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Well it's fair to say I'm knackered! Today was a bit of a special day for me personally as I started a new "day job." Duties today included looking at a pretty wedding marquee (feeling slightly jelly), relocating a cat from the comfort of books to the outside before my manager hit the roof and suggesting someone call the police about a stranger... Not the average day but definitely an interesting one! Retail could be just what I've been looking for...

 

Let's talk about Friday though 'cause we sure travelled some ground in one night and pushed new frontiers! Okay maybe not so much the second but it was still a bit of a challenge, you see Friday night I supported Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman at the Folk House - two thoroughly lovely people with a presence that reminds me a little of June Carter and Mr Cash. I should mention I've met these two before and here's where you start to chuckle...

I think we've all done this or certainly all penniless musicians looking for the way forward but hey this was my version of it. I was working as a volunteer steward at the Queen's Theatre at the time, trying to gain some work experience - officially - but really just checking out the folk scene the only way I could afford. So there I was and there they were enchanting everybody in the gallery with their Tom Waits covers and tales about their travels. I was pretty inspired - first time I'd seen a folk act cover a song that wasn't traiditional - and I wanted to share some of my music with them. I can't even explain that compulsion but as I said I think it's something all musicians go through, maybe we're just all a bunch of magnets. So there I was in uniform but I'd had no way of keeping my CD on my person to hand to them as staff belongings were locked in a safe whilst we were working so I handed Kathryn the only musical means I had - a USB key with about three tracks from Spilling the Beans on it. Unmixed, unmastered, pure raw Rose and it wasn't even a very good USB key at that! She was terribly sweet and encouraging though and even commented at one point on my gold glitter pumps which I suppose was a green light for "continue-to-be-yourself" for me and I thought a lot of them for that. Cringingly they remember this meeting and welcomed me at 6pm with "I remember you!" but hey we've all got to start somewhere even if it is doughy eyed...

So I realise now is the part where I'm meant to talk about me and my set, even my super-awesome dress - I'm having a love affair with ASOS lately - but honestly I was just in the moment enjoying their set and scribbling down lyric ideas so it's hard really to reflect on what I did. I can tell you I played some brand new material which went down well - even Sean gave it the thumbs up - and I did a cover of Bryan Adams' Back to you which also got the seal of approval. Things took on a rosy glow after that as the music mellowed and our eyes grew tight but hey we got home safe (2am) and it was worth it.

So there you have it, Ro's shenanigans for the week :) 

Rose x