Morley WMC Welcome Active Edge...
It’s been some time since I visited Morley WMC so I put that right tonight when I saw the boy/girl duo, ‘Active Edge’ on stage. Linda and Steve Fisher always look the part whenever or wherever they appear. Both have good voices, harmonizing skills and a good mix of songs. The sound and lights are excellent and well operated. It was a pretty busy club; the room was nice and cool in this mini heat wave we’re having. The first song was appropriate to the weather, it was the Bill Withers song, ‘Lovely Day’ with Steve taking the lead. Some more songs were, ‘Happy Together’, a Turtles song. Linda sang a super version of Alice Faye’s, ‘You’ll Never Know’. What a lovely voice she has and the song suits her perfectly. More of Active Edge's songs were. REM’s, ‘Losing My Religion’ and Chris Farlowe’s, ‘Out Of Time’. A great performance from, “Active Edge”...
I like this club, the lady on the chair does a great job, the seating is very comfortable and there is a smashing atmosphere...In the room were Gordon and Joan Kellett, Ken and Amanda,(Crazy Diamond), Paul and Julie, (Fifth Avenue), Billy from Leeds, and Arthur Shaw from The Northern Club Review. A great meeting point on a Wednesday night...
On my way out I noticed that there is Rock and Roll night at Morley WMC from 8pm to 11-30 pm on Friday nights with a £2 door charge...  Steve and Linda Fisher are ACTIVE EDGE
Gilly welcomed Alf Berry to the country music club on Tuesday night; there was a fair crowd there to see this amazing gentleman. He was billed as Alf Berry, Countdown Country; why? Well Alf appeared on the ITV, channel 4
programme,‘Countdown ‘ about 15 years ago when Richard Whitely was
the host. In fact he won a Countdown Teapot on the show which he displayed on stage. Chris Gill, (Gilly) has added Count Down Country to Alf's publicity... Well done Gilly...
Alf has a terrific voice similar in sound to country singer, Russ Carlton. His PA is excellent and he plays guitar along with recorded bass and drums backing. He opened his show with ‘Hey Good Looking’, (he must have noticed me in the room), ‘Oh Lonesome Me’, A George Strait song called, ‘I Wanna dance With You’, Hank Locklin’s ‘Please Help Me I’m Falling’there were the songs of Don Williams, Billy Ray Cirus. As I have said on many occasions, Gilly’s audiences are listeners and will join in the songs when asked. It was a very pleasant night at Gilly’s. If you like Country Music, then Gilly’s, situated in Westgate common club is the place to be on Tuesday nights...  Alf Berry &his Countdown Teapot
Glasshoughton WMC welcomed Steve Richards tonight. The club was pretty busy at 8pm, Steve was dressed smartly for the stage in a suit, shirt and tie and polished shoes; he has a good voice and an excellent sound system. Whilst warming up and doing his sound check he sang a few bars of Elvis Presley’s ‘Don’t Cry Daddy’. I thought we were in for an Elvis tribute show but he only sang a couple, he is good enough, the voice is pretty close and his mannerisms are good. Some of the songs he did sing were Billy Fury’s‘Jealousy’ from 1961; Bobby Darin’s, ‘Things and Beyond The Sea’, Steve has a super voice with a good range, and a strong controlled vibrato.
This was the first time I had seen Steve who is from Seacroft and I was very impressed... Check him out when you see his name on a poster near you...  Steve Richards
Batley Working Mens Club Welcome Simply ‘H’.
One of my best friends is Simply ‘H’ who is to me Harry Clark; he appeared at a very quiet Batley Working Mens club; Harry was in fine voice singing the songs from the 50’s and 60’s. This seemed to suit the age group who were in the club. Harry was casually smart on stage and he has some good sound equipment and good backing tracks. Some of his songs were by, Peter And Gordon, The Searchers, Matt Monro, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Danny And The Juniors and The Everly Brothers... It’s a shame more members weren’t there. It’s not so long ago this very club was closed and some artistes from clubland stepped in and with some help from other clubs in the area came to the rescue. I hope it doesn’t come to that again...
KT Starr In Staincliffe Cricket Club...
