On December 5th, I finally broke out of my classical violin mold of the last 27 years and played live in a rock band, The Kung Fu Koalas, at a venue in Medford for the Musician's Friend Acoustic Jam. I had such fun. It was a riot. Thanks so much to Chris Tso, Ryan Barney, and Ryan Bouslaugh, an amazing bunch of musicians who let me sit in with them.
I must admit that when Chris handed me a CD with "Funkytown" and "Runaway" on it, I was a little dubious. I had to play the songs over and over so I could figure out what to play and since there wasn't any sheet music, I just had to learn by ear. Fortunate that I'm pretty good at that at least! We practiced during several lunch hours at work and they couldn't have been more patient or more supportive of a newbie rocker like me. :) And poor Jeff--he had to listen to me practice those two songs incessantly for an entire month.
To hear my big debut, go to MySpace and play the two songs I performed live with them, "Funkytown" and "Runaway." You've probably never heard either of those tunes with violin accompaniment! We did it all with a wink. The recording isn't the best, but hey, I'm just glad I have something to remember it all by. Everyone kept saying I looked so serious on stage...I'm sure I did. I was trying to concentrate!
