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Play-itt Woodford, Webb Lane, Woodford (2026)

30/08/2026

Playitt 27th August 2026

Dear Playitteers,

I thought I was going to get out of writing this week’s wrap-up and hand the pen back to Crystal, but unfortunately, she wasn’t quite up to making it along this week. Never mind, I did wear my Boss hard hat so was up to the task.

A sad week in the music world this week with the passing of Dolly Parton (80), the undisputed queen of country. She was well respected in the music industry but also to people generally. She was one of the ultra-rich who didn’t mind giving her money away to those less fortunate. RIP Dolly. Another Star worth a mention is Tim Curry (80) most notably from ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show. RIP Tim.

Our wonderfully talented and loved lead guitarist Bill Payne is taking a leave of absence for the near future to recover from a recent of illness. Our thoughts go out to you Billy and hope you will be back with us soon. Keep up the fluids and bed rest. In his absence, Al Salmon is changing sides (stage) and instruments to fill in the lead guitarist spot. Many thanks Al.

The theme of Tradie didn’t garner many takers but once again, we were late making the announcement. There was plenty of fluoro, reflective tape and hard hats amongst those who did dress up. It was lovely to come along dressed ultra casual.

Now for the fun stuff and to get the round up of the night’s entertainment sorted!

The band got off to a great start, with Al singing ‘Oh What a Crying Shame’, Norm proving he was a ‘Member of the Country Club’, Mike taking us off to ‘Folsom Prison’, and Peter apparently picking up a new girlfriend with ‘Hello Mary Lou’! Great stuff, guys!

For the second week in a row, I was lucky (not) enough to draw first cab off the rank and kicked things off with ‘Jolene’ and ‘Waltz of the Angels’. Leanne followed with ‘Magic’ and ‘Blue Jeans’, while Carmel gave us a Dolly Parton tribute with ‘9 to 5’, before following up with ‘You Belong to Me’. John was in fine form and treated us to ‘California Blue’ and ‘Kiss Me Quick’. Jenny was next with a couple of classics, ‘You Don’t Know Me’ and ‘Will You Still Love Me’. Don was in attendance again this week and is looking as fit as a fiddle! He was the final artist of the first half, taking us into the break with ‘Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down’ and ‘Talk Back Trembling Lips’, which was recorded by Johnny Tillotson in 1963.
Bill (2) entertained us while the band had a quick break and sang ‘Streets of Baltimore’ and ‘I Fall to Pieces’. Marg (Boss Lady) told a couple of slightly wicked but hilarious jokes that had the audience in stitches. F***y Green and the ATR wont be forgotten in a hurry. Thanks Marg.

Sue treated us to a couple of her lovely originals and sang ‘May the Music Never End’ and ‘Back in Another Time’. Jan followed with ‘It might as well Rain Until September’ (Hope not) and “One Way Ticket’. Kiwi took some hunting down tonight but was soon rounded up and onstage to present ‘Tears in Heaven’ and ‘Storm in my Heart’. Heather followed with ‘When will I be loved’ and ‘Too long in the wind’. Jordy got the audience rocking and participating when he belted out a Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs hit ‘Most people I Know (Think that I’m Crazy)’ and ‘All my Friends are Getting Married’. Well done Jordy. Marlene got us going with ‘Sealed with a Kiss’ and ‘Sugar in the Morning’. Rod rode in on a ‘Horse with No Name’ and took us to the final walk-up’s song of the night ’Blue Bayou’. The band rounded out the night with Mike on vocals singing the timeless classic ‘Go Johnny Go’, so we all got another chance to rock around the dance floor. Well played Lads!

A huge thank you to all our wonderful walk-up entertainers, our fabulous band, Marg and her amazing crew, and, of course, our loyal and much-loved audience. You’re all important cogs in the slightly crazy machine that is Play-itt! Take away any one of these cogs and it just wouldn’t be the same. It’s the music, the laughter, the dancing, the food, the friendship and, of course, the occasional bit of mayhem that makes Play-itt the special place it is. So, thank you all for continuing to turn up and joining in.
Cheers until next week Barbara

28/08/2026

Another Perler of a night at the Woody Bowlo. Many thanks to everyone who came along. Pics by 'The Boss's aka Barbara.

