Tim Dowling: my banjo is out of tune, and the gig is falling apart
The Guardian -

The band has every type of cock-up pretty much covered, but then things go from bad to worseThe band I’m in is playing over the weekend: Birmingham, Gateshead, Kendall. They are all venues we’ve played before, but not for a long while.“Which is good,” says the guitar player as we drive north in the rain. “Because we can re-use all the jokes from last year.” Continue reading

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