Occasion
A garden party at someone’s home
Distance
Five minutes from Eindhoven
Space
Fits in 1.5 × 2.5 metres
Volume
Adapts to the garden
For garden parties in Waalre
In Waalre we played at a garden party. No stage and no hall, but a terrace with chairs around it and guests walking from the barbecue to the grass and back again. In a garden like that you hear everything: the conversation two chairs away just as clearly as the guitar.
We take that into account. We play softly enough for the conversations to carry on and for anyone who wants to listen to do so from their chair. Nobody has to raise their voice to finish a story.
Later in the evening
Towards evening a garden changes. The barbecue is out, the lights come on, the guests move closer together. More body can come in then: the same three musicians, the same repertoire, a little more movement.
Even then the volume stays a choice. A back garden has neighbours, and they are closer than they would be in a hall. As it gets later we would rather take a step closer to the company than a step up in volume.
By the end you have a garden full of people singing along to songs they did not know they still knew the words to.
Frequently asked questions · Waalre
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No. A dry, level spot of 1.5 × 2.5 metres is enough: a corner of the terrace or a patch of paving will do. On grass we will put ourselves on a couple of boards if needed, so the cajón does not sink in.
That is precisely what we try to avoid. In a back garden the volume follows the garden, not the other way round: soft enough for the conversations to carry on. If the company gets louder later on, we move closer to people instead of playing louder.
Then we move under a canopy, into the shed or indoors. Packing up and setting up again takes us fifteen minutes and we fit into almost any corner. Wooden instruments and rain simply do not mix.
Five minutes. Waalre and Aalst border on Eindhoven, so we get there sooner than most of your guests. It also means we can set up calmly well before the first one arrives.
Tell us how big the garden is, how many guests you expect and whether there is a socket nearby.
