Funeral next Tuesday, still a lot to get organised, especially where to park all the cars. Also will be putting up daughter, partner, Dylan and two dogs for two nights. Which means cleaning the house, planning meals, putting up beds, cots and child proofing the house. Meanwhile, my own Mum, who died last August, left me some money, which is why I am going to MLAG and getting a new harp in the first place, and it has only taken 7 months to sort out the estate. So I got a very large cheque last week, and have gone and bought a new car and a new iMac. So more to sort out - insurance, pick up, transfer files, learn how to use new computer. And in three weeks I have a big weekend at Gargrave with sing alongs, slow jam, workshops, concert and church service to organise. And I am trying to produce the art work and covers for the UKA CD. When I am in-between computers.
Still finding some time to practice though. Tonight I thought I would try some serious singing. OK. I am still struggling though. I feel a lump in my throat, I have a vibrato that was never there before and my breath control is pretty useless. My range seems not quite there but not far off. Power is not great either. Tone sounds good, though, and I may need to sing in lower keys than before. My best song tonight was "He'll have to go" sung in real Jim Reeves style, with a bottom F. Anything over a top D, I struggled with. I also struggled badly with the harps. My FC in particular is now producing wolf harmonics around the C lock felts. Funny, two days ago, I played some pieces better than I have ever done. Tonight I could only get a decent sound by strumming.
Gills latest contribution to my trip. "You can't go away for three weeks - you haven't got 21 pairs of underpants!".
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