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Hi everybody and a big welcome to the new subscribers of the Open Mic
Network mailing list.
Even though winter officially started last week, it didn’t deter the
Open Mic faithful from braving the cold and participating at The Dan
and The Joiners for some good old fashioned Open Mic fun.
From my experience, winter is a popular time to be at an Open Mic especially when the venues provide a very warm and comfortable
atmosphere to perform in.
Open Mic @ The Dan
Last weeks Open Mic @ The Dan saw the welcome return to the
Open Mic stage of three past performers.
Garth Dutton firmly established his spot as the “first cab off
the rank” after a lengthy absence with a wonderfully spirited return
performance.
Next was harp-master Lord Stompy
who gave us a masterclass in harmonica-ship (is there such a word…
there is now) and delighted the crowd with his Uke playing and last but
not least we witnessed the welcome return of The Texettes who
weaved their fine original country tunes around the room.
Included in the mix was indeed another new face. His name is Scott Morphett
and he proved himself to be a very fine singer/songwriter on the Open
Mic stage. After his performance Scott assured me that he would be back
next week. I can’t wait to hear what he has instore for us then.
Open Mic @ The Joiners
I think the car-parking issues that have dogged the Open Mic @ The
Joiners for the last 3 weeks had temporarily scared away some of
the crowd. Even though the Entertainment Centre was empty and there
were car-parks a plenty it was a fairly quiet night.
Only 13 spots were filled however, the performers that
filled them were all class.
In fact, last weeks Open Mic @ The Joiners was a guitar players
heaven. The small but very appreciative audience of performers and
Joiners Arms regulars had the pleasure of witnessing players such as Ross
Neilson, Looshbaby,
Jon Parrish
and of course the wonderful Erica Graf.
If Bruce McAvaney were there he would’ve said the night was SPECIAL!
We did have one new face in the crowd and her name was Katherine Phelps, a
spoken word artist.
Not since the Zen Koans of BT Cassidy in the early days of the Open
Mic @ The Dan has a spoken word artist graced the Open Mic stage
and let me tell you, Katherine’s performance was truly a breath of
fresh air which further reinforces the fact that the Open Mic Network
is open to all performers.
Songwriters, musicians, poets, spoken word artists and comedians are
all welcome to get out of the house and have a go in a very performer
friendly environment.
Katherine has her own blog in which she writes about her experience at
the Open Mic @ The Joiners. You can read it HERE.
I hope more spoken word artists and comedians utilise the Open Mic
Network because the door is always open.
Here is a reminder of what’s happening this week:
As always, make sure you get to the venue early to avoid disappointment
and while you’re there, have a meal. I’ll be there at both venues
from 6:30pm to take down names
See you Wensdee and/or Thursdee,
Corey :)
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