our holiday in Majorca, so that I could be here to do the blog! Slight exageration of course. Unfortrunately, Barbara is really, really poorly with bronchitis so we had to cancel our trip. No hardship to me, I would rather be in sunny Yorkshire! It did mean, however, that I could only stay for the first half, as I needed to get home to look after her. So it`s a shortened blog. (Yes, thank goodness, I can hear you all saying). Firstly, thank you to Ian and Nikki. They have got hooks back up in the ceiling, in order that we can hang our curtain and logo. They have also bought some very smart candle holders for the tables, to create our ambience. We are definitely moving up market now. By next week (all being well!) we will have new spotlights, thanks to the offices of Dave Rishworth. And very smart lights they will be, so we will all be able to get a good look at all you wonderful performers! Anyway, on to the evenings events. Now it is always nice to see the room full of people when I arrive on a Tuesday, but I think it`s a bit much when even I can`t get a seat! Yes the nice weather brought you all out to perform and what a great bunch of performers we had. Mike and Andee Craig got the evening under way for us, in fine style. Now I have to mention, that we had a very special guest with us this evening, as Andee`s mother was visiting all the way from Florida (and she brought the sunshine with her!). It was lovely to have you with us and we all hope that you enjoyed the evening and that we all gave you a good Yorkshire welcome! Mike and Andee dedicated their first tune to Mum. It was called Hectors Hero and is about a Scottish fiddle player. Now David dug himself in to a hole next, by announcing that we were now going to have two real gyuitar players! (I think you`re pretty good Mike!) We all know what you meant David, but as someone pointed out, when you tried to explain yourself, when you`re in a hole stop digging! Anyway, The Guitarbillies, (Al Bampton and Sarah Ward) gave a wonderful performance of Dirty Old Town and then an instrumental called (I think) Jessica. Now put us out of our misery. We all know it was the theme tune to a T.V. show, but which one??? Now another fine musician took to the stage, Mr/ Brian Wylie. Having had Dirty Old Town, Brian sang Dirty Little Town for us. He followed this with a really lovely Irish song, which I suspect is a soldiers song (probably from the First World War) and may be called The Road To God Knows Where. (I stand to be corrected). Next up Steve Hulme. Now This was a bit of a long introduction Steve! I`d taken two videos, before I realised he hadn`t even started! I`d got Scarborough Fair and Dylan`s Girl From The North Country before he started singing The Girl From Cottingley! But it was a lovely song and well worth the wait. Next up Steve warned us that his next piece, a monologue from the Baxendale Chronicles,, may offend. When it started with bottom burps, I thought not too bad. However when it moved on to a youngster, eating an animals eye in a butchers - well, what can I say (The gurgling from the beer pump running dry didn`t help!)! Moving on! Next up, Tom Clegg performing a Joni Mitchell song followed by a song by Fionn Reagon. We then had a newcomer to Addingham Acoustic, Billy (we think you said Groom?). Now Billy, I have to apologise as I should have taken a photo of you, as a newcomer, to post on the gallery, but my mind was elsewhere. I`ll snap you next time. Billy sang us two great numbers. One from the Eels, (see we`re really up to date here) and a second from Pink Floyd. That may be the first Pink Floyd we`ve had Billy, so well done! Next up Rob Watkins and Caroline. (That`s Caroline David, not Carolyn, you were difinitely having a bad night!). They sang a great version of Love Hurts. (A song written by Boudleaux Bryant and first recorded by The Everly Brothers - hows that for a music fact!) and followed this with a really lovely song by Dolly Parton called (I think!) Do I Ever Cross Your Mind. Lovely stuff guys. Finally, to round off the first half, the one and only Deborah Masterson performed two great songs for us. Till There Was You, by Lennon and McCartney and then She`s Always A Woman. What a fine way to finish. Thanks to to Sue for doing a fine job of selling raffle tickets at the interval. You lovely ladies always manage to get far more money out of the boys than I do! To any of you who played in the second half and therefore didn`t get a mention, my apologies. That may apply to you Earl, but I will mention you and say how smart you looked (along with Brian Wylie) in your Addingham Acoustic tee shirt! (Very few left now!) And while I think about it, where are all the pics of you wearing your tee shirts for the tee shirt gallery? Aren`t you glad I had to go at half time and only write this short blog! (Do NOT answer that!). Thanks to all of you for turning up and Barbara sends her thanks for all the best wishes. Videos will be on later, but will be poor quality due to the lack of spotlights. But next week all will be revealed (under the new lights). TJM 

