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Website Report for High Peak for May 2005
Well, Hi There! We've reached the end of May and no one's been shot – Yet! High Peak CWC is carrying on and is still solvent, and we've been
having some really good acts.
I've already written about the first Rendezvous, which was spectacularly successful, so we start with a visit from Kevin Francis to the 'Waterloo' on May 7th.
Kevin regularly performs for us and so he's got used to our DJ's jokey style and now gives as good as he gets. He is one of the more casually dressed performers, and is nice looking in a
slightly rugged sort of way. (I speak for the women here!) He has a pleasant singing voice.
I particularly liked his singing of the two Irish songs, 'After All These Years' and 'The Hills of Donegal.' Especially intriguing was his statement that only he sings, 'The Mission of
Santa Gardenia' and that he is going to learn to dance 'Smokey Places' which goes with it. I enjoyed the song and wait to see if he keeps his promise about the dance!
In the fast draw the winner was Curly and the runner-up Sundown.
The next Saturday we met at Sterndale Moor Social Club. The artist was Johnny Holland from Derby, who was standing in for Graham Clarke. (Get well soon Graham!) He came with his wife Carol not Sue, as I had said in a previous report. (Sorry, Carol!) Carol is a great dancer and knew some dances I'd not seen before.
Johnny always dresses well and did us proud this time with his three changes, one for each spot. There is lots of opportunity to dance while he is singing and he does some pretty mean
fingering on the guitar as well. I noted 'Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde' and 'Speak To The Sky' as being newer line dance songs, and I also picked out to mention 'Some Beach, Somewhere,' the Eagles' 'Take It Easy' and
Creadance Clearwater Revival's 'Bad Moon On The Rise.'
Westie came to this week's gathering, which gave the lie to Kalamitty's assertion of the previous week that she was 'inspecting the patio from underneath.' Fortunately it had been a joke!
This time Sundown won the fast draw and Frosty came second.
On the 21st May we were back at the 'Waterloo.' The artist was Mike Neilson, formerly of the Neilson Brothers who toured the circuit way back in the '70s. Mike was lead guitar and he hasn't lost any of his guitar playing skills, which meant we were in for a real treat. (He sings pretty well too.)
Mike is an extremely versatile artist, and so we started with Johnny Cash's 'Folsom Prison Blues,' travelled through songs like Don Williams' 'I Recall a Gypsy Woman' and George Jones'
'One Drink' and ended with Westie and Preacher dancing round the pillar to the reggae 'Don't Worry, Be Happy.' All I can say is, "Whatever Next?"
Mike also sang 'Phantom 309' as a tribute to Ricky Silver.
I seem to have forgotten to note who won the fast draw, but I think Rusty and Preacher were in it somewhere!
As May ended with another Rendezvous I'll say, "Adios" for now, and direct you to the Weekend report,
Mrs Rusty
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