Sprigs' Loud and Proud !!!!

Had a funny week so far…a midweek gig (on a school night too) well not a gig as such but an Open mic/jam night jobby at a local pub. As we were a band they put us on last which transpired would be after all the solo acoustic acts and very melodic and intricate classical guitar pieces and after most people smelt their horlicks before bedtime being poured. So we decided to start softly with the romping stomping Shaking a Deadmans Hand followed by Indigo child..then our most rocky of versions of Faery Queen ,Electric Life and Spriggan Dance!!! We played very well too I thought ..ok my voice cracked up like Joe Cocker on woodbines ….we were without the band resident Diva Bex who happened to be working so we didn't have the more folky quaint sounding Sprigs out…oh no ...we had full on…..ROCKKKKK!!!!!!!

Not sure it was our best choice of set in the circumstances but nonethe less we enjoyed ours selves and we did hear some muffled requests for more from the back …the resident band seemed quite happy to take back over the mics and played a very slow version of free falling …should have been called free floating really. It was a first for Sprigs performing in jeans and t-shirts…..a good job too..as these were Muggles , Ol' Horny, black kilt and highway man's Jacket would have been a bit too much for them me thinks although two geezers in the corner wanted more at least they shouted for more...….but it wasn't just the gig …..other strange things happened to me too

I was walking through Uxbridge Town Centre the other day and this weathered old Irish woman came up to me holding sprigs of plants held together by foil and said to me with her clutching hand outstretched
"Lucky Heather?"
I replied back "Oh pleased to meet you I'm a rather unlucky Baz!"
She started mumbling something about some curse and smart arses ..funny woman.

So the big Berkshire gig with Mad Magdalen and The Dolmen is upon us on February 18th !

Our first Spriggan Mist presents without the Lamberts ….so we thought we'd add more pressure and create an all day enchanted market at the venue….and then we thought we'd add an "Acoustic Stage" to run through out the day and then amplify it a bit …now we have one of the biggest projects I've been involved in going on . You all need to come down to Bracknell FC Larges Lane Bracknell Berks for this event should be a storming night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But for now I'm left to ponder ..will we be welcomed back to the open Mic again