Don't worry - I'm fine. Nothing to worry about.
Sadly, however, the same could not be said for the Captain of the SS Richmond Villages, Nantwich, who - on Thursday 16th May 2024 hosted a Murder Mystery for their residents and put on quite the show for them.
And this Murder Mystery took place on - you guessed it - a cruise ship!
Set shortly after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, this exciting afternoon was set up in the restaurant of Nantwich's Richmond Villages to resemble a cruise ship restaurant.
And what is no cruise ship restaurant complete without?
A pianist, of course!
Luckily, I lived to see the whole thing to its conclusion, and I was very glad to do so as I had prepared quite an exciting set of music I'd barely - if ever - played before; music from the 1910's.
So, armed with iPad and setlist in hand, I busked my way through:
Baby Bumble Bee
Moonlight Bay
Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
I Love You Truly
When You Were Sweet Sixteen
My Gal Sal
In the Good Old Summertime
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Casey Jones
Come, Josephine in My Flying Machine
Oh! You Beautiful Doll
The Darktown Strutter's Ball
Livery Stable Blues
They Didn't Believe Me
Where the River Shannon Flows
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Shine On Harvest Moon
Londonderry Air
A Good Man is Hard to Find
America, the Beautiful
When Irish Eyes are Smiling
You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)
After You've Gone
It took a bit of research to find out what was popular in the 1910's, as I didn't know much at all, but I think I ticked the mood with a mixture of upbeat swingy pieces and some more downbeat ballads.
Thank you to the staff and residents at Richmond Villages, Nantwich, and I look forward to playing for you again very soon!
Jack Mitchell Smith is a piano teacher based in Macclesfield, Cheshire. Click here to find out more.
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