Last night I thought I'd make a return visit to the acoustic session at The Plough. I used to go to this regularly a couple of years back, but I've not been lately due to lack of time and I have another session much closer to home. The Plough is in a tiny place in Hertfordshire that can only be reached via lanes that are narrow enough to require passing places. I've always been there via the A505 main road, but it turned out that was shut last night. I then spent quite some time down various country lanes trying to find my way there. This was not helped by my phone running out of battery, so I couldn't even use the GPS.
I eventually found the pub after spotting some familiar buildings. There were about ten people there playing guitars, flutes and drums. There were a couple from abroad (I didn't find out where). The lady played accordion (or some related squeezebox) whilst her partner played washboard, shakers and even some seashells!
This session has more traditional music that we tend to get at our one. Rick who runs it is into folk music and plays mandolin and fiddle as well as guitar. At one point he played kazoo. I did some of my own songs for them that went down well as well as some covers.
The landlord directed me how to get home by a more direct route and I managed to find my way. Most of the time I tend to use main roads and it's easy to forget that these little lanes exist. For some people it's their only way to get to where they live. You have to be careful as there are lots of blind corners with not much room to avoid oncoming traffic. It's a little easier at night as you at least see their lights. There's also the wildlife to avoid. I saw one large deer that could make a mess of my car if I hit it.
I hope to get back there again soon. It's great to meet other musicians and experience different music styles. It's all inspiration.
Rock on!
Here's one of my original songs I performed.
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