21/11/2009 Daddy Those Men Scare Me @ The Sebright Arms

Subject	Daddy Those Men Scare Me @ The Sebright Arms
PostedDate	11/21/2009
	A very rare chance (these days) to see a band playing original material in a local pub. I'd never had cause to set foot in the Sebright Arms before and had no idea they ever had live music there. I only found out about tonight because the guitarist in the band is a mate of mine. So I roll up to what I thought was a free gig to be stung for a fiver on the door - it's in aid of Friends Of The Earth apparently. There aren't that many people there (the gig is obviously a well kept secret) but it's only a small place anyway so it's not too bad. As I arrive there is a local R&B covers band called Hokum playing - they are good at what they do if you are into that sort of thing, but their setlist leans toward obscure blues covers so it's not that easy to get into.  Folk/punkers Daddy Those Men Scare Me have probably been going longer than any other band in Barnet, but don't seem to get out and play very often these days - although they have played at the East Barnet Festival the last couple of years. This is a bit of an odd gig by any standards, and I wonder if they are going to play their most (in)famous song 'Teenagers' with it's sweary chorus? They do, but most the (middle aged to older) people present don't seem to be paying enough attention to notice the song's blatant use of the 'C' word and be offended.  To my surprise I discover a rather fine real ale at the bar, and the homemade curry on offer in the other bar is being knocked out for only £1 a plate later in the evening. Not exactly an exciting evening of rock 'n' roll, but a fairly pleasant evening is still had enjoying a few beers with friends, and it's nice to get home quickly without having to endure the increasingly erratic late night service on the tube.

PS: This pub is not to be confused with another London music venue of the same name.