Foxwood back in Seacroft

Foxwood back where it all started in Seacroft for Margaret's big birthday 

Well, two gigs in one day. And Bex not taking the kids to either! What decadence! What madness! The upside of this is that it halves the number of times that we have to carry basses [and the rest!] up and and down a wet November garden.

 Leaving the Victorian grandeur of Morley Town Hall [where we have just played with East Steel] we head for a gazebo next to the bouncy thing in Margaret's back garden. This is the first time we have played since Sonny passed, so Margaret's birthday, the day after what would have been their wedding anniversary is very much tinged with sadness.

Natalie and I are both poorly with some sort of bad muscles; Margaret's recently broken arm is only just out of the pot, so it falls to Hazel to be the brawn of this outfit. She says she was too busy being naughty at school [ah, yes, I remember!] to learn anything about pans, playing, transport and care of. Well, she's not doing a bad job here!

When we come back later we are me, Bex, Natalie, Daisy, Sophie, Charlotte and Amy. Joe has given us a box of hats with lights on, which means not only can you see the music and the notes you are playing in the dark [but not at the same time!], but also the slug tracking its away across B flat [but as someone once said, we don't use B flat, so the slug lives].

This gig involves beer, and spending the following day on the sofa for me, but we played our socks inside our wellies off, and then Chloe and Natalie did a little duet. We secreted the pans away in Sophie's car, under tables and under the gazebo.







Rick. Diz and I recovered them the following day [a break from the sofa], after which the van gave up working. Good timing little blue van!

Please get better for next gig or tuning trip!

East Steel and Steelettes at Morley Town hall

Saturday Christmas Fair at Morley Town Hall. East Steel were me, Bex, Sophie, Anne, Lynn, Wanda, Kirsty, Pippa and Trisha. Yi Bai drummed for us, and the beginners' class, the Steelettes made their debut.

Steelettes were Joanne, Amanda, Jill, Kirsten and Lucy.

There was a large mirror at opposite end of hall, and I took some pics of us backwards.



The load in from the back doors was great. Onto the stage without having carry lumps of metal through the audience. Super.

We interspersed Christmas tunes with some of favourites. Best moment was when we played The Holly and the Ivy, with both Bex and I thinking the other must have taught it. We put a brave face on it.

The Steelettes joined us for a few numbers then we wound up and I I took the van over to Seacroft for the Foxwood gig in the evening. Next!