A week after our swimming pool performance, the musical group (still unnamed - we have more arguments about the name than about the repertoire) met for a social evening in which we ate and suggested songs for our next appearance. I joked that we were suffering from the well known 'second album' syndrome: a band has all the time in the world to prepare for its first album, but the second has to be done quickly, not allowing much time for development, and so it normally isn't as good as its predecessor.
The subject of the New Year was also raised: the other guitarist and one singer won't be on the kibbutz for the ceremony, so a reduced group will be performing. Coincidentally, these two didn't turn up for our weekly rehearsal last week so we devoted our time to working on songs for this festival. Last night we had a New Year subgroup rehearsal that went very well, especially considering that one of the songs ('Autumn Samba') is very complicated and that I had only gone over it once or twice at home. The lack of a second guitar might seem limiting and whilst it does reduce the instrumental possibilities, we are playing at a ceremony (when people - there is no 'audience' - might well sing along) and the sound is actually clearer. Thinking about it later, I realised that I had played every song without a plectrum; one songs starts with my finger picking. Unfortunately, during rehearsal we transposed the song from C to D; the picking went less well so I decided to use a capo and continue playing in C.
Whilst it is very warming to be back and participating in festival activities, I have some misgivings. It seems that one appears not as a result of one's musical talent but rather as a result of who one knows. It seems that our group has an automatic invitation to accompany each festival; this is fine if one is in the group but not so if one is not in the group. I used not to be the group and felt overlooked, so I can understand how any other under-exposed musician might feel. In the first post about this group, I mentioned that a keyboardist might join; he came two weeks ago but to my mind didn't fit in very well (he also was without amplification and so couldn't be heard). He too will not be on the kibbutz at the New Year.
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