Christmas Day Gig

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 24 Nov 2015 6:47 am

Well, I've got my Christmas Day Gig. A local lady puts together a Christmas meal for emergency workers and the less fortunate at the Englewood Fire Hall (TN) from 2:30 - 6PM. They also deliver meals to those in need.

My wife (piano) and myself (pedal steel) as well as others will be providing the entertainment. Did it last year, and thoroughly enjoyed it!

Ron Page · Post by **Ron Page** » 24 Nov 2015 9:30 am

That's fantastic. Merry Christmas!

Craig Schwartz · Post by **Craig Schwartz** » 24 Nov 2015 9:37 am

God blees ya Scott , thats a wonderful unexpected treasure your doing for your comunity,

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 24 Dec 2015 6:19 am

A little more than 1 day to go!!! EXCITED!

Edward Rhea · Post by **Edward Rhea** » 24 Dec 2015 7:14 am

Merry Christmas Scott and good luck!

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 24 Dec 2015 8:42 am

Scott,
Bless your heart!

Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 24 Dec 2015 9:25 am

You're a good man, Charlie Brown

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 25 Dec 2015 4:07 pm

Well, we made it, and had a good time. We played about 4 sets of traditional Christmas songs. I sang some and played steel on some, and did both on some.

We had a little problem getting there as it is currently flooding in several areas around here, but we used one route in, and another home.

Pics will be forthcoming...

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 25 Dec 2015 4:13 pm

Good on ya Scott....Merry Christmas

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 26 Dec 2015 3:25 am

What's cool is that you and the wife get to hang out together on Christmas--and brave the flood--and everybody gets to enjoy the music.

They also deliver meals to those in need.

I hope that means that the musicians got fed as well.
Pretty cool, Scott.

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 26 Dec 2015 3:46 am

Charlie, if there's one thing that will get me to come, it's food! We did eat!

They had turkey or ham, with all the trimming, and even desert. They fed about 50 at the fire hall, and delivered over 100 meals to shut ins.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 26 Dec 2015 4:26 am

Scott Duckworth wrote:They fed about 50 at the fire hall, and delivered over 100 meals to shut ins.

That's a pretty good Christmas.

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 26 Dec 2015 4:33 am

And, as promised, hot off Facebook, pictures!

Man, that song must have been hard!

Doing some vocal work, probably White Christmas. Fat chance with flooding and 70 degrees in E TN!

Pick that music right boy!

Taking a break and chatting some.
My beautiful wife at the piano.

Well, we had a Merry Christmas! Now, just to unload everything today between rain storms! Oh, my aching back!

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 26 Dec 2015 7:04 am

Thought some might want to see how we set up... don't ask me why I'm not smiling, maybe a wrong note or something... Jean is just concentrating...

The Harbinger V2112 powered speaker between us, Behringer mixer and Zoom MS-50G to my right.

The mic that appears to be in front of the speaker isn't. It's in front of me. They were in case of others that wanted to sing. They are MXL 990s.

I also had a boom stand available for a guitar with a MXL 991 on it.

My small boom is attached to my right rear guitar leg, with a Peavey PVM 480 on it.

Jean's piano is a Casio Pro Model Privia. It can do several instruments.

I also had my RCA tablet playing a Christmas mix when we took a break.

With the rear seats down in my Mercury Mountaineer, the back is plum full...

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 26 Dec 2015 9:07 am

You epitomize the true spirit of Christmas. God bless you all.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 26 Dec 2015 9:16 am

Great pictures and everything Scott!

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 26 Dec 2016 5:12 am

3rd year in a row in Englewood TN! Considering my wife had cataract surgery Dec 22, we did pretty good. Last year I was playing pedal steel, this year my little Rogue steel. I'm having a lot more fun with it than I did pedal steel!

I'm told they served a Christmas meal (eat in and take out) to 175 - 190 people. ALL FREE, turkey and the trimmings!

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 26 Dec 2016 9:29 am

Bless your heart!

Don R Brown · Post by **Don R Brown** » 26 Dec 2016 10:18 am

Two thumbs up, Scott!

Dan Robinson · Post by **Dan Robinson** » 30 Dec 2016 3:03 pm

Scott, you and Jean are kind and generous souls. I'm sure the guests appreciated your music, but I have a feeling that no one left feeling better than you. Good on ya!

And how do you remember how to connect all that gear???

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 30 Dec 2016 4:09 pm

Dan, It was a great blessing to us. As for running sound, been doing it close to 40 years!

Jim Smerk · Post by **Jim Smerk** » 30 Dec 2016 7:51 pm

The Rogues are fun little lapsteels and a great deal IMHO....I have thought for years about getting another one and making a double neck out of them, C6 & an open tuning, like G...

And they are $80 on the site now, so your not out a lot of money, that is for sure....

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 31 Dec 2016 4:24 am

Jim, as soon as I sell my dobro, I plan to get another Rogue and "make mine a double". Gonna add a base to the bottom of the, with the far neck lifted about 1/2".