When all the groups "stuff" was in place everyone tuned up the instruments and voices, after which the sound engineer came in to test our levels and to make sure the lighting was adequate for the next mornings live shoot. With everything in order we went out to get a bite to eat before heading to Jacks place for an evenings jam session and a goods night rest.
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| Settin' Up |
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| Some of Nevah's Equipment |
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| Richard & Larry a-practicin' |
Bright and early the next morning, around 6am, we got up and made our way to the studio. Fox 23 was a buzz with activity as the early morning news was in session, which meant we had to tune quietly.
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| Morning of the shoot - Getting Ready! |
The morning "on air engineer "came in, did a sound, lighting and camera test, then told us to relax until showtime in a few minutes. We'd go on after the "cooking spot," and at that moment the culinary expert, Meg Wolff, arrived to demonstrate some nutritious cooking. From what we gather Meg was a "regular" guest on the show.
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| Nevah looking pretty Healthy |
We all gathered round for a healthy photo op.
Then it was our turn … Phil had a short interview by the Good Day Maine host and then we jumped into "Driftin' with the Tide" by our own Ed Russell. Our entire spot ran a little over 5 minutes. At the conclusion they asked us to stay and do another tune as an out-tro for the newscast. We actually played for another two minutes before they were off the air. Fun, Fun, Fun!
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| It's Nevah Too Early to Play Some Tunes |
We packed quickly and headed north for our "Bangor Y - Camp Jordan" benefit show at 7:30 pm
Everyone from Nevah had a good time and a terrific experience. We hope to do it again someday in the near future.
Hal
Nevah Banjo Guy
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