New band buzz!

[JapanAxe]

Last night I went along for a try-out with a new (start-up) band covering contemporary country and Americana material. I have already played with some of the members, so it wasn't a formal audition as such. I had been sent a list of 18 songs that they were currently working on, so I had transcribed bass parts for most of them. Some songs had quite indistinct bass parts, so I just familiarised myself with the chords and structure.

The line-up was:

[indent=1]Male vocalist[/indent]
[indent=1]Female vocalist[/indent]
[indent=1]2x guitarists, each alternating between acoustic and electric. Also one played banjo, and the other had guitar synth for faking banjo and mandoli.[/indent]
[indent=1]Keyboard player[/indent]
[indent=1]Bass player (me)[/indent]
[indent=1]Drummer[/indent]

When I first saw there was a keyboard player I thought, 'oh dear, heavy left hand = clashing with the bass', but far from it, the guy is a consummate musician who [i]listens[/i] to what the others are playing. What a joy! Everyone was well into the music, and I seriously thought some of the songs sounded better than the originals. Needless to say, I am [i]in[/i].

We are looking to be gigging by this June, and some of the band have contacts with local festivals, which should be great fun. We do need a band name though.

It took me a while to get off to sleep last night...

[gary mac]

Sounds like an exciting prospect. Well done, hope it works out.

[JapanAxe]

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1426338823' post='2717074']
Sounds like an exciting prospect. Well done, hope it works out.
[/quote]

Cheers Gary. A lot have excited emails have passed between band members today!