The swing/jazz duo @Swing47 that I am part of were asked to perform at a memorial event for local open mic regular Mike Capay. This was held at The Three Tuns pub in the village of Guilden Morden today.
This was a nice event with lots of folk sitting out in the pub garden enjoying lots of great live music. I do not think I had been to the village before, but it looks nice with some fine old buildings.
Some friends who we play with in our other band were doing solo slots that went down well. Danielle and I were a rare duo and possibly the first act with an instrument other than a guitar. We had lots of songs ready, but only had a fairly short slot. We still managed seven songs. Pennies From Heaven was tempting fate a bit as there were a couple of rain showers whilst we were there I sang one other song with the rest being instrumental. We finished with the Cantina Song from Star Wars that always goes down well. My right hand was struggling a bit, but I had enough strength to get through that fast tune.
We had some nice comments afterwards. We do have something different to offer from the pop and rock covers that many people do and Danielle plays some great solos.
We could not stay for all the bands, but it looked like lots of money was being raised for Mike's family's charities.
Our band Swing 42 (can you spot a theme?) is playing tomorrow lunchtime at The Railway Steamer in Shefford, but Danielle will not be at that gig. It is a busy musical weekend for me, but it is all fun.
Rock on!
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Nice one so good to be out and about playing I bet! !PIZZA
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It's always good to play with this lovely lady. I feel honoured to do so :) Live music is coming back and we are making the most of it.
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Thanks! Just getting ready for today's gig. If only I got paid for this :)
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Great to see you're playing lot !! Have fun !!
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Excellent music delivery😍.
Heartwarming flute fills and solo improvisation.
Beautiful chords and Awesome voicing @stevec
Thank you for sharing.
You sounded great! Reminds me of my days lingering around in the parks of San Francisco, especially the North Beach area.
This is the first time I've heard you and Danielle. I was entranced with Danielle's playing. When I was a kid I wouldn't practice when I was supposed to, but I used to improvise all the time. Not for anybody. Just for me. I made friends with the clarinet. Looks like Danielle made really good friends. I love her playing. Will have to catch more of her performances. (No slight to you, just love the way she relates to that clarinet).
hello ... I seem to see that you are playing another beautiful guitar ... I see that you have good taste in choosing your guitars.
I bought this guitar with what I made here. It was worth it.