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That's   really  good  Richard ,  one  of  your  best . And  it  suits  your  voice  perfectly .     

Thanks I'll pass the info on to Robert     

Having a few problems hearing Jim might be my device I'll give it another listen on the lap top later     

Jandle wrote:
Grah1 wrote:

They call me the breeze jj cale  .

I can hear you performing that one Grah, it will suit your style smile

Anymore suggestions from anyone for next month?

I do it regularly Jan as part of my set. First track on this vid is a recent performance https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jowTbdM2xV0     

They call me the breeze jj cale  .     

Two good songs Jan well done     

Jim
Get it on use a cyclotron 
Change the state
And you'll feel greater
Feel the power in your isotope
When you turn on
Your particle accelerator.     

Cyclotron     

Cheers  Jan     

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtG-yedQktk version 2  with  extra  verse

Lyrics  and  chords
D ~ ~  D ~ ~      Welfare line
                        D
1. Well, now, boys, we’ve suffered  Brexit
                                                 G
    and  life's  gone  down the  drain
     G                                 
    lost my job and  self  esteem
              D                          A         
     cant get them ' back again.

D
    I tried to  help  my country,
                                         G
    Worked  for  the  NHS
        G                           D
    we didn't  get  no  decent pay
                                 A          D
    they clapped  for  us  instead 

        G                                                                         D
So, pass around the bottle, boys, let's talk about old times,
            D                                         A                            D
night's rollin' in, it's cold as sin, here on the welfare line !

       D
3. Couldn't  pay  my  taxes ,
                                           G
    couldn't pay the debts I owed,
                                         D
    'cause I ain't made of silver,
              D                              A         
    and I ain't never seen no gold.
    D
    I  remember  poor old Rachel,
                               G
    soft as a velvet gown,
             G                         D
    they layed her in the pauper's grave
                      A         D
    on the other side of town.

        G                                                                         D
So, pass around the bottle, boys, let's talk about old times,
            D                                           A                            D
night's rollin' in, it's cold as sin, here on the welfare line !
+  instrumental = verse 3
              D
3.  Some folks are born to money,
                                          G
  Most of them don’t care
               G                          D
  about  the  lives of other folk
           D                                  A       
   They  wouldn’t  think  to  share
D
So line  up at the  food bank 
                              G
For  your  daily  bread
            G                           D
The  Tories  count  their money 
                              A                    D
and  would  rather  see  you  dead       


   G                                                                         D
So, pass around the bottle, boys, let's talk about old times,
            D                                           A                            D
night's rollin' in, it's cold as sin, here on the welfare line !

   G                                                                         D
Pass around the bottle, boys, let's talk about old times,
            D                                             A                            D
night's rollin' in, it's cold as sin, here on the welfare line !     

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Glad  you  are  ok  .     

cheers  phil I've  since  added   a verse  at  the  end   as  I  felt  it  was  a  bit  short  I'll  re do  the  vid   and  publish  the  lyrics  later     

Cheers Peatle I think it lends its self to the mandolin I might try it at the Hebden bridge  Trades club open mic on Thursday if If I get  a long enough slot.     

I've  done  a  re  write  of   the  classic Highwaymen song Welfare  line . Heres a demo  on the mandolin  Hope  you  like  it .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH91rH26rE4 

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Today  I  found  another  old  mandolin  ,this  time   a  Romanian one .  The  guy  selling  it  reckoned  it  needed  re stringing  ,but  when I  got  it  home    and gave  it  a  thorough inspection  every thing  was  fine  , so  a  quick  clean  up  and   a tune  up   and  I  think  it  sounds  fine . I've  done  a  little  vid  Let me  know  what  you  think  Cheers  G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kQXzWr04iY

This one is a cover of a Greek song I did with The Cretan band Everdie it's called asimina sfika which means silver wasp .I hope this counts as an animal I'm on guitar ,the vids a bit dark but it was filmed in the rehearsal room and we'd had a few drinks  at this point. Enjoy https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XpP_DGa3oLY

We  do   Sweet  Caroline , 500 miles (proclaimers) and  Delilah in the  current  Rockits    set  . I  don't  sing  them thankfully LOL     

Better than I expected Phill I'd resigned my self to just playing guitar for Ronnie and the Rockits but I got invited to a small venue the previous week where I did a short  set which went really well so I thought I'd see if I could manage a propper set .Maybe still a bit too soon but getting there.     

We have  a  number   of  good  venues round  here  Jim . I'm just  easing my  self back  into  playing after  my  covid  experiences  . Still  a  bit  of  a  struggle  though .     

I popped over to the Skipton Sound bar to play the other night.Great crowd  great venue.Check this place out of you are in North Yorkshire .This is a cover of a Rory Gallagher song.Ghost blues


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JVooxHlznW8

Just what I observed over several years  maybe nothing who knows only the writers,perhaps?     

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Rocking  at   Skipton Sound Bar  last  night .

Well done  Jim the  Aardvark  snuck  in  nicely