Although the storm threw a spanner into our rehearsal plans, there was still enough practice before the great concert to find out how many things can go wrong. But Master Peppy had it all under control, and with a few ales and some catfish cakes provided by a local fisher hobbit – guess who – rehearsals were an event for us band members already.
Everything was prepared for the great day, our green costumes taken out of the chests, moth holes stitched up, and, since I had not been there for the last Bullroarer Took Day concert, Miss Tibba sewed a whole new outfit for me. And then the day of the concert came. After the last rehearsal, I went for a short visit to the homestead traders. While I was discussing dyes for my burrow refurbishing with Master Bracegirdle, I forgot the time. And so the concert almost started without me. I was the last Greenbramble to jump on the wall at the Bullroarer Statue, and within the next minute we played. I was completely out of breath, but since I was playing drums for the first few songs, that was no problem at all.
Most of our audience were dressed in green, too, even some of the lankyshanks. And when playing and singing and dancing, who cares how heavy the rain is? And the thundering and lightning did not baffle us, either. We were playing, and even the new band members did a grand job! After the concert, there were the greenest fireworks I had ever seen.
Of course we all went to the Plough and Stars, where the Greenbrambles could dance their tension away, while Miss Sevelda played for us. Great she had not listened to Master Simbo and dyed her cape orange, it looked just wonderful in green.
Well, I have to finish now, Master Bracegirdle is waiting for me for another refurbishing consultation.
