A sense of community - weekend gig reports
Howdy Folks.
We had a great weekend of community spirit :-)
Friday night saw us at the inaugural Sunset Lounge show in Mosman and for our overseas visitors, here's the mundane shot of using the iconic harbour bridge for its intended purpose of getting to the north side of the city :-)
And looking back from the Mosman RSL to the CBD... ah, Sydney.
We shared a bill with the wonderful Scott Cook on Friday night. It was a pleasure to listen to his quirky, offbeat lyrics. He's super comfortable on stage and a great raconteur. he very kindly invited Redline and myself up to join him for a few songs and graced us with his harmonies when we did a version Cry for you, one of the new songs. He's traveling all over Australia and sadly wont make it back to Sydney, but if you get a chance, check him out.
http://www.scottcook.net/news.php
The sunset lounge is a new music night that will become (hopefully) a regular feature at the Mosman RSL. Well done to Keith for getting it together.
the dressing room area out the back was well appointed.
Cheers to all the folks who joined us for the night.
On Sunday we returned to the Wallarah Hotel in Catherine hill Bay, where the regrowth from the bush fires last year has shown the perversity and beauty of our cyclical burn/rebuild eco system.
Catherine Hill Bay is simply stunning and I am saddened to learn that the development of over 2000 houses will be proceeding. Bummer.
Spotted this great band name inside the pub.
And in case anyone doubted the appeal of The Catho as a rider destination.
Look how green its become in the 6 months or so since the fires..or was it a year ago now? hmmm..
We missed Harves on Sunday cos of a break in at his work, sorry to hear about it Harves, but we had a particularly enjoyable time. The weather held, despite forecasts of rain and the sound on stage was some of the best we've ever had, courtesy of Steve. Gracias amigo.
Once again we ran the new songs and I thought 'slipping through these blues' had gone down flat, but as is usual with Australian audiences, looks can be deceiving. One patron was overheard to remark that it had 'changed his life'. I mean, applause would have been just fine, but life changing is ok too. I guess. Who'd a thunk it?
The standout vibe for me all weekend was the sense of community. At the sunset lounge, mosmanites and North Shore folk said 'we want good live music' and we'll come out and support it and pay a ticket price for it too.
At the Wallarah, the locals were out supporting their pub and still pulling together after the fires. The drive through the area to and from the show makes it one of the highlights of the calendar for me.
I'd like to send out a special shout out to Henry Morgan and encourage him to avoid any more mid lake Kayak Piracy :-) ARRRRR!
This weekend coming we're off to beautiful Oberon. Get out an amongst it peoples, you're surrounded by beauty :-)
