Saturday Sept 10, Wedding Gig

MB and I were the first of the ensemble to arrive at the church. Dev arrived next. Martin called to say he was on his way. Eventually Victor and Alex arrived. We got the PA going, and did some sound checking. Around 10:50 we began playing... pick a note (D Maj) C Pent/D Pent circulation, Eye of the Needle. The bride and groom had not yet made an appearance, so five of us did some circulating in G while Victor soloed (this wasn't quite successful, to my ear) Calliope, Moving Force, and then Invocation, which morphed into Growing Circle for the groom's walk down the isle. One pair in the wedding party didn't seen to want to walk to that music and waited until it was over. We did some circulating to cover their passage. Sat for ceremony, which was very nice. We played Hope for the 'recessional' music, which worked quite well, and then Third Relation, which worked a little less well.

Standing around unplugged outside, we played Moving Force again and Bicycling to Afghanistan. Martin declared we were done, so we were. We got held up a little loading our stuff out of the church, because they were taking pictures in the front, and there was no rear entrance. Eventually we were set to go. There was a big group shot arranged. We stood on the church steps and played Asturias as things were being organized.

Martin headed to the reception, the rest of us headed to Crazy Burger, a popular little restaurant in Narragansett.