Club Night - 25th September

Steeton Court was a great success, a massive congratulations to all who took part. The videos and pictures were great.

We have a few weeks before the next gig. More details about timings for our gigs will be at the end of this message.

So what will we be doing this week? Well we will be looking at songs that were being considered for the Beer Festival in October. I will also try to build a list of other fun songs for us to have a go at. There are a couple of newer songs that I would also like to look at again. I have been looking at the timings for them too.

It is vital when looking at a song, that you sing what is there and not what you think is there. Sometimes we can get a bit over enthusiastic and lose the rhythm and timing. If that happens then the song breaks down. There are a few songs where this can be a real issue, so we will see what we can do about that!

Finally, I need to mention the C-word. Now before anyone clutches their pearls, I am talking about Christmas. We have three gigs in the Christmas period. As such we need to consider what songs we are going to play. We have a sizable range of songs. Some good for the high street, and others more choral. So we will need to untangle the fairy lights and check that our baubles are not cracked. Essentially we will need to look at what songs we want to do this year and what we need to practice.

Depending on the song the rehearsals may start in October for a song or two. You have been warned! Bah! Humbug!

Beer Festival List

• Good Luck Charm

• Hound Dog

• Dance The Night Away (The Mavericks)

• Friday I’m In Love (The Cure)

• Happy Together (The Turtles)

• Hit The Road Jack (Ray Charles)

• I Can See Clearly Now

• Jamaica Farewell

• Nowhere Man (The Beatles)

• San Francisco Bay Blues (Eric Clapton)

• Sway

• Sweet Caroline ( Neil Diamond)

• Spiderman

• The Cave (Mumford and Sons)

• Wrecked Again

Sussies book

• 15. Hotel California (The Eagles) (91)

• 16. All My Loving (The Beatles) (8)

• 17. Daydream Believer (The Monkees) (52)

• 18. Best Day Of My Life (American Authors) (17)

Other Song List

• YMCA

• Ruby Tuesday

• Wild Rover

• Ghost Riders

• Sway

• Wild Mountain Thyme

• Teenager in Love

• Green Door

Gig Information

Here are the details of the upcoming gigs that we are booked for.

Saturday, 25th October - Gargrave Beer Festival

(Annie/Alison Lucas). (3:45 - 4:30). St Andrew’s Church Hall, Gargrave, BD23 3NE.

Alison is our contact in Gargrave.

*SUC will be given Food & Drink tokens instead of monetary donation.

Gordon at SUC will be the contact person on the day between SUC members and

Alison in Gargrave.

Sunday, 30th November - Skipton Christmas Light Switch On - Skipton Town Council.

(TBC, a slot between 10am - 5:00pm) - On the

stage, High Street (Helen/Toby).

Toby can be contacted via the Town Council.

Sunday, 7th December - Holy Trinity Church, Christmas Market Gig

at Holy Trinity Church (Annie/Bev). 14:00 - 14:45

All donations proceeds go towards the Church’s heating system funds.

Bev’s email is via Holy Trinity.

Monday, 8th December - Osteoporosis Support Group,

room at Fisher Medical Centre. Millfields, Coach Street, Skipton, BD23 1EU. (Linda/Teresa). (10:45 - 11:25). Bucket Charity collection.

Teresa is our contact on the day.

Fund collected to put together with funds gained in 3) & 4) to go towards our two charities in 2025.

So we have plenty to look at. I have not given up on a theme for the future. However, I am sometimes inundated with suggestions that I just cannot keep up with. One idea I had was for jobs. So that will be the theme for the 9th October. We will still be looking at gig songs, but the main part will be on the theme of jobs. So cowboys, spacemen, whatever you can think of. IMPORTANT! If you are going to suggest a song that is not in our library, then it may not make it if no one knows it.

I look forward to seeing you all on Thursday.

Gordon