Martha Wainwright Day 7, New York, NY
So, like I mentioned, today is a little different. Martha is singing Piaf songs in at the Spiegeltent down at the Seaport. I picked them up and we headed in for soundcheck. We allowed extra time today because we knew it would be a bit of a funny set up.
After playing with a couple of stage configurations, we found one that worked and stuck with it. It wasn't too painless. And then, to top it off, they let me leave the van behind the stage! That changed the outlook of the entire day for me. To not have to worry about parking a large vehicle in the tiny old streets of Lower Manhattan is priceless.
The show was a little light on ticket sales originally, but there was a great walkup crowd and we ended up having to remove all the seats and make the venue standing-room only. It was pretty wild. The show was really interesting, really different, but lots of fun. Guests included Kate and Anna McGarrigle, her mom and aunt, and her brother Rufus. She could absolutely do a tour of this music if she wanted to, and the crowd loved it. It was a little weird for me because the sound console was in an area where I couldn't hear, but I made it work and got lots of compliments later in the evening.
After the show we had a little reception at a private bar on site and said our temporary goodbyes. The band is heading around Europe and Australia for the next 2 months, while I toil around North America. We'll likely all see each other again in December.
And with that, another string of shows is over, and I have no time off yet again. Tomorrow is financial reports day, followed by prep work for The Stills. We start in 48hrs...
After playing with a couple of stage configurations, we found one that worked and stuck with it. It wasn't too painless. And then, to top it off, they let me leave the van behind the stage! That changed the outlook of the entire day for me. To not have to worry about parking a large vehicle in the tiny old streets of Lower Manhattan is priceless.
The show was a little light on ticket sales originally, but there was a great walkup crowd and we ended up having to remove all the seats and make the venue standing-room only. It was pretty wild. The show was really interesting, really different, but lots of fun. Guests included Kate and Anna McGarrigle, her mom and aunt, and her brother Rufus. She could absolutely do a tour of this music if she wanted to, and the crowd loved it. It was a little weird for me because the sound console was in an area where I couldn't hear, but I made it work and got lots of compliments later in the evening.
After the show we had a little reception at a private bar on site and said our temporary goodbyes. The band is heading around Europe and Australia for the next 2 months, while I toil around North America. We'll likely all see each other again in December.
And with that, another string of shows is over, and I have no time off yet again. Tomorrow is financial reports day, followed by prep work for The Stills. We start in 48hrs...
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