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   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   Tonight I went to Folk Night at The Ship Pub here in St. John's,   
   Newfoundland, Canada.   
      
   The headliners were Matthew Hornell and The Diamond Minds.   
      
   Matthew Hornell played a solo set (on acoustic guitar and vocals)0   
   to start the night, in which he did a few songs that the band   
   doesn't play much anymore, plus some covers.   
      
   Then there was an hour long open mic set with performances by   
   Ben Rigby on banjo and vocals,  Graham Wells (accordion) +   
   Duncan Cameron (bouzouki) + David Clarke (fiddle) on a set   
   of jigs, a song (Star of Logy Bay), and a set of reels, Andrew   
   O'Brien, and Stephen (I forget his last name).   
      
   Then to end the night Matthew Hornell and The Diamond Minds   
   played a more rocking set though they said it was still toned   
   down for folk night from what they would do for a rock show.   
      
   I was pleasantly surprised by Matthew Hornell; he is a good   
   songwriter and player and fairly good singer.   
      
   I think they are playing The Rock House on Saturday.   
      
   Next week (Nov. 25) at folk night there is a traditional dance   
   night with music provided by the Auntie Crae Band (Stan   
   Pickett, Andrew Lang, Doug Baggs and Rick West).  Frank   
   Maher is temporarily not playing with them until he gets a   
   specialist to sort out his problem with arthritis in his arms.   
      
   Folk night now starts at 9:30 p.m. instead of 9 p.m.   
      
   David   
      
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