Month: September 2024

United in Song in St Ives

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It was a fabulous evening with a lovely audience at our gig in the St Ives festival.

 

Songbird Anna (Anna) and I met at a music night a few years ago and decided to collaborate (each doing our own set) for a gig at the St Ives September Festival. Our styles are different but we both  share a love of music and write our own original material.

We hoped our performance would  entertain and inspire the audience with stories of love and the things that have shaped our lives. The venue in the Western Hotel was intimate, the sound was good, we sold tickets  and the feedback was positive. We both look forward to being invited back next year!

For me, St Ives was the highlight of a very eventful two week road trip. It began with the Somerset Jazz festival (see the Tai Chi news), and continued into apples falling from trees in Glastonbury, to an encounter with the Highwayman on Dartmoor, and real-life smugglers in Penzance.

The journey home was relatively uneventful but did include an overnight stop reflecting on the bridge over troubled water!

Tai Chi and Jazz

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The first Tai Chi workshops to be held at the Somerset Jazz festival in September this year were really enjoyable. It’s a wonderful mix!

Even though the weather was damp and dismal on the Friday evening, about 15 people attended the session under the cover of the marquee. We began with stretching and loosening up, then some Qigong exercises and also managed to practise the first movements in Yang short-form sequence.We ended with White Crane Spreads its Wings.

Sunday’s session was also well-attended and we completed the first movement and were able to move on to the second – up to Playing the Lute. I feel that this was a positive accomplishment as the participants had no previous experience of Tai Chi, but were able to join in and enjoy the session. I look forward to next year!