I am SO thrilled to report that yesterday’s gig was a great success!! I admit, I was somewhat nervous about this one, because the list of people we knew would be coming was pretty small. But we were SO excited to see how many people came out! A good amount of our friends and people we know, and then a solid handful of people we don’t personally know! It was invigorating to see people had come out intentionally to see us who didn’t otherwise have loyalty to us.
We weren’t as polished, musically, as we usually like to be, but that being said, we had SO much fun!! We had great response, and people clapped after every song, as opposed to some other times when we’re a bit more background music. The place was packed. People would come stick their heads in here and there, and listen for a bit, but seats were hard to come by. In between songs, the baristas would shout out what orders were ready to be retrieved from the counter. It smelled great. The ambiance was excellent. The background of people talking, playing card games, etc., just fit the bill.
We played our set until 7:15 ish before a couple spoke up with a request. They come so often to our Martensville gigs, and they wanted to hear “I’m Gonna Be.” We had played it at the first gig they had attended, and we thought it was super cute that they wanted to hear it again. So we did that, and then took a coffee break ourselves. I always really enjoy that part, because we get to schmooze with people who came to see us, whether we know them already or not. The man from that couple who made the request insisted on buying us coffee, which was SO sweet. As was my salted caramel latte 🤤 It was so lovely to be among such a big group of people who came to see us!
While we were taking our coffee break, a little boy came over and told us his favorite song from our set and asked to hear it again. So we finished up our coffee and played it for him to dance to, along with a few more songs, just to fill the time out, and for the sake of a few people who came a bit later in the evening. We played until maybe one or two minutes before closing. Whoops! The owners and baristas are always SO pleasant, though, and host us so willingly and happily.
I should speak for myself. I had SUCH a good time. I left feeling so happy and light. It had been an unusually uplifting evening of music, coffee, visiting, and happiness. I am SO grateful for everyone who made it, whether local or out of town, whether close friends or new friends. It was so so good.
The cherry on top was coming home to the news that our children had done really well that evening. That they ate well, played well, went to bed well. Thank you, Tom and Rae, for your willingness to spend the evening with our people, and for taking care of them so well. I asked the kids this morning what their favorite part about hanging out with you yesterday was, and they said “All the parts.” You aced it. Again. As usual. Thank you.
All in all, yesterday was an absolute win. Thank you, everyone who contributed to making yesterday great! I hope we see many more of you back at Clearcut next time!