Four Chesnuts, the Regnum, the Limes and Christmas Soup!

Club singaround night 2nd October, so it's always good to go and catch up with everyone and everything. Jane brought her guitar this week and she did really well, I was very impressed.
I sang Blackwaterside and Sovay, Sovay and tried out the new pitchpipes I'd bought at the weekend. It made such a difference for Blackwaterside which is one of those songs you need to pitch correctly for it to work.
I finally managed a Friday night at the Regnum and felt a bit uncomfortable because I hadn't been for ages, but it ain't easy to do everything. Anyway, we had a fantastic night raising over £200 for Oxjam, singing, playing Folk bingo! and with a raffle. I sang Lord Gregory as a request and the Cock, 'cos I still like it and I hadn't done it here before. Good night all round.
Ed Rennie was guest at the Limes on Saturday 6th October. He's a very accomplished singer and melodeon player, so it was a good evening. I sang Sheepcrook and Blackdog, one I hadn't sung for a while but which I felt fitted in with the evening.
On Sunday,about a dozen of us met up to thrash out some ideas for a couple of traditional carols to sing this Christmas. We decided on Lullay my Liking and The Trees are Bare. Others that we tried were the Holly Bears a Berry and the King. Who would have thought it singing Christmas carols in October, sitting in the garden in the sunshine.....marvellous!