Old Town School – On The Road
Dispatches from the road from our wayfaring travelers.
The show!
This past week, the entire trip, the months of planning and nervous energy about my adventure here all culminated in last night’s performance. We rocked the house!
It was a good turnout for a Wednesday, 150 people or so in the cabaret-style theater so it felt nice and filled. The night before someone had asked me if I was nervous, and I joked, “Nah. I won’t know anybody in the audience!” However, when I got to the theater that afternoon, my new friend Robert who owns Cafe L’Échaudé and who showed me around last week was buying tickets for himself and his wife. I also knew some people from Geneviève’s family who I met at Easter, and Cynthia’s girlfriend Valerie, and Philippe and Arnaud and the rest of the folks who work at the theater. When they were announcing our names before we came on stage, mine even got a pretty good response of cheers from the audience. It was an interesting sign that my trip has made its small mark here in Quebec.
The show was well-documented with two photographers and a videographer, so I’ll have proof of the performance itself soon enough. Until then, here’s some pre-show anxiety and post-show glow! The theme of the show being “Rebels,” we did a lot of defiant posing.
Fancy lights around the mirrors filled all of our hairspraying and eyelining and lip glossing and outfitting with extra intensity
The singers
Singer rebellion!
The band
Phillippe et moi après le spectacle
The show itself was a ton of fun. Everyone’s performances were awesome, and everyone got to show multiple facets of their performing abilities. I can’t wait to watch the video!! I was very pleased with my performances, whether singing, guitar playing or remembering/pronouncing French. I had one slipup in Un Canadien Errant when Pierre began singing the wrong words and I lost the right ones, but we were back on by the next phrase. I had 3 people tell me that my performance of that song made them cry, so I must have done something right! Although initially I was quite disappointed that I had to learn this new French song, and that I wouldn’t get to perform my originals, I’m so proud and pleased with the way it worked out. Coming from and representing the Old Town School of Folk Music, it was fitting that I should learn a song so entrenched in the hearts of the people here. Now I’ll always have it. Music makes connections.
Maggie’s Farm tore the house down.
I can’t believe I leave today. I am already excited to come back.
Big smiles at the end of a great night
Filed under: Canada,Notes from Lindsay,Quebec by Lindsay | April 8, 2010 | Comments (2)
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We’re so proud of you Lindsay!! Sounds like you made quite an impression and I’m not surprised. You go girl. I can’t wait to see where this leads you and can’t wait to hear all about your adventure. Much love!
You did it! You made a name for yourself, and you represented Old Town School famously. Sounds like a perfect culmination of a week that stretched you in many ways, not the least, conversing in a new language. But as you said, music is universal, and so is performing. Well done, Lindsay. We love you so! Back to the US now!