Month: September 2025

Surbiton Festival/Session on the 30.9.25/Waitrose Bansted….

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Surbiton Festival

Hi everyone, lots of info for you…..

Firstly, the Surbiton Festival is happening this Saturday. We are very short on numbers so if you can make it please come. Even if you didn’t come to the rehearsal or haven’t played with us for a while!

Here is the set list – Hound Dog, Cecilia (with Kazoo), Country Roads, See You Later Alligator, Every Day, Delilah, King Of The Road, Help, I Wanna Be Like You, Proud Mary, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, Dedicated Follower Of Fashion, Five Hundred Miles

We are on at 12pm in the same place as last year (Claremont Gardens – near Waitrose and the Station) – If everyone can be there around half an hour before we go on that would be great. Bring a stand, if you can play standing up do so, if not bring something to sit on. Also bring a couple of pegs to stop your music blowing around. Weather is currently looking OK but keep your fingers crossed….

There is a big car park behind Surbiton Station which should be OK to use if you need parking. Alternatively come by bus or train! Here is a link to the website which has all the info – Surbiton Festival

Secondly, we are back on Tuesday 30th for the next session, and I am returning to my alphabetical odyssey through the songbook. We are up to ‘S’ – here is the set

Space Oddity, Spirit in the Sky, Spooky, Stand By Me, Starman, Streets of London, Stuck in the Middle with You, Stupid Cupid, Subterranean Homesick Blues, Surfing USA, Summer Of 69, Sunny Afternoon, Super Trouper, Sway, Sweet Caroline

And finally, Colin sent me this message –

‘We have had an invite via my daughter Emma to perform 30 minutes of Christmas songs in the front entrance of Waitrose Banstead on Thursday 11th Dec. The exact time to be arranged  between  5 – 7 pm’

It sounds fun but unless I get work cancellations it’s going to be a bit difficult for me. But Colin did say he was happy to lead it so it could be a goer! We can discuss on Tuesday and see if there are available numbers. And we will have just done the Christmas session on the 9th so the songs will all be in tip top shape.

I think that’s everything, see you Saturday/Tuesday.

C

16/9/25 Set – Rehearsal For Surbiton Festival + FAB Concert News

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Thanks to everyone who came to the last session’s FAB concert – Connie from FAB said we raised £445 so great work! If anybody wants to share any photos or videos from the night please get in touch. I thought we played really well and it was brilliant to have all the audience singing along.

Next up is a return to the Surbiton Festival on the 27th. I’ve just heard we are likely to be on at 12pm on the Claremont Stage for 45 mins, but I will confirm all the details closer to the time.

I’ve picked a different set to last year, but have kept a few from the FAB gig because they are already well rehearsed. They are all good sing-a-long tunes hopefully! I’ll whittle it down a bit after Tuesday’s session.

Cecilia, Country Roads, Dedicated Follower Of Fashion, Delilah, Every Day, Five Hundred Miles, Help, Hi Ho Silver Lining, Honky Tonk Women, Hound Dog, I Wanna Be Like You, King of The Road, Proud Mary, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, See You Later Alligator, Sit Down