Rhubarb, rhubarb

Rhubarb (Photo: yems Dinn)

We're managing quite well at the Dragon Folk Club under the new management of The Bridge Inn. We had seven singers last week and the usual varied mix of songs... and one poem. You can listen to all but the poem by following the "a selection" link below, but first a few scant details of what went on.

Colin, the MC, started off the singing with Tom Paxton's Bottle of wine. This was the first of several songs new to the Dragon database - though as usual, not necessarily new to the club. Subsequent songs new to the database will be marked with an asterisk (*).

John followed on with U2's I still haven't found what I'm looking for (* Bono).

Simon's first song of the evening was Drill ye tarriers drill (roud 4401 - Thomas Casey, Charles Connolly).

Sue brought us Island in the sun (Harry Belafonte, Irving Burgie) and Bob followed her with Went to the river (roud 469).

Chris ventured Cockles and mussels (* roud 16932) and Roger sang Mountains of Mourne (Percy French).

And so the baton returned to Colin, who sparked memories for at least two of the other singers with Malvina Reynolds' Little boxes (*).

If it need to be proved, John showed how eclectic we could be with You can't always get what you want (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards).

Bob and Sue followed up on Sue's Gatherin' rhubarb of the previous week with John Fogerty's Rhubarb pie (*). With a Kipper Family song (Not sixteen til Sunday) from Colin, and Simon diddling the theme from Roobarb and Custard, I think we could almost have ourselves a rhubarb theme.

Chris gave us the one item of the evening which is not on the linked YouTube playlist: a peom which she wrote herself entitled evening. Roger meanwhile was Makin' whoopie (*) with the song written by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn, and originally performed by Eddie Cantor.

I'm not sure how Chris' The lark in the clear air (* roud 24791 - Sir Samuel Ferguson) had managed to stay out of the Dragon database until now.

It was Colin who finished off the night with the sing-along Air fa la la lo (a traditional gaelic song translated by Hugh S Roberton).

Now listen to a selection of songs sung during this session.

(Number of people present - 7 of whom 7 performed)