Rehearsal day
Nov. 16th, 2021 08:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
altivoTuesday is the day we usually rehearse with ThingamaJig, our Celtic/Jazz/Folk quartet. It's always enjoyable, both for the music and the company, but it takes a big chunk out of the day so I end up catching up late or chasing my tail as it were.
Most of our gigs are in the summer, at farmers' markets and other outdoor events. This is the time of year when we look at potential new repertoire and experiment with new formats. I've been pushing my ukulele skills, but mostly because I need to replace the strings on my tenor banjo and Irish bouzouki. Also, those latter two are large and heavy to pack and carry. The ukuleles are eminently portable. I can't keep getting away with this, though. Must get those strings changed. It's just a task I've always hated. Both instruments have springy wire strings that want to puncture your fingers or worse, poke you in the eye.
It's on my "to do" list, as husband Gary says. But I need to push it to the top.
Most of our gigs are in the summer, at farmers' markets and other outdoor events. This is the time of year when we look at potential new repertoire and experiment with new formats. I've been pushing my ukulele skills, but mostly because I need to replace the strings on my tenor banjo and Irish bouzouki. Also, those latter two are large and heavy to pack and carry. The ukuleles are eminently portable. I can't keep getting away with this, though. Must get those strings changed. It's just a task I've always hated. Both instruments have springy wire strings that want to puncture your fingers or worse, poke you in the eye.
It's on my "to do" list, as husband Gary says. But I need to push it to the top.
