Last night at played what can be considered a “secret show” at the Dubliner Pub on University Ave. It was secret, because nobody was there to see it.
Sometimes it is nice playing to a small, quiet crowd. When I took the stage, there were 6 people in the bar, including the bartender and me. By the time I finished, there were, probably, 30 bar patrons, talking loudly, clanging glasses, and otherwise watching me do my thing on stage. To tell you the truth, I had a lot more fun when it was just me and 5 others. That isn’t to say that I always like performing to small crowds.
Sometimes I like the big, loud, ornery crowds. Other times I like the intimate, paying-attention crowd. Last night I wasn’t feeling 100%. My hands were moving slowly. As a result, I wanted to do things a bit different. I wasn’t interested in putting on a big performance as I usually do. Rather, I chose a bunch of songs that I normally don’t play and performed them to the best of my ability, letting the music speak to the scuffed up floors and empty bar stools. It was beautiful.
The attached mp3 was recorded at the end of my set when there was a large contingent of busybodies talking and otherwise making noise. You can get a sense for the difference between a quiet room and a loud room. Sometimes I like it noisy, sometimes I don’t. 🙂
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