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Maybe Someday, 1972

Between 1972 and 1974 the ISB played at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC with Loudon Wainright III opening at the college pub called The Tomb. No dates are currently available for this.

January 1972

  • 21: COB at Royal Holloway College supporting Ralph McTell.
  • 22: COB at London School of Economics supporting Ralph McTell.
  • 25: COB at Medway Folk Centre, Chatham.
Set List by Grahame Hood:
  • I Told Her
  • Music of the Ages
  • Bones
  • Sweet Slavery
  • Wade in the Water
  • Oh Bright Eyed One
  • Scranky Black Farmer
  • Blue Morning
  • When He Came Home
  • Spirit of Love
  • The Lion of Judah
  • Erev Shel Shasha Nim

February 1972

  • 4: COB, Half Moon, Putney.
  • 18: Exeter University.
  • 19: Birmingham University.
  • 24: Brighton Dome.
  • 24: COB, Bristol University.
  • 25: Guildhall, Southampton.
Set list by Paul Bryant:
  • This Moment
  • El Ratto
  • Banks of Sweet Italy
  • Down before Cathay
  • Restless Night
  • Untitled Instrumental in Three Movements (Mike : If I was going to be pretentious I'd call this Untitled Instrumental in Three Movements. So here's
    Untitled Instrumental in Three Movements)
  • Sea White Horses
  • Bird that Lives on Rain etc
  • Flowers of the Forest
  • Did I Love a Dream?
  • Let the Moon Hang Low
  • Antoine
  • Secret Temple
  • Feast of Stephen
  • Untitled rock song possibly called Long Long Road by Mike...(anyone know this??)
  • 26: Winter Gardens, Bournemouth.
  • 28: Royal Festival Hall, London.
  • 29: BBC Maida Vale Studios, London.
  • Oh Did I Love A Dream
  • Restless Night
  • Down Before Cathay
  • Secret Temple

March 1972

  • 3rd: Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge.
  • 4th: Lads Club, Norwich.
  • 5th: Essex University, Colchester.
  • 9th: Town Hall, Middlesborough.
  • 10th: Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham.
Set list from Paul Bryant:
  • This Moment
  • Banks of Sweet Italy
  • Down before Cathay
  • Restless Night
  • Sea White Horses
  • Flowers of the Forest
  • Let the Moon Hang Low
  • Secret Temple
  • Feast of Stephen
  • Jigs
  • 11th: Margaret McMillan College, Bradford.
  • 23rd: Eide Kino, Bergen, Norway.
  • 26th: Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen.

April 1972

  • 1st: COB, Civic Hall, Ellesmere Port supporting Ralph McTell.
  • 28th: COB, Quarry Bank Comprehensive School, Liverpool.

May 1972

  • 4th: The Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.
  • 6th: Bickershaw Festival.
Set list:
  • This Moment
  • Black Jack Davy
  • The Circle Is Unbroken
  • The Bird That Lives on Rain
  • Yellow Flames of Whin
  • Jenny in the Mosshouse
  • Drunken Black Winter
  • Everything's Fine Right Now
  • Won't You Come See Me
  • Secret Temple
  • Feast of Stephen
  • Job's Tears
  • 11th: COB, Technical College, Carlisle.
  • 12th: COB, University of Essex, Colchester.
  • 21st: Open Air Festival, Germersheim, West Germany
Set list:
  • This Moment
  • Black Jack Davy
  • The Circle is Unbroken
  • Jigs - The Bird That Lives on Rain/Yellow Flames of Whin/Jenny in the Mosshouse/Drunken Black Winter
  • Won't You Come See Me
  • Feast of Stephen
  • Weather the Storm
  • Jigs - Sunday is My Wedding Day/Drops of Whiskey/Grumbling Old Men
  • 26th: COB, Great Western Festival, Lincoln.
  • 27th: Lincoln Festival.

June 1972

  • Undated: COB supported Argent twice, at the Starlight Rooms, Boston, and the Roundhouse, London.
  • Undated: COB at A Festival of Folk, Market Harborough with Ralph McTell and Jane Thackery.
  • Undated: COB, Starlight Rooms, Boston.

July 1972

  • 14th: COB release the single Blue Morning / Bones.
  • 28th-30th: COB, Cambridge Folk Festival.
  • 30th: Chichester Festival.

August 1972

  • 5th: COB, Well Hall Open Theatre, Eltham supporting Sandy Denny. .
  • 10th: Pall Mall, Boston, USA.

Pat Morton:

I have a hazy recollection of a String Band gig in Torquay sometime in mid August 1972. All I can remember from the occasion is a theatrical/panto piece concerning one "Giles crocodile" (en francais).

