I am sorry that BaznPat did not enjoy their visit to Guisborough, but I do hope they are aware that this gig was not in any way related to the superbly run Guisborough RnB Club. I, too, am saddened that they find it necessary to get ‘pissed’ to enjoy the music. Who needs people like that? Aynsley must be quite insulted. As to the ‘watering’ of the beer, I would have thought that such a comment would be for the solicitors of Guisborough FC!
I have made several visits to the real Guisborough RnB Club, which consitutes a 270 mile round trip, and have always been impressed by the standard of the organisation of the gigs, and the friendly atmosphere.
By way of putting things right, Aynsley, I think it is encumbent on you to make it quite clear that Guisborough RnB Club was in no way connected to your November gig, and apologise to the club organisers who, I know, do so much to promote live Blues in the North East.

Couldn’t agree more Humph, and here’s to lots more great blues gigs at Guisborough where music matters. Love from Berylguru. xxx.

A bit of confusion about our original statment regarding the Ainsley Lister gig at the football club. If you re-read it.. it is nothing to do with THE GUISBOROUGH R&B CLUB of which there is no mention..Which we have not had the pleasure of going to yet “ Althought by the sounds of it we are missing a great little gig”..Will have to rectify that soon. As I said re-read the posting it was about...the venue...the start time...and the fact that it was a COLD UNFRIENDLY PLACE. People talking not bothered about the music,and lets face it a shed in a field. also Bad information on Ainsley,s site. Sorry for any confusion. But if he comes to the R&B CLUB the we will travel up from Scarborough to see him.

We would love you to come to our club and there are many more excellent bands to see apart from AYNSLEY LISTER. Maybe you did not mention the R&B club but we do use the same venue so your comments about the football club do not reflect very well on our club. Come and give us a try sometime, and see how warm and friendly that we can be.

grnb - 30 November 2007 08:51 AM

We would love you to come to our club and there are many more excellent bands to see apart from AYNSLEY LISTER. Maybe you did not mention the R&B club but we do use the same venue so your comments about the football club do not reflect very well on our club. Come and give us a try sometime, and see how warm and friendly that we can be.

I love how you describe your club. I think I will try it at soon as possible. Thanks for the information.

BAZNPAT - I cannot believe how you can be so negative about our club with regards the setting, bar etc and disagree with your description of a SHED. We have many events at the club in order to keep music alive and there is plenty of variety of which Kath and Ralph for 7 years have held the rnb club here. They really do know how to organise their gigs and attract some great artistes however Aynsley has always used Tom Kitching when he is the Guisborough area and Tom used to hold gigs at the Rugby Club but now holds his gigs at the football club (hence the confusion with venue maybe?). He has many bands including the Hamsters, Limehouse Lizzy etc who have played to sold out audiences so you cannot say his gigs are not well organised. The problem with the ticket sales is that when anyone rings the venue they could speak to anyone as Tom (promoter) is not there every night just like Kath and Ralph are not. The person who answered the phone would not have known anything about the Aynsley gig apart from details on a poster (if there was one?) so apologies for that. Tom, Kath and Ralph are ALL respected by the club and we thank them for letting us provide the venue for their choice of gigs. We are sorry you find it a shed or toilet and I find your comments about prostrate problems rather amusing. I have contacted the local GPs to see if the men who attend our club do indeed suffer more than the average in this condition and have to inform you that there is no evidence that this is the case. I put it to you, however, that the men who saw frequenting the toilets MAY NOT have even been local people as folk come from all over the place to visit the rnb club and Tom’s gigs - apparently people even come from Scarborough.

Rant over but gotta say thanks to Aynsley and the band for joining our list of artistes to have experienced GTFC and we have not recieved any adverse comments from any of them, also thanks to the people who support the gigs whether they are rnb or Tom’s crowds.

Sorry that you did not like the venue but you will find a warm welcome as do others on the majority of occasions.