This club was very busy when I called in to see, KT Starr; what a super singer she is. In the club were Craig Harper (who sings in a duo called Bel Suono with Katie), and her agent, Mike Hainsworth... Katie went on stage looking great in a sequined dress, LTS. In this set she sang the songs of The Ronettes, ‘Be My Baby’, ‘I’m Alive’, by Celine Dion, Jessie J’s ‘Price Tag, Ceelo Green’s Forget You, a couple of Adele songs, (Katie does a superb Adele tribute show), Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Holding Out For A Hero and many more. What a fabulous voice, Mike, Craig, record producer Keith Appleton and I think Katie is pitch perfect... you gotta go and see her. I will be going to see KT Starr in an Adele show next week. Look out for the review...  Harry (Simply 'H') Clark |  KT Starr |
Let The Poster Tell The Story,
Saul: Michael Buble, Austin Gill: Neil Diamond,
Melissa "Diamonds Are Forever" Shirley Bassey,
Aaron Martin "The Sound of Elvis" and
Caitlen Bailey "A Night Like This" Caro Emerald.
Westgate club was reasonably busy tonight; I guess most clubs suffered a bit because of the Champions League cup final but nevertheless they still did good business. On stage at Westgate was the band, Carefree, who are always popular wherever they go. It was the dance set we saw there when this very smartly dressed band played the songs of The Killers, Dire Straits, Status Quo, The Monkees and many more. Rob, Graham and Mark were in fine voice. Look out for the Carefree Harmony Band...
Horbury club was quite busy when we arrived; on stage was the immaculately dressed trio, The Sensations’. Three top class singers in perfect harmony and also with a touch of humour in their show. 'The Love I Lost’, A Harold Melville and the Blue Notes song, and one that always seems to be very popular with Soul and Motown singers, ‘My Girl’. A Jimmy James And The Vagabonds song, ‘I’ll Go Where The Music Takes Me’, The Drifters,‘Up On The Roof’. The dance floor was soon buzzing to this great band... The Sensations...
A few weeks ago Pat and I saw a young Doncaster singer in a double bill at Westgate Common club called Mark Ellis; I saw this young singer in a Blackpool Command preview show at the Prince Of Wales in Pontefract. On this viewing of young Mark I have to say that his performance is ever progressing. His voice, presentation and the humour are outstanding. He appeared in Brookhouse club on Saturday night singing to a fairly busy house. A couple of the songs were, ‘Together In Electric Dreams’ and ‘You Got It’. What a performer. You have to see Mark Ellis...
 Jim Kelly, Lauren Faye Moss and Christine Kelly... Jim And Christine’s Golden Wedding Anniversary...
Friday night and a full house at Crigglestone Club where Jim and Christine Kelly surrounded by family and friends celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary; Pat and I were invited to join the party and it was good to see so many friends there. Jim is the club’s treasurer and Christine is a sterling worker on the committee. lauren faye Moss is a great friend of the happy couple, who had said she would sing for them. Jim and Christine got lots of cards and presents in spite of them saying, No Presents, just your Presence. Well would you turn up to such a great event without a present? Lauren had a bit of a tickly throat but she fulfilled her promise to sing, I for one was happy to listen and see her perform. She looked great in a 1950’s style black and red short dress and yes, LTS...and N. Lauren opened with a Shirelles song, ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow’ followed by Blondie’s, ‘The Tide Is High’. There were songs by The Beatles, lady Ga-Ga, now I’m not a fan of lady Ga-Ga but I enjoyed Laurens versions of her songs. Adele songs followed along with songs from Alexander Burke and lots - lots more. The sound was excellent and Lauren’s presentation is a joy to see... We had intended to stay for an hour but stayed for the full evening. A great occasion; happy anniversary, Christine and Jim Kelly...
 Lauren Faye Moss
 Bev Brookes Bev Brooks A Hit At' Nash...
This was the very first time I had seen this lady though her name has cropped up occasionally, I saw Bev at Castleford’s
Albion Street club on Thursday night. Bev has a great voice and good PA Equipment. There is a touch of humour in her show that people loved. Some of her songs were, ‘I’m Still Standing’ an Elton John song, there was ‘Oliver’s Army’, ‘I Only Want To Be With You’ a Dusty Springfield song plus lots more that were suited to the age group of the members. This lady from Sheffield is a good ’un...
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