Just two songs led by me today (on ukulele) – I Can See Clearly Now the Rain Has Gone and Jolene. The first was an example of a mondegreen, in that I used to imagine it was about a woman called Lorraine who was perhaps so large she used the block the light from the windows. Once I was young and foolish but, now, I am no longer young!

The other was, as I introduced it, perhaps an inappropriate song for me to sing and certainly in an inadvisable key (thanks to Mo for keeping the main vocal line in it’s proper rut alongside my meanderings!). It is a beautiful piece and much more poignant than my performance probably rose to.

I also enjoyed the song which Lachlan brought to bring the session to a close – Don McLean’s American Pie. It is an epic piece of work and not the easiest to perform but, with his leading, we made it through. Back again on 10 February.