Club Night 25 March 2011

The Newport Hall was full once more with a vast range of instruments, players, singers and participants for the Fiddle Club's regular last-Friday-of-the month shindig. What a great way to end the week.

Items from last night (in no particular order) included:

Marilla's 3 harp numbers - thanks for bringing it along for all to see, and to hear that beautiful restful sound; Greg Jenkins transformed into a beat poet with a goatee, and a nod to Hamlet; Mark's a capella tribute to 'Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz'; Greg O and Eamon with 3 polished fiddle and recorder duets including 'The Boys from Blue Hill'; Dave's recitations of the wedding from 'The Sentimental Bloke', and the tall tale of the visitor to Walgett; Sarah and Moira's German violin duets; Sarah and Bernard's Rumba; Bruce and Bruce (so much Hank Williams in one night!); Rob's 'De Boatmans Dance', which Greg says was first performed in Williamstown in 1845; Tiya's "California Dreamin' "; Greg Franklin with 'Stand by Me' and a tasteful backing guitar to a slow, soulful number by Tiya; a newcomers performance on a MIDI controller which looked like an overgrown mobile phone keypad; Bill Fields and Gordon's woodwind duet; Gayle and Rick singing about mud; Gerry McDonald musically lamenting the burning of the liquor store, and doing another number with Gayle on triangle; Leonie's Buddy Holly cover; the Bush Orchestras polkas; Chris Knoop leading the Tennessee Waltz on his fiddle.

Many thanks to Alan for running the night, to Sue who officiated at the door and got the biscuits and tea ready, and to Terry who as usual cleared up and washed up while the rest of us were back playing in the second half of the night.

Another successful club night, and a lovely gathering of our musical community.

S