The Avening Community Centre in Avening, Ontario is one of my favourite venues in Canada. I had two sold out shows there on November 15th & 16th that were a total blast. My father, Bill, came along for the ride and joined me for the second set each night. At the bottom of the post, paid subscibers will find a scrappy recording of the two sets from the second night. My iPhone was sitting on the guitar boat behind me. Nothing fancy and a lot of foot tapping but fun memories and lots of crowd singing.
Here are some photographs I took while we were there…
Day one - before the snow.
Dad on the windy streets of Creemore after lunch.
Steve & Dad (aka Scary & Serious) backstage in Avening.
Steve with Bill, Andrew and Sarah. These folks made the show happen!
Audience Night #1
Audience Night #2 (I think! Were any of you there?)
and in colour!
Sarah, Dad and I at nights end.
Gear is loaded, the hall is closed and we’re getting ready to roll.
Here are the recordings from night #2
Set One - first half
Intro, Love This Town, Before You Leave, West Cork Blended Irish Whiskey, Precious Precious Precious, Outroduction, Park Avenue Sobriety Test, Fill in the Blanks, talking about Todd Snider….
