I have finally found the time to add a few more dates to my page which include 6 shows in the USA this spring. Myself and the guys are really looking forward to returning to the land of breakfast pancakes, commercial radio stations and (hopefully?) sunshine. Joking aside we're heading into new territory this time starting off in Florida and ending up in Virginia. Previous tours have been mostly New England based so it's been interesting planning how we're going to get from A to B this time!
This week began with a glitzy (well as glitzy as folk music can be) night out in London at the Radio 2 folk awards. Jamie and I were lucky enough to get guest tickets for the night which we thoroughly enjoyed. Congratulations to all the award winners but especially to the lovely Julie Fowlis who won Folk Singer of The Year and the fantastic Lau who were named Best Group.
Performances from these winners were real highlights of the night for me (Martin Green had me grinning from ear to ear throughout Lau's set). I also really enjoyed the Imagined Village's 'Cold Haily Rainy Night' though I was nearly blown away by the volume of the drummer at the start...serves me right for having a front row seat. Actually it was fantastic to sit so near the front and soak up the atmosphere in the room. I got to see the shaky hands of those making acceptance speeches and was quite amazed by the number of award presenters wearing cowboy boots!
Anyway, it's back to auld claithes and porridge now...
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