Catching up on the past events #3: Miniyaki's (Japanese Soul Food) 10th year Anniversary (24th June 2023)
We had a pleasure of performing 2 short sets, an excerpt of "The Rainmaker", our theatrical concert and "Seed of Dreám", which included some of our latest pieces, to celebrate 10th year anniversary of Emma's Miniyaki's in beautiful woodlands of Ross-On-Wye...
To all who attended Miniyaki’s 10-year anniversary celebration,
We are honoured to have been invited by Emma to perform for you on Saturday. It was our pleasure to celebrate such a lovely occasion together with Emma and all of you. We really hope you enjoyed our music.
I (Mikey - flute) was born in Hereford and lived there until I was 19 years old, so it was special for me to come back and play in the nature that I know so well. It was also an amazing coincidence that Emma lived in Osaka, Japan, which is where Aki is from. We felt as though we are the perfect representation of Emma in a musical form.
And the food - wow! That was an incredible meal you cooked for us all, Emma! And Yukata experience with Yumiko. What a great idea. Thanks Yumiko for her lovely Yukata. It added wonderful colours to the evening!
It looks like the mischievous Zashiki Warashi spirit was with us on Saturday, causing our sound-system to stop working - but perhaps it was a blessing as it felt like it was meant to be for us to paint the air with our music completely unplugged and acoustic. I particularly enjoyed hearing Aki’s drums echoing in the branches of the trees.
Speaking of spirits, thanks also to Charlie and Boo of course for providing the refreshments. We visited their fire engine cafe at Paddle Kerne Bridge on Sunday morning for breakfast. The beautiful location and great coffee was just what we needed to get us back on the road to London. If you have not been, we highly recommend making a visit.
Special thanks also to those who came to chat with us and spoiling us with kinds words. We feel very lucky to have shared the night with you all and hope we get the chance to do it all again.
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Thanks again everyone, and remember, where laughter goes, good luck follows...
With best wishes, Mikey & Aki, Zashiki Warashi