It's often surprising the gigs that turn out to be the most enjoyable. I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting too much from a last minute set in the corner of The Zebra, a pub just down the road from my house that's been taken over fairly recently by Jo and Roy from the Haymakers and Cornerhouse here, as I'm normally a bit, erm, difficult for passing trade, but it was lovely. Not exactly the largest audience in history, but it was perfectly formed, I felt like I played well (forgotten Josh Ritter words aside), felt pretty comfortable and people seemed to like it. Apparently it was streamed live on the internet, but I've no idea where. The first guy on, Tim Eveleigh was good, (mostly :P) funny in between songs, and seemed like a very nice chap. His bass player had made some interesting instrument choices though. I don't think I've seen a bass in the shape of a pink flower before.
Setlist: The Ghost of Paddy's Night Past, Muscle Memory, The Temptation of Adam (well, up to the third verse when I forgot the words and had to stop. Awkward), A Happy Ending (new song!), You Won't Break My Heart, Watertight, Magnetic or Rhetorical, Edinburgh.
The only downside to encouraging gigs, however small, is they encourage to do more. Along those lines, I've decided to start just giving away copies of Scars to anyone who wants one, both at gigs and by sending them out, partly to make a bit of space in my house for the next CD (I recently decided to call it Undercard, but it turns out that John Darnielle from The Mountain Goats beat me to that title a few months ago with a side project. Still, at least it means I found out about that) and partly to see if I can generate some kind of something. Seems like the more of them are out there the more likely it is that someone who might like it will hear it. I dunno. If you want a copy, or know someone who might, email freestuff@paulgoodwin.com saying where to send it.