August 17, 2014, Western Head, N.S. Mersey Swing Band.

Twelve musicians who were all good makes for an excellent concert, playing the tunes from the era of the big bands. The plan was to play outdoors on the beautiful grounds of The Morton House B.& B. but it rained so the concert was forced into the Community Center in Milton. Fortunately, the change of venue was on every advertisement so the audience did not stay at home. In fact, there were close to 200 people in attendance. It was a perfect concert of 90 minutes with a 15 minute lemonade break in the middle. Of the 12 people in the Swing Band, 5 were men and 7 were women. This is unusual. When I first looked at the trumpet player I was fearful. She looked shy and retiring which you can't do in a swing band when you are the lead trumpet player. But I was wrong. She could play all right and just blew my socks off. And she was young. Musicians in Nova Scotia can be found under every rock. The numbers are amazing. This weekend in Liverpool was the annual Hank Snow Celebration so there have been concerts all day and evening going on at the the Queens Place Center. The place has been packed for every concert. Gill has attended every one and loved every minute. Nova Scotians enjoy their music.