Cumnock Day 5-6
Day 5
Today we finished tracking for the last two songs - Sunshine in the Rain & Rest My Bones - on the porch of the house as the rain was falling down. The temperature was well cold but I think it was worth it. We caught some nice rain sounds and managed to get through in time before our hands froze and MJEB's lips got stuck to his harp.
Rest My Bones is an interesting beast as it's more laid back than we've ever been - but it's got a nice groove to it and it's a gas to play - it'll be interesting to see how it goes down at the gigs.
After a big ol lunch we headed back to the pub to start working out the set list for tonight as we had a whole bunch of new material to play through. After that Stuart had cooked us a grand chicken curry for dinner so we feasted before the gig.
After the gig and back in my room I was reading some more on Cumnock - it's a village! This thrills me - I don't know why but it does. We tracked all these songs - in a village with population of around 290! This thrills me too.
Day 6
Theo and Carl went off to Orange to pick up the car that had broken down on the way to Cumnock. The rest of us started off with a bit of a communal breakfast before packing up all the gear and saying our goodbyes to Cumnock and our hosts Jo, Stuart & family (guys you are truly wonderful human beings).
One of the cars in the Stormcellar train got as far as Bathurst before breaking down - yep same car that had been picked up earlier same morning!
Drama.
But yes we did all get home okay.
I'm still thinking about Stuart's chicken curry - fancying a bowl right now!
:)
Rosie