30s, 40s, 50s….jazz, swing….upbeat for dancing….. romantic and smoochy…we do it all!
A great time was had by all last Saturday, at the Westonbirt volunteers’ summer party.
Luckily the weather was kind to us, and everyone had the choice of sitting under cover with the band, or outside in the sunshine
Thank you for having us!
…..this time for a gig in the National Arboretum in Westonbirt, for the volunteers.
Sadly no…it’s for Rag’n’Bone Man, playing there tonight! And Keane on Friday, Madness on Saturday, and Texas on Sunday…we’re in good company!
We’ll be in the Great Oak Hall, weather permitting.
We’re so lucky, getting a chance to play in such interesting and gorgeous places! Last week a beautiful village green, in a couple of weeks time a stunning oak hall.
A great time was had by all last night in Later@Resound, including us! So wonderful to be entertaining an audience again, we’ve really missed it.
In fact, it was such a success, we’ve been asked back next year! I fancy a Valentine’s Day ball, how about you?
I’ve compiled some of the pics and videos here, enjoy!
Our gig is a week today, and we’re all getting excited!
Friends often say “I’d love to hear you!” …so here’s your chance!
Only 50 minutes from Cardiff, much less from Bristol, of course, Resound is a fab venue – professional sound and lighting, just a token entrance fee (pay at the door) and BYOB, so a cheap night out…what’s not to love?! I might even have space in my car for a couple of local friends!
Don’t forget your dancing shoes!
Mark, Hazel and I popped over to Resound this morning, for a recce before our gig on the 11th March. And we all agreed – what a fab place! The very helpful Bob showed us around, and talked us through his lighting and PA plans. This will be our first gig with the venue sorting out our PA mix – how exciting! Anyone who knows me will know how, as someone who’s worked in broadcast sound for so many years, I find it hard to trust anyone else(!) but the lovely Bob reassured us completely. It’ll be fun! And such a joy, to not have to hump all my gear in, wearing a fancy frock and heels…
A few weeks ago Kathy joined us, playing alto sax, and she’s had a very steep yet successful learning curve! She’s doing brilliantly, and fits in so well, it’s like she’s always been one of us!
And more recently, Pete the double bassist has joined too. He’s still in the process of learning all our tunes, but he’s fitting in fantastically well too, it’s so lovely to hear such a great, smooth bass sound again.
We’re so lucky to have found two such great musicians, and such lovely people too!
So we’ll soon be ready to start gigging again (no pressure, you two!)
I wonder when we’ll play in public again? Fingers crossed it won’t be too long – we want to show off our new musicians!
Four years ago, room 10 got together for the first time…a very different group of people to who we are now! But with about half of us stalwarts from the start, I think I can still confidently say we’re still the same room 10 band!
Here are a few pics from the last four years – and now we’re back to our full complement of nine, and rehearsing madly, I’m sure we’ll soon have more performance photos to add to these. 😁
Onward and upward!
And finally, in those halcyon Room 10 days….
Well, I know we’re late to that party, but too many of us were unavailable last week, so it had to be this week’s rehearsal instead!
We all agreed that it was so good to have us all there – it makes such a difference to our playing (who knew?!)
Surely it can’t be long till we’re out there, entertaining people again?! I really hope not.
…well, 6 at a time
Six members of the band managed to meet in the car park of our rehearsal rooms for an outdoor practice, the first in months!
Hopefully it’ll get better and better now – no going back!
If you were disappointed today, on Valentine’s Day, this’ll cheer you up!
room 10 