Fife's Top Quality Singer

Friday 23rd November - The Carousel, Kinghorn

This gig started out looking like it was going to be a busy one, but unfortunately most of the patrons were out for just a couple. Davie, the landlord let me know that he was having a ceilidh /function in his lounge on Saturday and a customer was also having a party for a lot of the regulars.

It was an early start and was seemingly going well but unfortunately just into the second of my three sets everyone started to drift away. Davie asked me to stop at half ten - only 2 hours into my night, but he was happy to pay me the full amount and actually seemed apologetic for the poor turnout. I explained that it was a good thing for me as I had a double this weekend and was still worried about my voice after my ill health, so for me it worked out well. I agree with Davie that it is difficult to work to a quiet room but I have worked to much smaller numbers.  I still appreciated the early night. I hope that I get a good turn out next time at this venue. The locals always seem to be out to enjoy themselves and I like Davie and his willingness to get acts on and try to entertain.

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 Friday 27th July - The Carousel Motel, Kinghorn

All I can say is - GO THERE!  This place has a good atmosphere, with regulars and visitors who want to be entertained! I usually have a bit of nerves when going to a new venue, but when I arrived I was told that this was new territory for the venue as they hadn't hosted entertainers in their lounge for some time. My nerves quickly disappeared and I settled down to giving a pop/rock performance... Braw. I'd have happily done "Blanket on the Ground" or "Rose Garden" but they weren't requested.

 I hope this place continues to have weekly/fortnightly cabaret slots, as the audience here are so appreciative.  There are only a few pubs in Fife where I get such a welcome!  And applause too!

I'd like to say a big HI to Davie, who runs the pub/motel.  He seems to have his finger on the pulse, and has realised (along with pubs like the Weavers and the Tapshoap) that you have to run a community pub these days, and a manager who knows what his punters like is invaluable.

Well they seemed to like me, so I know I'll hopefully be back.  Please keep an eye on what's on here, and support this pub.