We'd not been to the Wigan club since February 2008 and wondered what had changed since our previous visit - like the Coppull club they've changed venue. They've moved from a massive ballroom sized space to a much smaller room in a small pub. When we arrived with four guitars they decided to move into a slightly larger adjoining room (with pool table in the middle) - it was still cosy and we could put our guitars and stands and cases in the room the club had just vacated! It was indeed very kind of them to do this to accommodate us, and the club still managed to get underway within five minutes of the advertised start time.
Joan runs the club as a very informal singaround in the usual round and round the room as many times as possible until time runs out. As well as guitars, tonight there was a duo both playing ukuleles - some interesting possibilities there!
For our first spot we used two 12-strings (one normal tuning and one with 6th pair dropped to 'D') and performed 'Back Again' (Allan Taylor) and 'Small Town' (jiva). Before it came around to our turn again the pub had laid on soup and sandwiches and goodness knows what else! We politely declined as we thought it would only have been a five minute break while everyone brought back their food and carried on singing... but it was a somewhat lengthier break during which time there was the obligatory raffle (no, we didn't win!). Our second spot was the 12-string and 6-string setup for 'Back Home To You' (Allan Taylor) and 'Different Dreams' (jiva). Then it was two 6-strings for 'Love At The Five & Dime' (Nanci Griffith) and 'Two Old Friends' (Chris Simpson). For our fourth spot it was back to the 6 and 12-string format for 'Some Way Home' (jiva) and 'One More Song' (jiva)... by this time it was well after midnight so Joan called an end to the night and sang 'Wild Mountain Thyme'.
Joan runs the club as a very informal singaround in the usual round and round the room as many times as possible until time runs out. As well as guitars, tonight there was a duo both playing ukuleles - some interesting possibilities there!
For our first spot we used two 12-strings (one normal tuning and one with 6th pair dropped to 'D') and performed 'Back Again' (Allan Taylor) and 'Small Town' (jiva). Before it came around to our turn again the pub had laid on soup and sandwiches and goodness knows what else! We politely declined as we thought it would only have been a five minute break while everyone brought back their food and carried on singing... but it was a somewhat lengthier break during which time there was the obligatory raffle (no, we didn't win!). Our second spot was the 12-string and 6-string setup for 'Back Home To You' (Allan Taylor) and 'Different Dreams' (jiva). Then it was two 6-strings for 'Love At The Five & Dime' (Nanci Griffith) and 'Two Old Friends' (Chris Simpson). For our fourth spot it was back to the 6 and 12-string format for 'Some Way Home' (jiva) and 'One More Song' (jiva)... by this time it was well after midnight so Joan called an end to the night and sang 'Wild Mountain Thyme'.
Apart from having to battle against the juke box and some noisy customers in the bar (it's an open plan pub with archways connecting the rooms) it had been a night of some good and interesting music encompassing different styles, genres and abilities. Yet again we drove back to the M6 and headed northwards, arriving at Ingleton at 01:50 am.
Links
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