Phew what a day yesterday; up at 5 to drive then teach, 9-12, have a couple of meetings, then skip lunch to run down to the Cathedral for an afternoon graduation - they ran from Tuesday morning until Friday afternoon, the stamina of those who attended every one is amazing. But Friday afternoon was capped off by a hugely amazing rendition of We're not waving goodbye, the song I wrote with Hanna curtain. I am so glad I managed to be there for the performance because wow! It was amazing, and to hear a whole cathedral of people clapping along to the refrain, 'we're moving on...' was something else - you had to be there. My old friend, Liz Stuart, The Deputy Vice Chancellor sent note that said, 'That song was beautiful. The congregation loved it!'' And it was great to hear and they did and Hannah and I are rightly proud and pleased, and we have agreed to collaborate more - well to be fair she offered because she is top drawer. So there it goes, I nearly missed it but confess my life has been one of moments like this, the huge highs just keep coming along... And then to cap it all off, straight from the drive back from Winchester we drove on to Hailsham, just up past Eastbourne to see Karine Polwart and it was a top evening. Phew, a long day but I guess turning sixty has nothing to do with those days slowing down. I am a very lucky boy, Last night's gig was in a small provincial theatre (and I love the intimacy of small town theatres) And I guess I will never see this pair in one of them now so I post this here - last night was a special gig, intimate and warm and this would be the same - and indeed I plan to take part in one myself come the new year, but this blog will be finished by then :0)
