Playing in Church.

[Minininjarob]

Ok so I got my first date for playing on the worship team! We support another smaller local church with a worship band once a month to let their small team take a break and I’ve been rotad on to serve there end of next month. 
Absolutely bricking it to be honest!!! 
I think I’ll get the songs a week or two in advance so it’s gonna be some intense practice before the day in question!

[TrevorR]

So I’m now officially on the worship team rota at our church - which is so great. Looks like it’ll be once a month for the evening service, plus some ad hoc fill ins. Right now that really suits me right now. It’s also good that the regular band has a really good drummer who is a joy to play with (the previous two times I was asked to play he was on). So that’s a result. 
 

It was a lovely communion service this evening with an absolutely cracking set of songs. The running order was:

 

To open:

1. Gonna Trust in God, in E (CCLI 2737744)

2. Here for You, in F (CCLI 5925649)

3. Better is One Day, in D (CCLI 1097451)

Response songs:

4. I Will Offer Up My Life, in D (CCLI 1083764)

Communion:

5. Trust in God, in E (CCLI 7206001)

6. Goodness of God, in A (CCLI 7117726)

To Finish:

7. Lord I Lift Your Name on High, in E (CCLI 117947)

8. This is Amazing Grace, in E (CCLI 6333821)

 

It was really great fun to play and all the team are great folks. With a female pianist and vocalist leading there were lots of songs in keys different from the recording but they were easy enough to change and worked fine. When we started rehearsing “Lord I Lift Your Name on High” bashed out a piano riff and asked, “Trevor, could you start with this?” So I said, “Ah, we’re going full ‘Steve Miller Band’ are we?” to which she grinned. So that song began on bass and drums with the bass riff from “The Joker” 🃏🤣 Next time she wants to do a tune which fits with the bass line from “You Can Call Me Al”!!!

 

Played my lovely Sandberg VM4 through the house Warwick amp. Sounded great. Can’t wait for next time!

 

Edited 2 hours ago by TrevorR