Out of the Woodshed!
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, Jun-01-2014 at 5:57am (5215 Views)
Haven't posted here in a loooooong time, guess I didn't have anything worth saying
The time has finally come, I got talked into getting out and actually playing with other people. There's a large jam every Tuesday in Marietta, right down the road from me. http://www.australianbakerycafe.com/...age=page&id=28
Ran into a new picker who just bought a JBovier like mine on the Cafe, and find out he's going down there. I agreed to meet up this Tuesday, and we'll see how it goes!
Have to say, I haven't played music in front of people in 25+ yrs., and never on mandolin.I'm a lot more nervous than I probably should be.I've performed at times, in front of literally thousands of people, but that was when I was younger, and totally confident in what I was doing. This is like starting all over.(guess that's part of the fun). I've always said, you know you're ready to play publicly, when you make a mistake, and instead of freezing up or hanging your head, you just laugh it off and keep playing. I hope I'm back to that point!
I know that to progress further, I really need to be playing with other pickers, just this first time is making me sweat.
Oh well, nothing to it but to do it. If I don't make TOO big a fool out of myself, my Tuesdays may be scheduled for a while!