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)