Paul
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Re: September Jakefest! Yippee! - 2004/09/19 16:31
We only got to Devon by Saturday afternoon, so others will have to give details about Friday evening and Saturday morning (both of which were wonderful, by all accounts). The afternoon guitarists' session was great fun, and thanks to Keith I know now what I should be doing with the intro to The Jolly Captain. Seeing and playing Jake's guitar was a fabulous experience (we all decided that The Man had given us permission...). Meeting Sheila was wonderful, and it was good to learn that she is really comfortable with what we are doing to / with Jake's songs. Malcy did manage to get The Lodger right and, more to the point, his duet with Ian on I Stayed Off Work Today was a triumph. The old hands who were performing just seem to go from strength to strength, and there were some great new kids (and adults) on the block. Jenny and William loved doing Remember Bethlehem and Tortoise (with props), Clare Morgan and her friend Jane did a great Portishead-style On the Shelf, with Malcy on backing. Bertie (the American spaniel, for those who don't know him) sat obediently on the stage while having Our Dog sung to him. On Again On Again had a real stageful, and the Topica Ladies did us proud again, emerging clad as witches with hats, cats and nude aprons to flash, while Ladies Magic Circle was busked. It was a great event, and thanks are due to all those (Sarah especially) for all the hard work that went into setting it up. I could ramble on for ages, but Jenny is now demanding access to the computer to contact the Topica Ladies. Still, I hope that this gives some inkling of what Saturday evening was like.
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