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Coming Up:   September 2010: Changes in schedule coming, but September's sessions will be on Friday the 10th and Friday the 24th.
More details as soon as confirmed.
                         

Recent Sessions & Events:


BOS Performers’ Roster May 30, 2010:    60 or 70 folk out for the season finale, 23 or so performer sets and a great evening!

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs

*** Twegan (old English for "Two", pronounced "tway-ahn": Brad McEwen & Gwen Potter) - Brad (AD of the Mill Race Festival of Traditional Folk Music in Cambridge, Aug 1 weekend) has been down to the Brantford Folk Club before, but this is the first time with Gwen. Fascinating combo - Brad plays a cittern (10-string instrument, similar to an octave mandolin) and Gwen had a viola d'amour (modern reproduction of an ancient instrument ancestor of the viola - in this case with 5 primary strings and 6 sympathetic strings - a very full and haunting sound.
Puddings and Pies / Bishop of Chesters Jig; The Raggle-Taggle Gypsies; Man in a Brown Hat / (didn't get the name) / Dragon's Teeth
(Twegan is also appearing at Brantford's Station Coffee House & Gallery on Sunday August 15)

Ann Moffatt - Lighthouse Light (Ry Cavenaugh); Here Comes that Rainbow Again (Kris Kristofferson) w/ Mark McNeil accompanying.

Bob Baker w/ Stewart MvPhail & Jeremiah - I Don't Know Why I Love You; Amazing Grace

Diane Kennedy - (accompanying herself on troubador harp) The Blacksmith; The Ash Grove

Donald McGeoch - (with the fine vocal assistance of his granddaughter Madeleine Henry) - Donald Where's Your Troosers? (Andy M Stewart); The New Teacher (Jim Douglas)

Wayne Hosick - To Love Somebody (Beegees); Celine Dion (Arrogant Worms)

Mark McNeil - w/ Cyndi Devereux (fiddle) - Field Behind the Plough (Stan Rogers); Outlaw of Love (original)

Stewart McPhail (5-string banjo, frailing style) - Little Sadie; Wild Horse at Parry Point / Big Tail ? / ?

Dave Jensen (button Accordian) w/ Stewart McPhail, Don McGeoch, Cyndi Devereux and Gayle Bridger (bodhran) & Jeremiah - Little Burnt Potato; Redwing
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Cyndi Devereux (guitar, then keyboard) w/ Mark McNeil - Follow Me Into the Rain (original); Narrow Daylight (Diana Krall)

Barb Bloemhof - For Paul McCartney (Tracey Ullman); Dream (Everley Bros) w/ Jericho)

Jericho (Eric & Jeremiah) - Across the Great Divide (Kate Wolf); Under the Boardwalk (Kenny Young & Arthur Resnick)

Ed & Jo Vandendool - Man in the Mirror (Michael Jackson); Blue Moon over Stirling (original)

Tim McDougald - Heart or Mind; Sing and Dance (both originals)

Thomas Bruce (highland pipes) - 'MSR' competition set ('MSR' stands for march-starthspey-reel) didn't get the names of the tunes except for the march: King George V's Army

Al Lindsay - whistle tune: Mingaulay Boat Song; When You Are Old and Grey (Tom Lehrer)

Cam Kemp and Pat McLeod - Take Her in Your Arms; I heard the Bluebird Sing

Rosemarie Stewart - narration, an anecdote about her father "Miracle in North Carolina"

Ed Marr - Nova Scotia Farewell; untitled (original instrumental)

*** Dave Clarke w/ Al Lewis (?) - I Never Cry (Alice Cooper); Cheeseburger in Paradise (Jimmy Buffett)

*** Al Lewis (sorry, I'm unsure of the last name) - Walk on the Moon (Great Big Sea); original tune, didn't catch the title

Luanne Ashe (flute) & Gayle Bridger (bodhran) - two flute tunes, a slow air: "Sheebeg and Sheemore"; a jig/reel: "Crossing the Oily River / We're Havin' a Drop

Allan Edgar w/ Dave Jensen & Jeremiah - Wabash Cannonball; A Little Bitty Tear

finale: Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Dave, Jeremiah, Tim McDougald, Al  Lindsay, Rosemarie

BOS Concert June 11, 2010:    "The End of the Road with John Prince"
8:00 o'clock (doors open at 7:30) $15. Opening act for the evening: Ginger St James
Briefly, a superb night. A full room (140 or more).
A sweet laid-back set from the wonderful Ms Ginger (truth-to-tell, a few found some of her material a touch provocative, though I'd consider that a recommendation!)
John and the boys delivered a high energy set, with amazing musicianship and thunderous harmonies. In short (and forgive me my biased enthusiasm) one of the best concert evenings I've ever attended.



BOS Performers’ Roster May 30, 2010:    Back at the Best Western with about 45 - 50 folk in attendance. Eric was running late, so I started the emceeing with Mr Jensen on the sound board. So happy when Eric arrived and the world went back to unfolding as it should. 'Bout 16 performers sets.

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs

Bob MacLean - medley (didn't get names except the 3rd part was a Swedish jig); Farewell to Wist (original); Lost Jimmy Waelin
Celtic fingerstyle guitarist Bob doesn't often have a Friday evening free, so it was particularly nice to have him with us.
Diane Kennedy - Three Score and Ten (English traditional from a broadside produced by Whitby fisherman and songwriter William Delph to raise money for the families of seventy fishermen who died in a freak gale on February 8 & 9, 1889); Crazy Man Michael (Dave Swarbrick/Richard Thompson)
Stewart McPhail & Larry Aul (5-string banjo & mandolin) - Sandy Kim Bells / Old Jawbone; Grandfathers Clock
Nigel Scrutton - Jamaica Farewell; Sloop John B
Doug Maxwell - instrumental medley: Colored Aristocracy / The Gary Owen; My Wild Irish Rose
Bob Baker w/ Dave Jensen & Jeremiah - Always a Fire in the Kitchen (Daniel O'Donnel); ack! forgot what else we did!

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Mark McNeil w/ Steve Parisienne - Einstein's Brain (original); I Miss the Mississippi (Jimmy Rogers)
Steve Parisienne - instrumentals: Sweet Georgia Brown; My Funny Valentine
Rosemarie Stewart - Lost in Summertime (original parody based on Gershwin's Summertime); Wayfaring Stranger
Cyndi Devereux w/ Dave Jensen, Tim McDougald & Jeremiah - Bubbly (Colbie Caillat); Follow Me into the Rain (original)
Bob Martin - Ridin' on a Night Train; Never Did Like that Train (Murray McLauchlan)
Cam Kemp and Pat McLeod - My Ship Needs to Come In (Fred Eaglesmith); Next Time I Leave
Tim McDougald - The World I Know (Collective Soul); Cosmic Candlelight (original)
Tommy Hughes - What's the Use of Wings (Brian Bedford of Artisan); The Last Leviathan (Andy Barnes)
Allan Edgar w/ Dave Jensen & Jeremiah - Wabash Cannonball (the extended dance remix!); I Overlooked an Orchid
finale: Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Dave, Jeremiah, Diane Kennedy, Rosemarie


BOS Performers’ Roster May 14, 2010:
Wow, what a different evening this was. As announced, we were somewhere else: Brantford's Station Coffee House and Gallery, as the hotel was booked up with a convention. The Station is a lovely wee place with good coffee (natch!) and very decent desserts. And cozy. Did I mention cozy? I do believe we had about 70 folks that showed up, including some newbies and and a couple of too-long-absent friends. And ended up with around 20 performer sets! (So much for expecting a light evening!)

