Finding a practice venue is a perennial problem. Some people are reluctant to have seven or eight unrelated people in their homes as Covid is still an issue. One or two want to practise in the open air out of similar concerns. Unfortunately, April has been a surprisingly cold month. On Thursday we gathered in a small Irish-themed bar called the Dirty Glass. It was 7pm and the bar was empty except for the eight or nine of us who showed up for practice. It turned out to be a very enjoyable and fruitful experience. We are far from ‘concert ready’ but we are getting there. The jigs, reels, polkas and hornpipes are OK, but more work is needed on the songs. Nothing wrong with the singer. More a matter of co-ordination regarding the instruments.
Another event is beginning to take shape – an open-air event in Athens at the end of May. More news after Easter.