Just to let you all know. Yesterday morning, I presented the Special Care Baby Unit at Airedale Hospital a cheque for £733.00 on behalf of Addingham Acoustic. They asked me to pass on their gratitude to you all for your contributions. When the cheque has been processed, they will send me a formal receipt. (This could take a couple of weeks). When I receive this , I will post it on the website. Once again, a big thank you to all of you. TJM

Yes it`s great to be back home in the Swan. Things are not quite back to normal at the moment, as following the re decoration, we are waiting to get our curtain hooks and our spotlights back up. (Hence no videos this week - no lights!). Hopefully by next week all will be as was. One thing that has changed is the toilets. I wondered why all the men were coming out of the gents with a smile on their faces, until I went myself and saw the changes! And you were obviously keen to get back too, as there were a lot of you, including four (yes four!) new performers. The first person to take the stage was in fact a "first timer" at Addingham Acoustic, Mike Lydiat (see gallery two) and what a fine performer he is. Mike played two instrumentals in the first set and two in the second, including Si Bheag Si Mhor (now Brian Wylie wrote that down for me, so if it`s wrong blame him! - yes it was wrong, so I`ve amended it!), Princess Royal and Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow. Next up two more new performers, Jeannie Hay and Tony Brown, (See gallery two). I`m sorry for calling you Tom later Tony, rest assured, you`re not the first!. Jeannie, what a great voice you have and Tony (nearly wrote Tom then!) that haunting harmonica. Their playlist included Jeannies own material including, It`s Not Me and Sea Song. Excellent, we hope to see you again soon. Third up was our very own Steve Hulme (we were a bit worried you`d go to the Social Club Steve, so we were relieved to see you!). Now I`m puzzled as to why Steve kept looking at me while he was singing his first song - it was about bald men apparantly. Any ideas? Part way through his second song, his capo fell off, on to the floor (and being a wooden floor, it was a bit noisy), at which point he stopped, replaced it and carried on. Now I suggested to Steve, that I thought he was just being clever and knocking his capo off to change key. This was a bit spooky for reasons that will become clear later. Thanks Steve, you are a great performer and good fun too. Now where was I? ah yes, one of our younger singers (and we had a few tonight) Tom Clegg. Tom performed a great version of Paul Simons Gracelands for us and showed his versatility (bit risky for me, words like that, but after three attempts, I think I`ve got it right - no doubt you`ll tell me if I haven`t) playing his mandolin during his first set. Next up two more of our favourites, (You`re all our favourites really!) Mike and Andee Craig. Now this is where it gets spooky! During their first piece, The Musical Priest/The Gravel Walks, they changed key, with Andee dropping levers on her harp and Mike (are you ready for this?) knocking his capo off!!!!! How spooky is that??? They then played a couple of jigs and in the second set played individually. Mike performed songs including, Maid In Her Fathers Garden and Andee`s set included a tune by Cornelius Ryan (close?) called Miss Hamilton. Lovely, lovely music. Thank you both. Mr. Brian Wylie was up next and started with a lovely song called Easter Snow, about an Irish Piper. (This was after explaining to Steve Hulme that he wasn`t bald - he was just too tall for his hair) He then sang that lovely song Wild Horses. In the second set, (when he was joined by Mike Craig) he performed on another instrument we haven`t seen him play before (goodness knows how many it is now) the banjo. How long does it take to tune a banjo? - nobody knows! - Brians joke, not mine (unless you think it`s funny in which case it`s mine!). Thanks Brian. And then another new performer to Addingham Acoustic, Graham Parker. Graham explained that, his Grandad had told him he used to go to the pub to listen to