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs

*** Len & Devon (from a teen group called "Knife's Edge") - Freebird (Lynyrd Skynyrd); Remember (original)
Bob Baker w/ Dave Jensen & Jeremiah - Crystal Chandalier; Chained to a Memory of You
Purple Joe - Chevron Flight (for Willie P Bennett); Donald McGeoch's Room (in this case pronounced 'McGock') (both originals)
Sarah Halabecki, Clare McKenzie & Dan Werbie - Aching Choirs; Makeshift (both originals)
(Sarah, with her band, are performing at the Station on Friday May 28, but that's when BOS is back at the usual place, so don't say you found out about here!)
Ian Reid - The Green Glass; Patsy's Place (both originals; the 2nd with a ukelele accompaniment. Neat thing is Ian was just using one mic for both voice and uke - and of course, that's when a train rolls through the station. Ian just stepped real close to the mic and carried on. Got himself an extra ovation for that one!)
Rosemarie Stewart - How Can I Keep From Singing?; Didn't My Lord
Cam Kemp and Pat McLeod - Old Coach Driver (Fred Eaglesmith); I Remember Loving You (Bruce 'Utah' Phillips)
Cyndi Devereux w/ Dave Jensen & Jeremiah - Fiddle Polka; Devil's Dream; Orange Blossom Special

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Jericho (Eric & Jeremiah) - Train (Jay Linden); Can't Buy Me Love (Lennon / McCartney)
Diane Kennedy - Bonnie Eloise (C Elliot & J Thomas from the American Civil War era); Smiling Wine (Sylvia Tyson)
*** Rob Badger - Something Happened (original); Rock & Roll Song (Valdy)
Al Lowey - Stoned Me (Van Morrison); Sweet Baby James (James Taylor)
*** Aaron Vos - Tonya Meyers (original); Radio
Sarah Hillis - She Moved Through the Fair; Stolen Child (W B Yeats, music by Loreena McKinnot)
Tim McDougald - Half Sounds (from a group called Said the Whale); Faith in Summer (original)
Doug Maxwell - Five Foot Two / Ain't She Sweet; World Waiting for the Sunrise (tenor banjo instrumental)
Nigel Scrutton - Ain't Misbehavin' (Fats Waller); Down in the Valley
Allan Edgar w/ Dave Jensen & Jeremiah (& quite frankly, this is where I lost track, so I don't have the songs Allan did)
finale: Wild Mountain Thyme: (still lost track, but I think the verses were by Dave, Nigel, Al Lindsay, Diane & Rosemarie


BOS Performers’ Roster April 30, 2010:
Finally, no karaoke in the restaurant next door, and we were back in our 'home room'. Eric was back on sound, so all was right with the world!
More than 80 people out this time around, and 'bout 18 performer sets (if you're checking my math, please don't - sometimes 'set lines' get a bit blurred!)

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs

Bob Baker w/ Dave Jensen, Larry Aul & Jeremiah - Pawn My Gold Watch & Chain; Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain; This Old House
Stewart McPhail & Larry Aul (mandolins) - Shove the Pig's Foot a Little Closer to the Fire (an old-time fiddle tune - for the squeamish among you, the 'pig's foot' refers to an ingot of pig iron and the 'fire' is a foundry. That help?); The Girl I Left Behing / Turkey in the Straw
Falcon O'Hara - a capella songs: The Internationale; Song of Bernadette (Leonard Cohen)
Donald McGeoch - Duncan MacIntosh Says Farewell to Coffee (original); Caledonia (Dougie McLean)
Tim McDougald - Baby Doll (The Fratellis); My Own (original)
Wayne Hosick - Spiders & Snakes (Jim Stafford); The Dying Cubs Fan's Last Request (Steve Goodman)
Bo Basiuk - Banty Rooster (Charley Paton); Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
*** Tom Messiah - Sadie's Ladder (original); Strawberry Blond (Ron Sexsmith)
                              (Tom had been at the Brantford Folk Club, back darn near 10 years - too long between visits, Tom!)
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Sarah Halabecki & Clare McKenzie - Blame It on a Sunny Day; Pretty (both originals)
Jericho (Eric & Jeremiah) - Dirty Old Town (Ewen MacColl); Three Wooden Crosses (Randy Travis)
Al Lindsay - whistle medley: Lemon Tree / Killiekrankie; Just Kidding (Ian Walker)
Tommy Hughes - Dear Matilda (English music hall song, recorded by Artisan); Eyes of the Blind (original)
Cam Kemp - Just a Little While (trad New Orleans Funeral March from the Young Tuxedo Jazz Band); Reap Just What You Sow
Nigel Scrutton - Love Is All Around (Troggs); Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett)
Gary James - after a description of the double flute he's carved (using a crane legbone) from a design found in petroglyphs dating several thousand years old, Gary gave us a native melody, followed by a jazz improvisiation. Facinating stuff.
*** Clayton Barker (fiddle) w/ Jensen, Aul & Jeremiah - Faded Love; Orange Blossom Special; Maple Sugar
Allan Edgar w/ some/several of the above - Columbus Stockade Blues; Don't Be Angry With Me Darling
Dave Jensen w/ Clayton Barker, Larry Aul & Jeremiah - Newfie Rose; Newfoundland Blessing
finale: Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Dave, Nigel, Al Lindsay, Teresa, Rosemarie


BOS Performers’ Roster April 16, 2010:
Pauline Johnson Room again; 50 or 60 folks and 16 or so performer sets. Eric was out looking after a paying gig (the snake!), but this time Dave continued MCing, and I ended up doing sound. I think I coped okay, but I want Eric back!

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
Thomas Bruce - opening the evening with a bit of highland piping, and of course, I failed to note which tunes were featured.
Tim McDougald - Shine On (song by The Kooks); Blackbird (Paul McCartney)
*** Gary James - Gary is a native wood carver and musician. Today he brought one of his flutes; a moon double flute -an usual item that allows him to do 2 melody lines, or harmony, at the same time. With Doug Welland providing a guitar pattern, he did some fascinating improvisations for us.
Geoff Wardell - England (Ralph McTell); There But for Fortune (Phil Ochs)
George Hogan - (been such a long time since George has been on stage, we could almost make him a first-timer!) Vincent Black Lightning 1952 (Richard Thompson); Ruby Tuesday (Keith Richards)
Donald McGeoch - Streets of London (Ralph McTell); Leaving London (Tom Paxton)
Doug Maxwell - Where We Live; Maid on the Shore (trad)
Al Lindsay - whistle medley: Scots Wha Hae / Skye Boat Song; A Very Unfortuneate Man
Bob Baker w/ Doug Welland, Stewart McPhail & Larry Aul ,- I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (Carter Family); Roseville Fair (Bill Staines)
Stewart McPhail, Larry Aul & Jeremiah - Hornpipe (forgot which one); Marching Through Georgia
as the break was beginning, the bagpipes rang out with 'Happy Birthday' and a wee celebration in honour of Stewart McPhail's 70th birthday ensued.
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Rob Badger & Zenon Holadyk - Fields of Gold (Sting); It Never Rains in Southern California (Albert Hammond)
Russ Burns - Fire & Rain (James Taylor); Take My Hand (original)
Cyndi Devereux (fiddle), Dave Jensen & Stewart McPhail - Whiskey Before Breakfast; Orange Blossom Special; St Anne's Reel / Tuggerman's Reel
Allan Edgar w/ some/several of the above - Sleep in Your Barn; Nobody's Darling But Mine
A B Sault - Let Me Live in the Light; Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
finale; Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Dave and who-the-heck-knows - I lost track, and apparently my memory sucks swamp water!


BOS Performers’ Roster April 2, 2010:
Pauline Johnson Room, this time, away from the karaoke. 60-ish audience (people, not age) and some 20 performer sets.

