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)
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'
Midnight Special
(I'll) Tell Me Ma
Playlist 26/02/25
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
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
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)
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
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 !!
Country Roads V4 (John Denver)
Song Sung Blue V2 (Neil Diamond)
Super Trouper (Abba)
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)
Karma Chameleon V2 (Boy George)
King of the Road V3 (Ned Miller)
Mama Mia (Abba)
Dedicated Follower of Fashion (Kinks)
My Boy Lollipop V2 (Millie) Bass bit
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)
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
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
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)
30th April 25 city / town in title
Theme for this week - songs with city / town in title
Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash
Liverpool Lou The Dubliners
Mull of Kintyre Paul McCartney
Day Trip to Bangor Fiddlers Dram
Walking in Memphis Marc Cohn
Do You Know the Way to San Jose Dionne Warwickk
Amarillo V3 Tony Christie
San Francisco Bay Blues Eric Clapton version
Durham Town Roger Whittaker
Rotterdam V2 Beautiful South
Streets of London Ralph McTell
Abiline Waylon Jennings (NEW)
City of New Orleans V5 Willie Nelson / Highwaymen
Memphis Tennessee Chuck Berry
New York Girls (Shanty)
Rio (Mike Nesbitt)
Rivers of Babylon V2 Boney M NEW VERSION
Leaving of Liverpool trad
Massachusetts Bee Gees (to try again)
Chatanooga Choo Choo v3 Andrews Sisters
Galway Girl V3 Steve Earle
Jamaica Farewell Harry Belafonte
I guess the Lord must be in New York city Harry Nilsson
Marrakesh Express Crosby Stills Nash
Wednesday 7th May VE Day
Some war songs
Take the long way home (Supertramp)
Everthing I own (Bread)
Others
59th street bridge song V3Feelin' groovy) (Simon & Garfunkel)
Drift Away V4 (Dobie Grey)
Rest - pick from our songbook from July '23
Wednesday 14th May
Others
Folsom prison blues (Johnny Cash)
Country Roads V4 (John Denver)
Rockin' all over the world V5 (Status Quo)
The wonder of you V2 (Elvis)
I'm into something good V8 NEW version
Beautiful Sunday (Daniel Boone)
Help me make it through the night Note ! TC version
I've got to get a message to you (Bee Gees) One from our old friend Richard
The logical song (Supertramp) NEW
Pearl's a singer (Elkie Brooks) NEW
Well also pick from our songbook. (as last week)
The ones that were done done last week are crossed through for ref. as below
Wednesday 21st May
Lay Down Sally (Eric Clapton)
Let your love flow (Bellamy Bros)
Be My Baby V3 (Ronettes) Bass part
Blowing in the wind (Bob Dylan)
Nowhere man (Beatles)
End of the line Wilburys)
Keep on running V2 (Spencer Davis)
Take these chains from my heart (Ray Charles)
I only wanna be with you (Dusty Springfield)
Gasoline Alley (Elkie Brooks) NEW from Laura
Nellie the elephant V2 (Toy Dolls)
I should have known better (Beatles)
Hotel California V3 (Eagles)
California dreaming (Mamas and Papas)
Walk of life V2 (Dire Straits)
Me and Bobby McGee V2 (Kris Kristofferson)
Theres a kind of hush V2 (Herman's Hermits)
Sunday girl (Blondie)
That'll be the day (Buddy Holly)
Let it be me (Everly Bros)
Dedicated follower of fashion (Kinks)
Last thing on my mind (Tom Paxton)
Then he kissed me V2 (Crystals)
Out of time (Chris Farlowe)
Dancing QueenAbba)
Part of the union (The Strawbs)
Heartbeat V5 (Buddy Holly)
Wednesday 28th May
Recently we have chosen songs from our Gig Book (see pic)
The songs that were picked are crossed through in red, but that still leaves quite a few. We may pick from some of the remaining ones on Wednesday and mix with the other songs as listed.
Your mother should know (Beatles)
Out of time (Chris Farlowe)
Then he kissed me V2 (Crystals)
You are the sunshine of my life (Stevie Wonder) one from Kenn NEW
Ring of fire V2 (Johnny Cash)
Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree (Tony Christie)
Part of the union (The Strawbs)
Sit down (James)
Hey Mr Tambourine man (Byrds)
A picture of you V3 (Joe Brown)
I just called to say I love you (Stevie Wonder) NEW
I recall a gypsy woman V3 (Don Williams)
Heartbreak hotel (Elvis)
Dancing Queen (Abba)
Roll over Beethoven (Chuck Berry)
Finish off with a few John songs
Song for John NEW
We can also choose by request from our songbook
Wednesday 4th June
50s, 60s & 70s
Yesteryou yesterme yesterday (Stevie Wonder)
You send me (Sam Cooke) NEW
Rock and roll is king V5 (ELO)
Its my party (Lesley Gore)
If I said you had a beautiful body V3 (Bellamy Bros)
Runaway V5 (Del Shannon) NEW single version
I knew the bride when she used to rock and roll (Dave Edmunds) NEW
Meet me on the corner (Lindisfarne)
City of New Orleans (Willie Nelson)
Putting on the style (Lonnie Donegan)
I'm gonna be a country girl again (Buffie Sainte Marie)
Where did our love go V2 (The Supremes)
The wild rover (trad Irish)
Sunday Girl (Blondie)
STOP PRESS ! Last minute from Phil and Michelle
Any other songs we'll choose from our songbook, the cover of which is shown below
This week, 18th June:- listed below are the probable songs for our gig on 5thJuly
Although we have enough players for the gig we will be without some of our more experienced players. So, the songs list allows for this, and we may modify some of the songs as we practice.
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Schedule for next few weeks
June 18th - Practice songs in gig list plus any others that take our fancy
June 25th - No meeting this week
July 2nd - full rehearsal of all gig songs
July 5th - Gig at Fladbury - WR10 2QX
set up on the village green at 2pm -
set 1 play from 2.30 til 3.20 (50 mins)
set 2 play from 3.40 til 4.30 (50 mins)
July 9th,16th Practice some songs for gig plus others
July 19th - Gig - Lillington Fun Day CV327AN start 1.30
23rd, 30th - usual format
August 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th - holiday break
September 3rd - resume - meeting as usual
If you have put your name down for the gigs then please come to the practices.
Playlist 11th June
Songs for Fladbury (and Lillington)
* Songs marked * we practised last week and will omit this week.
We shall play the ones we didn't do last week, plus others that have a new version due corrections from last week's practice.
There are 2 extra songs in the gig list (Beautiful South)
Jambalaya Updated NEW V3
Shake rattle and roll Updated NEW V3
I wanna be like you medley Updated NEW V8
All my lovin V5 Note this was the wrong version last week
Hi ho silver lining Updated NEW V5
Sweet Caroline We shall vocalise the intro and middle 8
Rotterdam V2 Addition to list
Don't marry her Addition to list
Other songs
I can't help wonder where I'm bound V2 (Tom Paxton)
Sloop John B (Beach Boys)
Barbara Ann (Beach Boys)
Hey Mr tambourine man (Byrds)
Fat bottomed girls (Queen)
Mailman bring Me no more blues (Buddy Holly)