Playing uke and drums at our Xmas open mic

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I have said it many times, but one of the best things I ever did was to start a pub music session that is known as the Arlesey Jammers. Out of that have come several bands and at least one music career. We have a tradition of doing an open mic at The Angel's Share in Hitchin and that happened on Sunday.

I did a couple of songs on ukulele that included the most popular one I have written and a certain classic. I took my drums along too. I performed with @purplesinger and then with @daniellemurrary and @renaissancegeek (Bob). Danielle was unable to play her clarinet, but she did a great job on the violin. Bob recorded the video on his little Zoom gadget that gets great quality.

I accompanied some other people and we had a mass jam at the end. We also had a performance from @steve.and.anke so there were plenty of Hivers there.

I took this as an opportunity to practice my video editing skills using Kdenlive. I now know a bit more about scene transitions and titles. It is a very powerful application and it is free.I use it on Ubuntu Linux, but it is available for Windows and Mac.

Merry Christmas!


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It was a fun night...and not the coldest one we've ever played at.
It was also great having you drumming along to some of my set. Thanks Steve! 😊

It is always a pleasure to play with you.

She couldn't play her clarinet? 😮
Why was that?
It was a lovely evening!

She had some dental work, so it wasn't going to be possible. It was fun with a good crowd.

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Amazing performance, I actually quoted these song lyrics when in my local newly opened Ikea.

Looks like a cool setup it is great to see local independent pubs do things like this.

Depending on pub size this venue could host a future Hive meetup 😀

I do feel I've written some good songs, but people love that one.

The bar owner has shown an interest in joining Hive, but we've not set him up yet.

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This is so cool. The drumming session sounds a little like a Reggae rhythm, like Celtic Reggae fusion. Amazing..

I've not really worked on reggae rhythms, but 4/4 beats are common across lots of music. I just have to figure out what will fit the music.

Nice job! It looks like it was a really fun time for all the Hive folks involved!

It's just a nice way to spend time together. Some talented people there. I was staying off the alcohol as I was driving, but could still enjoy it.

Looks fun, hope you having a great Christmas parties this time of year.

Cheers. You too!

Hey, you’ve got the grubs! 👍

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You are very good with that ukulele! Fast yet never doing it wrong

Oh I made a few mistakes 😁

Well not for my unexperienced ear 🤣

What a nice performance! I love the repertoire you played! Awesome!

Cheers. We like to mix it up.


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