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
Stewart McPhail, Larry Aul , Katie Korfmann - Angus Campbell (Cape Breton tune); Liberty; Arkansas Traveler
sidenote: "Liberty" is a very popular tune among fiddle players. This was originally a Quebecois tune called "Reel de 'Ti Jean" which became popular in England under its translated name "Little John's Reel". The tune then crossed back over the Atlantic to the US where it was dubbed "The Liberty Two-Step", shortened to just "Liberty". Ironic, I think that very few Canadian fiddlers know about its origin. (source of information: Ken Brown from the notes on an 'Anderson & Brown' CD)
Denise Jolicoeur w/ Mike Hogg & Larry Aul - Speed of the Sound of Loneliness (John Prine); The Last Note (John McDermott)
Mark McNeil - Early Bird (original); If I Only Had a Brain
Jakki Annerino w/ Wayne Cheater - Like the Birds; The Blessing of a Second Chance (both originals)
(Jakki & Wayne are from Kitchener and help run the Black Walnut Folk Club.)
Bob Baker w/ Doug Welland, Dave Jensen & Jeremiah - Old Love Never Dies; Galway Bay
Nigel Scrutton - South Wind; Chiquitita (ABBA)(?!)
Bo Basiuk w/ Mike Hogg - Brownsville Blues (Dave 'Snaker' Ray); Walkin' Blues (Robert Johnson)
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Scott Smith - bouzouki instrumental, didn't get the name
Scott Smith & Ariel Rogers - Poets & Painters (original by Scott); Fields of Athen Rye (Pete St John)
Katie Korfmann w/ Stewart McPhail & Larry Aul- Gold Rush; fiddle competition waltz (didn't get the name)
Vern Payne & ***Myekah Payne - Vern started out with Stand by Me, then brought daughter Myekah up to do Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen). The audience wouldn't let her leave without doing another song  - she did the Norah Jones song 'Sunrise'.
Al Lindsay - Star of the County Down (on tin whistle); The Chastity Belt
Wayne Cheater - Fishing Blues (Henry Thomas, famously recorded by Taj Mahal); Gravel on the Road (original)
Dave Jensen w/ Doug Welland, Mike Hogg & Jeremiah - Train of Dreams (Gary Feldgaard); Old Friends & Memories (original)
Allan Edgar w/ all of the above - The Old Church; Glory to His Name
Cam Kemp and Pat McLeod w/ Jeremiah - Greenin' Up (Dave Mallet); Golden Triangle
'Mr Jack' - Bird on a Wire (Leonard Cohen); medley: Turn Your Damper Down/Ding Dong Daddy/Good News is Hard to Find
Mike Hogg & Larry Aul & Doug Welland - My Old Friend The Blues; Where the Nails Have Been
Doug Welland w/ Doug Welland, Dave Jensen & Jeremiah - Red Wing; Grandfather's Clock
finale; Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Dave, Jeremiah, Al Lindsay & Wendy Carter


BOS Performers’ Roster March 19, 2010:
Back in our regular room, but with a bit of karaoke blled-over from the restaurant again - we coped, and the bagpipes musta freaked 'em right out!); I'm guessing 'bout 60 in the audience and 18 performer sets.

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
Rosemary Todd & Doug Welland / Jeremiah - You (Bonnie Raitt); Say That You Love Me (Fleetwood Mac); Picture in a Frame (Tom Waits)
Gord Hope - Four Green Fields (Tommy Makem); Carrickfergus
*** Andrew Ong - Crying (Roy Orbison & Joe Melson); Can't Help Falling in Love (Weiss, Peretti & Creatore)
*** Thomas Bruce - so Dave introduces this young gentleman, who proceeds to the stage, closed guitar case in hand. I'm thinking "Aw, didn't some one tell him about being tuned and ready to go?" So the young fella sets the case down, opens it up and pulls out . . . a set of highland pipes! Perfect - just perfect. He treated us to 2 medleys, including Scotland the Brave, a jig called "Last Tango in Harris" (really!), and 2 others I didn't remember.
Bob Baker w/ Jensen, Jeremiah, & Larry Aul - This Old House; Like I Used to Do (Tim O'Brien)
Dave Jensen w/ Doug Welland, Jeremiah, & Larry Aul - Irish Rover; Newfie in a Calgary Hat
Stewart McPhail, Larry Aul , Jim Hodges w/ Jeremiah - St Anne's Reel; Over the Waterfall
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Silas Chensen - 2 songs, both original, but didn't give the titles and I didn't catch up with him to find out, sorry
Lynn Kirby - Distance Between; Three and a Half Minutes (both original)
Tim McDougald - Turn the Page (Bob Seeger); Hello (original)
Diane Kennedy & Doug Maxwell - When You & I Were Young, Maggie; Red is the Rose
Allan Edgar w/ the usual gang of reprobates - MacNamara's Band; Toora-loora-loora
Ed Marr - Guitar Fooling (orig instrumental); Never Going Back Again (Lindsey Buckingham)
Al Lindsay - Royal Canal (Dominic Behan); Galway Bay (parody)
A B Sault - Oasis of Love; I'm Goin' Home for My Reward
Russ Burns - You Come Walk with Me (orig); Cascades (orig instrumental)
John & Sheila Ludgate - No Change in Me (Hynes/MacLachlan); Killin' the Blues (Rolly Solley)
Dave Jensen & everybody - Whiskey in the Jar (Jermiah vocal); Music & Friends (by Sim Savoury, a friend of Dave's who recently passed away)
finale; Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Dave, Jeremiah, Diane Kennedy & Al Lindsay



BOS Performers’ Roster March 5, 2010:
Down the hall (Pauline Johnson Room) again (karaoke going on in the restaurant again); a bumper crop! - 'bout 80 or more folks in attendance and maybe 21 performer sets.

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
Miss Behavin' - a 40's swing-pop-gypsy-jazz combo w/ Bren Chisholm (vocal), Ed Marion (rhythm guitar), Rick Hill (lead guitar), Stewart McPhail (percussion), & Larry Aul (upright bass) - Can't We Be Friends?; Lullaby of the Leaves; The Way You Look Tonight
Doug Maxwell w/ Diane Kennedy - Obladi-Oblada; can't read my own writing, sorry!
Wayne Hosick - I'll Follow the Sun; Dog (Bob Snider)
Bernie Moffat - Ripple (instrumental); Wabash Cannonball
Bob Baker, w/ Larry Aul (mandolin), Stewart McPhail & Jeremiah - Crystal Chandaliers; I Don't Know Why I Love You
Chris White w/ Annie Shipman - Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us (Sam Phillips, recorded by Alison Krauss & Robert Plant); Fever (Peggy Lee version, original version recorded by Little Willie John)
Al Lindsay - whistle tunes: Loch Lomond/?; Five Nights Drunk
*** Will Matthews - Helpless; You Are the Sun
Mike Sizer and Alison Watt - forgot the fiddle tune, drat!; Rocky Road to Dublin
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Tim McDougald (keyboard) - Paper Man; Basement Faith (both originals)
Gord Hope (keyboeard) - Blow Up the TV (John Prine); Mary Ellen Carter (Stan Rogers)
Ed Vandendool - Man in the Mirror (Michael Jackson); original by Ed, didn't write down the title 'cause I think I was too discombobulated by a Michael Jackson song being (well) done in a folkish venue!  :-)
Jericho (Eric & Jeremiah) - Come In Stranger (Johnny Cash); Whiskey in the Jar
(and apologies for the delay with our 'quick' setup of the electric kazoo!)
"Mr Jack" - Never Say Goodbye; Couldn't Say Goodbye
Dolores Dugdale - When I Need You ; May It Be
Bob Martin - Cowboy Reincarnation (Wallace McCree); Hell To Pay (Chris Coole)
Cam Kemp and Pat McLeod - There Will Always Be a Small Time; I Wonder If You're Sleeping Tonight
Diane Kennedy - Paddy Keane; The Old Maid in the Garrett
*** A B Sault - 2 gospel songs, including I Won't have to Cross Jordan Alone
I kinda lost track after this point, but Alan Edgar did a couple of songs, as did Dave Jensen, and of course the finale Wild Mountain Thyme

BOS Performers’ Roster Febuary 19, 2010:
Down the hall (Pauline Johnson Room) again (karaoke going on in the restaurant again); 45 or more folks in attendance 25(!!) performer sets - almost the record.

