December 19th Review
I am sat here thinking of words to
describe this night, which was listed as our Christmas Party. The
problem is that all the usual words like 'Fantastic' or 'Brilliant' I
have thrashed to death and I have no doubt the readers will sigh saying
this has all been said before. However at risk of grinding out the usual
rhetoric, here goes.
I am hopeless with names and as there was so many of us at the Cleveland I will only mention our guest by name, the rest of
us rose to the occasion with our usual enthusiasm, and high standard of
performance. In common with most other nights I started digging out one
of the few Christmas songs, which set the tone for the rest of the
evening I hoped. It did including a new band, which was simply amazing!
Some old friends we had not seen for more time than any of us care to
remember added a further tingle to the night. The mixture also was
amazing covering parts of the music spectrum sadly neglected in most
other venues. Even Orville made a brief appearance ably assisted with
some helium gas used in our balloons. The friendleness and warmth of the
Cleveland Folk Club is the best I have ever experienced and I've
experienced a few in my time. This warmth was matched and amplified by
Joe Seff who ended the night with a storming set complete with
intervention of a guitar mechanic who not only replaced the broken
string but got the instrument in tune ready to roll!!! Brilliant
something that could only happen here. God bless you all and we can all
wish each other a super Christmas and a brilliant New Year!!!
The Cleveland Hotel
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