music – room 10

We’re a band again!

Posted on October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 by patjones271

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!

It’s our birthday!

Posted on August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 by patjones271

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!

Me and the girls giving it welly on our very first gig.

This was such fun! The Filton golf club party.

Warmley Jazz Club, just before the first lockdown

And finally, in those halcyon Room 10 days….

Freedom day!

Posted on July 28, 2021July 29, 2021 by patjones271

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.

Recruiting!

Posted on June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 by patjones271

Our fab bassist Richard is sadly leaving us, so we’re looking for a new bass player, preferably an upright, double bass.

Message me if you’re interested, want to know more, or know someone who could be a good match for each other!

We probably won’t invite anyone along for a tryout until we can all play together again – this ‘rule of six’ is so difficult…and such a pain!

We rehearse each Wednesday evening in Yate, so probably someone in the Bristol/South Glos area would be best, although I drive each week from Cardiff, and it only takes about an hour!

Six Indoors Again

Posted on May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 by patjones271

Here we are again, rehearsing back indoors again – not in room 10, we have a bigger space now, for social distancing.

Although the others were back indoors for a short while in the autumn, it’s my first time singing indoors with room 10 for about 15 months, due to the English and Welsh rules not coinciding.

Adam brought along a CO2 meter, to check we’re safe – it has to read under 800….and it read 450! It’s 400 outdoors! Result!

It all went very well, I think. Hard to sound tight with no drums or bass tonight, but we did our best!

At Last!

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 by patjones271

I’m back, singing with (some of) the band! Only six people outdoors, so far. But we’re getting there! This is the first time I’d sung with them in nearly eight months, so as the the song goes “I found a thrill…”

I edited it after the vocal because there are solos for the instruments who weren’t there!

Then the rain came…then hailstones…! But we persevered! It’ll take more that that to stop a room 10 rehearsal..

Back together….

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 by patjones271

…well, 6 at a time

Adam takes a break from the keyboard to take a selfie!

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!

We’re working!

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 by patjones271

If you were disappointed today, on Valentine’s Day, this’ll cheer you up!

https://youtu.be/VKdMxDrZxcg

Merry Christmas from room 10!

Posted on December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 by patjones271

It’s been a tough year for many, but we’ve still been meeting every week without fail…mostly on line, but occasionally in person, for a proper rehearsal…. when the tiers allowed!

Looking forward to 2021….and all those celebratory parties! And we thought 1999 was a biggie…..

Meanwhile, here’s a little something we’ve put together, enjoy!

https://youtu.be/itV1mSMJHSE

Merry Christmas from room 10 xx

At Last!

Posted on November 23, 2020 by patjones271

No…not that one…! But at last I’ve managed to edit Straighten up and Fly right and get it more or less glued together. This is probably my favourite yet! Such a fun song.

Fingers crossed that we can play together in room 10 next week, and start gigging again in the spring, but until then, here’s what we’ve been up to recently. Enjoy!