It was on Wednesday last Week that I got a call From Jamie (head Cameraman and all round filming genius for The Tuckshop Living Room) saying that we should make the most of the rare Snow in England and try and record a session on Hampstead Heath. Not a bad idea I thought and It wasn’t long before I had managed to coax the talents of super fresh folk act Dear Winesburg. Due to poor travel options and cold, adverse weather conditions various members pulled out, however the man they call Chris stayed true to his word and battled through the harsh weather to play a couple of tracks with his complete one man band ensemble.
To say it was freezing was an understatement and I think it was a fair few hours before Chris could feel his fingertips again, let alone play the guitar. Despite, mother nature trying her best to make things difficult (the guitars would detune within seconds), the final performance sounded wonderful and warmed the souls of many a passerby. Trekking across a Parliament Hill covered in Ice, carrying a kick drum and a hi-hat is now actually up there with some of my greatest achievements and I still think that the kick drum would have won any race if used to slide down the icy slope.
Thanks again to the camera guys and even more to Chris who I sincerely hope doesn’t have frost bite.
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