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by Sascha Frommherz

If you live in Chester I’m sure you are familiar with Telford’s Warehouse. The Pub, located at the Canal at Wharf View, is a popular place to have a drink and enjoy the Sunday “Open Mic” sessions, as I did.

I was a bit disapointed to see that Telford’s seemed to be almost empty, with only a few people eating at the tables and drinking at the bar. However, that morning a severe storm had hit Chester.

Even though the dining area lacked people, most of the people that were there had huddled up in the stage area left of the bar, where the event took place.

The atmosphere was great. The musicians seemed just as content as the audience listening to them, with the opening act being a woman, Laura Leigh, who I later learned was a regular at this event. After performing two of, what I presumed to be her own songs, which were quite good. I stayed to watch a few others perform and was not disappointed.

I want to be completely honest here, the atmosphere that these people created was incredible. There was only encouragement and no negativity, something that I have seen before, especially with amateur performers. This of course might be true for some, such as Laura Leigh, who as I mentioned before is a regular at this Sunday event.

All these musicians have to do is sign up on a list, bring their instruments and step on stage where they were greeted by a small then usual but very supportive audience. This was an event everyone, myself included, enjoyed a lot.