November 8th 2007.... CAROLANNE 'B' As expected we had another most enjoyable evening's entertainment tonight from this super South Yorkshire singer.
Her concert was a lovely mix of new and old Country, ballads and uptempo numbers, all received appreciatively by our members.
Carolanne's programme included Jimmy Buffett's, Margaritaville, The Springfields', Silver Threads and Golden Needles, Ernest Tubbs', Waltz Across Texas, Susan Ashton's, Closer, Lacey J. Dalton's, Black Coffee, Waylon Jennings', Union Mare and Confederate Grey, Tom Russell's, Blue Wing, Rodney Crowell's, Lovin' All Night and Randy Travis', On The Other Hand.
More popular favourites were included in the latter half of the show. Amongst them were, Robert Mitchum's, Little Ole Wine Drinker, Don Gibson's, Sea Of Heartbreak, Willie Nelson's, Seven Spanish Angels, Sara Evans', Suds In The Bucket, and to bring the evening to a close, Keith Urban's, The River, once more confirming her popularity with our members.
Cyril Insley
July 26th 2007... CAROLANN 'B'We are always pleased to see Carolann at our club as we know we will get an evening of superb entertainment. There is always lots of variety in her show to keep listeners and dancers content all night long.
Tonight we had lots of different songs, some old, others new but all popular to our members.
Classic Country numbers included Johnny Cash's, Folsome Prison Blues, which initiated lots of whistle accompaniment from the audience, Lorreta Lynn's, Blue Kentucky Girl, The Bellamy Brothers, If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body - - - , Buck Owens, Act Naturally, etc. etc.
New Country songs featured included Hal Ketchum's, Past The Point Of Rescue, The Mavericks', Children, Mary Chapin Carpenter's, Down At The Twist And Shout, Marty Stuart's, Tempted, George Straits, One Night At A Time and Brendan Walmsley's, Speak To The Sky.
More recent releases some adopted by the linedance fraternity, included, Gretchen Peters', If Heaven, Sara Evans', Suds In The Bucket and Rodney Atkins', If You're Going Through Hell.
To bring another great night to a close, Carolann chose Dave Sherriff's, Best Of Friends, which as usual filled the dance floor to capacity.
Cyril Insley
June 29th 2006 CAROLANNE ' B '
It was another most enjoyable concert tonight from Yorkshire's own country sweetheart, Carolanne.
The format tonight for the three acts was deliberately contrived to suit dancers,listeners and singers alike.
Act one consisted mainly of relatively new songs with the odd Golden Oldie included.
Act two was somewhat similar but the ultimate session concentrated almost entirely on good old Country standards.
Starting with a new Sara Evans' recording, Walk Out Backwards, incidentally a hit for Bill Anderson in 1960, she continued with, Blake Shelton's, Some Beach, Randy Travis', Three Wooden Crosses, Tim McGraw's, Back When, Heather Myles', Nashville Not Hollywood, Gary Allan's, Nothing On But The Radio, and Buddy Jewell's, Sweet Southern Comfort, amongst others.
Carolanne's second session provided several Mary Chapin Carpenter numbers and others by Pam Tillis, Emmy Lou Harris, John Fogerty,Lacy J. Dalton etc.
Her final act brought us classics such as Love Bug, Mississippi, Tennessee Walz, Paper Roses, Tiger By The Tail, Sea Of Heartbreak and others.
It was the concensus veiw that this lovely lady had given us yet another evening's wonderful entertainment, enjoyed by dancers, listeners and singers alike.
Cyril Insley
JULY 14th 2005 CAROLANNE 'B' Tonight we were pleased to welcome back that happy, smiling lady from South Yorkshire , Carolanne 'B'. Unfortunately our audience was somewhat smaller than usual but all who attended agreed that the night's entertainment had been superb.Carolanne gave us a lovely mix of old and new Country which kept dancers, singers and listeners happy all evening. She makes no secret of the fact that she admires George Strait, Tanya Tucker and Heather Myles; so it was no surprise to hear numerous numbers from their individual catalogues:- ' Lovebug' ' Texas When I Die' and ' Playin' Every Honky Tonk In Town'. More recent songs included Blake Shelton's Bestseller ' Some Beach', Clay Walker's ' Live, Laugh, Love' and Gretchen Wilson's ' Redneck Woman'.Most popular renditions however seemed to be the Golden Oldies / ' Rose Garden', ' Mississippi', ' Tennessee Walz' ' Sweet Sweet Smile' ' Crazy' and 'Fields of Athenrye'. Her performance got the rapturous applause it deserved, and i am sure we shall see her again next year. Cyril Insley November 18th 2004 Carolanne 'B'
What a wonderful evening's entertainment we enjoyed from the lovely, lively lady from Rotherham , South Yorkshire , Carolann 'B' No wonder she is known as the County's, First lady of Country.Carolann has always had a keen interest in music since she was a child.Not only does she sing but plays guitar, mandolin, banjo and violin. Her music career took off in a cabaret environment in a local restaurant, followed by invitations to perform at local British Legion functions. She was in a duo for two and a half years, a band for a short while, but has been a solo artiste mostly for the last 10 years. Brought up on the music of Marty Robbins and Slim Whitman she has always enjoyed Country; so it was inevitable that she would find herself performing this kind of song. Her programme for tonight catered for all tastes, Line and Partner Dancers, Rock and Rollers, Listeners and those who love to join in and sing. She sang old songs, new songs and Classics to sustain our delight. Modern songs included Clay Walker's 'Gonna Live, Love, Laugh' Kimber Clayton's ' Jose Cuervo,' Scooter Lee's ' Ribbon of Highway' Larry Cordle's ' Murder on Music Row' and Collin Raye's ' If I Were You'. Classics included Tammy Wynnette's 'Stand By Your Man', Loretta Lynn's 'Coal Miners Daughter', and Billie Jo Spears ' What I've Got In Mind'.I was delighted to know she had re-visited Tanya Tucker's and George Strait's catalogues; so we were treated to ' San Antonio Stroll', ' Texas when I Die,' ' If Your Heart Ain't busy Tonight,' 'Delta Dawn' and 'Lovebug' and 'I Just Wanna Dance With You'. One song particularly close to Carrolann, ' Mississippi ', a hit for Pussycat here and for Country singer Barbara Fairchild in the States, was especially well received.All night she had an excellent rapport with her audience, inviting one of our members, Geoff, to sing ' Fields Of Athenry' and on another occasion showing the dancers the relevant steps to a dance.Having interviewed her at length, i found her personality as charming off the stage as she was on it. She loves touring America and has a burning desire to see George Strait perform live in concert. Unfortunately she is troubled with arthritis at present.. However, this in no way inhibited her and prevented her from giving a splendid show. I for one will always look forward to her appearing at our club. Cyril Insley
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