Saturday in Stockholm. We got up early to play at the Weekend Market in Gärdet, one of Stockholms many beautiful neighbourhoods, with wide open spaces, tall leafy trees and plenty of grass for swedish teenagers to practice american football. We did a set of our songs in sunshine under a clear sky, but towards the end, as we sang the lines of Sunday Morning: '...as it is it's raining every day' wouldn't you know it, it started to rain. We dove into a nearby tent or under umbrellas to finish our set without the instruments being harmed, but we wouldn't be so lucky later in the evening.
A quick shower and then off to the garden party. We were invited to a barbecue at a friends house, which had a western theme. Being in another country we were ill equipped but we threw on our best checkered shirts and some blue jeans and headed out to meet some locals. When we arrived we were greeted by our amazing host Jenny who welcomed us with trays of grilled lamb and corn-on-the-cob. After a great meal we played a couple of songs as a way of thanks. After a crash course in line dancing we felt confident enough to try a couple of steps along to Rednex 'classic' hit Cotton Eye Joe. As the night wore on we moved inside and did some more uptempo numbers for the guests who were in high spirits. Passing our instruments around to shake things up, we went into a heavier number. Maybe a bit too heavy, for a string in one of the guitars broke, leaving us desperately seeking a replacement in time for our gig on TV on monday morning.
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