Lately my confidence for getting back on stage has returned. It feels wonderful.

So I've been deliberately pushing myself to visit new open mic nights, trust me I've been having the 'time of my life' this last week or so. Nothing beats the rush of excitment you get playing somewhere new and meeting new people. Open mic nights have given me a lot of faith in people and from a social side it's wonderful to walk in with a guitar and know it's possible to start up a random conversation about music.

Tom Kerswill organises a few open mic nights around the Manchester UK area and is extremely knowledegeable. He recently updated his website and I intend to go through a lot of his notes.

For anyone else out there with an interest in open mic, I highly recommend: http://blog.tomkerswill.co.uk/03/2006/open-mic-nights-in-manchester/

 Keep on rocking in the free world!