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Topic: MAY 2026 FSOTM – ANYTHING GOES

This month of MAY is ANYTHING GOES month.  You can perform any SONG you want.  It may be a COVER or an ORIGINAL, you know what to do.

We only had one song suggested this month which was:
~Wild Thing by the Troggs~ 
A great song which I personally like, so a great suggestion there Richard.


READY, SET, GO !!!

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Re: MAY 2026 FSOTM – ANYTHING GOES

I did one of my songs from my CD Prelude to Solitude:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQYalkrLDV4

at the music club.

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3 Reply by Grah1 (edited by Grah1 2026-05-04 19:39:12)

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Re: MAY 2026 FSOTM – ANYTHING GOES

Heres  one  from   yesterdays  gig  the  band  stand  at  ilkley
Lou  Reeds  Wating for  the  man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKI7X3W … mp;index=1
A damp  day   but  fun all  the  same   . For best experience   please  turn everything   upto  max or  wear  head phones  and  then  turn every  thing  to  max

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Re: MAY 2026 FSOTM – ANYTHING GOES

Grah1 wrote:

Heres  one  from   yesterdays  gig  the  band  stand  at  ilkley
Lou  Reeds  Wating for  the  man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKI7X3W … mp;index=1
A damp  day   but  fun all  the  same   . For best experience   please  turn everything   upto  max or  wear  head phones  and  then  turn every  thing  to  max

Left a comment on YouTube .. are you getting the audio from the phone too? it's quite good quality ..

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Re: MAY 2026 FSOTM – ANYTHING GOES

Hi  Richard
                    Ben our   bass  player records  every  gig  and  rehearsal  with  a  zoom   recorder/camera   . Basicaly  tosee  where  weve messed  up  LOL This  was  only  the  second  full gig  since    October  25  ,due  to  my  health  issues    we have   another  7  booked  so  far    plus  a couple  of   solo  ones   each   .   .Its  hard  to    book regular   gigs  at  the  moment   as   Jim our  drummer   is  touring  with  Gaelforce a  very  successful   uk  folk  rock band    for  most  of  the  year    and  is  allready   booked  into  27 . So  we  have  to  work  around  him .     

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Grah1 wrote:

Hi  Richard
                    Ben our   bass  player records  every  gig  and  rehearsal  with  a  zoom   recorder/camera   . Basicaly  tosee  where  weve messed  up  LOL This  was  only  the  second  full gig  since    October  25  ,due  to  my  health  issues    we have   another  7  booked  so  far    plus  a couple  of   solo  ones   each   .   .Its  hard  to    book regular   gigs  at  the  moment   as   Jim our  drummer   is  touring  with  Gaelforce a  very  successful   uk  folk  rock band    for  most  of  the  year    and  is  allready   booked  into  27 . So  we  have  to  work  around  him .

Wow, that's going to be a lot of recordings to go through!!!

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Re: MAY 2026 FSOTM – ANYTHING GOES

neophytte wrote:

I did one of my songs from my CD Prelude to Solitude:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQYalkrLDV4

at the music club.

Cheers

Richard

Good to see you playing this song fairly regularly Richard, especially one you have written.     

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Grah1 wrote:

Heres  one  from   yesterdays  gig  the  band  stand  at  ilkley
Lou  Reeds  Wating for  the  man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKI7X3W … mp;index=1
A damp  day   but  fun all  the  same   . For best experience   please  turn everything   upto  max or  wear  head phones  and  then  turn every  thing  to  max

Great to see your still out there performing and having fun Grah.  Great to hear you have some more gigs coming up as well.     

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Re: MAY 2026 FSOTM – ANYTHING GOES

Did this song (Steamrollar) a few days ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5Y7gOYX9BA

Cheers

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Richard

That was awesome !

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Graham,
you guys rocked that song ! Sounded great.  Listened to it with headphones - shut my eyes - it was like I was right in the front row of your performance !  Really, really, good ! Thanks for Sharing!
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Re: MAY 2026 FSOTM – ANYTHING GOES

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Richard

That was awesome !

Jim

Thanks, we also did All along the watchtower, but my microphone was recorded too high which causes distortion on the vocals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvC4DzDYKPM

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Re: MAY 2026 FSOTM – ANYTHING GOES

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/muffin-break-cafe
anything goes how about a coffee     

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Re: MAY 2026 FSOTM – ANYTHING GOES

easybeat wrote:

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/muffin-break-cafe
anything goes how about a coffee

That was pretty good, tried to leave a comment on SoundCloud and couldn't ... sounds somewhat like a jingle ....

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Good to have that 6th one !!!   smile

Nice playing on a cool song

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neophytte wrote:

Did this song (Steamrollar) a few days ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5Y7gOYX9BA

Cheers

Richard

EXCELLENT!!!  All round goodness, probably your best one yet in my opinion.  Great blues and you can't beat a harmonica alongside a good blues song.  Loved this one, cheers.     

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neophytte wrote:
TIGLJK wrote:

Richard

That was awesome !

Jim

Thanks, we also did All along the watchtower, but my microphone was recorded too high which causes distortion on the vocals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvC4DzDYKPM

Cheers

Richard

Another good performance and having the harmonica really makes it pop.  Agee though with you, the vocals quite distorted in this one.     

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easybeat wrote:

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/muffin-break-cafe
anything goes how about a coffee

Great to see you entering a song in this month Brian.   A nice gentle tune you put together with that one, which was pleasant to listen too.   Muffin break will love you for the free advertising smile     

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Jandle wrote:
easybeat wrote:

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/muffin-break-cafe
anything goes how about a coffee

Great to see you entering a song this month Brian.   A nice gentle tune you put together with that one, which was pleasant to listen too.   Muffin break will love you for the free advertising smile

     

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Re: MAY 2026 FSOTM – ANYTHING GOES

Many thanks  for taking the time to listen and comment everyone.
its nice to share songs with global friends,     

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Re: MAY 2026 FSOTM – ANYTHING GOES

I don't play my guitar much nowadays but in the spirit of helping to keep this platform going I dusted of my guitar and recorded this simple song I wrote in the hope it will encourage others to have a go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMUVFWJVhDM     

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Peatle Jville wrote:

I don't play my guitar much nowadays but in the spirit of helping to keep this platform going I dusted of my guitar and recorded this simple song I wrote in the hope it will encourage others to have a go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMUVFWJVhDM

That was pretty good Peatle ... quite enjoyed it!

I did "Valerie" at the Pines a couple of months ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBWc8UIoj6k

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Cheers Richard, thanks for having a listen.  You picked a nice setting to perform Valarie and the sound was also good on it.

Grah, good music and interesting to watch the places where you and your band entertain I also like your choice of songs to cover.

Brian, Vulli who owns Muffin Break  in Jville would love what you have done with your song about Muffin's.

Jan,  look forward to hearing some more of your music when you get back into playing and singing it also good the way you support Chordie .

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Cheers Richard, thanks for having a listen.  You picked a nice setting to perform Valarie and the sound was also good on it.

Thanks!

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