St Andrew's Day 2022

St Andrew

So I failed last week. I said there wouldn't be a theme and there was. We were very close to St Andrew's Day and so the two of us who turned up managed to sing almost exclusively Scottish songs.

Before I move on there is a very important announcement about our upcoming sessions over the next few weeks, December 2022 into January 2023.

• Friday 9th December the session will have no theme
• Friday 16th December will be our Christmas themed session
• Friday 23rd December there will be no session.
• Friday 30th December there will be no session.
• Friday 6th January will be our New Year / Twelfth Night themed session

Having noted the Fridays when we don't have a session, please come along when there is one to swell the ranks whether to sing, play, recite or to listen.

Back down to last Friday, Colin gave me a bit of a challenge with his first two songs, neither of which could be found on YouTube. He started the evening off with Loch Ness Monster (Iain C MacKintosh, Hamish Imlach) and continued with Canadian Jean Blewett's poem St Andrew's Day - A Toast, which Colin put to music.

Simon's first song of the evening was The Handweaver and the Factory Maid (roud 17771)

You can listen to all of the other songs we sang in the playlist linked below except for a song which Colin offered called The Broo Road of which I have failed to find any trace.

It was also Colin who finished off the evening with Air falalalo.

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

(Number of people present - 2 of whom 2 performed)