It was nice to be back after some time off. To be honest in mid November we were getting close to burn out. We needed the break. After Jenn's surgery and Buddy's passing and the business pressures of the music "business", we really needed the time to decompress and reorganize and even try to find some time to be creative and compose some new music. By January though, we were itching to perform and were looking forward to this run of gigs.
First off, we want to thank everyone who came out. We are so thankful to have had three full houses!! We talked with many that returned from seeing us at previous concerts and invited friends and co-workers this time. Our musical journey, so far, has been one of passion and believing in the vision of what we want to create, even though it might not fit neatly into a specific box or genre. Your support and spreading the word to your friends means so much to us. As independent musicians it's what fuels the fire, and adds to our passion to keep creating.
Americus, GA was certainly fun. Our first time here was in 2001 and musically speaking it seems like a lifetime ago. I was a bit concerned about the wiring in the Church, because I remembered having pretty severe issues with buzzing in the sound system (caused by grounding problems in the old wiring). We were really relieved to find after soundcheck that this was not an issue at all and the system was quiet and free from any distracting noises. I'm still getting used to our new "
guitar rig" pedal and had to exercise a few extra brain cells to make sure I was hitting the right buttons at the right time, but by Saturdays gig in Gulfport it was starting to feel very comfortable.
Ft. Walton was a lot of fun too and I was a little extra nervous because my friend Cathy (from my hometown) and her boyfriend were coming. It's always a little nerve wracking performing for people you have known for a long time. I don't know why exactly. Maybe it's just a self-imposed pressure to get everything just right. Unfortunately this usually has the opposite effect, so I try to put it out of my mind as much as possible. Most people I have talked to have a similar thing. Karen Tindal books the series and it was great to finally meet her too, we first made contact in 2001! She still had the press kit that we sent to her back then, it was a little like pulling something out of a time capsule. Ha!
On Saturday we headed out to Gulfport. Our drive took a little longer than expected and so did sound check so we ended up skipping dinner before the concert. We did get some energy bars and bananas beforehand and that kept us fueled up. I experienced some wierdness with the looping pedal. It seemed to be dropping some of the loops that I set, so I'll have to troubleshoot that today and see what's going on. Hopefully it was my user error. That is a lot easier to fix. :) We had another fun concert and the energy of the crowd powered us through even with the light dinner. We enjoyed sometime on the National Seashore of Mississippi the next day with Andrea Chaix and husband George before we hit the road for the long drive. It's a beautiful area and we'll look forward to visiting sometime in warmer weather too. Here are some pics:
Cotton fields heading into Americus: It's also near Jimmy Carter's home of Plains, GA
Stayed in the Windsor Hotel. The historic architecture is beautiful. Our room this time smelled like mothballs. I have to say, I didn't see one single moth though.
The Ft. Walton Coastline:
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