Did you hear the drums?!

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Banshees Bar and Art Space (in Ipswich, QLD) has an open mic on Wednesday. I'd been a couple of times but took Rebecca and our daughter Dianne along two weeks ago.  

I played six songs and was encouraged by a few people, then the next artist invited me to back him, playing drums. I did - and I got a bit carried away by the music. 

Apparently a couple of people ran from the bar holding their ears and possibly screaming?!  I didn't hear any of that, I was lost in the sound of the drums. What an awesome night!

I went again this week and was the last to play. I played eight songs (two new and six previously released) to a very subdued crowd of about ten. When I finished there was considerable feedback from a few patrons. One guy mentioned a particular song and asked if it was mine. He said it was worth releasing as it was a great chord progression with a great melody. When I said all the songs were mine he was surprised. 

A guy who had been sitting one table away sidled over and we spoke at length about songs and songwriting. He took a card and was keen to listen to my releases. I was sporadically picking up my guitar and going through songs with him. He was very encouraging and seemed to know a lot about copywrite and the industry in general. I don't recall his name but he said he'd FB friend me. It was another great night and a very laid back set. I'll be doing some more of these.


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