Yesterday, I travelled for three-and-a-half hours to a small town on the outskirts of Norwich, to perform at the top of a staircase to a pub with 15 people spread…
Month: April 2012
The joys of the open mic circuit
The highlight of my gig on Wednesday was when the room all spontaneously began singing the Michael Finnegan grew-whiskers-on-his-chin-again song to two people who had never heard it before and…
Quite a jolt
After a good run of my past several gigs, I knew there would be a point when I had a not-so-good gig and Monday night provided it. In order to…
A good learning experience
Last night’s gig took me to a town on the outskirts of Southend. It was the first gig at the venue and I’ve found that opening nights can go two…
Crowd control
My gigs on Thursday and Friday this week have seen plenty of interaction with vocal audiences. On Thursday, I was performing at a venue in Hertfordshire, which is about ten…
Re-entering the real world with a thud
I continued my run of solid run of gigs last night with yet another one, making it the most productive month so far this year for day-per-gig ratio. There was…
Throat lasts the distance
Unlike Friday, my throat at last night’s gig didn’t give up after three minutes and managed to last the distance of seven minutes. So this should indicate that it is…
More work required
I’ve been comparing the number of gigs I did this time last year with the number I’ve done so far in 2012. And while I don’t share the opinion that…
Wearing in new material
Last night, I tried out four minutes of new material, which I’m hoping will be the centrepiece of my Edinburgh set. It is the story of how unrequited love led…
Nothing much to report
This past week, I have had precisely no gigs. This is why there have been precisely no updates. When I was in the midst of my writing 250 words-a-day-for-a-year challenge,…