For the audition I did Jim Post's Delicate Balance; there was a guy in the audience who fell in love with that song long ago, and because of the song, struck up a conversation with Jim that lead to some level of friendship; he said me singing the song was a good excuse for him to call Jim!
And I did my Coyote Afoot; though I didn't see lots of audience reaction, a number of people told me they liked it or thought the lyrics were clever. And I did get invited back to the final round of the contest.
For tonight, I'd initially planned an autoharp instrumental, probably Planxty George Brabazon, but with my main playing finger on my right hand sore like I jammed it somehow, and the left hand with pins-and-needles, I don't have any confidence I'd do it well. And Art and Cynthia have asked me to do Velveteen for the wedding. So I'll do that, my Imbolc Song if my left hand's not too bad off (and probably Pagan Angel if it's bothering me) and Lullabye for a Weary World. I think all of those will be easily accessible for a folk audience.
There's actually a lot of stuff that's played at filks that is accessible to a folk audience; I also have a number of songs that really are folk, and just don't fit into most filks. Though, as a result, I'm rustier playing them.
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And I did my Coyote Afoot; though I didn't see lots of audience reaction, a number of people told me they liked it or thought the lyrics were clever. And I did get invited back to the final round of the contest.
For tonight, I'd initially planned an autoharp instrumental, probably Planxty George Brabazon, but with my main playing finger on my right hand sore like I jammed it somehow, and the left hand with pins-and-needles, I don't have any confidence I'd do it well. And Art and Cynthia have asked me to do Velveteen for the wedding. So I'll do that, my Imbolc Song if my left hand's not too bad off (and probably Pagan Angel if it's bothering me) and Lullabye for a Weary World. I think all of those will be easily accessible for a folk audience.
There's actually a lot of stuff that's played at filks that is accessible to a folk audience; I also have a number of songs that really are folk, and just don't fit into most filks. Though, as a result, I'm rustier playing them.