So about two years ago now I finally got around to joining up with a "fairly" local (45 minutes away) country music club. I later joined another club an additional 30 minutes away where they, and most of the members, were essentially the same people.
Once I had been a few times and had got up onto the stage it seemed that everyone started to ask me, when was I going to get a club up and running in my small town. I replied "Never".
I became good friends with the band's drummer and bass player, a husband and wife combo, and about 9 months ago they hit me with some news. Having just retired they were getting set to sell their house, which still had a small mortgage, and were going to move to my town where they could buy mortgage free (the town has had depressed house prices for decades but recently they have shot through the roof. Our own little house doubled it's valuation in three years and market value is now almost as much again).
A few weeks later the conversations around the tea cups turned towards..... Yep, you guessed it, a music club in town. My friends would be the club's rhythm section, I would play rhythm guitar and they had a lead guitarist in mind. There was also a keyboard player who was keen.
My friends were going to wait until they had settled into their new house and carried out some renovations. I should have know that was not going to happen. Before i knew it plans were underway to have the first group day at the end of this month.
Six weeks ago the five band members got together for a Saturday afternoon jam session. While the keyboard player didn't work out (long story) the rest of us jelled enough to give it another go. We spent the Monday afternoon in a local hall and the Tuesday morning in my friends garage. we played some standards, some instrumentals (The Shadows) and a few really new songs, concentrating on vocal harmonies.
Some family business kept our lead guitarist away for several weeks, but my friends and I have been getting together for living room practice most weeks.
Today the four of us were back in the garage, and things were even better than last time.
We have a band name, Good to Go (we'll go anywhere and play anytime
). Our lead guitarist was surprised to find we had been working on the new song vocals. He thought we might have to put them aside for the first day but we're all Good to Go with the songs.
Karen dropped by to get a couple of photos.
Left to right Sue (bass), Boss (drums), yours truely and Mau (Mo) lead guitar.
And now the talk is of gigging when we get a few more songs under our belt.
Once I had been a few times and had got up onto the stage it seemed that everyone started to ask me, when was I going to get a club up and running in my small town. I replied "Never".
I became good friends with the band's drummer and bass player, a husband and wife combo, and about 9 months ago they hit me with some news. Having just retired they were getting set to sell their house, which still had a small mortgage, and were going to move to my town where they could buy mortgage free (the town has had depressed house prices for decades but recently they have shot through the roof. Our own little house doubled it's valuation in three years and market value is now almost as much again).
A few weeks later the conversations around the tea cups turned towards..... Yep, you guessed it, a music club in town. My friends would be the club's rhythm section, I would play rhythm guitar and they had a lead guitarist in mind. There was also a keyboard player who was keen.
My friends were going to wait until they had settled into their new house and carried out some renovations. I should have know that was not going to happen. Before i knew it plans were underway to have the first group day at the end of this month.
Six weeks ago the five band members got together for a Saturday afternoon jam session. While the keyboard player didn't work out (long story) the rest of us jelled enough to give it another go. We spent the Monday afternoon in a local hall and the Tuesday morning in my friends garage. we played some standards, some instrumentals (The Shadows) and a few really new songs, concentrating on vocal harmonies.
Some family business kept our lead guitarist away for several weeks, but my friends and I have been getting together for living room practice most weeks.
Today the four of us were back in the garage, and things were even better than last time.
We have a band name, Good to Go (we'll go anywhere and play anytime
). Our lead guitarist was surprised to find we had been working on the new song vocals. He thought we might have to put them aside for the first day but we're all Good to Go with the songs.Karen dropped by to get a couple of photos.
Left to right Sue (bass), Boss (drums), yours truely and Mau (Mo) lead guitar.
And now the talk is of gigging when we get a few more songs under our belt.
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