24/08/2026

Hey good folks, how about a "tradie" theme night this Thursday 27th August Short notice (sorry 😒😒) so trying to pick something relatively easy. Will look at doing better when I regain my health and mobility. Hope to be there this week 🤞🤞

Crystal

23/08/2026

Playitt – 4th September

Dear Playitteers, What a wonderful turnout on such a chilly night! It’s always heartwarming to see so many people braving the cold and coming along to support the Bowls Club. The walk-up board was overflowing, the food kept rolling out hot and delicious, and the bar was rocking!

Crystal has made it home and spent the week finding her feet and organising paperwork but hopes to be on board next Thursday. It will be lovely to listen to her voice rousing on the stragglers instead of mine. Hup! One, two three!
Many thanks to Fiona Cole, who kindly took on photography duties for the night. It was lovely to see Fiona and Bob back with us again—they haven’t been along for quite some time, as they live in Hervey Bay.

Jan tried out a new system for drawing the walk-up board numbers, and it worked a treat! She purchased a little bingo wheel and numbered balls, which has done away with the old ‘hand in the bag and sneaky peek’ method—much more hygienic and no chance of anyone getting a cheeky look at the numbers! Remember - the number that rolls out is the number you keep—no double dipping!

Our band members had to do a little re shuffle this week, with Billy Payne absent due to illness and drummer Mike absent. Thankfully, Al Salmon stepped up to take the lead, and then we discovered we had not one, but two drummers hiding in plain sight—both secretly tucked away behind other instruments! A huge thank you to Sue Salmon and Kiwi for stepping into the breach and keeping the beat going.
Our fantastic band members kicked off the night with Norm singing a Smokey song called ‘Mexican girl’, Peter ‘I Could Easily fall in love with you’, Chas ‘Another Saturday night’ and Al ‘Slow Hand’ which was recorded by Conway Twitty. A great start to a busy night.

I was first up on the walk-up board for the night, kicking things off with ‘Daydream Believer’ and ‘There Goes My Everything’. Sue Jones was next, belting out ‘Walking in Memphis’ before slowing things down with the lovely ‘Walking After Midnight’.Fay followed with two Connie Francis favourites, ‘Jealous Heart’ and ‘In Your Arms’. Kiwi then ambled up to the microphone and treated us to ‘This Thing Called Love’ and ‘Such a Night’. John was next, taking us from the classic ‘It’s Now or Never’ to a Jimmy Barnes favourite, ‘Stone Cold’. A great mix of songs to keep the night rolling along!

Sue’s first song, ‘Burning Bridges’, was a real blast from the past for me. It featured in the 1970 movie Kelly’s Heroes and was recorded by the Mike Curb Congregation. Oh, the memories! She followed it up with another lovely golden oldie, ‘She’s a Fool’. It was wonderful to have Don back with us after a two-month absence following a fall. He eased back into things with ‘Walk Out Backward’ and ‘Good Hearted Woman’. We were also delighted to have Bob Cole join us from Hervey Bay. He soon had the dancers up and moving with ‘Leroy Brown’ and ‘Do You Wanna Dance’. Great to have you with us, Bob—and don’t leave it so long before your next visit!

There were two artists to entertain us in the break. Firstly, Bill (2) (who could be Bill (1) in Bill (1)’s absence) sang ‘Not Not Responsible’ and It’ll be me’. Lindsay opted for the break this week and accompanied by his faithful accordion, sang ‘The Fields of Athenry’ and ‘1,2,3,4, Rocky Road to Dublin’. If you can get to Athenry, it is a very pretty little town to visit and make sure you go into the Castle with all its torture equipment on display.

Jordy got the second half rolling with ‘Way out West’ and ‘Mustang Sally’. Jo Followed with ‘Try a little Kindness’ and ‘Twist the Night Away’. Balladeer Frank sang ‘Stranger in the House’ and after a few false starts and a different song got ‘Sweeney’ rolling. Chris (whom we haven’t seem for a while) was the last walk up of the evening and sang two great Bob Dylan songs ‘All Along the Watch Tower’ and ‘Emotionally Yours’. The band ended the night with Norm on vocals singing a great old classic ‘Old Time Rock and Roll’.

