28th February 2023 Night of the Bright Black Stars

Hosted by Jason:

Night of the Bright Black Stars

Sing me the tale of the black pearl blues
Sell your soul to the Devil one last time
Sing me the tale of Mr Smith
A banquette laid before us with fine fayre and wine

Sing me the tale of music from the village hall
Picture these songs adorning the walls
Sing me a tale of another open night
Music pouring forth like water falls

Sing me the tale of how I told you that I love you
Lay your head upon the pillow beside me
Sing to us your delicate spoken word
As Irish hearts beat so strongly within thee

Sing me the tale of New York Celtic mist
Remembering those guitar gods, the Pentangle greats
Sing to me of the helpless and the hoping
Just for a while before it’s too late

Sing of the sea shanty and the Penny whistle
Folk tunes to the Devil to rise from the dead
Sing of the white lines and the Honky Tonk Women
And lead the ensemble through 12 glorious bars to our beds

Sing of the judge, the jury and the executioner
The Mississippi Delta and that National guitar
Sing of the benefit of the doubt for all races
Do we still immerse them in the feather and the tar?

Sing of the outlaw named Billy The Kid
And the tale of the evil deeds that he did
But the blues still suffered in the voice of Holiday
And so our final performer sent us all on our way . . . 

Jason, Poet, February 2023

Thank you to Lance, Colin, Brenda, Frank, Laura, Michael Watts, Terry & Natasha, Chris Mansell, John Stephens, Milton Hide, Bob Melrose, Erica Olson, Ian Chisholm, and Lisa & Jason, for all the wonderful performances.