Eventually after bumping over 3 miles of barely tarmacked byway I arrived at his house. Amazingly my sat nav truthfully exclaimed: you have arrived at your destination. Bang on. Just as well because up until this point there had barely been a tree, a shrub, a house or any form of landmark. Said phone box [...]
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Rather a good bluegrass session at The Six Bells last night. Not many people turned up but the few that were there were on grand form. This was the perfect occasion for me to use my groovy new recorder. I have a brain like a sieve and can never remember a tune for long. But [...] Once again another excellent and full weekend which may bore you if I go into too much detail. Just to say that L was due to come to my final mandolin gig on Friday evening with The Olds babysitting Yoda. But in the end they all came. Yoda looked over peoples heads from the back [...] I am cursed. Saturday evening I turn up on time for the last rehearsal before the gig. Nobody is there. So I start to get worried. The last gig (prior to me joining) was at the Baptist church. All our rehearsals are at the Baptist church. I know our gig is at “the church”. Surely it [...] Glorious weather at last. Yesterday afternoon was pretty good. First I went to see The Witch Doctor. “You’re looking a lot better than last time, incha?” he quizzed smiling through an occur painted face whilst drawing spirals in the dirt with a stick. “Very much so. Potion seems to be working a treat thanks. Any idea when [...] Way too tired to go to The Boot last night. Besides I had nothing new to offer. Time I learned some new toons. I’m due to team up with a friend soon and try out some New Romantic songs done in a folk setting. Should be a gas. Until then I better practice my mandolin for [...] A very, very busy last week. Stressful work days followed by busy every nights. At the weekend we had some chums staying with their lovely little nipper (a fab play-mate for Yoda – they had a ball). On top of this my brother ‘D stopped over on his way back home to France. Then [...] I have joined a mandolin orchestra. Well, when I say “joined” I mean next Thursday I’m going along for a try out session. I am more than little apprehensive as my music reading skills are almost as bad as my mandolin playing. I’ve never played in a group before let alone in front of [...] Turned up to the Salisbury Arms Bluegrass session last night with banjo and mandolin. I went because nobody went in December and there was a danger it might fold. Despite being whacked I thought I better canter along to keep numbers up for a bit and also to try and see if I could glean [...] Well after the temperature rose to a sweltering -0.5C yesterday I headed off to The Boot for the first time in a while. I had prepared 1 song (Leezie Lindsay*) on the guitar and decided to wing it for the other two by doing When The Boat Comes In and Arthur McBride again. Leezie Lindsay came [...] |
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