Sorry about the late posting, I was waiting to show the guys in the band the video clips.
Last month we stepped in at the last minute and played a gig, in a wood cabin, in the rain, in a garden, up a winding lane, somewhere in the midst of Suffolk.
At band practise on the Thursday, Paul piped up.."Anyone free Saturday? A mate of mine holds a party in his garden every year where all proceeds go to charity, but the band has let him down..." We rose to the challenge. Problem... our drummer and bassist were already busy. Problem solved, Preston and Simon were free to help us out. We had no time to rehearse with them, but they are old hands, Preston was in Steve Rudd's first band with him, and Simon plays with Paul in the rock n roll group he is in.
We set up in a summerhouse, and after the barbeque, the raffle, the auction and with the sky's deciding that that was the moment to replenish the soil, on a 'wing and a prayer' as they say, we began. The countryside was rocking. The audience took shelter from the storm under awnings, umbrellas and in various sheds. But they shouted encouragement and danced when the rain eased up from time to time. Bonding? I should say so.