acoustic music and his Dad told him , that he also used to go to the pub to listen to acoustic music, so he thought he should keep up the tradition. Well we are very pleased that you did Graham, because your version of Big Yellow Taxi had us all singing along and the song you wrote yourself, Searching For Superman, was a really great song and very well performed. I think we are going to need to hold another song writing competition soon! Don`t leave it too long before you come back to play for us. Luke Thomas, was next under the spotlight. Now Luke told us that, he had first heard the song he was going to perform, earlier that day. It was Radio Head`s Gagging Order and he performed it brilliantly. How did you learn that in a day Luke? Well done! He sang another Radio Head song in the second set. James Porter was next tp perform, so of course we knew we would be singing along. We weren`t disappointed! He had us all singing along to My Girl. His set also included songs from, Cat Stevens, Damien Rice and Donovan. Versatile or what! Our final performer ended the first set for us in some style. She didn`t come prepared to sing, but we managed to persuade her. Deborah Masterson sang for us, that lovely Irish song, She Moves Through The Fair. Truly, truly lovely Deborah - thank you. What an amazing group of musicians you are. I am always astounded at the quality of performances that take place, every Tuesday, at Addingham Acoustic and tonight was no exception. It was great to see, yet again, so many wonderful performers and especially so many young (and very talented) performers. We hope we will see all of you again soon. Sorry there was no raffle. It was all a bit of a rush on arriving back from Germany and I forgot to bring the tickets and prizes. (Apart from that, I had everything I needed). I would like to thank Ian and Nikki (the new landlord/landlady) for allowing us to continue playing in the Swan. It is our spiritual home after all. Finally, just a quick note to thank you all, for your lovely emails, comments and phone calls this week following the concert, offering your support. I cannot express how much I appreciate this and I will, thanks to all your support, carry on organising these events, to raise money to help those less fortunate. You are a great bunch of people and it is a true pleasure, to run Addingham Acoustic on your behalf. See you all again next week. TJM p.s. I will let you know when I have presented the cheque to the Special Care Baby Unit at Airedale Hospital later this week.

Yes that`s how much you kind people donated, by way of entry tickets, raffle and auction bids, £732.86 to be precise. Once again I am amazed at the generosity of those who support our events. Our target for the evening was £500 and so, as has happened before, you helped us surpass  this figure. Yet again we had a full audience and what a great audience you were. It was great to have Helmuth with us from Aachen, in Germany, an avid supporter of Addingham Acoustic and also our friends from Cambridge, Dominique and Joanne, (Domiques French, so it was an international audience really! And before you say it, yes I know you are from America Carolyn, so truly international!). It`s always nice for the performers to perform to a room that is full and appreciative. And what a great bunch of performers they are! As I stated last night all the artistes donate their services free of charge. Not only that, they also all donate additional raffle prizes and money towards the fund. A bit of a special bunch eh? We have a lot of requests from musicians to play in our concerts, but the only ones who are invited, are those who wish to play in order to raise funds for the charity. Gloria got the evening under way and what a fantastic start it was. Gloria you are a very talented and very entertaining performer. And what a fantastic set, with music from Motown to The Rolling Stones. Absolutely brilliant! It was a hard act to follow, but we had the people to do it. Mr. Dave Speight and Mr. Johnny Hardcastle. I just don`t know how to describe how good they are. They just blend together and make it look effortless. Blues, Dylan and all genres in between. And to finish with Romeo and Juliet Dave - you know it`s my favourite, so thank you. Richard and Lesley Quayle were next to perform and we were, of course, all waiting for the spoons! We weren`t disappointed, Lesley gave us what we wanted. It was a superb set of varied musical styles and much appreciated by all of us. Thanks Richard and Lesley. We then had something a bit special. Those of you who regularly attend Addingham Acoustic (on Tuesday nights, in the Swan, Main St. Addingham) will know that we recently held a songwriting competition. Part of the prize was to perform the winning song at this event. The song which won, did so by a country mile (and believe me we had some superb entries, because we have a talented bunch of people). It is called Coat Of Love and was written by Sue Strange. Sue gave us a stunning performance of the song tonight and it really is a beautiful song. Now what I didn`t tell you until after her performance, was that Sue had only ever performed in public, three times before. And those three times were just a few weeks ago in the Swan! Sue I have to tell you that, several people asked if they could buy copies of you singing your song! I think you are going to have to record it and put it up for sale! A liitle bit of magic eh! We then had an interval during which we had a mini auction. Unfortunately our celebrity auctioneer (from Flog It and Bargain Hunt) couldn`t be with us tonight, due to unforseen circumstances. (His wife booked him a weekend away, lucky chap). Ian Pucknell offered to jump in to the deep end and help us out and did a very good job, in helping us to raise an additional £100. Well done Ian. (I don`t think he`ll be doing it again though - it`s not as easy as it looks!). After the interval things really livened up. Last Orders took to the stage and we really started to Rock and Roll. They really are a superb band, playing for us for an hour and a half. Everything form the Rolling Stones and The Beatles to Van Morrison and everything in between. The dance floor was full and everyone was having a great time. If I remember correctly, they played three encores! (and would still be playing now if the audience had it`s way). It was a great way to finish off what had been a really special evening. I can tell all the performers, that the compliments I received on your behalves, were profuse. You are a special bunch of people with your hearts in the right places. Of course we have some people to thank. Naturally, all the performers who give their time, talent and energy, freely without constraint. Also Last Orders, for providing the P.A. system and managing it for us. The sound was superb. Our hosts, Brackyn Ghyll Golf Club, who looked after us all in fine style. What an excellent bar staff they have. Thank you to all those who gave raffle and auction prizes. You are all listed on the concert page. A lot of you will know that, Addingham Acoustic would not function without David and Anne Brimacombe. As per usual, they were giving their all last night. Thank you to you both. (And no I haven`t taken my pink jacket back to Oxfam yet David!). And lastly (unless I have forgotten someone on the way!) all of you wonderful people who came to watch and to donate money. There were one or two poignant moments during the evening, which made me fully realise, that what we are doing is worthwhile. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Pictures of the evening are on gallery two now. Videos may be on later today, if not they will be on later in the week, as I have to fly off to Germany early in the morning, for a couple of days. Picture quality is not great due to the limitations of my small camera, but they will give a flavour of the event. For those Addingham Acoustic fans who come to play, we will be back at the Swan on Tuesday. We are having to re install curtains and lights etc. so it won`t quite be back to normal, but we`ll get there. TJM

It seems that I am not going to get any peace, until I tell you all about what happened on Tuesday! (When am I supposed to get a rest?). As expected the Social Club made us all welcome again (and there were a lot of us) and yet again, free drinks were on tap to all performers and partners. And yet again raffle prizes were donated from behind the bar. What more could we ask for! (That`s a rhetorical question - I do not want any suggestions! - and I`ve checked the spelling of "rhetorical" in the dictionary). We had two new performers this week in the guise of The Guitar Billies (Al Bampton & Sarah Ward) and they got the evening under way in fine fashion with an instrumental called Jessica (familiar to all of us) and then Bob Marley`s Stir It Up. In the second set they played an Irish/Scottish instrumental. Now I have to say that after their first tune, they said there peices were quite long and was it O.K. to do two. Isn`t that a really nice gesture. Of course it was O.K., as they were so good we wanted to hear more! In fact they were so good no one wanted to follow them! But of course we have lots