Practice makes, well, better.
Things were slightly calmer for July’s Open Music Night with a smaller number of performers, which, while still in double figures, was closer to ten than to twenty. Whether it was because of the weather or the Women's World Cup football match I can't say, but there were two benefits for us, firstly, we all got to perform more songs, and that also meant less change-overs on stage. The sound was also much better, as Craig has been busy behind the scenes with the pub audio system and Shirley benefited from some professional coaching on the sound desk. The drive home was a much more relaxed affair when compared to the first one in May. First up as usual, was me, and I began by singing the refugee inspired song 'The Canary In The Coal Mine'. This was followed by Bob Dylan’s 'Forever Young'. Finally, another self penned, 'It’s Gonna Be The Wrong Thing'. Pete & Neil were on their own this evening. They were in crowd pleasing mode begining...