Open Mic @ the Dan Update – June 23rd, 2008

Hi everybody,
When I arrived at the Dan after driving through the pouring rain last week, I thought to myself that it was going to be a quiet night but thankfully, it turned out to be the opposite.
We had 15 performers, a pub full of punters and a couple of new faces. A big welcome to [...]

Open Mic @ The Dan Update – June 16th, 2008

Hi everybody,
Even though it’s now cold outside, it’s always warm at The Dan.
It’s even warmer when the Open Mic @ The Dan is at full swing and that’s what it was like last week.
We had 12 performers including a new face Matt Clearing who was giving away a free CD just for listening to his [...]

Open Mic @ The Dan Update – June 10th, 2008

Hi everybody,
It was one of those rare quiet nights at last weeks Open Mic but even though the crowd was a bit thin in numbers the performances were still as hot as ever
At the end of the night we ended up with 12 performers including the return of Bill the Barman doing some choice covers. [...]

The 10 + 1 Commandments Of Open Mic Performance

The 10 + 1 Commandments Of Open Mic Performance
By Corey Stewart
www.songwritingzen.com
1. Thou shalt be on time
If an open mic starts at say, 8pm then turn up a little earlier to make sure your name is down on the running sheet.
If you’re doing something else beforehand and you need to turn up later that’s fine, [...]

Open Mic @ The Dan Update June 2nd, 2008

Hi everybody,
Last weeks Open Mic was awesome.
We had 12 performers with 2 new faces performing on the Open Mic for the first time. It’s great hearing performers for the first time.
The new faces I’m talking about are Sean Tyler and Nick Longford. Thank you both for giving the Open Mic @ The Dan a go [...]