of talent and Brian Wylie stepped once more unto the breech. (He did however decide to play his blarge instead of his guitar!). Now when Brian sat down, he suggested that we had given him a commode to sit on (I don`t know what one of those is Brian - is it an old persons type of thing?). There was some suggestion from the audience that it would interfere with his catheter! I can tell you, however, that  like me, Brian is in fact a "Toy Boy". (Come on leave us something to cling to!). Brian was joined by Mike Craig, playing his archtop guitar. Now Mike is hoping to sell this guitar, but I have to say that, the amount of time it took to tune it, was not a great selling point Mike! They played a couple of instrumentals including The Maisons` Apron (once requested in Ireland as "My Son`s A Prawn"). In the second set, Brian sang a song which he had written in the first set! (definitely an Addingham Acoustic first) dedicated to Ian Pucknell, entitled "Twelve Points On My License" (can anyone guess why - answers on a post card). Next up someone who had battled for a week to get to Addingham Acoustic through all weathers (from the Swan last week, which of course was closed!). Steve Hulme sang us a song which he had written as a wedding present (as he thought this was cheap - I am assuming you are a Yorkshireman Steve?) followed by a love song and in the second set, Eggles Song. Pleased you made it the extra eight hundred yards this week Steve! Next up someone who I was able to introduce as a wandering minstrel, (`cos he certainly can`t drive anywhere at the moment!). Ian Pucknell started with Creole Belle and followed this with a new song (soon to be one of our favourites - no Ian, I`m not suggeating that, like me, you sing the same songs week after week - you suggested that yourself!). In the second set he sang another new song. You could almost think he had time on his hands! Great stuff Ian, and you are most certainly one of our favourites. Deborah Masterson was next on stage and sang us a Jimmy McCarthy song called No Frontiers. Like Andee with her harp last week, Deborah managed to silence the room singing ACappella. She followed this with a Billy Holliday song and in the second set, a Jools Holland song. Marvellous, Deborah! (Found a new superlative there - you`ll soon get tired of it ). Mike Craig was next up singing that wonderful Johnny Cash song, I`ll Still Miss Someone. Now do I get him in to trouble, by suggesting he couldn`t remember the colour of his wife`s eyes at this point, or not? No I couldn`t do that to you Mike. He followed this with, A Maid In Her Father`s Garden and in the second set was joined by Brian Wylie to sing Moonshiner. Next under the lights, what a treat to have Helmuth with us, all the way from Aachen, Germany (and wearing, like Brian Wylie, an Addingham Acoustic tee shirt - still available at the silly price of £6.00). Helmuth (whose surname I can spell, believe it or not, but obviously can`t pronounce) was joined by Dave Speight, to sing that great Jagger and Richards song, As Tears Go By and followed this with a traditional Irish song. Now don`t worry Dave, as promised I am not going to tell anyone, that you were actually playing along to a traditional Irish song. Your secret is safe with me. In the second set, we had another first, as Helmuth (as requested by the audience) sang us a song in German. (Sadly not the song Brian wanted - Wooden Heart!). It was a song by a group from Cologne called BAP (in Yorkshire, of course they would be called "Tea Cake" - someone will explain that to you Helmuth). The song was called (if I have read your writing correctly Helmuth) "An `Ner Leitplank" which I believe translates as crashbarrier (it`s about an accident). Thanks Helmuth, wonderful stuff.  The one and only Mr Dave Speight, was next on, singing, as we have come to expect, some great blues including, I Got Rocks In My Bed (I think that`s what it was called?) In the second set, he sang a great blues version of Waltzing Matilda. Fantastic stuff Dave. How lucky we are to have such great musicians. Dot Jarvis and Ged Keenan were up next. Now at this point, Dot suggested that she didn`t drink. Ian Pucknell (rather cruelly I thought) claimed he didn`t know Dot drank, until he saw her sober! (brave, brave man - no wonder he drives so fast! oops, sorry Ian). Now, once the argument had finished, they sang a lovely song called The Ground You Walk On (someone suggested Ged`s back - are you all in the SAS or what, `cos you`re all a lot braver than I am! ) followed by, (once I had told Dot the title - I have to do everything!) I`ll Be