Samara Ginsberg

Pit band roulette: when 1 out of 6 of you had a big bowl of bean casserole before the show

Anytime I need a laugh I remember the time I tried to persuade a duo partner that we should play Being Alive as an encore, he said it was a stupid idea, we argued for a bit before discovering he had confused Being Alive by Stephen Sondheim with Staying Alive by the Bee Gees

Cheese and crackers is a balanced meal because you balance the cheese on the crackers. Follow me for more health tips 🙏

People: “Pit musicians are the unsung heroes of theatre 🥺” Techs:

@LucyDBLanguage Small red fruit flavoured things which I didn’t recognise….

@samaracello Oooh what kind of sweets though??

Last night a small boy in the front row decided he wanted to share his sweets with “the music people” and passed some down to us in the pit. We love all our audience members but we’d be lying if we said we didn’t have favourites… 😄

I don’t know who needs to read this but you do not need to buy pit clothes, you need to dig out all of your comfy trousers and t shirts that are looking a bit crappy and faded and put them in the washing machine with a black dye pod

Astonished to find that multiple people want to know further details of my revolting snack choices, so for those who are asking: yes of course pickled onion, I’m not a complete animal

Me: Why is everyone staring at me? 😨 Also me: Sitting on the overground wearing a big poofy concert dress, carrying a cello and eating a share size bag of Monster Munch

Neighbour’s toddler just pointed at me and squealed, “CELLO 😀😀😀” when I did not actually have my cello with me, so I guess that’s my name now 🤷‍♀️

Here’s something I get a lot after concerts: “You look SO MUCH like my cousin/sister-in-law/neighbour’s ex. Doesn’t she look just like her? You do, you look so much like her! Hang on… I’ve got a photo somewhere… really you must see this, she looks just like you!” The pic:

Find someone who looks at you the way a pit musician looks at the MD monitor during a vamp

Please somebody tell me it’s not just me

Been through both @HeathrowAirport and @LGAairport in the last week and security at both airports treated my cello like it was a newborn baby. Very demure, very mindful 😭🙏

This morning’s barista: “I’ve heard the cello is really difficult to learn…” Me: “I don’t know really, I don’t play anything else” Barista: “How long did it take you to learn?” Me: “I’m still learning!” Barista: “How long have you been learning?” Me: “….28 years…”

When you get on the tube with a cello everybody openly stares at you as if you’ve grown an extra head, but the strict No Talking On The Tube rule is still observed… so it’s an entire carriage full of people just silently staring at you 😳

Ultimate Xmas bass drop #iykyk

Little Drummer Boy: “I am a poor boy… I have no gift to bring that’s fit to give a king…” Mary: “That’s ok! We are more than honoured by your presence 🙏” LDB: “So I brought my drum 😀” Mary: “GET OUT”

Essential attire for church concerts when there’s an entire choral society queueing for one freezing toilet cubicle

When your train gets in late enough for a substantial delay repay, but still early enough to get you to stage door 10mins before rehearsal