This week we have a Free 'n' Easy / Open Mic
Anything goes - get up and do a spot

names so far for 1st half
Dora                  When Will the Good Apples Fall   /    Dreamer (Ozzy Os)
Richard             Freedom Rag    /   Bring It On Home To Me
Ian / Tony         Common Market
Suzanne          Gangsters
Tony B              Chas and Dave / Old Time Medley
Kelvin                2 surprises
Tony C              House of the Rising Sun
Geoff                 surprise
Laura                2 surprises


2nd half
Some we didn't do or need to play again from last week
Skiffle Medley No 1
Super Trouper
I Have a Dream
Spread a Little Happiness V5 Laura version
Spread a Little Happiness V5 BASS TABS by Laura
Tonight You Belong To Me (Film The Jerk)
Memories Are Made Of This

Beach Boys to try as requested for upcoming gig
Sloop John B
Wouldn't It Be Nice  NEW to try

Roy Orbison to try as requested for upcoming gig
Mean Woman BluesNEW to try
Blue Bayou  NEW to try

Peaceful easy Feelin'
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B V3
Midnight Special
Dreaming
Oom Pah Pah
(I'll) Tell Me Ma

                                 Playlist 26/02/25
Use our Songbook Bowling Green to pick from this week -
  unlinked snapshot of index shown below

Plus a couple of new songs and 2 others
Your mother should know (Beatles) NEW
Mamma don't let your chidren grow up to be cowboys (Wylon Jennings/ Willie Nelson) NEW

Yes sir I can boogie (Baccaret)   NEW - study the cover verson linked on the song  sheet     
   
Don't it make it my brown eyes blue (Crystal Gayle)
Mailman bring me no more blues (Buddy Holly)



















                     Click to load Songbook Bowling Green

5th March

5 foot 2 medley V2  + Kenns outro
Country roads V4 (John Denver)
Waterloo sunset V2 (Kinks)
Saturday night at the movies V5 (Drifters)
Never on a Sunday (Melina Mercouri)
All about you V2 (McFly)
Mammas don't let your children grow up to be cowboys V2 (Waylon Jennings) NEW version
Yes sir I can boogie (Baccarat) reprise from last week
Heartaches by the number V3
Don't fence me in V4
Beautiful Sunday (Daniel Boone)
Rotterdam V2 (Beautiful South)

Lazy Sunday afternoon V4 (Small Faces)
Nellie the elephant V2  (Toy Dolls)
Another brick in the wall (Pink Floyd) Laura NEW
Ruby Tuesday (Rolling Stones)
Let it be V2 (Beatles)
Don't marry her (Beautiful South)
Another day in paradise (Phil Collins)  Tony
Let your love flow (Bellamy Bros)
Da Do Ron Ron V5 (Crystals)
Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett)
Eight days a week (Beatles)
Johnny B Goode V2 (Chuck Berry)

Reserves
Three Little Birds V3 (Bob Marley)
Don't you want me V2 (Human League)
Everyday (Buddy Holly)
Clocks and Spoons (John Prine) Geoff
Kissing In the Back Row (on a Saturday night with you) (Drifters)
Sunday girl (Blondie)











Eternal Flame (Bangles)
Tuesday afternoon (Moody Blues)   Laura
California dreamin (Momas and Papas)
Love me do (Beatles)
Moonlight shadow (Cat Stevens) one of Ricardo's
Green door (Shakin Stevens / Frankie Vaughan)
I remember the year that Clayton Delaney died (Tom T Hall)
Sunday mornin comin' down (Kris Kristofferson / Johnny Cash)
Friday I'm in love (The Cure)
Lay Down Sally (Eric Clapton)
Hotel California V3 (Eagles)
California dreamin (Momas and Papas)
Love me do (Beatles)
Moonlight shadow (Cat Stevens) one of Ricardo's
Green door (Shakin Stevens / Frankie Vaughan)
Lay Down Sally (Eric Clapton)
Hotel California V3 (Eagles)
Africa (Toto)
Don't you want me V2 (Human League)
Friday I'm in love (The Cure)


I Wanna Be Like You / Bare Necessities V7
Sunny Afternoon (Kinks)

May the Bird of Paradise Fly up Your Nose (Jimmy Dickens)  NEW
(Old dogs and chidren and watermelon wine (Tom T Hall))
Rockin Robin (Bobby Day) NEW
Puppy Song (David Cassidy)
Three Little Birds V3 (Bob Marley)
Bird Dog (Everly Bros) NEW
Hound Dog / All Shook Up / Teddy Bear V3 -(Elvis medley)
See you later alligator (Bill Haley) NEW
Matchstalk Cats and Dogs V2. (Brian & Michael)  LATE ADDITION









Open Mic March 26th 25
It's the anniversay of Kenn Dalley's passing on 31st March' so we'll do one of his fave songs at the start.
Bob Dylan's "I'll be your baby tonight V4"

Open mic names

Cheryl
You ain't goin' nowhere (Bob Dylan)
Rock n' roll is king  (ELO)


Kelvin
Could I have this dance
Either -  Yesterme yesteryou
OR - Sister Jane

Dave -
Queen of 1969  (Neil Sedaka)
Story of My Life in G on baritone uke (Michael Holiday)

Pam -
57 Chevrolet  (Billy Jo Spears)
Blanket on the ground (Billy Jo Spears)

Michelle  Any 2 from these 3
Either - There she goes   (The LA's)
OR   - Echo beach  (Martha and the Muffins)
OR -  Here's where the story ends  (The Sundays)

