We were a bit thin on the ground at this afternoon’s sing around session so I got to do more songs than normal. I started off on the ukulele, putting in some practise ready for next Saturday evening’s gig with the Training Band, where I will do a little uke and voice spot in the middle. For that, I will perform what I’m referring to as my “Wonder Woman Medley” – Ain’t She Sweet, Five Foot Two and Yes Sir, That’s My Baby but now slightly trimmed down and with the intro to I’m Leaning on a Lamp Post to start it all off. That worked well, both for testing the medley in public and for testing the uke I’m planning to take along.

When my turn came round again, I’d switched back to double bass. My first offering on that instrument was gospel blues tune You Gotta Move. Next time round, the previous contribution had been in D so I switched into D minor and led Wayfarin’ Stranger. Then it came round again and I played Make You Feel My Love, noting the extra long line cliché (where the bass note descends in semitones for an extended period). On my final go, I led with Divin’ Duck Blues (Sleepy John Estes by way of Taj Mahal), a boisterous blues that was easy for others to join in.

Other bookings for the hall mean we miss the next couple of expected sessions so it is likely to be back again at the end of November.