Stone & Sea, is this the band? Yup, this is the band. I chose this picture of us for a few reasons but mainly because the band has not been together now for 4 years so it's all getting a little hazy. This was the second last version of the band which went through quite a few changes over the years it was together. We played Celtic and East Coast Canadian music of the Celtic vein mainly. We were not the best musicians but we could engage the crowd and we always had a lot of fun at our gigs.
I think we started in 1998 or 2000 as a small crew of 3 and eventually picked up a 4th to allow for us to have a dedicated guitar, bodhran, fiddle and mandolin. That first version was the one I enjoyed playing with the most, perhaps because at that time it was all very new and exciting.
We played at least 1 gig every year we were together, St. Patrick's Day, and sometimes up to 4 gigs. We were not a serious band, just a few guys who could not read music but wanted to play, so we did. our biggest gig was played to an audience of 365 but I think we really hit our grove when we played at smaller venues of about 45 -80 people.
These days are on hold for me at present as I focus on family but I will get back into the guitar and fiddle when time permits. I miss playing and recording, not to mention the guys, beer and the fun we had.
Until the next time we play,
Today's Soup.
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