Live music in 2021. We started with Zoom as the only option and live music kicked back in on 25/05/21, which was great. I wonder what will happen in 2022?
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In 2021 I played live 46 times
(18 on Zoom & 28 open mic) |
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23/12/21 - 645
The May Garland Acoustic Nights
Horam5 songs at Open mic night |
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21/12/21 - 644
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic night
- Next to you
- I like to be sad
- Paul
A first outing for 'Next to you', with Heather accompanying me on piano. Last Six Bells of the year and they laid on some top grub.
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13/12/21 - 643
The White Horse Folk Club
Deanlands2 songs at Open mic night
- Ghosts
- I want to sing along
Christmas fun - lovely evening of song, beer and cake.
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07/12/21 - 642
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic night
- TisT express
- My only hero
- I want to sing along
Started with a new song, written for the latest Talent is Timeless on-line competition and then played a couple of tunes that will feature on my next EP.
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25/11/21 - 641
The May Garland Acoustic Nights
Horam3 songs at Open mic night |
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23/11/21 - 640
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly4 songs at Open mic night
- Tree
- What's in a life
- Don't look back
- Xeroxed armies
Winter's on its way, but we stayed warm and enjoyed another relaxed, unplugged evening. A first outing for my latest composition, 'Don't look back'.
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09/11/21 - 639
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic night
- Tick tock
- It's only my time
- I want to sing along
Another enjoyable evening played unplugged.
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28/10/21 - 638
The May Garland Acoustic Nights
Horam3 songs at Open mic night
- I want to sing along
- My mum, Alzheimer's and the care home
- Ghosts
A full house played in the round. A lovely evening of music and a bit of chat.
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26/10/21 - 637
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly5 songs at Open mic night
- My only hero
- I want to sing along
- Insomniac's dream
- My mum, Alzheimer's and the care home
- Ghosts
Quiet night, so we played unplugged in the round. A first outing for two brand new songs. Very relaxed and enjoyable evening.
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19/10/21 - 636
Saskia and friends
Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic night |
Something a bit different, a song writing workshop in the village hall with Saskia from the ‘Talent is timeless’ group.
Then we headed across the road to the Six Bells for a bit of live action with me on sound desk duties. Good fun and everyone enjoyed it. The band stayed at our place before hitting the road on Wednesday for their next stop. Rock and roll.
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12/10/21 - 635
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
- Dangerous moonlight
- Cry
Back inside and on the desk, just like the pre-Covid world!
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04/10/21 - 634
The White Horse Folk Club
Deanlands3 songs at Open mic night
- Journey
- Another journey
- Toast for one
One of those rare nights when it seemed to really matter and I was inside the song and then Heather joined me for a bit of fun on Toast.
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23/09/21 - 633
The May Garland Acoustic Nights
Horam3 songs at Open mic night |
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19/09/21 - 632
Wheels for all
Eastbourne Sports Park9 songs at fundraiser
It was wet but we had a great time playing. It was a fundraiser for Wheels for all and I also got to do a few laps on a selection of 3-wheeled bikes - good fun.
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Journey
Insomniac's dream
On paper wings
Cry
Little red car
Ghosts
Toast for one
Spiders and snakes
The young ones
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14/09/21 - 631
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic night
- The man
- Journey
- Scrapheap blues
Last on and it was damp and chilly. Probably, last time outdoors this year.
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31/08/21 - 630
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly4 songs at Open mic |
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26/08/21 - 629
The May Garland Acoustic Nights
Horam3 songs at Open mic night |
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23/08/21 - 628
The White Horse
Folk Club
Deanlands3 songs at Open mic |
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21/08/21 - 627
Loxley
Garden Party2 songs
- Cry
- Ghosts
A post Covid party at home with some of our music friends.
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17/08/21 - 626
The Six Bells
Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic
- I like to be sad
- Guardian angel
- Little red car
Revisiting three older songs and keeping warm.
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03/08/21 - 625
The Six Bells
Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic night
- You're gone
- Sanity
- Toast for one
Another fine night at the Bells and a bit of product placement - my beer of choice and three songs.
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22/07/21 - 624
The May Garland Acoustic Nights
Horam4 songs at Open mic night
- You're gone
- Sanity
- Wreckage
- Toast for one
Another very enjoyable and relaxed evening played in the round, with a bit of chat between songs.
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06/07/21 - 623
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
- The only problem is
- Sugar monkey and nut pig
Summertime and it was damp and cold, but we battled on outside. An enjoyable evening, if you don't count the cold!
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28/06/21 - 622
The White Horse Folk Club
Deanlands2 songs at Open mic night
- The English way
- Oh yeah
Another step on the road back to the old normality. Heather joined me on flute (The English way), and BVs and percussion on ‘Oh yeah’. Lovely evening.
