What Keeps You In The Game ?

[peteb]

58 minutes ago, Bluewine said:

 

It amazes me how popular Blues bands still are in England.

 

Daryl

 

There is still an audience, but it is something of a niche these days. Blues bands are far more popular in various parts of mainland Europe...! 

 

[mikebass456]

1 hour ago, Bluewine said:

 

It amazes me how popular Blues bands still are in England.

 

Daryl

Just got back from our gig with the blues band - just a one hour slot as part of the local cider festival. Great crowd despite the rain and evening chill (we were on between 9 & 10pm).  

Dancers at the end for Baby Please Dont Go, and Shake Your Moneymaker - blues is still alive and well in Cleethorpes! 😎

[Bluewine]

3 hours ago, ezbass said:

Well, this one tried its best to be as bad as I anticipated: Guitarist forgot his pedalboard and had to make an hour round trip back home to get it; keyboardist’s setup refused to send a signal to the desk, fortunately, a spare was at hand and worked, not as good a sound though; halfway through the second set I felt my bass move, my strap had split at the strap pin and was holding on by one thread, went to use a spare from the backup bass, no strap packed 🤦🏻.

 

Sounds like our gig at last week. Except add having the van stuck in the mud. We tried everything to move it until we figured out driving it forward instead of reverse was the answer. 

 

Daryl

[Bluewine]

3 hours ago, peteb said:

 

There is still an audience, but it is something of a niche these days. Blues bands are far more popular in various parts of mainland Europe...! 

 

 

 

Seems like 99% of the British Invasion bands 1960- 1965 have origins in the blues even The Moody Blues.

 

I'd say the blues scene in my neck of the woods is a viable, respectable size niche. I think it's because I'm a little over an hour north of Chicago. 

 

However, the blues bands don't get the cool high profile big money gigs like the top tier represented cover bands. We're able to slip under the radar because our Americana stuff. And I think having a female lead guitarist and lead vocalist fronting the band helps too.

 

Daryl

Edited 2 hours ago by Bluewine

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

I'll be 60 next year, so I guess I almost qualify for this.

What keeps me in the game is the guys I play with. Consummate professionals each and every one.

I cannot think of one bad word word to say about any of them. They give everything at each and every gig.

They are the first to criticise themselves and applaud the effort of others.

I really can't ask for more than that.

I know the bubble will burst one day when someone hangs up their spurs, but for now, I'm the happiest guy.