You’re probably tired of hearing about it, but this is the last time! Until next time…
We had SO MUCH FUN at the coffeehouse last night! It felt like we waited for the day to actually arrive for so long, and then suddenly it was like, the very next day. I don’t think any of us were very nervous, though. Most of my “nerves” were based on the fact that I didn’t know where we’d set up and what was expected of us that way. But seriously, it was so casual. When we arrived, we were directed to an area that was mostly couches and softer chairs, and were told to move stuff around however we wanted. That was it!
The first people to come for the music were my mom and Jerilee. Actually, my mom beat us there! I loved that so much. ❤️ Nothing beats the support of your mom, and I’m so fortunate to have it. Not long after we began our set, a whole slew of people we knew poured in! It was SO exciting to see so many familiar faces, and to know people made a special effort to come on the day we were playing. I know it was only really a fifteen minute drive and a cup of coffee, but it felt pretty honouring to have the chance to play a coffeehouse and to have so much support behind us.
We stopped for our own coffee break about 45 minutes in, and we got a little chance to chat with our friends who had come. It was nice to be able to actually thank people for coming. Since it was a super informal “show,” there wasn’t much interaction. Like, we were glorified background music. But still, I was so appreciative of everyone who made the trip out.
We finished our set off around 7:20 with “I’m Gonna Be” by The Proclaimers. It was the biggest gong show, with the most mistakes, and possibly the most fun song we did 🙂 The perfect way to end, if you ask me!
Once we were done, we just sat back and enjoyed the end of our coffees and chatted for a bit. We ended up visiting a little with one of the girls on staff. She didn’t normally work evenings, but apparently there were WAY more people there than average, and the usual evening staff called her for extra help. That felt so exciting, and humbling, and just so awesome.
I don’t know how their musical evenings usually look, but we had a ton of fun being part of it! For future reference, Clearcut Coffeehouse in Martensville try to have live music every Thursday evening. I hope we get the chance to come back for another round sometime down the road! Who wants to join uuuuus??? 🎶