(Review by Ann Alex).
And
it was almost Folk Meets Rock, as there was a loud gig going on downstairs from
the Jazz Bar, but we were able to continue undeterred, thanks to the sound
engineering skills of Barry, Jeff and Minnie.
In fact it demonstrates what a wide selection of music emerges from the
Globe.
We
had a great evening of music, and a high standard at that, with a bit more folk
than jazz this time. More listeners and
performers would be welcome, why not give it a try next time, and find out what
you’ve been missing?
We began with jazz
singing from Barry Keatings with Ron Pattinson on piano: Work Song; Stormy Weather; Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out. These chaps get better every time you hear
them. Minnie Fraser and myself harmonised on Bonnie At Morn; then I did a short (yes there is such a thing!)
folk ballad followed by a tune from Minnie.
Jeff Smith came along with Salley
Gardens on tenor sax and Summertime (NB
Lance, not sung) – well done Jeff for playing folk.
Up
and coming singer Carrie McCullock gave us Four
Drunken Maidens with guitar, and an original song, and Bill cleverly
accompanied himself on a tuned bodhran drum for amusing (Irish?) songs about
such matters as a woman who wanted to kill her husband. Ian Forbes gave us the
funniest song of the evening, the Tom Lehrer song about the mother-in-law who
outstayed her welcome, based on Our Love
Is Here To Stay. Michael Woods, ace
blues guitarist, brought us country blues from the pens of Blind Blake (real
name apparently was Arthur Phelps) and Willie Brown.
Then
we did it all again in the second half, different songs of course, except for Nobody Knows You which cropped up again
by accident, different person, different interpretation. We heard Basin
Street Blues; Blue Monk on sax, and various folk songs such as Lovesome; John Anderson; He Moved Through
The Fair. Then the metro called me home so I left without hearing Michael
Woods again, shame!
Next
Folk Meets Jazz is Thursday October 1, but there’s lots on at the Globe before
then, such as post bop influenced Jazz Machine today (Saturday September 5). Be there!
Ann Alex
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