Many thanks to our fantastic band, Marg and her crew and you as the audience. Thanks for coming and we will see you next Thursday night. Cheers Barbara.

Photos : Jan and her marvellous portable number machine :)
Multi talented Sue Salmon hits the skins.
Kiwi Steve Elvis keeps the beat going.

21/08/2026

Play-itt 20th August 3026. Many thanks to Fiona Cole for taking on Photography duties this week. Much appreciated you travelling all the way from Hervey Bay to do so😍.

16/08/2026

Playitt 13th August 2026
Dear Playitteers,
Firstly, some good news. Crystal is on the home stretch and should be home around the 23rd of August. She is working hard on her mobility and independence and is making huge inroads. It will be good to see her back. No more marathons!
We had visitors from the show ground camping area who are members of CMCA (Caravans and Motorhomes Club Australia. It is the biggest of like clubs with over 64,000 members. Each area has a chapter with a bird name and our visitors were from the ‘Rainbow Lorikeets’. Lovely name and folk and they had a ball! Thanks for visiting.
We were back to an almost full board which was great to see and made the night entertaining and interesting. The band this week consisted of Bill Payne(lead), Norm Smith (Rhythm), Mike Spence (Drums), Al Samon (Keys), with Kevin Brand and Peter Bigg sharing Bass. As per usual, they kicked off the night with Bill singing a Slim Dusty classic called ‘The Rain Tumbles Down In July’ Norm was in a ‘Brilliant Disguise’, Mike went ‘Looking for an echo’ while Kevin was ‘Into Something Good’, which was a hit for Hermans Hermits in 1965 and managed to knock the Rolling Stones ‘Satisfaction’ off the top of the U.S. charts!
Jo was lucky enough to draw number one and got the party underway with ‘The Night Has a Thousand Eyes’ and ‘Someday, Some way’. Carmel was next, treating us to ‘You’re the Reason’ followed by Elvis’s 1957 hit ‘Don’t Be Cruel’. Sue then took us to the ‘Black Hills of Dakota’ before performing a beautiful original called ‘Blue Ribbon’. Kiwi was on point tonight and did a terrific job with ‘Ain’t Asking Much of You’, followed by another Elvis golden oldie, ‘Blue Suede Shoes’. Yes, Elvis did own a pair of blue suede shoes—but not until after he had made the song famous on his debut album, ‘Elvis Presley’. John stepped up with ‘Help Me Make It Through the Night’ and ‘Sweet Little Sixteen’, before Catherine really turned up the heat with ‘Words’ and ‘Could I Have This Dance’. Leanne rounded out the first half with ‘Dreams’ and ‘Seasons in the Sun’, sending us off to the break on a musical high.
Bill took advantage of the break to entertain us with ‘Help Me Make It Through the Night’ and ‘Sweet Little Sixteen’.
Richard kicked off the second half and brought Geoff up with him to play rhythm guitar on his first song, ‘Sing Me a Love Song’, which gave the band a little more time before they returned to the stage for his second song, ‘All of Me’. Jan followed, giving us ‘Just Loving You’ and ‘Accidentally Kelly Street’, the 1992 hit from Australian indie-pop group Frente! I then called on the band for some rousing backing vocals on ‘Lachlan Tigers’, before slowing things down a little with ‘Rose Garden’. Jenny followed with ‘Nobody’s Baby Now’ and ‘Rattled’, keeping the music flowing nicely. Jordy then turned up the energy with rousing renditions of ‘Rockin’ All Over the World’ and ‘Green Door’. Darryl was the final artist and finished it on a high! He belted out ‘Honky Tonk Women’ and ‘La Bamba’, with both songs having everyone up on the dance floor. What a fantastic way to bring the night to a close!
Many thanks to the band for once again backing the walk-up artists with patience and professionalism. Many thanks also to Marg and her wonderful support crew in Bar and Kitchen. Tell your friends to come along on a Thursday night for some great food and bar happiness, then talk them into taking a number for the walk-up stage as we are always looking for new talent. See you all next week. Cheers Barbara

13/08/2026

Play-itt 13 August 2026. Many thanks to Carmel for taking on photography duties tonight.

