Monday, 12 June 2017

Hampden Jamden


Last night was a milestone day in Hampden, Otago. The inaugural meeting of the ;Jamden’ took place. Riz and Rick and myself spent three solid hours playing our guitars and drums from a diverse catalogue of songs

We gathered in the deep winter dark at the Presbyterian Hall,  and played some music on guitars. Live. Tentatively at first, but with burgeoning confidence as the evening sore on.

The point of Jamden is to provide a community forum for local people to make their music and share their ideas. This is a ‘muso’ free zone though. In that, I mean the brief we described to each other was a ‘softly-softly’ approach.

We will gather more members by approaching individuals and teaching them a secret handshake or something, and then sit in on fortnightly jam-sessions, with special guest appearances by local luminaries and musical talents.


So, watch this space, I guess.

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