Lovely gig last night in the aptly named Peace Hall, where I sang several of my songs to a number of the guests and volunteers at the Centre for World Peace and Health on the beautiful Holy Isle. I played right after the last session of the t'ai chi course that's been held there for the past few days, and not only were the acoustics fantastic in the hall, but there was a lovely aura of tranquillity that seemed to have carried over. The audience were all any songwriter could hope for - attentive, appreciative and positive. I included my environmental song 'It's A Message' in the set as it felt appropriate for this setting, and the drumming on the back of my little guitar sounded amazingly resonant in the roomy hall with its high ceiling. One of the participants on the t'ai chi course was singer-songwriter Sam Semple, who finished off the evening with two of his songs - I felt very glad that we got to know each other a bit as a result, and we chatted afterwards about songwriting, Nashville, and all points in between, in the unusual and surreal setting of the dark and slightly slippery boat jetty, where a number of us intrepid souls had gone later in the evening to watch the incredible phosphorescent display of the submarine life.
The fact that both Marian and I finished off this evening with a cup of peppermint tea in preference to the builder's tea that we so resolutely demanded when we first got here is surely of some significance...
And so to bed... xxx
The fact that both Marian and I finished off this evening with a cup of peppermint tea in preference to the builder's tea that we so resolutely demanded when we first got here is surely of some significance...
And so to bed... xxx
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