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Songsmith Sessions at The Alma (Canjo) - My first time playing in a pub!!

The Songsmith Sessions are held every Weds in The Alma in Cambridge.
I'd been along to watch a few times to see if I could imagine playing there, but was a bit daunted by the really high standard of musicians!!
As it's getting so cold busking though, I thought I'd brave playing in a nice warm pub.
Getting my little Canjo out, when people had been playing their super duper instruments was pretty scary, but it went down really well!
A slightly surreal experience having people join in and dance : -)
Tom was saying "Harold" as when I started it reminded him of the music from Steptoe and Son http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRaiiT3ZnJw
I did three songs as well with a Cigar Box Guitar which I'll post some clips of soon.
A really enjoyable evening, and good to feel it was ok to make mistakes - I forgot to put my capo on on one song, forgot to switch a pedal on on another...in fact I think I made some kind of false start on all of them, but it was OK!!

The guy joining in is Tom Dalpra, one of the guys running it. Check this vid of him a few decades ago, brilliant!!! (he's the lead singer in the orange top) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEEYRdoLtUE

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Comment by Delvero on December 8, 2011 at 8:38am: Very nicely done, in fact it sounds Great!! Love the comment at the beginning, "your among friends here sweetheart" You looked very comfortable and i know you will become a regular there! Keep it up, the whole World will soon know Belinda Gent!

Comment by Slowpaw Steve T on December 8, 2011 at 8:25am: Nice performance, appreciative crowd, well done! (-:

Comment by bemuzic on December 8, 2011 at 7:47am: thanks Wes

Comment by bemuzic on December 8, 2011 at 7:05am: aaah thanks Ellwood!

Comment by bemuzic on December 8, 2011 at 7:00am: thanks HB, yeah everyone seemed up for anything!! Right cheers I will go and plonk something : -)

Comment by HOLLOWBELLY on December 8, 2011 at 6:44am: cool pub or what? nice one B

ps-please feel free to plonk an ad for your album on my fb page if ya wanna-I had a message asking' permission' but I cant seem to press 'yes' or what have you.. X. (sorry to go off on a tangent!)

Comment by bemuzic on December 8, 2011 at 6:34am: thanks Night Owl, yeah I was amazed at how well it went,lol!!

Comment by NightOwl on December 8, 2011 at 6:32am: It looks like you had a great time and the crowd LOVED you!

Comment by bemuzic on December 8, 2011 at 6:04am: oh and thanks Redneck, missed your comment at first!

Comment by bemuzic on December 8, 2011 at 6:03am: thanks geraint, don't know what I'd do without my loop pedal! and yeah it's fun seeing people reactions to the Canjo : -)

thanks Craig, yeah that was certainly big enough for me..probably about 50 people ish. Can't believe what these CBG's have got me doing,lol!!