We had the good fortune to perform at the BLues and Beyond Club in Cupar on Friday evening. It was an easy 2-hour road trip from Aberdeen, and nice to get out of town to play for an audience of blues lovers.
Charlie Milne, Brian Poole and the rest of the gang are spear=heading the drive to keep blues alive in the Cupar area, and they do a great job. The club is held monthly at Watts Bar in downtown Cupar, a nice room that looks to seat around 100-150 comfortably. When we arrived they were busy hanging posters to add a real blues vibe to the house.
I started the evening off with a solo set that was well-received. 'Hole in my Soul' and 'Deeper and Deeper', two original songs, are really fast becoming favorites of mine to perform. I've also added a couple of Charlie Patton songs to the set as well. And, after several gigs wrestling with the sounds of my acoustic, the lap-steel acoustic guitar really seems to be settling in as well. All in all I really enjoyed that part of the night.
OK, from there it was off the to the 'lectric part of the night. Kicking off with 'Big Town Playboy', a nice lazy shuffle in E, the dance floor was packed. We thought we'd be playing a listening set at first, but it wasn't to be- dancing was the event of the night. No problem there, we easily slid into funky stuff, shuffles and some old Texas and Chicago blues. Lot's of originals as well. All in all the guys did great, and this line-up seems to get better, dramatically better, with every gig. By the time we reach Dundee we'll be razor sharp.
Thanks again to Charlie, Brian, Vivien and everyone else that made that show happen and for making us feel so welcome! Hope we see all of you again soon!
