Originally posted by DonM:
I had an interesting experience yesterday.
I have never sung without a band or a keyboard to hide behind, but I was asked by the Sheriff to sing Silent Night at the end of a big Christmas party. I was a guest, and not performing this year.
It's a really big banquet hall and there were maybe 300 people there, all from 50 to 90 years old. They have an in-house sound system with wireless mics.
I recorded the background on the E80, because it was at home. I transferred it to a CD and had the sound person play it as I sang.
It is a totally different experience to stand there on a stage "naked" with only a mic while 300 people stare at you. It did go well. I did three verses, and repeated the first verse and invited everyone to stand up and sing along. It gave me chills as they all joined robustly in. Then I got a standing ovation.
Of course I made sure they were already standing.
It was a confidence booster for sure!
It's hard to go wrong with old people and Christmas songs though.
DonM
Quite a few are "guests" of the Sheriff this time of year, Don. Some by choice, others would rather be elsewhere. Especially the "cute" ones.
Taike
(Russ made me do it)
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Bo pen nyang.
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