The Ornithologist Waltz - The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican

[@paulc4383]

As an ex BG Gasman, this brought back many fond memories ..

[@andrewcutts3197]

It’s the Great Garden Birdwatch weekend folks. Get those clipboards and pens out.

[@cosmicdave1951]

I love 'em all. Can't wait to see them again...

[@TCSC47]

To anybody who has wandered in here by mistake, you HAVE to see these guys live!! Absolutely mad!!

[@TheBarStewardSonsofValDoonican]

You don't have to be mad to be in this band... but it helps. Rock on Tommy!

[@TCSC47]

@@TheBarStewardSonsofValDoonican We saw you at the Foxlowe, Leek Art Festival, I think, but missed you at Cropredy this year as we couldn't make it as we normally do. I would like to take some credit (probably not really merited though) for your 2018 Cropredy gig. I was chatting to Chris Lesley in the queue for the bog, as you do, and I told him I had seen this absolutely (gushing mode) hilarious bunch in Leek, and how Fairport should have you at Cropredy. He of course knew all about you anyway, but I wonder if I put you back in their mind. Great sacrifice for my art by the way, I let Chris go in front of me as he needed to hurry back to the stage. True story!

[@rewIndustry]

flapping brilliant, on the shoulders of giants, and taking it to the next level.

[@luxford60]

Alan! Alan! Alan!

[@pauljones5066]

poetry puts me in mind of Rod Hull and Emu

[@jakeh9683]

Does anyone know what this song is a parody of?

[@TheBarStewardSonsofValDoonican]

The Sparrow Song by The Ramblers

[@jakeh9683]

@TheBarStewardSonsofValDoonican thank you! Most of them I can work out but this one beat me, I'm trying to put chords to the lyrics for a cheat sheet to cover it at local music nights in the pub (but I'm hopeless at figuring these things by ear!)