Dave Brown's Musical Blog

Have you ever thought about the musicians who play for special events where they are not the focus of attention? No? Well here are a few things to think about and some suggestions for you when you are at an event with musicians contributing to the atmosphere and ambience of the moment. I went to two really lovely family weddings recently. The bride and groom, at both weddings,  had found some excellent musicians who provided music at various stages through the day's activities. At one there was a great Jazz band, and at the other there was a Celtic Harpist who played beautifully before and during the wedding ceremony and during the wedding dinner; a guitarist who played in a windy courtyard for the post ceremony drinks reception; and later on a club singer who added atmosphere before the disco started. It was while collecting my preprandial drink from the bar that I heard the guitarist play the tune / melody, "Cantina Band". I made my way over to him and, at an appropriat