WILLIAM DEWY'S BEDROOM BAND II: THE PARTING
a short story by Alan Ewing
William Dewy's Bedroom Band Intro music
William Dewy sprung out of bed for the day's work ahead. It was apple picking season again. The night before had been a cider-house gig for his musical combo "William Dewy's Bedroom Band". There was friction with the other lead member of the band, who was beginning to take his own musical direction with rumours circulating within the countryside village in which they lived. Maisy Hopkins, the milkmaid, was sure that Aylon was going to leave the band and do his own gig. The night before had seen the performance begin with an academic number of sorts from Aylon. "Self-Actualisation (Within Artistic Creation)"
Self-Actualisation (Through Artistic Creation)
by William Dewy's Bedroom Band
Aylon had written it while on an away-day course from the village. Dewy felt that maybe the songwriting matter was becoming expansive and they needed to keep in with cider songs for the clientele of the cider houses. The second number of the evening, "The Maze", had seen Dewy and Aylon deploying visible friction as guitar and bass pitched with each other. Mil Thomkins, the baker, said that he had seen the duo throwing cider over each other backstage.
The Maze
by William Dewy's Bedroom Band
The next song was seen by many as a dig at Aylon's studying by Dewy. Matthew Jenkins, the Farmer's hand, said that Dewy had told him that Aylon was turning into a studious recluse, and did not even join the band on their nights off these days. "You're In Your Room" came into the air of the gig, now the friction had become frosty. The rest of the band had started to pitch on flagons of cider as the gig wore on. Both Dewy and Aylon hooked a flagon a piece too.
You're In Your Room
by William Dewy's Bedroom Band
The effect of the cider seemed to bring the band back into focus as they swiftly moved on to "Second Wind." A few jokes circulated that wind was certainly going to play a part in the evening, which would have nothing to do with the weather. Mabel Hichins, the prime belle in town, began to dance surrounded by a group of vegetable pickers and merriment was in the air. Certainly, the tension was released as the evening wore on.
Second Wind
by William Dewy's Bedroom Band
For the last number Dewy stood up to the microphone to say that Aylon was leaving the band after that night to pursue his own route as had been rumoured. He continued that there were no hard feelings, and that the band would continue to play within the village; which Aylon was also leaving. Everybody lifted a flagon of cider and wished Aylon well, who then went on to introduce the last performance for the band with "A Sense Of Time (A Sense of Place)"
A Sense Of Time (A Sense Of Place)
by William Dewy's Bedroom Band
After that, the band signed off, as they had begun with their signature tune. the band would continue to play on in the village, while Aylon pursued his own path.
William Dewy's Bedroom Band Outro Music
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