After a blisteringly hot day it was wonderful to take our seats in the shade of the courtyard on the edge of the hill under the chateau at Parisot with a gentle breeze to keep us cool. There was a great turnout (I counted 60 people at one point) for folk'n'jazz's first birthday with lots of new faces and the beautiful location was a perfect setting.
From the outset we knew we were in for a good evening. It was clear from the opening chorus song that the audience were in good voice and ready to join in ,All the regular singers were on top form too and kept in good order by compere Trevor. We always like to see new performers and last night we welcomed our youngest so far, 11 year old Thomas, who sang to us in Dutch accompanied by friends and family. Well done to Thomas, please come to sing to us again on your next visit here. There wasn't much room for dancing this month but my clogs got their first airing for two years and my feet nearly remembered what to do!
From the outset we knew we were in for a good evening. It was clear from the opening chorus song that the audience were in good voice and ready to join in ,All the regular singers were on top form too and kept in good order by compere Trevor. We always like to see new performers and last night we welcomed our youngest so far, 11 year old Thomas, who sang to us in Dutch accompanied by friends and family. Well done to Thomas, please come to sing to us again on your next visit here. There wasn't much room for dancing this month but my clogs got their first airing for two years and my feet nearly remembered what to do!
As the chorus of Trevor's final parting song put it we certainly "didn't have a bad time after all"
Many thanks to our hosts Ruve and Michael for making everyone so welcome and even agreeing to have us back in October. Next month, 29th August, the venue is at Le Conte near Najac and the hosts will be Brian and Lorna Green. Watch this space for further details.
