Mairi and Isla (Click to enlarge)
With our leader of the group, Moira, being unwell this week, Isla White took over the proceedings and did exceedingly well on the piano to keep us all in tune!
We started the morning's session by singing 'Love somebody, yes I do' and 'I shall sing, sing my song' - A few of us will be singing these 2 songs at the Hospice next week
Joan played a very interesting piece on her flute called Pastorale by Germaine Tailleferre followed by 3 Scottish tunes: All for Marie's Wedding, Westering Home and Over the Sea to Skye where we all joined in with hearty voices.
Carol had a go at playing Air Fa La La Lo on her harmonica and everyone sang 2 verses of the song.
Mairi then sang when she borrowed Sheila's scarf -- 'This is no' my plaid' and then we all joined her in her own composition --- the "Croft Song" (Sung to the Road to the Isles)
Chorus
Electricity and Gas we want and water from the mains,
Easy access to the nearest motorway
With connection to the telephone and the sewage drains
And a gaelic name that's not to hard to say
Ruth then read out a very amusing poem called Hamish Hedgehog by John Dennyson from the Scottish Poet Corner of well known newspaper.
Before Coffee we finished off with MANDELA DANCED IN THE SQUARE and SIYAHAMBA
Refreshed after the break Mairi then sang a beautiful song, Vienna, City of my Dreams, and this was followed by Jim who played Macrosty Park on his penny whistle and Sue who read a very moving Ken Stevens poem "The Long Silence"
We then all sang the 1960's song by the Seekers --- A World of Our Own, followed by the Burns song -- Coming through the Rye
Isla then sang a beautiful Irish song called "The Isle of Innisfree" and we all joined in.
(PLAY THE VIDEO BELOW TO HEAR THE LOVELY WORDS)
To finish off the morning we all sang one of our favourites "LAZY" -- Click on picture above to see enlargement of some of the group in full voiceWE ALL WISH MOIRA AND FAMILY A SPEEDY RECOVERY
