The Music Appreciation Group

Leader:  Mike Stow - musicapp@ashbyu3a.co.uk - 01530 469152

5th November

Five of us met at Dorothy’s and Brenda started the proceedings with The Beatles first hit, “Love me Do”. This was followed by Sallie’s choice of Peter Dawson singing “Old Father Thames”.

As it was Remembrance week Nev picked an American anti-war song by Billy Joel “Goodnight Saigon”. Andy followed this with the Bothy Band with “Summer Will Come”. Dorothy’s first choice was “I Vow to Thee My Country” from the annual Remembrance Service.

Brenda’s second choice was a “Shall We Dance” by Fred Astaire from the 1937 musical of the same name. Sallie then picked “Boys of the Old Brigade” by the Royal Central Band of the British Legion. Another Billy Joel song , “Lullaby” was Nev’s next choice.

Andy then chose “Aria” by Glen Gould from J S Bach’s Goldberg Variations which was followed by Dorothy’s choice of Acker Bilk playing “White Cliffs of Dover”. Brenda’s last choice was the Carpenter’s with “There’s a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)” and then Sallie Picked Al Jolson singing “When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbing Along”.

Nev’s final choice was another anti-war song “The Green Fields of France” by The Fureys. Andy then chose an interesting version of Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights” by the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Finally Dorothy chose Handel’s “Funeral March”.