April ...

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April.  There was a bit more skin cancer stuff - as you can see from all my bandaids!  Everything's healed nicely ...

I made a hanging board for my "upstairs guitar".  The "upstairs guitar" is actually becoming a favourite for playing downstairs, also. What else?  I applied for a Brisbane busking licence and have been preparing for that audition. I've been re-establishing a connection to my older songs in preparation for busking.  

I put in an application for the Maleny Music Festival, which takes place in November.  I was invited to participate again in the Lord Mayor's Seniors Cabaret.  Something else to look forward to.

"Till It's Gone" is still being played on online radio.  I've had a few songs included in Martina Dörner playlists on Spotify.  "Walk My Way" was an inclusion at the start of April and "Going Home" will be played this weekend.  

(I stopped playing "Walk My Way" about three years ago due to a negative comment, so it's inclusion has reminded me to be more confident of my own judgment).

There's a different playlist showing on my Spotify artist profile, "Morning Coffee" described as "Indie-folk and chill Australian originals".  It includes two of my songs - "In Your Arms" and "Breathe, Miss Sunshine".  It's all encouraging.

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