This past weekend the CRPB once again went south to usher in the new season. We performed to an appreciative audience at the Moose Lodge in Minot, and then that night played a few times at Ebeneezer's Pub, where the band received a very positive reaction, and quite a few pints. The pub has a great house band, so there was good music all night.The next day, we drove the almost three hours west through the snow-covered hills of North Dakota to the historic Fort Buford area west of Williston, ND. The Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center is a beautiful location overlooking the rivers, and strongly associated with the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The place was packed out with people for the band concert on Sunday afternoon, and despite worries all week about the weather, it was a gorgeous day, and warm enough to have a pretty good sound last for the hour or so we needed. [Pitch was 478, for those who track details!].
That outdoor concert is truly the first real sign of spring for us, and playing outside was great, even at a lower temperature than we like. The oncoming season promises to be a lot of fun as the band progresses musically and socially, and we send thanks to our friends in North Dakota for organizing these events, and for turning up to support them so enthusiastically.
