The Norton Pub, Cold Norton

Back at The Norton – at last! It wasn’t for want of trying, but you-know-what ensured that we stayed away for much longer than we wanted. It was still not quite normal – Jo was ill so it was last-minute shuffling of set lists to ensure we could provide a full evening’s entertainment.

It was wonderful, with a full crowd of enthusiastic punters, some old friends in the ukulele world and the great hospitality of host Boris and his brother George who put on a delicious spread for us in the interval.

We had learned ‘Dark Eyes’ as a tribute to Boris but the problem was, Jo was the only one who could sing it in in Russian! George came to the rescue, adding some great vocals, so all was not lost.

As well as dance favourites like ‘Sweet Caroline’ and ‘Brown-Eyed Girl’ we added a touch of the hard stuff which went down very well such as ‘Dakota’, ‘Smoke on The Water’ and ‘Comfortably Numb’. My set list got shredded under the dancing feet but it was worth it. If you’re kicking yourself for missing the party, we will be back in the summer!