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25/06/21 - 621
The May Garland Acoustic Nights
Horam3 songs at Open mic night
- Cry
- The English way
- Journey
A very enjoyable and relaxed evening with a bit of chat between songs and a chance to play one of my new song, 'The English way'.
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23/06/21 - 620
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly4 songs at Open mic night
- Journey
- Another journey
- Toast for one
- Ghosts
It was a bit cold for summer and quiet, because England were playing football on TV - Sound was good - enjoyed the evening and my own performance.
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08/06/21 - 619
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
- Cry
- Home
Outside at the Six Bells - great evening with lots of people - the old normality is just around the corner.
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25/05/21 - 618
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic night
- Dangerous moonlight
- Little red car
- Ghosts
First live performance for five and a half months and I did enjoy it. Really nice catching up with some of my old music friends.
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19/04/21 - 617
White Horse Folk Club2 songs at Zoom Open night
- I want to learn
- Guardian angel
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05/04/21 - 616
White Horse Folk Club2 songs at Zoom Open night
- Unwanted fruit
- Xeroxed armies
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30/03/21 - 615
Six Bells Folk & Blues Club2 songs at Zoom Open night
- It's only my time
- Music of the road
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22/03/21 - 614
White Horse Folk Club2 songs at Zoom Open night |
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18/03/21 - 613
Margaret's Zoom Night3 songs at Zoom Open night
- Coronavirus
- Inside of you
- What's in a life
Another night and another Zoom session and three more songs.
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16/03/21 - 612
Six Bells Folk & Blues Club2 songs at Zoom Open night
- Child
- Oh yeah
A chance to try out two brand new songs, which will feature on my next EP, 'Journey Part 7'.
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08/03/21 - 611
White Horse Folk Club2 songs at Zoom Open night
- My mum, Alzheimer's
and the care home
- Tick tock
Mum song time, as it's nearly Mother's Day and then I got the metronome out for 'Tick tock'.
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02/03/21 - 610
Six Bells Folk & Blues Club2 songs at Zoom Open night
- Born grumpy
- The only problem is
'Born grumpy' with just guitar was a bit of a challenge, but fun. An enjoyable evening and good to see some familiar and some new faces.
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18/02/21 - 609
Margaret's Zoom Night2 songs at Zoom Open night
- My old normality
- Sugar monkey and nut pig
Two more songs on my mission to not repeat songs on Zoom in 2021 - it all helps me deal with the lockdown blues!
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16/02/21 - 608
Six Bells Folk & Blues Club2 songs at Zoom Open night
- Tree
- Insomniac's dream
The opening two songs from my album, 'The last song'.
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08/02/21 - 607
White Horse Folk Club2 songs at Zoom Open night
- Little red car
- Toast for one
Two more songs from my catalogue. Decided to keep it simple and uptempo tonight.
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02/02/21 - 606
Six Bells Folk & Blues Club2 songs at Zoom Open night
- The English way
- Dangerous moonlight
Heather was MC and I gave my latest song, 'The English way' a first outing. I'm back in the studio on Thursday (04/02) to start recording it.
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25/01/21 - 605
White Horse Folk Club2 songs at Zoom Open night
- Cry
- All of the time
Trying to play different songs at each Zoom night.
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19/01/21 - 604
Six Bells Folk & Blues Club2 songs at Zoom Open night
- Journey
- Another journey
Zoom = see some faces, a change to the usual lockdown evening routine of food & TV and play a couple of songs. The new normal hey! For the second time, someone had left their mic on and was playing guitar (different song) over mine!!
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14/01/21 - 603
Margaret's Zoom Night3 songs at Zoom Open night
- Ghosts
- Excuse me
- I like to be sad
A new Zoom night and some different faces. Made a bit of a hash of my last song, but ha ho, I can blame it on the vagaries of the Zoom sound!
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11/01/21 - 602
White Horse Folk Club2 songs at Zoom Open night
- Sanity
- Life ain't been easy
Another night away from the TV, must be good. 16 little Zoom windows - a bit of a chat and a chance to play a couple more of my tunes, which I enjoyed.
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05/01/21 - 601
Six Bells Folk & Blues Club2 songs at Zoom Open night
- On paper wings
- Life's a race
My second outing as a Zoom MC. It's nice seeing and chatting to people on screen, but not sure about the variable sound quality of the musical performances. I may as well get used to it, as live music seems a long long way away.
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04/01/21 - 600
White Horse Folk Club2 songs at Zoom Open night
- Home
- Wreckage
A new year and tough lockdown rules, so it's Zoom or nothing. Nice to see old faces and have a bit of a chat and then play a couple of songs, which helps keep the rust at bay. My 600 th live performance since I started my open mic thing back on 30/01/13.
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