Okay, I know once again it’s been a while since I’ve blogged. It’s just so hard with running my own business at the moment, as well as being a part time busker AND doing all my musician-y stuff. I’ve also been very busy with doing my new weekly Youtube videos – it’s a lot harder than you’d think to keep up with, especially when you’re doing videos with properly recorded and mixed audio and multiple camera shots etc…

…Anyway – some quick announcements first! My cat Betty gave birth to FOUR beautiful kittens 3 weeks ago They are all doing exceptionally well and it’s lovely to see how they’re all developing and showing different personalities. We haven’t named them yet but I have already decided I’m going to keep one, as are my mum and my sister. In fact, I think it’s likely that between us we’ll keep them all as they are uber cute and awesome!

I’ve been filming them once or twice every week and I’m going to upload a little document of their growth to Youtube very soon

For now here are some purdy pictures!

Okay – announcement number two! I’m going to be hosting an open mic night and Fellows, Morton and Clayton in Nottingham. The launch night will be taking place on the Friday 21st September 2012 so make sure you’re there to check out some awesome local talent – and of course if you’re an artist come down and show us your musical skills!

The night will run from 10pm-12pm and there will be a free drink for all performers. I’m very much looking forward to hosting this as I always enjoy going to play at open mics in Nottingham so the opportunity to run my own was one I could not turn down! I’ll be setting up a Facebook page and event etc soon so watch this space for more info!

Okay, lastly, a quick review of last night’s FOLKED UP gig at The Maze, Nottingham. For those of you who don’t know I organised this show myself and so I was working my arse off right up until last minute making sure the night was a success! We had excellent performances from local artists Ali Bonsai and Elena Hargreaves – plus we had Clara Barker from the Isle of Man who came along to play whilst on her UK tour (I’ll be supporting her tonight in Leicester at The Musician too.) I headlined the night and really loved playing for everyone. The audience were so attentive and the atmosphere was just right for an acoustic night.

All the artists who played were fantastic, and I’d like to say a HUGE thanks to The Maze for letting me put the night on. Also a BIG BIG thanks goes out to my mum who baked 38 delicious cakes for people to enjoy. We had a table set up with free cakes, sweets and party rings! Gimmicky, I know, but all those little things just help make a night more fun and stand out from being just another week night gig. In total we had nearly 30 people attend, which is a great turn out for a small local gig on a Monday night. I was £6-7 away from breaking even (I had venue hire, sound engineer hire and the cost
of posters and all the food to cover) so that suited me fine. I’m quite happy to lose a little cash if it means I get to enjoy such a wonderful evening and have the opportunity to provide some great entertainment for the public!

That’s it from me for now – I’ll have some videos of the night up on my Youtube account soon, but for now I’m going to chill, then cook some dinner, and then head off to the Musician in Leicester for tonight’s gig!

Take it easy,
Marc.