Your Baby Tonight. In the second set, they sang two great numbers, Ride On and Wish I Was Your Mother. Excellent performance. Rounding off a truly great list of performers, Gloria started her set with Tracks Of My Tears (one of my favouties) followed by that great Stones number Jumping Jack Flash (we really do get a wide variety of music here don`t we!). In the second set, she sang a Shakespeare Sonnet set to music, (see, we`re a sophisticated lot here - innit!). What a way to finish a truly great evening, with lots of great music, fantastic company, welcoming hosts and a lot of laughs too. Thank you all, for continuing to support a great event, even when we have to move venue for a while. As I keep saying, the night would be nothing, without the support of the people who turn up. You`re a great bunch. Now do I need to remind you? (of what, I hear you saying!). It is of course. the Charity Concert in aid of the Special Care Baby Unit at Airedale Hospital, on Saturday night. We are expecting to see a lot of you there and it will, of course, be a great night. Let`s hope we can raise a decent amount of money for a worthwhile cause. If you can`t come, but want to donate, let me know. As for next week, at this point I don`t know where we will be. I am going to speak to the new landlord of the Swan tonight, to find out what the situation is. But don`t worry, we will be somewhere. Check the blog for details. Well, this is a long blog, but then you asked for it (literally!). See you all on Saturday (or Tuesday). TJM P.s. Due to the lack of spotlights, the videos are not good enough to put on site.TJM

Due to my busy schedule there will be no blog this week. Suffice to say it was a good night. TJM

Yes we had a warm welcome from Addingham Social Club, for our sortie in to new territory. Free drinks for the performers (no I`m not kidding!) and a donation to the raffle prizes (to raise funds for our charity concert). And I have to say we had a really nice (and attentive) audience too! We didn`t put up our cutain or switch on spotlights, as we are only on a short secondment and it would have taken some time, but we had a really good night. Unfortunately we should have had another performer and another audience member, but one of our regulars didn`t get my email and went to the Swan! (Don`t worry Steve, I`m not going to embarass you by saying who it was - oh dear !we`ll try and get you two free drinks next week!). It wasn`t our longest list of performers but the customers of the Social Club were pleasantly surprised at the quality of the music. Richard Quayle started the evening off, but unfortunately Lesley wasn`t feeling too well, so she remained in the audience. It meant, however, that we were treated to Richard singing as well as playing, a rare pleasure indeed! He also played a couple of instrumentals including Blue Moon and Just An Old fashioned Love Song. Next up Mike and Andee Craig performed wonderfully (as we have come to expect) with a couple of instrumentals including Banks Of Clonmell and Gallagher`s Frollicks (did I get these right Mike?!). In the second set they both played solo, Mike performing two Richard Thopmson songs and Andee playing a couple of instrumentals including a tune she had not played in public before, which apparantly is difficult to play (but you made it look so easy Andee - what a Star!). Now I have to say that the audience (who were not expecting live music on a Tuesday) were really gracious to all the performers, but when Andee was playing the harp, you could have heard a pin drop, something we have not witnessed in the Social Club before. A bit special eh Andee! Now as we weren`t big in numbers I had to have a go next and sang a couple of Bob Dylan songs plus a Rod Stewart and  a Tim Hardin. Now at the end of the second one I got a touch of domino syndrome (you had to be there) and got the giggles, so apologies to all. Andee had mentioned the patterned carpet and I got a bit fixated on that too - it looked just like rows of turtles! It`s amazing what nerves will do to you! Our final performer was Ian Pucknell who always entertains (to a home crowd this time Ian). He started with Goodbye (actually you would normaly finish with Goodbye wouldn`t you?) and sang some of our favourites, including Lady Take Your Time, which we were singing along to and his love song relating to putting the toilet seat down, (why were all the ladies nodding their heads when he sang that one?). We had a raffle at the interval and raised some more cash for the baby unit (the Social Club donated an extra bottle of wine, so we had three prizes - see, you