Okay, so I may not be that big, yet--still looks like I just finished off a gut pack from Viteks--but the bluegrass band I'm in is officially disbanded after today's performance.
We sang/played at Dave's elementary school. It was their last day, and there were 500+ kids packed into the cafetorium, ready for a sing-along. We were the guest musicians! Woohoo! We were all pretty nervous, but I think it went really well. The kids sang along with You Are My Sunshine, and clapped on the fast songs. We didn't forget our words or mess up too badly on our chords, so I consider it a great success!
After this, we'll only get together at random times, instead of weekly like we have been. It has been a lot of fun, and while I still can't play anything more advanced than straight chords, I do think I've improved tremendously. I'm grateful to the guys for putting up with my very basic guitar skills!
At some point, we've talked about taking a Saturday and recording all the songs we've learned. If we end up doing that, I'll try to put a few of the songs up for you!
10 years ago
Hoorah! for a final performance. I'm sure the kids had a blast. Heck, anything that gets them out of the classroom and closer to summer is a great success!
ReplyDeleteYeah! Thanks for all the details...all Dave said was "it went well, we did really good." I am glad to hear that everyone clapped and sang along. Maybe someone will book you for a wedding and you can be a "professional" musician!
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