Down by the River: A night of Neil Young Songs by local wellknowns

Down by the River – An evening of Neil Young songs performed by:
Riff Raff – Patrick Doyle, Nigel Malthus, Richard Stewart and John Thorburn
The Young Ones – Terry Gallavin, Jon Hooker, Frankie Daly, Paddy Long
Dallas Matchett, Liz Nichol, Al Park, Luke Sole and Billy Vallance

During the first lock-down in 2020 Dave Mitchell got in touch with Patrick Doyle to see how many Neil Young songs he knew and could play . When he said lots Dave said “would you be interested in putting a Neil Young show together ? ” Patrick said yes, agreed to be the musical director , and the search went out for the most appropriate musicians in town to fit the bill .

Once this had been organised and a rough set list emerged, rehearsals happened in a variety of ways, although the whole crew only got together on the night of the performance. There were to be solo performances, duos, trios and more. First set was acoustic guitar based. Patrick’s electric band “Riff Raff “ were the backing outfit for the second , more electric set.

There were Neil Young songs from every decade since the 60s.

After 2 months the show was ready to be staged. That took place at St Mary’s church in Addington in July 2020, and was very well received, this night will be the second and final airing of this talented line-up, please don’t miss this grand night.

$15 Members, $20 Non-Members and $5 Students with ID

Doors open 7pm. Performance starts at 7.30pm. You will get a seat if you arrive close to 7pm.
Plenty of well-lit off-street parking.
Door sales cash only: Tea, coffee, biscuits and cake available during the break, also bar facilities for cold refreshments throughout the night, Eftpos available for bar purchases only, no cash-out facility. Folk Club and Irish Society members please bring your current membership card as required for licensing. Non-members sign in at the bar.