10/08/2026

Playitt – 6th August
Dear Playitteers, hopefully the cool weather will soon recede now we are into August. Our audience was small but enthusiastic and wonderfully supportive and for the first time since this time last year, the walk-up singers’ board had a few spaces left! We did have a Playitt virgin in the house, Julie, who chose not to sing this week but certainly enjoyed the night—and stirred things up on the dance floor! Hopefully she will come back with charts and draw a number for the board.
Many thanks to Russell who used Crystal’s tablet to produce some great photographs.
The band got to sing a lot more this week, much to the delight of the audience, who showed their appreciation by continually filling and emptying the dance floor. Peter, who has been absent due to ill health, was back this week and shared the bass duties with Kevin for the night.
Their first set was full of oldies but goodies. Bill kicked off with ‘Dead Skunk’ a popular tune from back in 1972. Written by Loudon Wainwright 111 after seeing a dead skink on the road – no surprises there. He is touring Australia in February 2027 if you want to catch him. Norm followed with ‘Black is Black’, Mike ‘Don’t forget to remember me’, Kevin ‘Waiting on you” and Chas ‘Rock Billy Boogie’.
Jo was the first walk-up artist and did a great job with ‘Stuck on You’ and ‘Speak to the Sky’. Jan followed with a lesser-known Seekers song, ‘Far Shore’, before moving on to the Bellamy Brothers’ hit ‘Let Your Love Flow’. Richard was flying solo this week and was certainly ‘Feeling Good’, following it up with ‘I Feel Good’. Fay was the final artist in the first half and sang the lovely Patsy Cline classic ‘I Fall to Pieces’, followed by ‘Somewhere Between’. The band then took over and had people on the dance floor with ‘Rock it up’, Run Around Sue’, a bit of ‘Razzle Dazzle’, ‘Kansas City’ and ‘Stuck on you’.
During the break, Bill (B2) entertained us with ‘Walk Tall’ and ‘Who’s cheating Who’. Garry was back after a long absence and did a great job of ‘Tar and Cement’ which made it to number one in Australia in 1966 and then another a golden oldie called ‘Blowing in the wind’.
The second half kicked off with Jordy, who sang ‘I Want It My Way’ and ‘April Sun in Cuba’. Well sung, Jordy! I followed with ‘Try a Little Kindness’ and a Beatles classic, ‘All My Lovin’, which was also the closing song of the Australian children’s and young adults’ TV program Young Talent Time, produced and presented by Johnny Young from 1971 to 1988. John was back after a wonderful trip to South America with his lovely wife, Yasmin, and sang ‘Loving Her Was Easier’, a hit for Kris Kristofferson. He then followed it with the Elvis hit ‘Mess-Around Blues’. Good to have you back, John!
The band took out the night with Kevin singing ‘Matchbox’, Chas ‘Time is Tight’ then a band collaboration (with Bill on lead) playing the instrumental ‘The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt’. Mike rocked out the end of the night with ‘Rockin Robin’. Fantastic work guys and thanks once again for your hard work every week supporting us all. Many thanks also to Marg and her crew in Bar and Kitchen. See you all next week.
Pic this week is new comer Julie who had a great night.

Cheers Barbara

06/08/2026

Playitt 6th August. Many thanks to Russell for his photography tonight. Great work.

02/08/2026

Playitt 30th July

Dear Playitteers,

The chilly weather may have kept a few people at home, but it certainly didn't dampen the spirits of those who came along. The walk-up board was full and with great music, great company, smashing food and drinks, the atmosphere was lively all evening.

One date to mark in your calendar – 7th August. Head to the Bowls Club and support the ‘Billy Brothers’ featuring our very own Lindsay Norman. Bring your family and friends along for what promises to be a fantastic night. While you’re there, try your luck in the meat tray raffles and don’t miss the membership draw, enjoy a delicious meal and a drink from the bar. It promises to be a great night and the Bowlo would love to see you there.

Not a great deal to report before the roundup this week, but I am pleased to say that, overall, our singers are doing a terrific job of being chart and stage-side ready to go and, just as importantly, announcing their songs. Kiwi, however, slipped back into his old ways and it took plenty of prompting from the crowd—and even Norm on the microphone—before he finally realised it was his turn to take the stage!

