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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
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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??)
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- 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
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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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).
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- 12th: The Guildhall, Plymouth.
- 14th: John Peel Sessions, BBC, London.
- Black Jack Davy
- Rends Moi
- Oh Did I Love a Dream
- Witches Hat / Lady Bird / I
Bid You A Goodnight / Long Time Sun Shine
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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
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- 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.
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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 9th: Live in Concert,
BBC Radio One, London.
- 10th: Jazz Club, Redcar.
- 13th: Hull University.
- 17th: Implosion,
Roundhouse, London.
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