Two very nice sessions at Deal over the weekend as part of the Deal Maritime Folk Festival. The Irish session on Friday night in the Ship on Middle Street was well received and quite well supported. Some lively characters helped the evening along.
The Sunday marathon mixed lumpy session also in the Ship was quiet but very enjoyable. Four hours, never repeated a tune and came away with many more left to play. I think everyone was feeling tired, so we had to have 'nod watch' and a stick to prod anybody dropping off. Ken (Kents mutimedia megastar poet and singer) held a spoons masterclass in the corner to provide some accompaniment. At one point, one of the audience thought we were playing a tribute to Ian Drury and the Blockheads (sex and drugs and rock and roll) when in fact it was the b-part to Old Joe Clark. Bless. Audiences in general, we observe, react more strongly to an ending than the content. So play anything and end well if you want applause.
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