Friday night At Maverick
Set 1: Electric Americana
Lonely Child
Schtick Shift
Letters
Space Folk
Thundertrain
Quiet Moon
Rising Tides
PREREQUISITE:
Friday started with a drive from Croydon after playing a show at The Sound Lounge in Sutton the night before. We met a great group of humans (all most all bassists) in a band called “The Long Version UK,” fronted by Tricia Davies Nearn on (you guessed it) bass and vocals, with John Heal on rhythm guitar and vocals, David Krupski on drums, and Peter Bruntnell on electric guitar. The night was a bit slower than we’d hoped, but we met a great band, tightened our set for Maverick, and got to meet a few really great people. We’d snagged a deal on lodging in Croydon, stayed in a nice cottage, found a great coffee shop for breakfast and drinks and departed without incident.
WOODBRIDGE:
Maverick Festival arranged for us to stay in a lovely townhouse in for Friday and Saturday of the Festival. We checked in, took a stroll through town, grabbed a few essentials, and then found ourselves at Portion, a rotisserie based sandwich shop, for a great quick bite before heading on to Easton Park Farm. We also took a quick walk down to the waterfront to take in the sites and sounds. We didn’t spend much time in Woodbridge during our stay, but the time we did was a peaceful and restorative time. It’s a place we’d like to return and explore some more.
FESTIVAL DAY 1:
We arrived just after 17:00 with the first acts already in motion. The grounds were brimming with people and they were just getting the bars up and rolling. We were immediately met with friendly faces as we pulled into artist parking and got a quick refresher of the grounds. Russell’s bass didn’t make it on his connecting flight in Orlando (along with a lot of other people’s checked bags), so James coordinated Russell borrowing Scott's Bass for at least Friday’s set. We spent a little time running around making sure our gear was in place, caught a few minutes of a few acts, and then reported back to the Barn stage. Our set began at 18:45 and we opened up the evening with Lonely Child. It’s one of our best performing tracks in the UK on streaming platforms. We’ve reworked it a bit to be more lively and are considering recording at more current version sometime soon. As we played the crowd gathered, we settled in and before we knew it the set was almost over! Chris Murphy Joined us on Stage for Space Folk Explorer, Thundertrain, and Quiet Moon, and we closed out the set with Rising Tides as a little foreshadowing of what’s to come for the Saturday night Psyche Set.