Pollyanna
Platinum Member
I should preface by saying I'm not religious, not even a little bit.
I'm bemused by the numerous references by members to the church gigs they play. When I was forced to go to Sunday school as a little 'un the music was limited to the congregation in a hall singing All Things Bright and Beautiful (badly). I don't know of any equivalent to what happens in the US churches in Australia, though there may be a few. Bear in mind that almost half of US people go to church whereas less than 20% of Aussies do.
What's the story with these church gigs? Do you have to play God Squad songs or can it just be any music? Do you get paid? How long do you play? If you're playing rock how do the oldies handle it? From a few stories it seems to vary from institution to institution and the description of some of the gigs seems to range from well organised to feral (including the behaviour of some of the flock).
Just curious.
I'm bemused by the numerous references by members to the church gigs they play. When I was forced to go to Sunday school as a little 'un the music was limited to the congregation in a hall singing All Things Bright and Beautiful (badly). I don't know of any equivalent to what happens in the US churches in Australia, though there may be a few. Bear in mind that almost half of US people go to church whereas less than 20% of Aussies do.
What's the story with these church gigs? Do you have to play God Squad songs or can it just be any music? Do you get paid? How long do you play? If you're playing rock how do the oldies handle it? From a few stories it seems to vary from institution to institution and the description of some of the gigs seems to range from well organised to feral (including the behaviour of some of the flock).
Just curious.