After the stresses and strains of a drive through central London and back to perform at Dulwich Folk the previous evening, it was very pleasant to be able to leave for a gig in the early evening, at a club and venue so familiar that we didn't even need to switch on the SAT-NAV.
Chesham Folk Club has been extremely supportive and kind to Na-Mara over many years. It is friendly and welcoming and we have come to know many of its audience members over the years.
Notwithstanding the comfortable departure time, we arrived at the White Hill Centre, home of the club in Chesham, in good time to catch up with club organiser Clive Carey and a number of our other friends at the club.
It was a glorious evening and the brightly lit room in the community centre was initially warm. However, as starting time for the evening approached, the sun began to go down affording the room a calming ambience and glow.
Clive Carey, Bob and Annette performing as the duo Petrichor and Dave Artus provided some wonderfully delicate music at the beginning of both the first and second halves of the evening.
Our two sets both seemed to go down well with the audience joining in enthusiastically on all the choruses.
As always, it was a real pleasure to see our friends at Chesham Folk Club again. We wish the club and its members every success for the future. My thanks to Clive Carey for the invitation to perform again at the club.