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
Jericho (Eric & Jeremiah) w/ Doug Welland - Mail Order Bride (aka You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, Bob Dylan); Red is the Rose; Hello Mary lou
Russ Burns - Don't Give Me Your Love; Take My Hand (both originals)
Bob Martin - As Time Goes By; We'll Meet Again
*** Robert Kerr - War Song (not the proper title)/Everybody's Talking (Nillson); The Wrestler (Springsteen)
Bernie Moffatt - Sunday Morning Coming Down (Kristofferson); Blowin' in the Wind
Bob Baker, w/ Larry Aul (mandolin) & Jeremiah - I Have a Dream (ABBA); He'll Have to Go
Donald McGeoch - Duncan MacIntosh Says Farewell to Coffee (original); McCrory (Pete St John)
Chris White w/ Annie Shipman - Gone, Gone, Gone (Everley Bros); Stick With Me Baby
*** Tom Hendricks (trumpet) w/ Doug Welland & Jeremiah - Twelve O'clock Rock; You Rascal You (aka Goody Goody); When the Saints Come Marching In (additional request from Dave Jensen, who joined in with button accordian)
Dave Jensen w/ Tom, Doug & Jeremiah - Jambalaya
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Annie Shipman (solo, on keyboard) - Summertime (Gershwin); Blue (Joni Mitchell)
Gord Hope (keyboard) - Song fo a Winter's Night (Lightfoot); Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)
James White - Poems, Prayers & Promises (John Denver); Darcy Farrow (Steve Gillette)
Falcon O'Hara - Early One Morning (trad, often referred to a the Friendly Giant theme); When I'm Thinking of You (Jennifer Sullivan)
Denise Hogg w/ Mike Hogg & Larry Aul - My Old Friend the Blues
Mike Hogg - Catfish John; Will the Turtle Be Unbroken? (no, that's not a typo)
Ed Marr - didn't catch title of 1st song, sorry; Mr Train Man
The "Mando Mob" (Stewart McPhail & Larry Aul w/ Doug Maxwell) - Ragtime Annie; St Anne's Reel
Al Lindsay - For Ireland I'll Not Tell You Her Name; The Bantam Cock
Doug Maxwell w/ Doug Welland - Fishers' Hornpipe; Fairgrove
Dianne Kennedy- Fashioned in the Clay (Ed Blake); Longer Than (Dan Fogelburg)
Rosemarie Stewart - Why Feels My heart So Dormant?; Santa Lucia
Nigel Scrutton - Today; Tomorrow is a Long Time (Dylan)
Lynn Kirby - Parts (original); Circle Game (Joni Mitchell)
Doug Welland - 'fingerstyle' instrumental: You've Got a Friend (Carole King)
Dave Jensen w/ the usual suspects - 2 accordian tunes, didn't catch the titles, sorry
finale; Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Al Lindsay, Dave, Rosemarie, & Diane Kennedy


BOS Performers’ Roster Febuary 5, 2010:
Down the hall this time (they had karaoke going on in the restaurant, next to out usual room); 40 or so folks in attendance (tends to be a lighter turnout when there's been an interim event) and 19 performer sets.

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
Donald McGeoch - Nobody's Moggy Now (Eric Bogle); The Dalai Lama's Candle (Eric Bogle); Isle of Eigg (trad)
Rosemary Todd w/ Doug Welland - Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper); Here, There & Everywhere (Lennon/McCartney)
Al Lindsay - whistle tunes: Killiekrankie / Skye Boat Song; When You Are Old & Grey (Tom Lehrer)
Tommy Hughes - The Old Man (Phil Coulter); After All These Years (Foster & Allan)
Annie Shipman w/ Chris White - Open Window (Sarah Harmer); California (Joni Mitchell)
Doug Maxwell w/ Doug Welland - mandolin & guitar instrumentals: Españoleta (Gaspar Sanz); El Noy de la Mare ("Child of the Virgin" - trad Catalan folk tune)
Bob Martin - A Hundred Dollars (Chris McKhool); Long, Long Way (original)
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Jericho (Eric & Jeremiah) - Train (Jay Linden); Male Bonding Song (Bill Gallaher)
Bob Baker, w/ Larry Aul (mandolin), Doug Welland & Jeremiah - When You & I Were Young (George Washington Johnson & James Butterfield); A Soldier's Song
Tim McDougald & Josh Davis - Whistle for the Choir (Fratellis); I Liked You Better Blonde (original)
The "Mando Mob" (Stewart McPhail & Larry Aul w/ Doug Maxwell) - Over the Waterfall / Red-Haired Boy; The Girl I Left Behind Me / Turkey in the Straw
Cam Kemp and Pat McLeod - The Dog That's Born in Winter; Cam solo instrumental: Kentucky Waltz / Under the Double Eagle
Lynn Kirby - House of the Rising Sun; Summertime (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin & DuBose Heyward, 1935)
Mike Hogg - Fishing Blues (Taj Mahal); I Shot Your Dog (Fred Eaglesmith)
Mike Sizer and Alison Watt - Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Gordon Lightfoot)
*** Silas Chinson & Stephane - Echoes (Set Your Goals); solo instrmental by Silas: Into Your Heart (Antoine DuFour)
Paul Turangelo (fiddle) w/ Dave Jensen & Jeremiah - 2 fiddle tunes & I can't remember which ones!
Dave Jensen w/ Jeremiah - Sail Away (John Prince); Forty-Five Years (Stan Rogers)
Allan Edgar w/ Dave Jensen, Doug Welland & Jeremiah - I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me; Little Bitty Tear
finale; Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Jeremiah, Rosemarie, Al Lindsay & Dave



Friday, January 29, 2010 - special to support the Haitian disaster relief effort
Dave Jensen is organizing this concert. It is confirmed for next Friday, January 29 at the Best Western / Brant Park Inn (who have generously donated the use of the Grand Ballroom & the services of a bartender for the evening). Starting time will be 7:30 and and admission will be $15. Confirmed to perform so far are Donald McGeoch, Mark McNeil , Terry Sumsion and David & Louise Szwarc. Both this website and my own calendar will be updated as info becomes available, and I'll send out a general notice early next week with the latest news. Your support and help is crucial and will be most appreciated.

The Performers:

Donald McGeoch - a fine performer of tradition Scottish and Irish folk music; as well as his own original material, both soulful and wickedly funny. Don has two CDs to his credit (tracks have often been heard on CBC Radio).

Terry Sumsion - a very late, but most welcome addition to the evening's roster. Country star Terry Sumsion is the writer of "Midnight Invitation", "Loving Place" and "Highway of Heroes".

Mark McNeil - is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has been active in the Hamilton area music scene for more than two decades. He performs solo and with bands, most recently with The Lowest Lanes who were featured at the Festival of Friends in Hamilton this year and in 2008. Mark's third solo album, called 'Greetings from Hamilton', an EP of six original songs, was released in August and was a nominee for a Hamilton Music Award.

David & Louise Szwarc were regular performers and supporters of the Brantford Folk Club, before it morphed into the Brantford Open Stage. David looked after the sound system. Both were welcome performers as well, with Louise doing most of the vocals and David playing beautifully intricate 'fingerstyle' guitar. Their chosen material would fall mostly into what might be described as 'contemporary folk'. We are thrilled to have them back with us for this event.

Cyndi Devereux & Donal Sweeney w/ Dave Jensen & Jeremiah contribute some fiddle work and fine madness to the evening

after the fact - it was a wonderful evening, especially for being thrown together in about a week. Thanks to the Best Western / Brant Park Inn (who generously donated the use of the Grand Ballroom & the services of a bartender for the evening), and all those who donated raffle prizes. All together we raised just over $4,000, which with matching funds mean over $8,000 going toward the relief effort.
Brantnews.com was at the event and produced this video.

