Tyler Childers’ “Shake the Frost” is close to the perfect song this morning. I let my fingers guide me and spent time scrolling on Facebook this morning and now my mood has plummeted to remind me that that’s NEVER a good idea.
I like knowing that music evolves, and the Live version of Shake the Frost is more lonesome and appropriate to how I’m feeling.
Just so you know.
We played a magnificent show last night – and it’s that contrasting high that’s no doubt hugely responsible for how I’m feeling now. That and the low grey drizzling skies and the feeling of being left behind…. Because it’s not just the negatives that are getting me down. Not just hearing about racists and misogynists “having a bad day” – but it’s the positives too. The feeling that that because I’m not essential everyone else who’s either got their finger in that world or is older by 20 years or simply willing to lie on their paperwork is getting vaccinated and racing off into the world. I’m feeling old but not old enough. Hard working but not hard working enough.
But last night was great. We’ve worked for a good long time getting the Lair into a divided space so that if I need to – if we want to – we can invite someone in via a separate entrance (though no separate bathroom), set up, stream with us from the next room. I need to pull the plug out of the wall and swap out a cable and add at least one cable and then it’ll be solid.
Last night it was LIKE playing with Rowan on the same stage – sort of – pretty close at least. Through a closed door. There’s a lot of strangeness there perhaps – but I think we both had a really good time figuring it all out on top of it all.