The theme night only attracted a handful of participants, but in everyone's defence, it wasn't announced until mid-week. Even so, we had a couple of footy supporters and players in the mix—Jordy's bright green hair was a standout! There was also a cowgirl and Rod entertained the crowd with a demonstration of his skating skills. With Peter away again, I had to find another dance partner to twirl me around the floor. Thanks, Surl (Surreal)—you filled in admirably!

The band—Bill (lead), Norm (rhythm), Mike (drums), Kevin (bass) and Al (keys)—got the evening off to a great start with an entertaining set featuring ‘The Knight in Rusty Armour’, ‘I Just Can't Stop Believing’, ‘Days Like This’ and ‘You Can Dance’. Then Norm got all sentimental in his old age and showed us his softer side by singing an original song he wrote for Jan back in 1979 titled ‘Not Just the Moment’. It was a lovely tribute, thanks Norm.

Linsay was the first walk up for the night and with his little ‘squeeze box in hand sang ‘Ramona’ and ‘North to Alaska’. Don’t forget to support him on 7th August. Richard teamed up with his mate Greg to form the duo ‘Naked Giraffe’ – a terrific name even if made up on the spot! Together they treated us to ‘Witchy Woman’, ‘Take it to the limit’ and ‘Leave it Be’ a song written by Woodford local Mary Martin. Thanks for kicking off, guys. Jo followed with ‘Breaking up is hard to do’ and ‘Lets Rock and Roll’, before Marlene – who has sailed away on a cruise, sang ‘Never on a Monday’ and ‘Not Responsible’ made famous by Helen Shapiro in 1962. Balladeer Frank stripped things back with his trademark storytelling style and performed ‘Sweeney’ and ‘Ring the Bell’. As for me, my guitar shrank into a ukulele this week and my contributions were ‘Little old Wine drinker me’ and ‘Be happy’. Pun unintentional! Jenny was next with ‘L-O-V-E’ and ‘Things’. Carmel realised she left her song books at home but thankfully Jenny came to the rescue and loaned her a couple of song. Resulting selections were ‘I Wanna hold your Hand’ and ‘The First Cut is the Deepest’. It all worked out well Camel!

Bill (B2) filled in part of the break with renditions of ‘Heart aches by the Number’ and ‘Do you Wanna’ which was originally written and recorded in 1958 by Bobby Freeman. Darryl called the band back to the stage with his booming voice and in contrast to my softer tones, they soon made haste!

Jan sang ‘Our days will come’ and ‘Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows’ the latter a hit for Lesley Gore in 1963. Funnily enough (although not so funny for the stunt man), it was also playing in the background when Stuntman Ryan Stock was accidentally shot in the neck by a flaming arrow during a live 2016 performance on America's Got Talent! Rod, with backing vocals by Carmel and Jenny, followed with ‘Tears in my beer’ and ‘Move it on over’. Our forever tarrying Steve , akka Kiwi, then took to the stage with ‘It’s now or never’ and ‘Moody Blues’. Still buzzing from his recent performance with the ‘All Stars’ Jordy had the audience on their feet with his renditions of ‘Sweet Caroline’ and ‘Old time Rock and Roll’. Sue treated us to ‘Silver threads and Golden Needles’ before performing one of her originals ‘My Silly Screwed up Head’. It’s a great little song and probably a reflection of what’s inside the heads of quite a few of us these days! Last performer for the night was Heather who didn’t disappoint with Buddy Holly’s 1956 hit ‘Blue Days- Black Nights’ followed by Slippin’ and Slidin’ to round out an enjoyable evening.

The band, with Norm on vocals, wrapped up the night with a fun and fitting Monty Python classic ‘Always look on the bright side of life’. Ironically, the song was sung during the crucifixion scene in the extremely hilarious film ‘Life of Brian’. A big thank you to the band for once again supporting our walk-up vocalists. Your time, talent and hard work is always appreciated. Also, many thanks to Marg and her band of happy helpers who always seem to be looking on the bright side of life.

Have a fantastic week,
Cheers Barbara

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