At the weekend I joined the All About Uke group from Stafford at their gig as part of a local village fair. The weather was absolutely gorgeous and it was a “Sunny Afternoon” ( which happened to be one of the songs in our set list). The fair took place on a playing field with various stalls and attractions around the edge. We were asked to set up in the centre of the arena, so it was literally like performing in the middle of a field. There were about 35 ukulele players in our group and I was playing my bass ukulele. In the photo I’ve on the back row fourth from the left sitting on my music stool. As there was no electric power available I took my battery powered amp. The gig went well but playing outdoors does have a number of issues. The sound produced by the acoustic ukuleles can tend to get lost in the open air and not travel as far. However the most useful accessory when playing outdoors is to take a couple of clothes pegs to clip onto the sheet music to stop it blowing about in the breeze. It was a most enjoyable afternoon and after the performance there was time to visit the beer tent for some refreshment.