Tony Stace
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, (Orbison medley) In Dreams, Carolina Blue, You Got It , (Jazz singer medley), Kol Nidre, Hello Again, On The Robert E. Lee, Mascherata, Hooked on Classics medley, Pizzicato Polka, Beethoven Piano Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique, Ave Maria, Granada, Lady of Spain, Spanish Flea, Spanish eyes, Spanish Gypsy Dance, Unforgettable, Sparks (Kenneth Alford) – xylophone solo.
Tony’s reputation is well known and a ‘good concert’ was anticipated. His musical prowess and humour kept all entertained. He played his nearly 40 year old Yamaha HX1, (he does have 6 more) the instrument still sounding great despite its advancing age. Tony enhanced the depth of sound with a connected Roland BK7M expander for those extra sounds and rhythms.
Usual brilliant concert from him with a wide variety of recognisable music which brought the audience at times to its feet. There was a definite call to ‘encore’ as the audience called – More More!!
Brown Eyed Girl, A Hard Day’s Night, Amarillo, Rockin All Over The World, Lady in Red, Simply the best, Flick – Flack, A Latin medley, To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before, Lili Marleen, Eso Beso, Enjoy Yourself, Dancing Queen, Rasputin, YMCA, Irish medley, Irish Washerwomen, Danny Boy, Drunken Sailor, Lord of the dance, MacNamara’s Band, Annen-Polka op. 117 – Johann Strauss II,
Encore:- Doris Day – Que Sera Sera, Wild Rover, She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Georgy Girl,
Downtown, There’s Always Something
There to Remind Me, The Way You
Look Tonight, Top Of The World,
(Sung Elspeth), True Love Ways (Sung
Elspeth), Autumn Leaves, pirates of
Penzance overture, Five Foot Two, Eyes
Of Blue, Sleepy Shores, (Owen MD)
River Dance,
Medley of songs from The Sound of
Music (All sung by Elspeth)
Stepping in late to replace Paul McCulloch who withdrew for personal reasons, Michael Sullivan, his first return to us since 27th Nov 2017 and this time with his wife Elspeth, together produced for us a concert memorable for all the right reasons. Playing the Yamaha Genos 2 keyboard plus pedalboard and with the accomplished singing of Elspeth, who has a very good voice, the songs she sang added to the entertainment. We heard a broad range of appreciated and recognisable music pieces spanning many a genre including a captivating personal arrangement of ‘Hooked on Classics’. A very good concert with plenty of positive comments at the end.
What a shame this concert attracted the lowest attendance this year.
If you didn’t attend, you certainly missed out!
All Creatures Great and Small Theme,
Gershwin songs medley, Maple Leaf Rag,
Nola (Felix Arndt), The Deadwood Stage,
The Black Hills Of Dakota, A Teenager In
Love (Sung Elspeth), Diana (Paul Anka
), I Dreamed a Dream (Sung Elspeth),
Sweet Georgia Brown, Hooked on Classics (Pts. 1 & 2), Brassed off (Film)
medley including March of the Cobblers,
Duelling Banjos (film Deliverance), Puppet On A String, Delilah, Sir Duke, You
Are The Sunshine Of My Life
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Get happy, The way we were, Medley from 42nd Street Inc, Lullaby on Broadway, We’re in The Money, A Glen Miller Medley, Little Brown Jug, Chattanooga Choo-Choo, In The Mood, Medley in classic organ style, Songs of Praise (theme), Fauré, Requiem – Pie Jesu, V. Monti, Czardas, Frank Sinatra medley – Call me, Moon river, Music to Watch Girls by, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
After Michael last performed for us 22nd November 2022 the Club was pleased to welcome him back for our 23rd July 2024 concert. Disappointingly fewer of our members attended than expected, perhaps reflecting the summer holiday season now with us. For the concert the instrument brought was his smaller Roland AT-15. Size didn’t matter?? The AT-15 was loaded with sounds from his larger Atelier organ and with it he performed to great effect. An excellent well applauded concert with medleys of many genres including some captivating pipe organ sounds punctuated with moments of humour.
Blaze Away. Carmen medley – prelude March of the Toreadors, Reductio, Fantasia, Chanson du Toreador, 60’s medley inc – Can’t buy me love, Norwegian wood, She loves you, Yesterday, Yellow Submarine, Hey Jude, ‘Theatre Organ sounds’ There’s No Business Like Show Business, Beautiful Dreamer, Can’t Help Falling in Love, Camelot, How to Handle a Woman, If I Ruled The World ,On the Sunny Side of the Street, Strangers in the night, Some Enchanted Evening, Witchcraft, My Way
Encore — New York, New York.
