Fiddling Around

Fiddling with Sven, Charlie and Wolfgang from the Ramblin' Folks tonight was more fun than I thought it would be.

I'm learning to appreciate Sven more: if he looks like he's having fun (and when he's having fun it looks like he's dancing a tango with his upright bass) then that means the tune is alright. Not too boring at least. If the tune is no good, then he looks like an axe murderer going over his list of future victims. So, I like Sven.

Charlie's always talking about new tunes we could play. Wolfgang tunes his mandolin for about an hour before we can start playing. For our last practice session before a relatively major gig for us next week, it was pretty relaxed. I guess that has a lot to do with the fact that a third of the band wasn't even there.

That reminds me: our flute player is sick (hopefully she gets well before next week) and our banjo player twisted his thumb so bad he can't hold a pick anymore (hope that thumb gets better before next week).

Maybe I'll let you know how that gig goes... then again, maybe not.