It was really decent in a slow-to-develop kind of way. Playing from 5 till 8 is weird. First set was patronized exclusively by the cafe staff, who all came to listen (that was nice) and one friend of mine who dropped by and jammed with his banjo. By the end of the evening (about when most working musicians are loading their cars to go to the gig) the patio was nearly full. My family came, and Ceitagh dragged her folks up from Brockville, and various local acquiantances, and the staff and their relatives...

the manager assured me that the streets were deserted only because there was a tornado watch/thunderstorm warning (it was half-cloudy half-sunny and didn't rain till 9 p.m. ) and asked me to play again next week...

Musically I had a really Wade Hemsworth kind of night. Played three of his songs. (All I know, I think). Had an even better time with Rick's old Lowden, used a better mike for it and it had new strings. For me the best part of every song was the last chord and just letting it ring and ring into next week.

Willie-O