Last week we did two very different but interesting gigs.
The first was on Thursday supporting Bluetones front man, Mark
Morriss, at The Thunderbolt in Bristol. We already had the great
privilege of supporting him once before during his last solo tour
when he came to The Fleece. We were blown away by his performance
then, so it was all the more exciting knowing that we would be able
to do the whole thing again.
The night began with some chilled-out music from local folk artist
- Evie Woods. Afterwards we then played a stripped down acoustic set.
The space in front of the stage had been set up with benches and,
although to begin with it felt a little intimidating having the
audience looking up at us, it actually really added to the intimacy
of the night. The audience were very appreciative and lots of familiar faces too. We really enjoyed the evening.
Shortly after we had finished Mark Morriss finally graced the
stage. He played a brilliant set consisting of both Bluetones
classics and his own equally good solo music. His jokes on mic had a
lot of the audience (including me) in stitches.
I know that people say you shouldn't meet your heroes but where
Mark Morriss is concerned that's not true. He honestly is the nicest
person you will ever meet. His kind and supportive words sent all
three of us away feeling really good. Not to mention the fact that he
refused to take our money for his CD and instead offered to trade it
with ours. How much nicer can a person get?
Friday afternoon began with a drive down to Exeter where we would be headlining the South West Music Awards later that evening. When we arrived we enjoyed the simple pleasures of life on the road by eating at a Pizza Hut nearby. After that it was only a matter of waiting, and a long wait it was too since we were playing at the very end. It was fun, however, and we got to listen to all the award giving and music from other artists.
We ended the night performing three of our songs, including our newest, 'Wolves'. We were also able to network with other musicians there which was really great and maybe we'll get a chance for some gig swaps next year.
Although it was a long night and we didn't get home until 3am I feel that we all still had a pretty good time. It was a great end to the week.
Although it was a long night and we didn't get home until 3am I feel that we all still had a pretty good time. It was a great end to the week.
There aren't many gigs left in 2013. Our next one is on Satruday 30th November at The Park Centre in Knowle, Bristol where we will be headlining a music evening to raise funds for the Guide Dogs. Our good friend, and long time supporter, Andrew, recently received a guide dog called Sammy. It has changed his life and means he can now get out and about to more live music in the city so in return he decided to organise this event to help raise funds for the charity.
You can find more details at Sammy Guide Dog's Fundraiser website.
We've finished recording our new single 'Starlight' last week by the way. Although we recorded most of it a few weeks ago, we went back into the studio to put down some finishing touches last week. We'll have some news on it's release very soon.
Sally x
We've finished recording our new single 'Starlight' last week by the way. Although we recorded most of it a few weeks ago, we went back into the studio to put down some finishing touches last week. We'll have some news on it's release very soon.
Sally x
