Last weekend opened up a whole new category of gigs for us. We were introduced formally to the world of Blues Dance festivals at the Sweet Molasses Blues Workshop 2. It seems as though we might have found our niche in the dance world. The swing dance scene is very good for us but it’s not necessarily our wheel house. I feel this is mainly an issue of tempo. At most big events (snowball excluded as far as I can tell) there are quite a few beginner and intermediate dancers and they really need medium tempos. Too fast or too slow and they can’t really have a good time with it. Tin Pan, you see, we thrive on the extremes. At least with the Blues Dance thing we can take it real swampy and southern and get them hips down to the floor with the music. We can’t do the fast stuff but at least we can stretch the dynamic to the molasses.
Hey, as I was writing this, it just got confirmed that we’ll be playing at Jook Joint Shimmy Blues as part of the annual Babble festival. You see how this stuff works. Embrace what you do well and world will line up to support you in it. That’s how it feels right now anyway.
Before I leave off, a quick and inadequate thank you to John Brooks for believing in Tin Pan enough to let us break in at his wonderful event. Thanks to all the staff and volunteers there too. Everyone treated us with care and charm and that always goes a long way! Thanks to our sound man for being so diligent and knowing his own gear so well. Super helpful guy! And finally, big thanks to my family in Sharon, MA that helped us by letting the band crash after the show for a few hours before we had to hurry back to the big apple/