Music Mini-Festival 28th September

After months in the planning, Greenacres Scout HQ played host to 4 exciting acts on the Friday night of 28th, with the place rocking from 7pm to 11pm!

First performance on stage was George & Jon from Searching For Cecilia, coming back to show us a more mellow, acoustic set, although promising to get the full raucous band sound up for the next outing! They also got to entertain the Beavers whilst warming up, as well as impressing Bev enough to suggest that they give lessons, now that they’re both back from University!

Next up were a rocking 3 – piece band called Apoplexy; playing their own songs in fine style to a very appreciative audience were Lexy on Vocals & Keyboard, Roger on Drums and David on guitar. I was even fortunate enough to get one of their CDs!

Third on the bill was local singer-songwriter Andy performing on acoustic and electric guitars, and singing some Mod-style classics, as well as some of his own material. Despite having a froggy throat, Andy got the crowd on their feet, and warmed up for the headline band…

Idle Hands, playing only their second ever gig, really brought the house down, with something for everyone to dance to, in an hour-long, high energy tour-de-force that left the crowd on a real high, and definitely wanting more! Fine performances from Phil and Kevin trading licks on guitar, rhythm section Jim on bass and Steve on drums keeping the performance tight, and Yours Truly having the time of his life on vocals, harmonica and acoustic guitar.

Thanks especially to the Supporters group, Terry and Anna for helping to host the evening; George & Jon for coming back and helping to tidy up on Saturday; all those who gave up their time and energy to produce a high-quality evening of musical entertainment, plus all those who came and danced their socks off whilst raising over £200 for Scout funds!

All of us that played are looking forward immensely to repeating the dosage at some stage in 2019; keep reading the website and national press for more details, and anyone that would like to book any of the performers for their own parties, please feel free to contact us directly or via Scouts.

Enjoy Yourself; It’s Later Than You Think!

Report by Geoff Webb, Scout Leader