Our First House Concert

Yesterday we played our first House Concert. If you aren’t familiar with the concept here’s a brief description…House Concerts are usually held at someone’s home or other small private venue. The Host invites people to attend and asks them for a donation in order to pay the artist.

Yesterday’s concert was hosted by a wonderful Toronto poet, named Allan Rose, who we met at The Cameron House. The concert took place in the backyard of his home, which overlooks a ravine. What a treat it was to play outdoors in such a beautiful setting, on such a gorgeous afternoon.

There were little birds chirping in the tree beside where we were playing, robins were working the greens, and big fluffy white “Simpsons” clouds filled the bright blue sky. I noticed all of that because I am trying to stop and smell the roses more often…you know, take a moment to look around and really see what’s there. It’s not as easy as it sounds, at least for me. As someone who can be easily distracted or worried about what coming up, I can forget to do that. But I am working on it!

The audience was amazing, with everyone listening intently. In between sets they were invited to read poems they’d written that reflect the themes of our music. We really enjoyed that. It was an eclectic mix of people and we were fortunate to get to chat with many of them throughout the afternoon.

Oh, and I almost forgot to mention, the concert was followed by a great BBQ!

All the way home, that song ‘Perfect Day’ from the movie ‘Legally Blonde’ was going through my head…how appropriate!