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From the first half
Pick of the pops theme, Katie Melua – The Closest Thing To Crazy, Thunder & Lightning polka, Rock around the clock, Lets twist again like we did last summer, Sleigh ride, Oh come all ye faithful, Mike Oldfield – In Dulci Jubilo, We three kings, We wish you a merry Christmas, medley of carols, Sound of Music – a medley, The swinging shepherd blues, Puffing Billy (BBC Uncle Mac), Nelly the elephant, Coronation Scot, Dick Barton, Davy Crockett, Things ain’t what they used to be, You need hands, Tulips from Amsterdam, Perfidia, More Kai Winding, 60s & 70s Medley, -Telstar, Apache, Pretty woman, A whiter shade of pale,
Chris Stanbury 12th Dec 2023
Chris played the Yamaha ELS-02X Stagea organ, fully integrating its many orchestral sounds. He entertained with an extensive mix of pieces and a smattering of festive ones, perhaps not as many as there may have been, the audience not too excited about Christmas yet, but then it was only the 12th of December. There was much to listen to, music and humorous commentary. The pieces played drew enthusiastic audience applause and some to their feet cheering for an encore – Thunderbirds are go.
From the second half
The Raiders March, Raindrops keep falling on my head, Ding Dong merrily on high, Good King Wenceslas, God rest ye merry gentlemen, Deck the halls, A Disney medley, When you wish upon a star, ‘Heigh Ho’ – Snow White, Someday my prince will come, I wanna be like you. Can You Feel The Love Tonight, You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me, Out of the blue, Bohemian Rhapsody, (Brazil) Tico Tico, Juke box jury theme, Lets dance, Bobby’s Girl, Happy birthday sweet sixteen, Encore – Thunderbirds are go.
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From the first half
Anything goes, Hello Dolly, Unforgettable, The show must go on, A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley, Sweet Caroline, Histoire d’un amour, Budapest, Wonderful Tonight, A medley of Dixie music, My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from “Titanic”), A Latin medley
Mark Spafford 21st November 2023
New to us at BOKC, Mark has not performed for us before, it was a first for us and him. Neither knew what to expect. The music he played on a Yamaha Genos without pedal board or reliance on multitracking. His style included arrangements perceived then as uniquely his. The music was broad spectrum diverse in its appeal. Some well applauded, it was enjoyed, but much as would be listening to an LP record. At the beginning of the afternoon he had announced he would play for us, as…. ‘after all we were there to hear music’. We listened to his music but without comment or introduction. In terms of entertainment, at the end of the performance one left with Marmite in mind, you loved it or you didn’t.
From the second half
Hallelujah, Bye bye blackbird, Oh when the saints go marching in, Always on my mind, Atlantis, (Ghost) Riders in the Sky, Apache, Take Me Home, Country Roads (sung along too), Skaters waltz, Big band medley, When You Wish Upon a Star, Perfect, A medley of Rags, I wanna be like you, and other jungle book songs, Fields of gold, A Jive medley including – Johnny be good, Encore – In the mood.
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From the first half
When you’re smiling, Love, Beer barrel polka, A River Dance medley, Just the way you are, Stand by me, When you told me you loved me, Five finger boogie, I’m still standing, The white cliffs of Dover, Cheek to Cheek, Somewhere in time, Besame Mucho, Perfidia, Mumb
Mark Thompson 26th Sept 2023
Mark Thompson, with us 22nd Jan 2018, then we missed him on 23rd March 2020 due to the pandemic but he returned to be with us 27th Sept 2021 and was our first performing artiste post the pandemic lock down. Mark, an appreciated musician by many, 26th Sept 2023 brought for us his usual great concert filled with sound, music and not a little youthful humour with a northern air. A change of suit for the second half rippled a few cheers from the audience, shall we say it was a little ‘brighter’! than that worn in the first half. Mark’s music performed on his trusty Yamaha EL90. Overall an afternoon of well applauded entertainment
From the second half
Rag time band, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, When The Saints Go Marching In, And The Waltz Goes On, Czardas, Medley 1950s – 1970s, My girl, Living Doll, Do You Wanna Dance, There goes my first love, The wonder of you, Come fly with me, My way, Crocodile rock, La Bamba, Go Johnny go, and a medley of more Rock and Roll
Members of the audience rose to their feet and called for… ‘More, more’
The encore – We’ll meet again.
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