Although it may not seem that way from listening to our music, we actually really love playing acoustically. We have had several unplugged shows thus far, and will continue to do so as we relish the opportunity. One of the things we enjoy so much about these performances is that they give us an opportunity to play for people that wouldn’t necessarily come to a normal rock show.

Case in point: we recently played at the Annual General Meeting of the Learning Enrichment Foundation here in Toronto. LEF is a great organization that helps to fill some of the gaps in our social services.

Their mission statement:

The Learning Enrichment Foundation provides community responsive programs and services which enable individuals to become valued contributors to their community’s social and economic development.

We’ve actually played for them twice now, through our bass player Matt’s work connections. They are a really open and friendly community of people, and their events are always a fun mix of food, music, intercultural dialogue, and social justice.

The Stormalongs performed a short set as a three piece (two acoustic guitars and acoustic bass), with all three of us singing on one microphone, just like 1940′s radio.

Here are some pics from this performace. (Note Adam’s formal attire; he had just come from work and hadn’t taken his suit off. The Full Windsor!)