March 26 Challenge

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- April 10, 2026 at 11:03 pm #412287
  cloughie
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  My open mic performance with a duet rhythm track similar to the Steve Cropper one on the original recording.
  
  2 years ago I was terrified of performing in front of people. Getting more confident every Friday. 🙂
  
  Be kind to yourself (especially when you're trying to play this instrument!)
  Brian Clough
  
  “Got a lotta sinful ideas but they seem kinda sensible” Jim Casy the ex-preacher in The Grapes Of Wrath
- April 10, 2026 at 11:42 pm #412296
  sunjamr
  Participant
  Nice one, Brian! And now it’s time to batten the hatches for that cyclone that’s supposed to hit us tonight.
  
  BTW, I went to a party here in Devonport a couple of weeks ago, and was surprised to see Tim Finn hanging out amongst us hoi polloi. Since then I’ve also seen Neil Finn walking around the village. Long live Split Enz and Crowded House!
  
  Sunjamr Steve
- April 11, 2026 at 1:33 am #412332
  AndréM
  Participant
  Great song choice.
  Awesome vocal.
  Great idea to play with your live self.
  You got that crowd by the balls, lol.
  
  AndréM
  
  AndréM
- April 11, 2026 at 6:22 am #412382
  Alan L
  Participant
  Great performance Brian, glad you’re getting out there! Added rhythm line was fantastic.
- April 11, 2026 at 6:30 am #412386
  JoeD1
  Participant
  Awesome idea Brian and it came out wonderful.
  
  Joe
  
  The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
  Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
  --Graeme Edge
- April 11, 2026 at 8:05 am #412432
  Pap
  Participant
  Brian, nothing like a little stress innoculation to overcome your fears:) The good thing is you can play and sing. Where did the whistle come from? Great performance. Pap
  - April 12, 2026 at 8:09 pm #412849
    cloughie
    Participant
    The main whistler was Dave the rave, who plays percussion (among other things) along with most people’s acts. He’s great, you’ll often a hear a sweet harmonica part appear just at the right time in someone’s act & wonder where it’s coming from ! That’ll be Dave. 🙂
    
    Be kind to yourself (especially when you're trying to play this instrument!)
    Brian Clough
    
    “Got a lotta sinful ideas but they seem kinda sensible” Jim Casy the ex-preacher in The Grapes Of Wrath
- April 11, 2026 at 8:07 am #412433
  Michael Krailo
  Participant
  Nice lead/rhythm part over your live performance.
  
  Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.
- April 11, 2026 at 8:45 am #412449
  Mark T
  Participant
  Brilliant performance – times two 😂 – from you, Cloughie – no sign of nerves that I could see on your live performance, and you had the audience right there with you – well done! – Mark 👍🎶😎
- April 11, 2026 at 11:07 am #412468
  Wayne Nunez
  Participant
  Great job nice solo lines of the classic!
- April 11, 2026 at 12:00 pm #412499
  James B
  Participant
  Good one, Cloughie. Great to see and hear you’re having fun picking and singing. That’s what it’s all about.
  
  James
- April 11, 2026 at 8:18 pm #412620
  Catherine Arsenault
  Participant
  Great playing !!!great song !!!excellent Brian!
- April 12, 2026 at 2:29 am #412642
  Manfred M
  Participant
  Great idea to add a rhythm track to your live video, Cloughie. It works really well. By the way, great live performance, and the audience is totally into it. Looks like you know what you’re doing.
  
  Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
  The next Meetup will be May/June
  There will be a detailed announcement here in the forum
  I look forward to meet you.
  Manfred
- April 12, 2026 at 7:09 am #412715
  John H
  Participant
  Cloughie
  I love seeing fellow AMers “out on the road. ” Sounded great. Your lead licks are spot on. Great stuff.
  
  John
- April 12, 2026 at 9:00 am #412746
  Martin W
  Participant
  Nice melodic lead to compliment the open Mike performance. Looks like you’ve got a full house .
  
  Martin
- April 12, 2026 at 5:39 pm #412834
  Laurel C
  Moderator
  Well done, you had the audience in the palm of your hand and to able to sing and play with confidence is a bonus. Hope more see this for inspiration in doing open mics to overcome the fear of playing in front of people. Playing a complementary lead over this for a sub was such a great idea.
- April 12, 2026 at 6:40 pm #412836
  JoLa
  Participant
  Now – that was something different! How cool that you perform regularly to a live audience and are growing as a live performer! Playing the rhythm along the video recording was a cool idea and it was fun to listen to 😃
  
  🎸JoLa
- April 13, 2026 at 3:25 am #412885
  snakechisler
  Participant
  What a cool concept
  
  Enjoyed your version very much
  
  Well done
- April 13, 2026 at 3:55 am #412891
  Raffaele S
  Participant
  Well done Brian….beautiful live performance, which you freshened up with your solo…very original
- April 13, 2026 at 11:23 am #412918
  Bruce D
  Participant
  Cloughie,
  Really like that tasty lead. Didn’t know that was Steve Cropper back there.
  Nice playing, nice production!
  
  Bruce
  
  Just focus on the notes you DID get right . . . Frank Vignola
- April 13, 2026 at 6:17 pm #412960
  Michael L
  Participant
  Hi Cloughie, this was fun! Great live performance, and the rhythm part was a nice addition and well played. Let us know when you learn to do both at the same time!! ;o)
- April 14, 2026 at 12:44 am #412992
  Dieter
  Participant
  Great song and great rendition.
  
  Dieter
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