We always look forward to playing the Cambridge Folk Club. The club and its organisers have always been so encouraging and supportive of what we do that it is very much like a meeting of friends when we return there. As a result of that support, they have invited us to step through from doing a 10 minute floor slot, to a showcase spot and invitations to perform at their Cambridge Folk Festival Club tent, then a support slot, and now a full booking – which it was an honour for us to do.
Rob and I both had personal friends in the audience who were coming along to the club for the first time and, with the regulars, the club filled up nicely before we went on.
Those who were there early had the chance to see two excellent new talents just launching out on the scene, Matt Tighe and Joe Devine. Matt is an immensely talented young fiddler and Joe is a great guitarist. They were a great way to kick off the evening and we should all watch out for their names in the future – they will go places.
For ourselves, we were able to introduce some new material to the Cambridge Folk Club members – in particular, The Silver Duro, The English Penny and Navajos and Pirates. We also performed our newly finished rendition of Jamie Foyers. All of these went down well and, indeed, some of the club members were very keen to learn both the songs and the stories behind The English Penny and Navajos and Pirates.
As always, Howard and Les created a great sound in the club and we ended the night to genuine and enthusiastic calls for an encore. It is always a pleasure to visit Cambridge and this was no exception – nice people, nice club.