Cumnock Day 3-4
Today was a good day - lots of warm sun allowed for comfortable recording. We were able to get down versions of the acoustic songs that we've been playing in the set for a while now - Running Jody, Tall Timbers, Hollow Tree, Cheap Hotel; as well as some newer additions such as Company of a Friend & Half Man Cow. In the afternoon Jo and family came by & we managed to convince Jo to help out with harmonies in Tall Timbers - sounded great! Watch out Jo - you may find yourself on a couple more songs shortly.
One of the big improvements was that Stuart brought out an outdoor heater - utterly fantastic! Thanks, Stuart :)
In the evening we assembled in the pub and worked out the finer points of three new songs - current titles: Southern Belles, The Way that she smiles & a third one with a title something about a mandolin. By the time we finished the good people in the room gave a seal of approval.
Day 4
It must be said that even though the temperature drops of rapidly after 3pm and gets real cold in the evenings, the sun in the morning is beautiful and warm.
As we were recording today a kangaroo come up and stood there watching and listening for a while then hopped away.
We started playing some more and it came back. Blues, roos n boogie!
The recordings are going well. Got all three new songs down today – including one which didn’t exist until a few days ago (yes, I am a little amazed by that!).
BTW it turns out that the Royal hotel has a long history. The apartment we're staying in used to be the town barber's shop & the people would wait in the pub having a drink until it was their turn. Also there was a fellow, a regular at the pub who requested that when he died that he be buried in the pub. It''s been estimated that some of the bricks used to build the place are up to 150 years old. Some with cat paw prints in them - 150 year old cat prints! I think that rates as a 10th life.
Tonight we worked on two more new songs, yet to be performed but to be recorded tomorrow - Rest My Bones & Sunshine In the Rain. Let's see how they go.
Oh and Carl-the-golden-roadie came in third in the Molong poker comp tonight too, so a good night all round :)
Rosie