BOS Performers’ Roster January 22, 2010:
In our regular Alexander Graham Bell Room, 'bout 60 folks and 18 performer sets. Our regular sound person Eric was away this week, leaving Dave Jensen on the sound board and Jeremiah with MC duties

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
Stewart McPhail & Larry Aul - Mole in the Ground (Bascom Lamar Lunsford); Soldiers Joy; The Cuckoo
Donald McGeoch - Address to the Haggis (Robbie Burns); Invented By a Scotsman (original)
Bob Baker, w/ Larry Aul (mandolin), Doug Welland & Jeremiah - Old Love Never Dies; In China
Doug Maxwell - didn't catch everything, but Doug managed to squeeze 5 short tunes into a 10-minute slot; included Boys of Boot Hill; Flowers of Edinburgh; Turkey in the Straw
*** Out of the Rain (John & ? Shrubb, Martin Caldwell) - Blue on Black; Word (Goo Goo Dolls cover)                                                   
Rosemarie Stewart - Home, Sweet Home (Stephen Foster); Homeward Bound (Paul Simon)
Annie Shipman w/ Andrew Hussey - Landslide (Fleetwood Mac); Gloomy Sunday
Rosemary Todd w/ Doug Welland - Love Has No pride (Eric Justin Kaz, Libby Titus); I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash)

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*** Don Parcham - Never Get Over You; What Would Jesus Do? (original)
Bob Martin - Staggerlee; Beans Taste Fine
*** Clare Hermann & Audrey Latsch - Working Man (Rita MacNeil); Too Old to Die Young; Song fo the Mira
Cam Kemp and Pat McLeod w/ Jeremiah - Hungry for Love; I Remember Loving You (Utah Phillips)
Al Lindsay - Scots Wha Hae; Piddlin' Pete
Michael Sizer - Jolie Louise (Daniel Lanois); didn't get the 2nd song title
Lynn Kirby w/ son Gaelan - Lodi (John Fogarty); Mail Order Bride (aka You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, Bob Dylan)
Allan Edgar w/ Dave Jensen & Jeremiah - May You Never Be Alone; I Overlooked an Orchid
Dave Jensen, w/ Allan Edgar,Cam Kemp & Jeremiah - Little Burnt Potato (accordian tune); I'll Fly Away
finale; Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Rosemarie, Al Lindsay, Allan Edgar & Dave

and a special note of thanks to Bernice Hulan, who won the 50/50 draw ($60) and immediately donated it back to the upcoming Haitian relief concert.



BOS Performers’ Roster January 8, 2010:
(a wee bit o' irrelevant trivia for ya: The Eighth of January is a fine old time fiddle tune. Jimmy Driftwood used it as the melody for his song "The Battle of New Orleans")
We started the new year back in our regular Alexander Graham Bell Room (we'd been nomads in the hotel with all the holiday bookings since November!)

50 or so in the audience, and 'bout 16 performer sets.

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer
note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
*** Annie Shipman w/ Andrew Hussey - Drinking (Boa); Don't Fade Away (Dead Can't Dance)
(Annie, granddaughter of Bob Baker, has been with us before, but way back before BOS transitioned from the Brantford Folk Club)
*** 'Mr. Tim' - Piano Man (Billy Joel); Tobogganing (original instrumental); I Love Her, I Just Don't Know Why (original)
Lynn Kirby - River (Joni Mitchell); Do You Know How to Love a Leaf (original) w/ 3 of her sons (Gaelan, Fraser & Callum) on chorus
Bob Baker, w/Larry Aul (mandolin), Steve Fuller (fiddle) & Jeremiah - There's Always a Fire in the Kitchen; Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
(during the 2nd number there was a gentleman just to the side of the stage who added in some decent muted trumpet accompaniment, then seemed to disappear - some sort of drive-by bugling?)
Steve Fuller - Speed the Plough (John Muirhead); La Bastrinque/Liberty
Al Lindsay w/ Steve Fuller - Ten Little Bottles; Where the Hell Are We Going to Live?
Stewart McPhail & Larry Aul - Old Flames; I Washed My Face in the Morning Dew (Tom T Hall)
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John & Sheila Ludgate - My Sister's Wedding (original by John); Gimme Sympathy (Metric)
Katie Korfmann (w/ Stewart McPhail & Jeremiah) - Blackberry Blossom; Fiddlin' Katie (original)
(Dave Jensen couldn't resist having a fiddle with his accordian a a quick version of Little Burnt Potato then ensued)
Jericho (Eric & Jeremiah) w/ Steve Fuller - Auld Lang Syne (using the original melody Robbe Burns used); Can't Buy Me Love (Lennon/McCartney)
Doug Maxwell - When Johnny Comes Marching Home; Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party (Frances/Fletcher)
Cam Kemp and Pat McLeod w/ Jeremiah - It Comes and Goes (Fred Eaglesmith); Forever Has Come to an End (Buddy Miller)
Rosemarie Stewart w/ Jeremiah - The Happy Wanderer; Blue Bayou (Roy Orbison & Joe Melson)
Russ Burns - Wild Night (Van Morrison); Don't Give Me Your Love (original)
Allan Edgar w/ Dave Jensen, Stewart McPhail & Jeremiah - Pistol Packin' Mama; A Little Bitty Tear
Dave Jensen, w/ Allan Edgar, Stewart McPhail & Jeremiah - Take Me Back (John Prince); The Mermaid
finale; Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Dave, Al Lindsay, Allan Edgar & Steve Fuller

BOS Performers’ Roster December 18, 2009:
This time in the Pauline Johnson Room; a bit more spacious that the Gretzky Room. Good thing, we wuz pretty well packed - I'm guessing 70 to 80 people. 'Bout 22 performer sets, and the newish keyboard getting a bit of a workout as well.
The break was darned good: all sorts of nibblies available, mostly dessertish in nature; but 2 folks brought variations of them there cocktail BBQ meatball thingies. Bless 'em both (and I did propose to one of them on the spot, but I don't think she took me seriously).
*** indicates BOS 1st-timer
note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
EclectiCeltic (Luanne Ashe - flute/whistle, Kristin Vollick - Celtic harp & Gail Bridger - bodhran) - Christmas medley; Child of the Poor; Christmas Day in the Morning
John & Sheila Ludgate - A Christmas Song (original); Suo Gan (traditional Scottish lullaby)
Denise Jolicoeur w/ Mike Hogg - Nothing But a Child; then Mike Hogg (solo) - Christ Was Born in Bethlehem
Stewart McPhail (mandolin) and Roly Mather (w/ Jeremiah) - Pear Tree; Dixie Hoedown
Dianne Kennedy w/ Sharon & Doreen (from 'The Minstrels') - Silver Bells; White Christmas
Jericho (Eric & Jeremiah) - Christmas in the Trenches (John McCutcheon); Santa Claus is What?! (Jeremiah / Wendell Ferguson)
Al Lindsay - A Christmas Carol (Tom Lehrer); Just Kidding
Bob Baker (guitar zither) - Children's Song; Silent Night (the guitar zither is an unusual instrument with a wondrous tone; Bob's looks almost identical to the one pictured here.)
Donald McGeoch - Imagine (John Lennon); Roll On, Columbia (Woody Guthrie) w/ Jeremiah on 2nd song
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Ann Moffatt w/ Luanne Ashe & Denise Jolicoeur - One Voice (Wailin' Jennys) done a capella; Christmas Song (original) performed solo w/ keyboard
Gord Hope - River (Joni Mitchell), Walk on the Moon (from Great Big Sea)
Rosemary Todd & Doug Welland w/ Jeremiah - Midnight Blue (Melissa Manchester); Song for a Winter's Night (Lightfoot)
David K Pearson - Snowflakes and Christmas Carols; Keep On Rollin' (original)
Doug Maxwell w/ Lynn Maxwell, Dianne Kennedy, Sharon & Doreen , Luanne Ashe - Those Were the Days; Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer
Rosemarie Stewart w/ Jeremiah on 2nd song - In the Bleak Midwinter (music: Gustav Holst, words: Christina Rossetti, 1872); Mary's Baby Child (Jester Hairston 1956)
Cyndi Devereux (fiddle) w/ Dave Jensen & Jeremiah - Well, I was there, but I can't recall all the tunes in the two medleys - there were bits of Tuggerman's, St Ann's Reel, Jingle Bells and more.
Russ Burns - Long Ride Home; Find Yourself
Lynn Kirby - Who Will Save You? (not the correct title, song by Taylor Mitchell); Mary, Did You Know?
***Cynthia Williamson - Circle Game (Joni Mithchell); Old Man (Neil Young)
Allan Edgar w/ Dave & Jeremiah - The Old Country Church; Go Tell It on the Mountain
Dave Jensen w/ Jeremiah, Allan, Cyndi & Mike Hogg - Little Scott the Astronaut; Little Burnt Potato/Jingle Bells
finale; Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Dave, Jeremiah, Al Lindsay, Diane and Rosemarie

