14 1 / 2011
On Being in the Spotlight
My night to shine!
I’ve been on stage a few times a few times. I used to play in a folk music band. It was a Celtic and Traditional British band and I was one of two fiddle players. We were a great band!
We were hired to accompany Irish step dancers for an event at one point. We were playing to an auditorium of, perhaps, 1,000 people. I remember taking out my fiddle and playing a few notes. I played into the microphone and, suddenly, the room was full of my music! It was everywhere and I was absolutely awed. Up until then we’d played at coffee houses and other, smaller, venues. This was our first giant concert and it was really amazing. I still remember it, to this day.
