First Gig

[Jogg]

I'm a fan of all kinds of music, especialy singer/songwriter stuff. I love Damien Rice's songs and hope to cover one or twoon an open mic night that is starting in the pub down the road in a few weeks time. It'll be my first gig so I'm really nervous - any hints to calm me down folks?





Also, does anyone know if Damien play's with a plectrum or just his thumb and fingers?

[coreybyrnes]

he switches it up... mostly plays with his fingers but uses a pick for straight strumming or when he's trying to get more volume out of his guitar...

[maccas81]

joggg ....good luck with ur gig....as someone whos played in pubs before, the advice id give is not to get too worked up...the crowd wont notice if u hit some wrong notes! its funny but true....you'll be fine if u just play away and play through any mistakes u do make, and nooone will be any the wiser....alcohol is great for an audience! that said, if the crowd is into it it can be v good.... best of luck !

[Patricia]

Good luck! Don't take it too seriously, the main aim is to have fun!!


I'd love to sing in an open mic night... *sigh* Any musician from Cardiff here?

[shane_b]

yeah good look man, try not to worry, my mate did his first gig at a pub and was so nervous cos they were all muscians and he didn't want to get a wrong note, but they aint gonna maul you if you make a mistake, just carry on regardless and have fun

[Jogg]

Hey guys, thanks for the advice. Your right, the audience want to have a nice time and want to enjoy the music too. As long as i don't drop my guitar or pass out I should be fine! I think I'll cover Volcano, it's one of my favourites and probably the oneI find easiest (is that cheating!?).


I'll let you know how it goes.