Band: Trevor Jones (duo)
Venue: The Royal Oak, St Ives
Date: 09/12/12
Audience: Small, friendly
Set: Lots and lots of songs
Notes: Sometimes all it takes is a quick cover of 'Leaving On A Jet Plane' to win over an audience, and that's all it took on Sunday. After a very quiet start, it felt like that rendition seemed to break the ice a little with the small gathering in the corner, and the gig was further enhanced by an unplanned onstage jam with local harmonica legend Vic. A quiet gig, largely due to the fact that our set clashed with the final of The X-Factor, but we must have been enjoying ourselves as we played for 2 and a half hours without really paying much attention to the time. The duo thing works a treat in situations like this because it allows for a certain amount of improvisation. However, in last night's rehearsal I was reminded as to why I like the full band thing too, as we had our first session with the legendary Alister Bunclark (a regular collaborator of mine and one of my best friends) on piano, alongside Sammy on guitar and Tony on bass - the five of us were creating a very mighty sound indeed.
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