BOS Performers’ Roster December 4, 2009:
Again in the Wayne Gretzky Room - a bit lighter turnout this time around; I think about 45 or 50, with some 16 performer sets. Cheryl Black & Luanne gave our new (to us) keyboard an outing. Dave Jensen started us out, but with him covering the sound board tonight (Eric Bower was otherwise entangled this evening), the MC-ing devolved to me.

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
***Cheryl Black and Bob Badger - Two for the Heartache One for the Road; We’ll See This Through (both originals); Don’t Laugh at Me (Alan Cheshew)
(Bob has been with us before; it was Cheryl 1st outing here)
Mike Hogg w/ Larry Aul (w/ Denise Jolicoeur singing harmony on the first song) – Say That You Love Me Again; Oh, the Wind and Rain
Ray Rivers - O Little Town of Bethlehem (w/ original lyrics); Christmas Lullaby (original)
Stewart McPhail & Larry Aul w/ Jeremiah - Ain’t She Sweet; Goodbye Booze Forever More
Mike Sizer and Alison Watt – Irish Washerwoman; Four Strong Winds (Ian Tyson)
Lynn Kirby - The Prayers We Like; Teach Your Children
Donald McGeoch– Now Westlin Winds (Robert Burns); All You Ever Wanted (original)
Alert: There's a PBS program called "Our Town". The 1-hour episode to be aired on Saturday, December 12 at 6:30pm is on Brantford, and includes a wee segment shot at the Station Coffee House & Gallery during Don's recent concert there. (PBS Buffalo is available on Brantford's cable on 61.)
Bob Baker, w/ Doug Welland, Larry Aul (mandolin) & Jeremiah - Nobody’s Darling but Mine; Dark Island
Allan Edgar w/Cam Kemp & Jeremiah - Jingle Bells; Blue Christmas
Luanne Ashe – River (Joni Mitchell)
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Jeremiah - Huron Carole
Dianne Kennedy - Winter Wonderland; Deck the Halls (the postal parody)
Cam Kemp and Pat McLeod w/ Jeremiah - See What Love Does; A Cockroach Christmas
Rosemarie Stewart - Sometimes the World can Turn on a Dime (story); The Sound of Music (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
Doug Welland (w/ Jeremiah on first song) - City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman); Greensleeves (instrumental)
Dave Jensen w/ Jeremiah, Larry, Louanne and Dianne – Sonny's Dream (Ron Hynes); Sail Away (John Prince)
finale; Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Dave, Dianne, Jeremiah and Allan

BOS Performers’ Roster November 20, 2009:
another more-than-60 audience, tonight in the smaller-than-our-usual Wayne Gretzky Room (cozy, definitely); some 20 performers/groups on stage (including 2 more newbies); and with (almost) every performer being respectful of the requested 10-minute limit, we still managed to finish before midnight! Our fearless leader, Dave Jensen, had obligations that had him in Oshawa this evening, so the emceeing task devolved to me - somewhat fun, really frazzling (Dave: no more days off, you hear me?)

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
*** Will Matthews - Sixty-Five; This Town (both originals); The Weight (The Band)
Russ Burns - 2 instrumentals, both original and sorry, I didn't get the titles
John Ludgate - Nothing at All; Secret of the Dance (both originals)
*** Gary Boyle - Some Days Are Diamonds (John Denver); Born a Canadian (original)
Phil Botham - Barrelhouse (Bruce Cockburn); Northland (original)
David K Pearson - two instrumentals (guitar & harmonica): What a Wonderful World (Weiss / Thiele); China Grove (original)
Bob Baker, w/ Doug Welland, Larry Aul (mandolin) & Jeremiah - Be Nobody's Darling but Mine; didn't remember 2nd song, sorry
Al Lindsay - pennywhistle medley, included The Dark Island & Mingulay Boat Song; Mrs. McGrath (trad)
Gary Gray - I Like Trains (Eaglesmith); Killing the Blues (Rowland Salley)
Stewart McPhail (5-string banjo) & Larry Aul - both trad instrumentals: Green Apple; The Cuckoo (w/ Bo Basiuk joining on guitar)
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Jericho (Eric & Jeremiah) w/ Doug Welland - Mail Order Bride (Dylan); Fisherman's Blues (Waterboys)
Doug Welland - two instrumentals: Dylan medley (Tambourine Man / Don't Think Twice / Blowin' in the Wind); Waltzing Matilda
Mark McNeil - Poet Behind the Eyes; High Wind on the Skyway both originals)
   (Mark has a concert with Duane Rutter on December 5 at Hamilton's Artword Artbar)
Ray Rivers - Everyday Rundown Blues; Three Oceans (both originals)
Rosemarie Stewart - If I Only Had a Brain; Over the Rainbow (both Harburg & Arlen, from the Wizard of Oz)
Diane Kennedy w/ Doug Maxwell - Rhymes and Reasons (John Denver); The Asteroid Light (parody of the trad Eddystone Light)
Doug Maxwell w/ Diane Kennedy - missed the title, sorry; Let Me Be there
Lynn Kirby - Suzanne (Leonard Cohen); Sunshine on my Shoulder (John Denver)
Allan Edgar w/ Doug Welland & Jeremiah - The Night Was Dark & Stormy (not sure of actual title, but based on Red River Valley); Don't Be Angry with Me Darling
finale; Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Jeremiah, Diane, Al Lindsay, Rosemarie

BOS Performers’ Roster November 6, 2009:
about 70 or more folks in the audience; some 23 performers/groups on stage (including 4 more newbies); where on earth did everyone come from!

*** indicates BOS 1st-timer

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
*** Duane Rutter - Stalin's Shoes; Rachel Sings; Ride with the Devil (all originals)
Mike Hogg - Shake Sugaree (Elizabeth Cotton); Let the Light from the Lighthouse
Dave Pearson - Snowflake; Ragtime Ramble (both original instrumentals)
Bo Basiuk (6-string banjo)- Buddy Bolton`s Blues (Jelly Roll Morton); Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
*** George Douglas w/ Duane Rutter - Desperados Waiting for a Train (Guy Clark); Something We Must Do (original)
Bernie Moffatt - Don't Think Twice (Dylan); Deep River Blues (Delmore Bros)
Mark McNeil - Guitar Town (Steve Earle); Blue Collar Blues (original)
Bob Baker, w/ Doug Welland, Larry Aul (mandolin) & Jeremiah - Crystal Chandelier; There's Always a Fire in the Kitchen
*** Sue Sweetman w/ Duane Rutter - Lucy (original); Dig a Little Deeper

