Yesterday I had the pleasure of playing for the Tubercular Soldiers Aid Socitey of SA in the city, and I had an absolute blast! For about an hour I played a selection of colonial music (they had a colonial theme day) which included a large selection of Banjo Paterson poems which have been put to music over the years.
The audience were mainly seniors in their 80s and 90s, and they all seemed to love the event. Some even sang along to a few of their old favorites. Great to see such an elderly crowd jigging and clapping along with the music. Makes it all worthwhile!
After the music, they laid on a wonderful lunch and we all had a good chinwag, as well as a colonial knowledge quiz, so I didn’t leave ’till around 2:30. It was a great gig and they said they’ll be glad to have me back there again.
A special thanks to Betty Howard and Ian Anderson who booked me for the event, and looked after me so well. I met some lovely people and will look forward to the next time I play for them.