For the first time
since December 2015 I played live for an audience. I had stopped playing
because two fingers on my left hand played other notes than I had in mind.
Frustrated, I started writing songs for a new Diftong album last winter. During
that period, I discovered that I could still play a bit of guitar if I kept
looking at my left hand. And well you know, an addiction is an addiction, so I
decided to give it a try again, which is what happened on Sunday September 18
at Ned Egan's Easy Sunday Sessions.
So there I was, back
on a stage, playing my songs. I have done this many times before, but as you
can imagine, I was more nervous than I used to be. The what-if-factor. What if
my hand refuses to do the job? What if I put the wrong date in my phone? What
if nobody shows up? But it was the right day. They showed up. My hand did the
job. And… it was magic. I had almost
forgotten how it feels to play for a room full of people you love. It felt
really really very good. So to all of you who were there: thank you! To all of
you who could not make it: never mind, life is beautiful anyway. And to the
rest: I guess you missed something. No worries, I will do this again. Starting
this Sunday October 2, on a pop-up stage that is part of an art exhibition in my
home town. And there will be more. Although I don’t know when and where yet.
Meanwhile, the
recordings for the new album are almost finished. Two more backing vocal tracks
to go, and we can start mixing. I can hardly wait to let you hear it, because I
think it is very good and also very different from what I did before. This
time, I will only make a limited number of physical CD's. If you are interested
in buying one, pre-order your copy, by sending an e-mail to diftong@diftong.nl.
Of course, the album will also be available for you to download. I will let you
know when. Our aim is November.
