strathspey@strathspey.org:44484

SMiskoe

Re: Taking to the floor (I'm with Simon!)

March 5, 2006, 3:47 p.m. (Message 44484, in reply to message 44476)

As a musician I find that I often finish a dance, there is applause and  
milling and the MC tells me to play '8 bars'.  Then there is a long down  time 
while there are announcements, briefings, recaps, sometimes even a walk  through. 
 And then the next dance.  I would rather eliminate the  8=bars or play them 
after the MC has everyone ready and is about to brief and  says 'Let's hear 
the music for such and such.'  Heresy??
Sylvia Miskoe, Concord, NH USA