Last week my duo @swing47 got a support gig at The Angel's Share, which is a bar in Hitchin run by a lovely Sikh guy called Harpreet. We must have been doing something right as we were asked back to do the same last night.
We play outside the bar, which is located in a pedestrian arcade. They put up the awnings to make it a little cosier and even have some heaters out there. It was a little cool that evening. There were more people behind the photographer.
Danielle and I have not had a chance for rehearsals together, but I did run through all the tunes to get them properly under my fingers. There are some tricky chord changes that I needed to work on. I also switched some of them from guitar to ukulele as that gives my weak right hand a rest. I have some nerve damage that affects it.
This week a few of our friends were able to be there to support us. They got some pictures and video of the evening. Thanks to Anke and Bob for those you see here.
Our duo is named after a Django Reinhardt album, so we have to play some of his tunes. I do like this one.
We also stray into Latin territory and I do not claim to have mastered those rhythms by any means.
We ended with more Django.
I also sang various songs and I found my voice lasted better this time. The beer may help, but Danielle did try to play a little quieter so I did not have to shout. We have her little battery-powered PA system for vocals and my instruments. The clarinet is pretty loud anyway. My right hand also lasted the evening, but I would struggle to play for much more than our one hour set.
The main act was Melissa who was singing to backing tracks. She is very good and we hung around for some of her set. She does a great job of songs by Adele and even something from the Hamilton musical.
The bar serves a nice range of whiskies. I let Harpreet recommend one for me and he picked a Glenlivet which was very nice.
It was a fun evening with a good audience who seemed to enjoy it. I am still fairly new to performing in this sort of venue. Our open mic evenings at the pub were different as it would mostly be people we knew and you would only play around three songs in a set. We get paid a small amount on top of some free drinks, but it is not all about the money.
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Sounding great! Looks like you're having some fun too. I enjoyed these a lot. A little different from the stuff I normally see you play. It's pretty cool that you can play so many different styles of music!
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I enjoying playing different styles. I love classic rock and will keep doing that for fun. The songs I write tend to be more comedy pop songs. The jazz/swing stuff is fun too. There can be overlaps between the styles. It would be fun to do a whole set of my own music some time.
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ENGAGEtokens.Well done guys. I really like the second one. Looks fun!
Sounded nice, seems like people liked it, and Glenlivet when I did on occasion have a scotch or a whiskey was one I enjoyed.
I was surprised when I went to their site and had to enter a date, seems like the date thing still has not been taken serious, 01/01/1901 worked just fine to poke around the site.
Not sure why age matters too much to read a site. I expect it's some rule they have to conform to. I'd like to go back to the bar and try some other whiskies when I am not playing. Too much alcohol is not a good idea when performing.
It's good that you can actually get out and play in front of people, all things considered...
Public performance was always one of my favorite things back when I was still doing it. I do miss it sometimes.
Other parts of the UK are under tighter restrictions. We will have to work around what is possible. I came late to performance, but am really enjoying it.
With a name like Angel's Share I would hope they have some nice Whisky's! It looks like you had a really nice time and a good turn out. Look at you, you really are a rising star! :)
It does feel a bit like doing the game missions as we have done some busking too. Maybe we can get our name known around the area to get some more gigs. It's not the best time for playing live, but this venue is doing a good job for local musicians.
That is cool that they are supporting them. I know there have been some live shows at some of the bars around us too. My wife and I aren't in a hurry to go back out and experience them, but we do miss it.
I won't say I enjoyed it but was funny it looks nice to see you guys enjoying your life
That made me laugh :) We all have different tastes. This is mostly music that has been entertaining people for a long time and we have fun playing it. Some of the tunes are over 100 years old.
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