  • 12th: The Guildhall, Plymouth.
  • 14th: John Peel Sessions, BBC, London.
  1. Black Jack Davy
  2. Rends Moi
  3. Oh Did I Love a Dream
  4. Witches Hat / Lady Bird / I Bid You A Goodnight / Long Time Sun Shine

September 1972

  • 20th: COB, Arts Centre, Basildon with Gillian McPherson and Bridget St John.
  • 23rd: Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami FL. (USA)

October 1972

  • 7th: Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ.
  • 8th: Paul's Mall, Boston MA.
Set List:
  • Cousin Caterpillar
  • Black Jack Davy
  • The Entertainer
  • Giles Crocodile
  • Rends Moi Demain
  • I Know That Man
  • Turquoise Blue
  • The Old Buccaneer
  • The Bird That Lives on Rain / Yellow Flames of Whin / Jenny in the Mosshouse / Drunk
  • Weather the Storm
  • Jig: Drops of Whisky / Grumbling Old Men
  • 8th: COB, Davenport Theatre, Stockport with Wizz Jones supporting Pentangle.
  • 9th: Carnegie Hall, New York NY.
  • 13th: Irvine Auditorium, Philadelphia.
  • 24th:Four nights at the Riverboat Coffee House, Toronto?
  • First Girl I Loved Live Album recorded
  • 28th: COB, Royal Festival Hall, London with Wizz Jones supporting Pentangle.

(Around this time): Berkeley Community Centre, Berkeley, California.

Michael O'Neill: 

They were playing with borrowed instruments; according to Williamson, their instruments had been seized in Chicago (O'Hare airport?), presumably to poke around for drugs.

Second, because of this, Williamson played the instrumental parts of The Circle is Unbroken on fiddle rather than whistle.  His vocal and fiddle on this were the high point of an otherwise disappointing show.

Memories from Randy Klauzer:

The concert's opening act was a well-known mime whose name I don't remember.  I remember he did a bit about a man on a motorcycle.  Actually, as I recall, there were two mimes.  A man and a woman.  I think they were husband and wife.  I saw him on TV once, possibly on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

I do remember Robin doing The Circle is Unbroken with fiddle instead of whistle. I also remember Robin singing a song with just him on guitar.  He said it was from U.  It was a song about a mouse and it is not on the U album.  Malcolm did a "dance" or something while Robin sang.  I remember liking the song but was embarassed by the "dancing".

Toward the end of the concert there was a blonde woman on stage keeping members of the audience off of the stage.  She was involved with the final song of the concert, possibly singing or playing an instrument.  I don't remember for sure.  I think she was introduced as being Susie Taylor who is listed in the credits of No Ruinous Feud as "Executive Director to ISB".  At least that is the memory I have always had. 

After the final song the band left the stage and after a lot of applause and a standing ovation from the audience, Mike came back on the stage and said there would be no encore.  I was surprised at the time, but I understand now that it was normal for them to not have encores.

November 1972

  • 3rd: Mount Royal College, Calgary AB, Canada.
  • 4th: NE Gardens Auditorium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
    • Robin & Mike
    • Licorice & Rose
    • Janet Shankman
    • Gerard Dott
    • Malcolm LeMaistre
    • and a whole bunch 'o people....roadies and everyone, plus dancers
  • According to an article from the local underground paper, the ISB stated that they would return to Vancouver that coming April. They didn't.
    • 5th: COB, Fairfield Halls Croydon with Wizz Jones supporting Pentangle.
    • 10th: Town Hall, Birmingham.
    Set list from Paul Bryant:
    • Cousin Caterpillar
    • The Circle is Unbroken
    • Everything's Fine Right Now
    • Wild Cat Blues
    • First Girl I Loved
    • The Explorer
    • Weather the Storm
    • Bird that Lives on Rain jigs
    • Old Buccaneer
    • Swipesy Cakewalk
    • Gilles Crocodile
    • Turquoise Blue
    • My Father was a Lighthouse Keeper
    • Hangman medley : Witches Hat/Koeeeoaddi There/Goodnight 
    • Grumbling Old Men jigs
    • 11th: Champness Hall, Rochdale.
    • 12th: Colston Hall, Bristol.
    • 16th: Hardrocks, Manchester.
    • 17th: Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds.
    • 17th: Release of Black Jack David / Moon Hang Low
    • 18th: Leeds University.
    • 19th: Usher Hall, Edinburgh.
    • 20th: City Hall, Glasgow.
    • 23rd: Paris Theatre, London.
    Set list:
    • Key to the Highway
    • I Know That Man
    • My Father was a Lighthouse Keeper
    • The Circle is Unbroken
    • Turquoise Blue
    • The Old Buccaneer
    • Black Jack Davy
    • The Bird That Lives on Rain / Yellow Flames of Whim / Jenny in the Mosshouse / Drunk
    • 24th: Sundown, Edmonton.
    • 26th: Fairfield Hall, Croydon.
    • 27th: New Theatre, Oxford.

    December 1972

    • 1st: San Marco Theatre, Mestre, Italy.
    • 7th: City Hall, Newcastle.
    Set list:
    • Cousin Caterpillar
    • Old Buccaneer
    • Explorer
    • My Father Was A Lighthouse Keeper
    • Piano rag
    • Gilles Crooked-Deal
    • Wild Cat Blues
    • The Circle Is Unbroken
    • Turquoise Blue
    • Black Jack Davy
    • I Know That Man
    • Flowers Of The Forest
    • Bird That Lives On Rain
    • 9th: Live in Concert, BBC Radio One, London.
    • 10th: Jazz Club, Redcar.
    • 13th: Hull University.
    • 17th: Implosion, Roundhouse, London.

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