One that involved all three of us (please note John can't do Wednesdays or Thursdays, Andrea can't do Fridays, Saturdays and alternate Tuesdays and I can't do Fridays or Sundays and would prefer not to do Mondays, Wednesdays or Saturdays - yes, we are committed!) being together and being able to sing loudly.
Several false starts were made, but we've all got two kids each (The Sweet Ordealies, anyone?), jobs, families and friends. So Tuesday October the 9th - 5 months or so after John and I first met up - was the first non false start.
Of course when you are limited to essentially rehearsing in the evenings, finding a rehearsal studio is really quite difficult. After several false starts (yes, a common theme) I had a brainwave and at my suggestion Andrea approached the local school and asked if we could use their canteen. Obviously knowing that they might be part of the beginning of a folk phenomenon they agreed.
School's out for strummers. Adult sized chairs optional. October 2012. Photo: Nick McMaster
It was here that we confirmed we'd work on 4 songs, whereas before we'd gone through everything we had. It was a bit frustrating as that meant ignoring all the other material (since the start of the project I'd either written the lyrics or the lyrics and music to about 10 songs) but we knew we had to be disciplined if we were serious about the whole thing and work towards a small open mike/ bottom of the bill set.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, sadly we could only use the canteen for two sessions. But if we do end up with some kind of rewarding career, I for one will look back at this time where we were truly formed, tiny toilets and all.
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