We did a photoshoot with Jane Palmer, a very talented and lovely lady, who agreed to give up a very cold Bank Holiday morning to indulge us...
Here's a snippet from the session:
There are loads of pics, these are two of our favourites. We're leaving the bulk of the pics in the capable hands of Jon Aldersea to see what magic he can create from them...
We then took a sabbatical to London, I would say a well earned rest, but we spent 2 frantic days rushing all over the place on the Tube to make the most of our time there. It was, as they say, "Just the ticket", spending a good deal of the time in Camden, which has to be the funkiest place I've been for a long while.
On 6th April we played one of our absolute fabourite venues, The Nags Head in Crewe. Jacqui, who's the landlady, is an absolute star, and it has one of the best sound systems in place (no need for the PA, which is a bonus!). The atmosphere in the Nags is made possible via the dedicated locals and music fans who turn up and support Jacqui in providing an excellent venue. We chatted to a couple who had come to see us specially, they had missed us at Nantwich and were keen to catch us if we played Crewe, so were chuffed to bits that they could come and see us at The Nags. A rather rowdy crowd were in, celebrating some fella's birthday, who seemed surprisingly sober compared to his pals.. we did get chatting to several of the group, who despite being into rock and metal, were surprisingly supportive and we managed to win them over.. which is always a bonus, spending the latter part of the evening chatting to "John", who happened to be a strapping Glaswegian chap in a black kilt...
9th April took us to The Gresley, we'd been invited up by Pauline and John, who run the acoustic sing around night.. and crikey, what a night that was. It never ceases to amaze me how, when in a folk session, the plethora of talent and sheer lack of ego in the room. Everyone in there took part in one way or another, beautiful harmonies rang around the room, there were guitars, Bodrhans, pipes, melodians, violins, mandolins, etc... all taking part.. we also confirmed our slot for the Gresley Arms Folk and Ale Festival!! Brilliant...
We should have showcased at The Glebe for Arthur's Table on 11th April, but sadly, I (Sheena), have been taken ill :-( A sore throat and chest infection have meant that "Rain" has stopped play (groan)...Still, its better to rest and get better... than make myself more ill and end up having to cancel more gigs...
That's the latest.. More dates to be announced as and when they're confirmed :-)
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