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Thread #151221 Message #3528204
Posted By: GUEST,FloraG
20-Jun-13 - 04:16 AM
Thread Name: Barn Dance band Tunbridge Wells area
Subject: RE: Barn Dance band Tunbridge Wells area
Mo - we have travelled as far as Wiltshire - but this was a special request as one of our regulars had a son who was getting married.
We like to keep it local - we can do local dances and often know some of the punters. Its also nice to be in bed before midnight - but we will do 'late' if requested.
It always seems odd to me that often you get a band that will travel 100 miles to a gig while an equally good band are travelling 100 miles on the same date in the opposite direction. Its a bit like food miles. Dance miles. That way we can keep the price down, while supplying caller, PA and 3/5 musos.
We seem to get enough bookings. I got 2 repeats and an enquiry about a third just last week. The third could be very intersting as its for a teenager raising money for a VSO type trip. We helped out with the first fund raiser as guests. The teenager and friends enjoyed the dancing part of the evening so much they are thinking of having a full evening of dancing. It could lead to introducing a much larger group of local youngsters to dancing being ' cool'. I'm hoping this one will happen, as I like the idea of passing on the tradition. We have one younger person who sometimes plays with the band, but I have not yet come accross any younger callers.
Sorry - this makes me sound a bit pompous - but I like the idea of 'band miles'.
FloraG