Legends charity gig

Our Lunchtime Legends gig on Friday (free entry - pass round the hat) raised £120.50 for Queenscourt Hospice. Thanks to all who came along, danced the night away and donated to this wonderful local charity.  I'm still happy to accept donations if you weren't able to be there!  Till the next time then.

Next Legends gig ~ 11 November

20th Elsinore gig

A view of Whitby.

Our annual Lunchtime Legends gig took place on 24 August during Whitby Folk Week in the Elsinore on Flowergate, our 20th in this venue.  It went down well; it was so hot in this small pub that after our 34-song set, I looked as though someone had poured a bucket of water over me. It was good to have Jez Lowe joining us again on bass, and the great Pete Coe opened for us with a very dirty-sounding distorted guitar, singing songs like I Hear You Knocking, I Fought The Law (And the Law Won) and the Kinks’ song Superman.

Although we had no new recordings, we sold 4 CDs - and even 3 old-fashioned cassettes, believe it or not. Candy Rell’s rendition of the Dusty Springfield classic, You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me, got the whole pub singing. Hi Ho Silver Lining and Your Sixteen finished our set as always; the one time we did Hi Ho half way through, they wouldn't let us go until we played it again at the end!

Probable next gig

The gig in Adlington went quite well, although towards the end we were singing to a wall owing to the layout of the pub.  The whole day raised more than £750 for the Firefighters Charity, so it was all worthwhile.

Our next outing is likely to be our annual Whitby bash during Folk Week.  That will be on Wednesday 24 August at lunchtime in the Elsinore, Flowergate, Whitby.  If anything arises before then, it will be recorded here.

Legends gig

The Lunchtime Legends will be playing a gig at the Bay Horse Inn, Babylon Lane, Adlington near Chorley, PR6 9ER, on Saturday 30 April.  It is a fundraiser for firefighters.

Gig postponed

Unfortunately, our gig at the Rivington Bowling Club has had to be postponed until later in the year.  Disappointing, but these things happen.  Pity, as I was quite pleased with the poster, but I can reuse the design!

Poster for next gig

Return to Rivington

Rivington Bowling Club (see previous post) has invited us back for a repeat gig on 26th February. It should be good fun, if last time was anything to go by.

We had decided that we would probably be treated as background music, but we couldn't have been more wrong:  these people had come out to have a good time - dancing, singing along, a woman of, ahem, middle years sliding down the body of her partner to the music, much the embarrassment of the young people present (there were a few). Embarrass the young - that's what I say!  And real ale from Prospect brewery too - wonderful.

We did all this without our drummer Clive, who was unwell. We're hoping he can make the next gig.

I'll put up the poster as soon as I've done it.