Songsmith Sessions at The Alma (Canjo) - My first time playing in a pub!!

The Songsmith Sessions are held every Weds in The Alma in Cambridge. I'd been along to watch a few times to see if I could imagine playing there, but was a bit daunted by the really high standard of musicians!!
As it's getting so cold busking though, I thought I'd brave playing in a nice warm pub.
Getting my little Canjo out, when people had been playing their super duper instruments was pretty scary, but it went down really well!
A slightly surreal experience having people join in and dance : -)
Tom was saying "Harold" as when I started it reminded him of the music from Steptoe and Son http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRaiiT3ZnJw
I did three songs as well with a Cigar Box Guitar which I'll post some clips of soon.
A really enjoyable evening, and good to feel it was ok to make mistakes - I forgot to put my capo on on one song, forgot to switch a pedal on on another...in fact I think I made some kind of false start on all of them, but it was OK!! The guy joining in is Tom Dalpra, one of the guys running it. Check this vid of him a few decades ago, brilliant!!! (he's the lead singer in the orange top) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEEYRdoLtUE

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[deathslice60]

That was awesome! and its nice to hear that rythem again ;) hehe i guess it's catchy now? LOL

[bemuzic]

@deathslice60 thanks..sorry if you've got that tune stuck in your head!

[TK42138]

Great vid, you did well. You're certainly braver than I am. I prefer being behind the camera.

[bemuzic]

@TK42138 thanks, ha yeah I think I prefer being the other end of the camera too!!...but it's also good to share the music : -)

[deathslice60]

@bemuzic

Your welcome and no no i dont mind its a very nice tune!

[bemuzic]

@profwaldo wow it's weird how you see yourself and how others see you, I never would have guessed you were nervous from looking at the vids....and thanks re the singing : -)

[profwaldo]

@bemuzic Yeah, some of the best things I've done in my life scared me shitless initially. hahaha

I tell ya' though, every vid I do I've got the jitters, like standin' on a cliff...just before ya' close your eyes and jump into a cold lake. Then once I get past that... yeah, you're right... I don't care too much anymore what most folks think. hahaha

Great to see n' hear more of you singin'...

You really do have a very Very, lovely voice... Know It !

[bemuzic]

@sserddab thanks Mike...are things more rowdy in Ozzie pubs? Thanks and have a good Christmas yourself!

[bemuzic]

@MrRandomWritings thanks, yeah it's really friendly!

[bemuzic]

@rpeek cheers : -)

[bemuzic]

@profwaldo thanks prof...I was scared shitless, lol, but I figure that's not a good enough reason not to do something I want to do!!

Yeah everyone was really friendly, so that and a few drinks helped! Don't get too excited about the next stuff as my singing is pretty shite from being nervous : -/...I figure it's still worth sharing as it might encourage someone else to have ago?! Bbtw I'm amazed that you would be scared, you seem very confident and not to care too much about what people think?