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combined sets: Cyndi Devereux & Katie Korfman (fiddles), Stewart McPhail and Larry Aul, w/ Dave Jensen & Jeremiah - a whole raft of fiddle tunes, who can keep track of 'em all, really?! (The Old Man & the Old Woman and Garfield's Hornpipe were among them)
Sarah Halabecki w/ Dan Wurvey & Dave McWilliams - Innocense; Foreign (both originals)
(Sarah is appearing at the Station Coffee House & Gallery in Brantford on Sunday November 22 from 2 to 5)
Doug Maxwell (tenor banjo) w/ Diane Kennedy - Redwing; Never on Sunday
Diane Kennedy - Islands (Gary Fjellgaard); Swimming to the Other Side (Pat Humphries)
*** Paul Hammond - Over the Hill; Untitled (both originals)
Bob Martin - Spanish Johnny (David Bromberg); Gentle on my Mind (John Hartford)
Rosemarie Stewart - The Wild Goose (Wade Hemsworth); Yellow Bird (w/ Jeremiah)
Nigel Scrutton - The Boxer (Paul Simon); Soul Kitchen
Doug Welland - instrumental Lightfoot medley: Did She Mention My Name / Changes / Song for a Winter's Night / I'm Not Saying (Changes is a Phil Ochs song that Lightfoot recorded on his first album); You've Got a Friend (James Taylor)
Cam Kemp and Pat McLeod w/ Jeremiah - Matthew (John Denver); The Rocket (Fred Eaglesmith)
James Campbell - She Moved Through the Fair; Maids When You're Young (both trad)
Jericho (Eric & Jeremiah) - for Remembrance Day: Highway of Heroes (Peer, Sumsion, Sweetman & Riemans); When I'm Gone (Phil Ochs, and on this occasion dedicated to the late Taylor Mitchell a 19-year-old songwriter of great promise)
Dave Jensen w/ Eric & Jeremiah - Wind/Willow (R Thomas Kelly)
finale; Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Dave, Jeremiah, Al Lindsay, Diane and Rosemarie



BOS Performers’ Roster October 23, 2009:
about 50 folks in the audience; some 16 performers/groups on stage; four of them BOS first-timers!
*** indicates BOS 1st-timer
note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
*** CJ Berardi & Jordan Percival - Lay Me Down (The Wreckers); Realize; Angels
*** Ray Rivers - Let Her Go; Three Oceans (both originals)
*** Phil Botham - Bells of Bessalou; (didn't get name of 2nd song, but both originals)
Bo Basiuk - Betty & Dupree; Hot Tomales & the Red Hot
Stewart McPhail, Roly Mather & Larry Aul - Wayfaring Stranger; Down Yonder
Al Lindsay - pennywhistle medley: Killiekrankie/Scots Wha Hae/Skye Boat Song ; The Irish Song (Tom Lehrer)
(This was Al's first outing since some major hip surgery. Glad you're back, friend.)
Bob Baker, w/ Larry Aul (mandolin) & Jeremiah – How Beautiful Upon the Mountain (Tom Paxton); Long Long Before Your Time (Johnny McEvoy)
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*** Sarah Halabecki w/ Dave McWilliams - Heaven; Curl Those Fists (both originals)
    (Sarah is appearing at the Station Coffee House & Gallery on Sunday November 22 from 2 to 5)
Jericho (Eric & Jeremiah) - Monster Mash (Bobby 'Boris' Pickett); Little Red Riding Hood (Blackwell)
Lynn Kirby – oops, didn't get title of 1st song; Tell Me Again (original)
Bob Martin - Spooky; Say It Isn't So, Joe (Steve Key)
'Mr. Jack' - Valentine (Willie Nelson); Promises Are Never Broken (original)
Dave Jensen w/ Larry Aul (mandolin), Roly Mather (guitar) & Jeremiah (bass) - Sail Away (John Prince); Little Burnt Potato
Allan Edgar w/ Dave, Larry, Roly & Jeremiah - When the Saints Go Marching In; There Goes My Everything
' the group' (all of the above plus George Hogan, a long-absent friend of the club) - The Mermaid
finale; Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Dave, George, Al Lindsay & Jeremiah

BOS Performers’ Roster October 9, 2009
about 45 folks in the audience; some 18 performers/groups on stage
note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs

Rosemary Todd - Breathe (Anna Nalik); Give Me One Reason (Tracy Chapman); Where I Stood (Missy Higgins) - Rosemary on keyboard; Eric Bower (12-string guitar) & Jeremiah (bass) on first 2 songs
Jericho (Eric & Jeremiah) - The Cape (Guy Clark); Three Wooden Crosses (Kim Williams, Doug Johnson)
Gord Hope – Leaving on a Jet Plane (Mary Travers); If I had a Hammer (aka 'The Hammer Song', Pete Seeger & Lee Hays)
Mike Hogg w/ Larry Aul – City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman); Kelly Joe's Shoes (Tim O'Brian)
Stewart McPhail & Larry Aul – Walking in the Parlour; Whiskey Before Breakfast – w/ Jeremiah on 2nd song
Ann Moffatt – Redwing Blackbird (Kathy Mattea, not the song by David Francey); sorry, didn't get 2nd song
Donald McGeoch - Don't Turn Away (original); Nova Scotia to Me (Cyril McPhee)
Bob Baker, w/ Larry Aul (mandolin) & Jeremiah – Crystal Chandeliers (Charlie Pride); Somewhere Between Your Heart & Mine (Merle Haggard) – w/ Ann Moffatt harmony on 2nd song)

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Cyndi Devereux (fiddle) – A Major Medley (sorry again; couldn't keep track of 'em all); Follow Me Into The Rain (original, with Cyndi switching to guitar & Ann Moffatt singing harmony) – both songs w/ Dave Jensen, Jeremiah & Larry Aul
Dave Neumann – The Field Behind the Plough (Stan Rogers) w/ Dave Jensen, Cyndi Devereux, Larry Aul & Jeremiah
Rosemarie Stewart – Four Strong Winds (Ian Tyson) w/ Dave Jensen & Elreida Neumann; Last Rose of Summer (Thomas Moore & Sir John Stevenson)
Lynn Kirby – Pancho & Lefty (Townes Van Zandt); Guinea Pig Song (original)
Ed Vandendool – Judy's Song (original); Some Dreams (Allan Taylor)
Diane Kennedy – Common Ground (Bill Candy); We Are the Boat (Lori Wyatt)
Cam Kemp and Pat McLeod w/ Jeremiah - The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore (Jean Ritchie); Couldn't Do Nothing Right (Jerry Jeff Walker)
Russ Burns – Desperado (Glenn Frey & Don Henley ); Winds of Change (original)
'Mr. Jack' – Storms Never Last (Waylon Jennings); If I Call You by Some Name (Rick Shorter)
Allan Edgar – sorry, forgot to write down the song names – but with the usual suspects: Dave Jensen, Larry Aul & Jeremiah as well as Cyndi Devereux, segueing into
finale; Wild Mountain Thyme & I lost track of who all contributed verses.

BOS Performers’ Roster September 25, 2009

note: opening performer(s) does 3 songs
Stewart McPhail, Roly Mather& Larry Aul - Pear Tree; Jubilo/ Dixie; Red Wing
Bob Martin – Pancho & Lefty (Townes Van Zandt); All I Ever Need is You (Sonny & Cher)
Jim Hodges - Sweet Baby James; Harvest Moon
Dave Pearson - When I think of You; Fuzzy Ferret with a Foot Fetish (both originals)
'Mr. Jack' – Alley Oop; Baby Baby all Night Long
Bob Baker, w/ Larry Aul & Jeremiah - Green Grass of Home; Always a Fire in the Kitchen
Dianne Kennedy (celtic harp) - The Ashgrove; He Moved Through the Fair
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Ann Moffat w/ Larry Aul - Across the Great Divide (Kate Wolf); Wishing Well Emmylou Harris)
Shawn Brush - The Maker (Daniel Lanois); If Not for You (Shawn Brush)
note: Shawn also donated 2 tickets to BOS for his upcoming concert at Hamilton Place)
Nigel Scrutton – Get Together; Free Falling
Russ Burns – Operator (Jim Croce); I Heard You Talking in Your Sleep Gordon Lightfoot)
Cam Kemp and Pat McLeod w/ Jeremiah - Man of a Thousand Songs (Ron Hynes); Gone, Gone, Gone
Jericho - Fighting a Losing Battle (Brownie McGhee); Way over Yonder in the Minor Key (Woody Guthrie / Billy Bragg)
Rosemarie Stewart - Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster?); The Rose (Amanda McBroom)
Lynn Kirby – Tenderly\No Harsh Goodbyes; Once (might not be correct title; both songs originals)
Dave Jensen, w/ Jeremiah, & Allan Edgar – Take Me Back (John Prince); Saltwater Joys (Wayne Chalk)
Alan Edgar w/ Dave Jensen, Jeremiah & Shawn Brush - Pistol-Packin Mama; Somewhere Between Your Heart and Mine
finale; Wild Mountain Thyme: verses by Dave, Nigel, Dianne, Jeremiah and Rosemarie

