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The Last Rehearsal

by The Gertrudes

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The origin story of The Last Rehearsal is The Gertrudes’ debut performance at Kingston’s renowned Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, where the band also hosted a short-term residency and featured over fifty of the finest local guest musicians.

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The Last Rehearsal

The chairs are lined up in a row
and the lights are turned low for the very first show.
The note that the first fiddle bows rings so clear
as the orchestra tightens their strings,
And they know that the band on the road
won’t be travelling home for the very last rehearsal.

Will you play if nobody shows?
If they’ve all gone home?
Home to their families.
Well, I’ve got nowhere to go,
but the show must go on
– raise the curtain for no one.

The stars are lined up in a row
and there’s no place to go, as the stage is all set for the show.
All the seats have been sold
and the audience knows that the players are practiced as gold.
They’ve all sung every note
and the lights are turned low for the very last rehearsal.

Will you play if nobody shows?
If they’ve all gone home?
Home to their families.
Well, I’ve got nowhere to go,
but the show must go on
– raise the curtain for no one.

Tell me why… why do we wait so long?
Why do we wait so long?
There’s nowhere to go.
There’s no going home.
Home for the very last rehearsal.

Will you play if nobody shows?
If they’ve all gone home?
Home to their families.
Well, I’ve got nowhere to go,
but the show must go on
– raise the curtain for no one.

credits

released May 18, 2023
Meghan Balogh: vocals, fiddle
Pete Bowers: drums
Annie Clifford: vocals, fiddle
Jason Erb: piano
Mariah (Mo) Horner: vocals
Josh Lyon: accordion, trumpet
Jason Mercer: tubular bells, bass
Benji Perosin
Matt Rogalsky: electric guitar, field recording
Arden Rogalsky: tambourine, cymbals
Devon Runions: tuba
Greg Tilson: lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Featuring Saskia Tomkin's fiddle tune: "Alice's Birthday"
Horn arrangement by Josh Lyon

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The Gertrudes Kingston, Ontario

The Gertrudes sound like an ol’ time saloon party in deep space … experimental noise beds with down home folk passengers, frolicking through original material, played by a veritable orchestra of instruments.

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