Matthew Watts
@matthewwatts.bsky.social
Assistant Curate | Progressive Anglo-Catholic | Cheerfully anachronistic | Tuba/Trombone | Bad runner | Buttons in 3s | Favourite colour: tweed | He/him | Newly arrived from "The Other Place" | 🏳️🌈
I think it hit 12 by the end - an absolutely joyful hour!
September 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I think it hit 12 by the end - an absolutely joyful hour!
On the other hand I once did a gig with a N London orchestra where the only piece I was playing in was (I think) the Butterworth Shropshire Lad Rhapsody. Thankfully it was first in the programme and I was sitting in the car by 7:45, with the fee in my pocket having slipped out of a back door!
January 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
On the other hand I once did a gig with a N London orchestra where the only piece I was playing in was (I think) the Butterworth Shropshire Lad Rhapsody. Thankfully it was first in the programme and I was sitting in the car by 7:45, with the fee in my pocket having slipped out of a back door!
I've always considered that gigs fall into 3 categories: well paid, fun, or spiritually rewarding. Occasionally the Venn diagramme is a perfect circle...
January 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I've always considered that gigs fall into 3 categories: well paid, fun, or spiritually rewarding. Occasionally the Venn diagramme is a perfect circle...
I've been that tuba player, if the price is right I'll sit there all evening with a smile on my face until it's time to play!
January 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I've been that tuba player, if the price is right I'll sit there all evening with a smile on my face until it's time to play!
It's just the violins inherent in the system.
December 17, 2024 at 6:20 PM
It's just the violins inherent in the system.