Mid May Update
We're cruising through spring heading, I hope, into a nice summer... hard to tell as we've been teased with a few really nice days only to have it snow a couple of days ago. Anyway this chilly weather has not affected the band's sprits in the least. The last couple of gigs have been particularly fun for us.
The Pride was hired to entertain a group of high school music students from Pennsylvania who were touring around the Montreal area. For their gala evening the organizers pulled out all the stops and the staff at the Chateau Champlain put on quite the buffet spread leading up to the dance. At the appointed time we took the stage to kick things off. Smoothly at first while the last of the kids finished off their meal and then, following the briefest of breaks, we launched into the high-energy material. Let me tell you - these students were as enthusiastic an audience as we've ever had and wasted no time getting down on the dance floor. My congratulations go out to the parents and organizers (Peak Performance Tours of Pennsylvania) of this event as the high schoolers, while certainly enthusiastic and energetic, were also very well-mannered and behaved. Needless to say they had every bit as much fun as we did.
Last week's gig was also great fun. The FTQ hired us to perform at an event being held at the Hotel des Seigneurs in Saint-Hyacinthe. We had some concerns about the size of the stage - we were performing as a 6 piece that night - but with a bit of judicious repositioning of the platforms we managed to get everyone in the band more or less visible. The audience was everything we expected... excited and ready to party. Since they were dining at the bottom-floor restaurant, and this event was being held in the top-floor ballroom, we knew they would be trickling in so we kept things smooth for the first 15 or 20 minutes until we felt enough of them had returned to kick it up a notch or three. And we did. From that point the party didn't let up until we were told to shut it down. Apparently they could hear the party several floors down. But they were indeed a great crowd and lots of fun to play for. Also of note: several of the guests had seen us last year at one or more of the VIP parties we played for the International Fireworks Festival at La Ronde. They'd be pleased to know we've been asked back by the Fireworks organizers to play at several of this summer's parties as well. Naturally, we've accepted.
As we move toward summer I can also tell you that we'll be entertaining at many weddings as well as corporate gigs. And, a rare thing for us, we'll be performing a few outdoor gigs that are open to the public just off the island of Montreal. Details to follow in another post in the coming days as dates are finalized.
As is sometimes the case we've posted pictures on our website taken from some of the latest gigs. That's it for now but check back soon for more.
Marc C.
The Pride was hired to entertain a group of high school music students from Pennsylvania who were touring around the Montreal area. For their gala evening the organizers pulled out all the stops and the staff at the Chateau Champlain put on quite the buffet spread leading up to the dance. At the appointed time we took the stage to kick things off. Smoothly at first while the last of the kids finished off their meal and then, following the briefest of breaks, we launched into the high-energy material. Let me tell you - these students were as enthusiastic an audience as we've ever had and wasted no time getting down on the dance floor. My congratulations go out to the parents and organizers (Peak Performance Tours of Pennsylvania) of this event as the high schoolers, while certainly enthusiastic and energetic, were also very well-mannered and behaved. Needless to say they had every bit as much fun as we did.
Last week's gig was also great fun. The FTQ hired us to perform at an event being held at the Hotel des Seigneurs in Saint-Hyacinthe. We had some concerns about the size of the stage - we were performing as a 6 piece that night - but with a bit of judicious repositioning of the platforms we managed to get everyone in the band more or less visible. The audience was everything we expected... excited and ready to party. Since they were dining at the bottom-floor restaurant, and this event was being held in the top-floor ballroom, we knew they would be trickling in so we kept things smooth for the first 15 or 20 minutes until we felt enough of them had returned to kick it up a notch or three. And we did. From that point the party didn't let up until we were told to shut it down. Apparently they could hear the party several floors down. But they were indeed a great crowd and lots of fun to play for. Also of note: several of the guests had seen us last year at one or more of the VIP parties we played for the International Fireworks Festival at La Ronde. They'd be pleased to know we've been asked back by the Fireworks organizers to play at several of this summer's parties as well. Naturally, we've accepted.
As we move toward summer I can also tell you that we'll be entertaining at many weddings as well as corporate gigs. And, a rare thing for us, we'll be performing a few outdoor gigs that are open to the public just off the island of Montreal. Details to follow in another post in the coming days as dates are finalized.
As is sometimes the case we've posted pictures on our website taken from some of the latest gigs. That's it for now but check back soon for more.
Marc C.
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