Geoff
Devil woman  (Marty Robbins)
A white sports coat (Marty Robbins)

Karen
TBA

Ian
If I could read your mind love (Gordon Lightfoot)
Father and son (Cat Stephens)






March 19 25
All I have to do is dream (Everlies)
Hey good lookin' (Hank Williams)
Can't take my eyes off you (Andy Williams)
Human V2 (Killers)
Your mother should know (Beatles)
Summer wine (Lee Hazelwood / Nancy Sinatra) NEW
Alright (Supergrass) NEW
Chelsea dagger V1  (Fratellis)
It must be love (Labi Siffri / Madness)
Meet me on the corner (Lindisfarne)
Henry the eighth (Herman's Hermits) NEW

Sultans of swing (Dire Staits) NEW
Islands in the stream (Dolly & Kenny)
(The) locomotion (Little Eva)
Green door (Shakin' Stevens)
If I said you had a beautiful body V3 (Bellamy Bros)
Obladi oblada (Beatles)
Shake rattle and roll V2 (Bill Haley)
The deadwood stage (Doris Day)
Gentle on my mind (Glen Campbell)
Bobby's girl (Susan Maughan)
I saw her standing there (Beatles)
(I'll) tell me ma V2 (Shamrock) 

Tickle my heart V2 (Joe Brown)
Iko Iko (trad)
Back for good in F (Take That)
Girls just wana have fun (Cindy Lauper)
Sunshine of your smile (Mike Berry)
Take these chains (Ray Charles)








Wednesday 2nd April 2025
(This is based on the gig we did for Christian Aid a while back at the Free Church with a few alterations)

Start with the song for which I sent the arrangement out in the wrong key last week !!
Story of my life (G) V2 (Michael Holiday) 
All My Lovin V5 (Beatles)   
Country Roads V4 (John Denver)
Song Sung Blue V2 (Neil Diamond)
Super Trouper (Abba)
I Recall a Gypsy Woman V3
7 Little Girls Sittin' In the Back Seat (The Avons)
That's What Love Will Do V5 (Joe Brown)
Da Do Ron Ron V4 (The Crystals)
When You Walk In the Room V3
Karma Chameleon V2 (Boy George)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love V4 (Queen)  Bass bit
King of the Road V3 (Ned Miller) 

Mama Mia (Abba)
Dedicated Follower of Fashion (Kinks)
Jambalaya
Shake Rattle and Roll V2
My Boy Lollipop V2 (Millie)  Bass bit  
Dirty Old Town V2
Jamaica Farewell (Harry Belafonte)
Rudi / Tide is High V3 (Specials / Blondie)
Tickle My Heart V2 (Joe Brown)
Crocodile Rock V2 (Elton John)
Hi Ho Silver Lining V4 (Jeff Beck)
Tell Me Ma V2 (Shamrocks)

Reserves
Teenager In Love V2 (Marty Wilde)
Human V2 (Killers)
Wild Side of Life (Status Quo)
Valerie
Oom Pah Pah V3 (Oliver)










Playlist 9th April 25

Hello Mary Lou (Ricky Nelson)
Teenager In Love V2 (Marty Wilde)
Bad Moon Rising V2 (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Folsom Prison spoof (fun) NEW
Que Sera Sera Spoof (fun) NEW
On the road again (Willy Nelson)
I heard the bluebirds sing (Marty Robbins)
Poetry in motion (Johnny Tillotson) NEW
Send me the pillow that you dream on (Johnny Tillotson) NEW
Nowhere Man (Beatles)
Proud Mary V3 (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Jambalaya(Hank Williams)

Maggie May (Shanty)
The night they drove Old Dixie down V2 (Joan Baez)
I can help (Billy Swan)
Norwegian Wood (Beatles) NEW
Human V2 (Killers)
C'est la vie (Chuck Berry)
Mighty Quinn (Manfred Mann)
Runaround Sue (Dion)
Gentle On My Mind (Glen Campbell) 
Sweet Little 16 (Chuck Berry)
Oom Pah Pah V3 (Oliver)

Reserves / others
Three Little Birds V3 (Bob Marley)
Days V4 (Kinks)
Let your love flow (Bellamy Bros)
Anything Goes V5 (Cole Porter)
Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)
Yellow Submarine (Beatles)
Only You (Yazoo)
We gotta get out of this place V2 (Animals) New arrangement
Time after time (Cindy Lauper) Addition


Wednesday 16th April

Blue Moon V3
Day-0h V3 (The banana boat song) It's National Banana Day
Sanfrancisco Bay Blues (Eric Clapton)
Travellin' light (Cliff Richard)
I have a dream (Abba)
Not fade away V2 (Buddy Holly) NEW
California dreamin' (Mamas and Papas)
The last thing on my mind (Tom Paxton)
Things (Bobby Darin)
Little stick of Blackpool rock (George Formby)
Someday soon (Judy Collins)

Tuesday Afternoon (Moody Blues) request
Back on the chain gang (Pretenders) request
Meet me on the corner (Lindisfarne) request)
I heard the bluebirds sing (Marty Robbins)
Yesterme yesteryou yesterday (Stevie Wonder)
Nobody knows you wheh your down and out (Eric Clapton)
Speed of the sound of loneliness V2 (John Prine)
Why does it always rain on me V3 (Travis)
Rotterdam V2 (Beautiful South)
Dance the night away V4 (Mavericks)
That's alright mama (Elvis)

Under the moon of love (Shawaddywaddy)
Lucille (Kenny Rogers)
5 foot 2 quickstep medley (medley)
Up on the roof (Drifters)