 

BOS Performers’ Roster September 11, 2009 - Season Opener

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
Mike Hogg - I'll Find It Where I Can; Yonder Comes the Blues; Time For Me To Go
Goeff Lewis - John Barleycorn Must Die, Cloud Factories (Bill Carrick)
Mike and Allison (sorry, missed the last name) (guitar & fiddle)- Haste to the Wedding; Swallowtail Jig
Nigel Paul Scrutton - Love Me Love Me Love; King of the Road
Rosemary Todd and Doug Welland - Don't Know Why (Norah Jones); Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell)
David K Pearson - She’s Alive; Undercurrents (both originals)
Bob Baker with Stuart McPhail, Doug Welland and Jeremiah - So I sit on a hill to see him once more (not sure of the proper title - it's on of Dave Jensen's originals); I Don’t Know Why I love You but I Do
Jericho (Eric Bower & Jeremiah) - I Like Trains (Fred Eaglesmith); Wind/Willow (R Thomas Kelly)

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Mark MacNeil - Knock, Knock, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door; Early Bird (Bob Dylan)
Stuart McPhail and Larry Aul - Shove the Pig’s Foot a Little Closer to the Fire; Bound to have a Little Fun
"Mr. Jack" - Old Times (Leona Boyd); ?
Rosemarie Stewart - Try to Remember; Done Laid Around
Sarah Hillis (Celtic harp) - Penelope (Loreena McKennit); The Stolen Child (poem by Yeats, music by Loreena McKennit)
Gord Hope (keyboard) - Please Come to Boston (Jesse Winchester); Wild Mountain Thyme
(I stand corrected - thanks Jay; to wit: "Please Come To Boston" isn't Jesse's, it's a Dave Loggins song.
Cam Kemp and Pat McLeod with Jeremiah - Three Thousand Miles (by the Undesireables); Between the Daylight and the Dark (Fred Eaglesmith)
Lynn Kirby - Feed Me (the Pigeon Song); Tonight
Louanne Ashe with Doug Welland and Jeremiah - My Analyst Told Me (Joni Mitchell); Lover Man (Billie Holiday)
(I stand corrected yet again- thanks Jay; to wit: "My Analyst Told Me" is actually called "Twisted", was written by Annie Ross and was a major jazz club hit for Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. Joni covered it.)
Cyndi Devereux (fiddle) with Dave Jensen, Doug Welland and Jeremiah - Wild Rose of the Mountain (trad waltz); medley: Irish Washerwoman / Tupperman's Reel / St Anne's Reel
Allan Edgar with Cyndi, Dave, Doug and Jeremiah - Wabash Cannonball; Don’t be Angry with me Darling
 finale: Wild Mountain Thyme with verses by Dave, Jeremiah, Sarah and Rosemarie

BOS Performers’ Roster June 26, 2009

note: opening performer(s) has the option of doing 3 songs
Allison Lupton and Geoff Somers - Blue Willow; Waltz (written in self-defense at an accordion festival)/ Charlie Hunter Jig/Reel for Eddie Poivier(?)/ High Road to Linton (traditional Scottish); Pier 21 (War Brides song)
Bob Martin - Deep Pelham Blues; Northern Ontario Blues
Donald McGeoch - Bonnie Bessie Logan; The Banks of Roses
Wayne Hosick - Angel from Montgomery (John Prine); I’m Changing My Name to Chrysler (Tom Paxton)
Stewart McPhail - O Death; Walkin (?)
Rosemarie Stewart - Summertime (dedicated to her cousin from Orangeville who just became a grandmother for the first time); Summer Side of Life (Gordon Lightfoot)
Mr. Jack -  My mamma told me…; How old was I when I first saw old rivers…
Dave Jensen, Jeremiah, Allison, Geoff Somers and Doug Welland  (sorry I didn’t get the names of these song

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Jericho - (All I Have to Do is) Dream; I've Just Seen a Face (Lennon/McCartney)
Mark McNeil - Tennessee Blues (Steve Earle); Field behind the Plough (Stan Rogers)
Ed Marr - Daydream in Barbados; John Berchelli
Echoes (Barb Bloemhof, Doug Welland and Eric Bower - Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan); 
Dave Jensen (w/ Echoes) - Forty-Five Years (Stan Rogers)
Bob Baker - a slow, dreamy song (sorry; not sure of title); Like I used to Do (w/ Doug Welland & Jeremiah)
Al Lindsay - tin whistle medley including the Skye Boat Song; anti-smoking song
Archie MacArthur - Summertime Dream (Gordon Lightfoot); I Have No Idea, Part B
Lynn Kirkby -  I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight; You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
Luanne Ashe - Help Me I Think I’m Fallin’ (Joni Mitchell); You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Jagger/Richards)
Dave Jensen w/ Gayle Bridger (on bodhran) & Jeremiah - Nylon Stockings Half Rolled Down (accordian tune); I’se the Bye (Ontario version followed by Newfoundland version)
Allan Edgar (w/ Dave Jensen, Jeremiah) – missed both titles, sorry
Finale: Wild Mountain Thyme w/ verses sung by Dave Jensen, Jeremiah, Al Lindsay & Allison Lupton

and of course since it was the last session until the fall season, Eric played a recording of "See You in September" as we all said our goodbyes.

BOS Performers’ Roster June 12, 2009

Luanne Ashe & Gayle Bridger – Brand New Key (Melanie Safka); Mercy Now (Mary Gautier)
Jack Mitchell – My Mama & My Daddy; Back Home Again (John Denver)
Stewart McPhail & Larry Aul – (both on mandolins tonight) Garfield’s Hornpipe; Never On Sunday
Mike Hogg – Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor; A Song is a Friend for Life
Archie McArthur (w/ Larry Aul) – High Cotton; Sweet Used-To-Be
Katy Korfman (fiddle) (w/ Dave Jensen, Larry Aul & Stewart McPhail) – St Anne’s Reel / Olive Branch; Catfish Jig / Irish Washerwoman
here beith the break
Jericho – Walk Right In (Gus Cannon); Highway of Heroes (Sumsion, Peer, Sweetman & Riemans)
Al Lindsay – whistle medley: Rowan Tree / MacPherson’s Farewell / Mingaulay Boat Song (all trad.); A Very Unfortunate Man
Doug Maxwell & Diane Kennedy (autoharp) – Field Behind the Plough (Stan Rogers); Country Roads (John Denver)
Diane Kennedy – Today (w/ Doug); The Asteroid Light (parody of The Eddystone Light)
Pat MacLeod & Cam Kemp (w/ Jeremiah) – You’re Running Wild; Just the Way I’ve Always Been
“Mr Jack” – When She Wants Good Lovin’; How Long
Bob Baker (w/ Jeremiah & Larry Aul) – Old Love Never Dies
Allan Edgar (w/ Dave Jensen, Jeremiah & Larry Aul) – sorry, never did get the title of the 1^st one; I Overlooked an Orchid
Dave Jensen (w/ Jeremiah & Larry Aul) – Jambalaya
Finale: Wild Mountain Thyme w/ verses sung by Dave Jensen, Jeremiah, Al Lindsay & Diane Kennedy

rosters from sessions before this are unavailable temporarily (hard drive crash & assorted woes). Data is intact however, and will be restored fairly soon.