We'd had good weather all week in Ingleton but when we woke it was raining, and after breakfast it got even worse - so we got a little wet loading the car with all our gear - Bose L1 system, 4 guitars, suitcase etc! We arrived at the venue, the Ex-Servicemen's, in good time and found Chris Milner (performer and MC for the afternoon concert) was already there setting up his PA system ready for sound check. We had decided to use our own system and Chris was providing the sound for himself, Michelle Holding and Peter and Barbara Snape, the other acts who were to make up the afternoon concert.
By the time the concert started the place was filling up nicely, and the audience were very attentive and appreciative. Each act had been given two slots of 20 minutes each (though some did play a little longer - needless to say jiva kept strictly to the allotted time) and for our first turn we did 'Love At The Five & Dime' (Nanci Griffith), 'Two Old Friends' (Chris Simpson), and then with Jimmy on downtuned 12-string and Val on 6-string we played '4+20' (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young), finishing with Linda Thompson's 'No Telling'. Then for our second turn, with Val on the 12-string and Jimmy on 6-string throughout , we played 'Back Home To You' (Allan Taylor), 'Different Dreams' (jiva), 'Some Way Home' (jiva) and 'One More Song' (jiva). We could see and hear the audience joining in on the choruses which was great.
It was a smashing afternoon and it was soon time to pack the gear and drive off to Morecambe for our evening gig at The Smugglers Den.
It was a smashing afternoon and it was soon time to pack the gear and drive off to Morecambe for our evening gig at The Smugglers Den.
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