Guitar is hard
Things just got crazy. I started back at uni two weeks ago and it’s been mental - I didn’t quite realise how relaxed my summer was until now. Second year is going to be a huge push, it’s a LOT harder and a LOT more work. That said, I’m enjoying every minute of it and am excited about actually getting good at my instrument. Speaking of which…
Chatting to a friend today made me realise that I’m switching over to electric guitar. I love my acoustic and the ‘play wherever’ element, but for proper guitar playing, I’m going to have to move past just playing chords the rest of my life. I’m leaving my comfort zone - eek! I’ve had many a moment over the last few weeks where I’ve become painfully aware how little of my fretboard I know, and how unwilling I am to take a solo. Time to start some serious practice.
And yes it’s gig time again - we’re back at The Horse on Tuesday the 1st of November with a fresh set of talented and lovely people on the bill:
- Candice Casagrande - acoustic folky fairy tales
- JayP - First appearance ever!
- Hermione Fricker - acoustic folky fairy tales plus cello
- POCA - piano driven pop - FULL BAND!
- Stephen Hay (yup that’s me) - FULL BAND! UPPER CASE!
First 24 people through the door (doors open 7:30pm) get a free bottle of beer, how cool is that? Venue: The Horse, 124 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7XG. Closest tube: Lambeth North, Bakerloo line (just turn right and cross the road, it’s around the corner past Costa). Alternatively, watch online at my ustream channel, we’ll be broadcasting the whole night live from 8pm GMT.
Entrance is £5 on the door (or a donations above £5 if you’re feeling generous!) with all proceeds towards my uni fees. If you watch online and enjoy the show (or just wanna be awesome) you can also donate via paypal here: http://www.heystephen.com/savethestephen/.
That’s it for me folks, I’m going back to practicing my guide tones and arpeggios…