The Fisherman's Rehearsal

We had our second rehearsal with a full band on Sunday. It was great to have everyone in the same space, all plugged in, and in a fairly soundproof space without any neighbours to worry about.

We had Paul B on bass, @steevc on drums, @anna-newkey on guitar/vocals, Ray Moulay on guitar/vocals, @purplesinger on piano/vocals, me on recorder and clarinet, and Bob S on flute

I've uploaded a couple of sneak peeks of the sort of thing we might end up playing at local festivals, busking or other events in our area over the summer.

The recordings are completely raw and informal, don't necessarily include the whole song, and do include us shouting to each other (well, me shouting to everyone else) about how fast we actually want to take this in the middle of a tune!

So here is Furwell Polk (working title only), very much plugged in but still very much rehearsing. I had great fun and can't wait for the next one.

I picked a couple of songs with a nautical theme. (Arrr!).

Here is a Fisherman's Blues (Waterboys cover):

and the Sailor's Hornpipe (Traditional):

Thar she blows!