So I played another gig at Surf Cafe in Plettenberg Bay last night and it was great. I usually perform there as a solo act (or occasionally with my fiance) but this time I had the pleasure of performing with Paul Gibbings on double bass. We’ve put together quite a varied repertoire with songs ranging from blues to ballads and even some Jack Johnson (soo many people love Jack). Naturally we performed some of my songs from the album “Your Today” and I wasn’t sure if the audience was getting my music, because they were quite noisy (as restaurants and pubs usually are) but during the show I had a few people come up and ask to purchase my CD. One girl in particular was kind enough to buy 3 She could even name name one of the songs (not many people even pay attention let alone remember song names)

My favourite part of selling CDs in this manner is meeting and chatting to the people. It’s more rewarding to me than the actual sale  and it reminds me time and again as to the real reason I make music. It’s about communication – reaching people. When I’m up on stage singing, it’s often difficult to know if what I’m trying to communicate with the listener is being received and I find myself relying on applause as an indicator of this. However, this isn’t always accurate because there have been times where I’ve had minimal applause (read: none) and yet people have come up to me afterward and expressed just how much they’d been touched by my songs. So I guess the moral of the story is to just perform from the heart  and let the notes fall where they may because you never know where they’ll strike a chord.

Big thanks to Ameigh, Sarah, Kay and the others that bought my album. I really appreciate the support