Easter 2022

Last Friday's session had an optional Easter theme. My time for writing this report is very restricted so I won't be mentioning the theme much if at all because there's something more important to cover. We had our first, long anticipated, visit from Rob. Tradition has it that I should mention all of the songs a newcomer sang and so I will do.

First though I should mention that this Friday's (22 April 2022) optional theme is St George.

Colin kicked off the session with Sydney Carter's Lord of the dance.

Rob's songs were as follows:

• Welcome joyful spring (Sharron Kraus)
• Brough Hill fair (words: Dorothy Una Radcliffe; music: Brian Bedford)
• Thaney (Karine Polwart)
• Come down Jehovah (Chris Wood)
• Hand me down my walking cane (roud 11733)
• Sailing homeward (Rob Winder)
• I'll tell me ma (roud 2649)

It's always great to be able to find videos by the very people who sang at our session and a couple of those linked above are indeed of Rob singing.

It fell to Geoff to finish us off with Seven drunken nights (roud 114; child 274). He usually sings only five verses to spare our blushes, but he had found an alternative sixth which he dared to sing.

We hope to see Rob many more times in the future. Why not follow his example and join us one Friday at The Bridge Inn, Shortwood, Bristol (UK), BS16 9NG? The welcome is warm, entry is free, the acoustics are great and there's a well-priced bar just a few steps away.

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

(Number of people present - 4 of whom 4 performed)