Rudsambee on tour...at least as far as Longformacus

Evening folks,

Well the final installment in the Christmas concert post series. Tonight we journeyed down to the Borders for our last festive gig. Last year it was freezing and the year before I seem to remember we had to push someone's car out of the mud - well this year was very temperate if a little damp under foot. Just as an aside, I love how dark it is in the country (man, I sound like a right city slicker). John even had a hand lamp like a miner... except without the hard hat - I guess that was an unnecessary encumbrance.

The concert was a jolly affair, sung in a very narrow (in an architectural sense rather than a spiritual one) church. Well, we managed to cram in and had a good time with a very generous audience. Star of the show was certainly Susan who left her glasses at the back of church. Amazingly she managed all the way through to Gloria (you certainly need to be able to see music for this one if only to scowl at) at which point she ran straight down the aisle and ran back with spectacles in hand. She then had a small crisis of confidence during her intro for the Lauridsen and had to check that she was introducing the right piece. Cue much hilarity. A little comic relief dispelled the nerves certainly.

After the concert we had mulled wine and very large mince pies which were like Bakewell tarts without the almond - yum! Thanks to all at Longformacus for making us feel so welcome.

And so it is left to me to wish all and sundry (what does that even mean?) a very happy Christmas and a joyous new year. We will be back to rehearsals in January and the blog will start up again on the first Wednesday back. We are looking forward to singing at the Portrait Gallery, St Giles and down in York in the 2009 and hope you'll be able to come ad enjoy music with us very soon. Till then why do you need classic Christmas favourites on your ghetto blaster (oh yes music fans - I remain stuck in an eighties time warp) while making your mince pies when you can listen to what are they doing?, Rudsambee's latest offering. Don't panic Mum, I've got yours all wrapped up.

Hope Father Christmas brings you all you want - I've asked for world peace and the musical abilities of Ella Fitzgerald for my Christmas - I remain hopeful.

CSW