OK then, why is it that the easiest looking songs can
sometimes be right b****** to learn? ....
That was the general theme of Monday’s practice at The
Monkwood on Monday. One beat either
side, with the odd bang on version being produced more by luck than judgement. But of course in reality, that’s The Masher
way.
Made for an interesting practice though - even if the air was a little blue!
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It will be cracked and ready for an outing very soon. ....
So Flat Cap Folk Club, had it’s first get together on
Thursday at The Transport Club, Rotherham.
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The Mashers are really proud to be associated with the Club,
and were honoured to be asked to host the Monthly event, and also invite
friends to perform. ....
Musically the night was a fantastic event with Special
Guests, Brother Crow and Toein’ In The Dark pulling out performances at the top
level.
TOIN' IN THE DARK
BROTHER CROW
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All nicely supplemented with excellent floor spots from Paul
Pearson, Sue, and John adding to the mix of the night. ....
The Mashers did their bit, working in their rendition of
Part of The Union (Strawbs) as a gesture of support for the postal workers who
have been pushed into a corner by their Management who expect them to make
decisions about their future which similar to the one Turkeys might make about
Christmas.....
Strikes are never fun – so please give your support to your
Postmen and women, tell them how much you appreciate what they do. Remember the deteriorating postal service has
nothing to do with them, it has to do with the decisions being made by the Post
Office Management.....
And we had a nice audience mix to. Not the biggest one has ever seen, but not
bad for a first time out. About 50% of
the audience were non Folk Club regulars which is what The Club is all about
e.g. opening up new audiences to Folk Music. ....
So – a promising start.
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All systems go then for the November 19th date
where the lovely Charlie Barker will be our Special Guest for the night. ....
Photographs from the first night can be found on the Flat
Cap Folk Club page HERE....
And WOW, what an evening of music Myke Masher put on with
Earth Tales at Nellie Deane’s on Saturday night. Earthtales is one of those Bands where the
word “occasional” has a meaningful application as this was the their first non
Myke Masher Birthday outing for several years.
The amazing thing is that despite these long periods of non activity
they can still put together over ninety minutes of tight music.....
EARTHTALES
Those of you who have tuned into The Acoustic Rotherham and
Mashers Web Site will have noted that the changes are slowly taking affect – I hope
that you are finding that the pages are loading quicker, without stalling, and
that the overall affect and navigation to the bits of the site you want easier
to find. If you’ve not checked the changes
out, have a look and let me know what you think by going HERE....
Acoustic Rotherham 5 is the next big event. At The Monkwood, Sunday 25th
October from 1:00pm. ....
I hope to have the running order up on line by Monday. We’ve got some top folks coming again, and
some special surprises. So please put
the word out there and pop along for what is always a great afternoon of music.
You can check out the full details....
Please don’t forget that The Mashers will be again be at The
Handsworth Folk Club on Tuesday 20th at The Cross Keys. This month it’s doubling up with a Literary
Festival organised by Roy Blackman.....
The Mashers will also be out and about on Saturday night, 24th
October at Nellie Deane’s, for an
evening of Acoustic Music hosted by Andy Holt (Toein’In The Dark) in aid of Rotherham
Unity Against Fascism. Should all get
underway around 8:30pm. Come along and
support the event and please donate. ....
Don’t forget to keep up to date with all the best local Gigs
and Music News by going HERE....
Thanks for reading and catch you next week.