should have been there!). We are at the Social Club again next week (I`ll bet you will all be queuing to get in) as the Swan will still be closed. It will be an international event, as we have at least one performer flying in from Germany (sounds cool doesn`t it). We will expect to sell a good few tickets to the concert, as it is the last Tuesday before the event. If you can`t make it, please consider a donation, it`s a worthwhile cause. Also if you would like to donate a raffle prize please bring it with you. Photos from last night will be on gallery two shortly. Videos will be on tomorrow morning (I`ve had a long day and I need a rest). So get practicing for your chance to play to a differnet audience. It is definitely going to be busy next week, so get there early! Thanks to all who performed and watched last night, see you all next week TJM

Yes folks, I have just been told that the Swan will now be closed, for the next TWO Tuesday`s. We have therefore decided to move Addingham Acoustic to Addingham Social Club for two weeks. (The 15th and the 22nd). Addingham Social Club is opposite the Fleece and you can park on the street (or there is usually room in the memorial hall car park). We have been assured of a warm welcome, so it would be nice if we can get a good turn out, (and the drinks are very cheep!). So get those instruments tuned up and get down to the Social Club this Tuesday. You know what they say a change is as good as a rest! TJM

Do you remember Tim saying last week he didn’t think there would ever be a quiet night again? This didn’t mean he wanted one!  (Particularly as he had driven up especially from Leicester for the supposed party night to say a farewell from Addingham Acoustic to Dick and Julia.)  He had received one or two apologies but it turned out to be a surprisingly quiet night in the pub as a whole, perhaps because there was football was on TV. In the first half there were just four performers and only a few more in the audience.  As first to arrive, Sue Strange started off the evening with You Belong to Me and then as a request played Coat of Love.  Sue had just had her guitar set up by Peter Barton, which she described as “key hole surgery” as he had had to get inside the guitar.  She had already told me how much easier it was to play – how lucky we are to have him in the village.  This was followed by Dot Jarvis with Me and Bobby McGee and You Know That Was The Last Thing On My Mind.  James Porter then gave us Careless Love and a Billy Bragg song, New England.  You amaze me James with your varied repertoire.  Earl was next up clutching a record sleeve from the 70s with the words to Reynardine (about a wily fox).  I did say at the start of the evening that I was not going to include many song titles but then realised I might need to “pad out” the blog a bit.  As a novice I then didn’t know whether to guess the title was the most repeated line or ask, so apologies if I have got any incorrect. It certainly wasn’t a loaves and fishes night and even Elwood couldn’t help us get through all sandwiches and pork pie I had provided (and it could take Tim and me some time to consume 36 picnic eggs!)  It is only by the grace of God that we didn’t also have a large batch of sausage rolls. In the second half Ged Keenan and Don O’Connor arrived to increase the performers to six.  We started again with Sue performing a Neil Young song, Birds.  Earl continued his eclectic mix with a lullaby and a mining song.  Dot and Ged then performed a new song which I think was entitled Standing on the Rock, with Ged playing on a “Strange” guitar (i.e. Sue’s – David’s quip not mine), and were then joined by Don for Ride On.  James followed on with Gallagher and Lyle’s Mr SS Man and then Nights in White Satin.  Don then sang a song which he thinks is called What’s That You Say Little Girl, followed by North and South of the River.  The evening was rounded off by Ged with two excellent songs, accompanied by Dot on harmony and guitar.  We then dashed home so that Tim could get a few hours kip before heading off again back down the M1. Don’t forget the Swan is closed for refurbishment on 15^th.  Should work take any longer a message will be posted on this site but otherwise we hope to see a good turnout to welcome our new hosts Ian and Nikki. It is not long now until the concert so do please try to encourage people to attend so that we can have a really good night and raise plenty of money for the Special Care Baby Unit at Airedale Hospital. Videos will be updated shortly together with a new addition to the juke box - Sue Strange`s winning co