Set list at the Boot open mic

May 13, 2026

A bit of a weird open mic -- it's a long time since I've had to compete with the naughty table. I think I did ok, and I even got an "I LOVE MATHS!" from them when I introduced Marjorie.

My list:

Obviously I couldn't go to The Boot and not play The Boot. Skinful was an in-the-moment choice, a "settle down, I know what I'm doing" song. Marjorie I'm playing for my own benefit -- the more I do it, the more it'll stick, and apparently it's "Beatles-y". (Young Fred played Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds earlier and I thought "ut-oh" for a moment, but they develop very differently.) Lie Down is new and I think it was a bit ambitious to play it -- it's got legs, I think, the chorus is catchy; the verses are full of good lines I'm not quite sure play together nicely yet. I was planning to finish with Attention All Shipping, but hadn't realised it was a four-song limit.

I'm pleased overall, though, I feel like I carried enough of them along with me.