We have been regular performers at the Barnet Folk Club in recent years, and it is always a pleasure to see organiser JJ Dunne and club members. JJ has always been very supportive of our music and we are very happy to support Barnet Folk Club.
Taking place in the atrium area of the Arts Depot near Tally Ho corner, the Barnet Folk Club venue is somewhat unusual. It is a big space to fill. However, with an excellent bar, a cafe- style arrangement of tables and a good p.a. system, club organisers manage to create a surprisingly intimate performance space. The evening is open to the people of Barnet and it is always nice to see an audience from 8 to 80 years old and from every walk of life.
JJ kicked the evening off with a couple of excellent Irish numbers and then Rob joined him to play Christy Moore’s Viva la Quinta Brigada – and very nice it was too. Another club member then performed a Leon Rosselson number and then a couple of his own compositions. We then did our 45-minute set, which seemed to go down very well.
The tradition at Barnet is for the headline artist to join JJ and finish the evening with a rousing chorus of Whiskey in the Jar. However, since our set had not included our song ‘Only For Three Months’, JJ encouraged us to stay on stage and finish the evening with a performance of the song as an encore – something we were naturally honoured to do.
As the audience drifted away, many of them came up and thanked us for an excellent evening, which was lovely. Some bought CDs and others joined our mailing list, which was very encouraging. Like the audience, we too had very much enjoyed the evening and are hoping to return to Barnet in 2015 as part of the launch for our new CD.