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BTW where is the gig?

Brunswick Md, in a coffehouse-restaurant that used to be a church. (appropriately named "BEANS IN THE BELFRY"... they have a web site in case you want to check it out)
http://www.beansinthebelfry.com/events/

The reason it's in Brunswick is because of a family reunion. My sisters and I used to sing together, and they wanted us to sing at the reunion. I upped the ante and booked a gig at a local venue, mostly because I needed an incentive to "get this show on the road." The restaurant owner knows my sister, and she is OK with the fact that it will be a family sing-along as opposed to the usual fare of local bands playing acoustic sets

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I'm as curious as ROG, what songs are on your set list? Inquiring minds want to know. LOL!


First set will be quiet acoustic sing-along songs from the 70s while people are dining. (James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkel, CSNY, America, Gordon Lightfoot etc) My sisters will be involved completely in this set

Second set will be more orchestrated light rock such as Eagles, 3 dog night etc and some songs by female artists that my sisters will want to cover (Celine Dion, Carole King, Bette Midler etc) General theme in the 1st two sets is "songs with lots of vocal harmonies"

The restauarant has a liquor license, so I'm hoping that by the 3rd set the people will want to dance. Hopefully this set will be all me, doing 70s-80s dance songs that baby boomers would get out of their seats for.

In the past we've talked about the difference between ARTISTS and ENTERTAINERS. Put me squarely in the ENTERTAINER niche. I'm willing to play all the corny old overplayed tunes that are requested over and over because the audience likes them. Since I've been out of it for years I'm not tired of playing that stuff anymore.

I will have more songs prepared than I need, so the final set will be selected at the last minute based on audience response up to that point. But for an audience that will be mostly my sister's friends (who grew up in the 70s) I'm thinking that the standard set bands in my town played in 1971 will be a good starting point. CCR, R&B, blues and top 40 right off the BILLBOARD top 100 songs from 1969-1975

My gut feeling is that such a set will get this crowd dancing.

I may ask somebody to take video in case there's a moment that isn't humiliating. If so, I'll post it for your amusement. (don't hold your breath)

wink

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