This weekend saw Purple Rock take to the stage under La Halle in Villeréal for the annual Bodega day. We had to set up early, as they closed the town to traffic, but this gave us plenty of time to hang out and see some of the many other musicians […]
Monthly Archives: July 2019
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For the last few years, SouthWest has played in Cadouin for a couple of the Thursday marché gourmands that take place in July and August. This week, we played the first of those. This Thursday, we were joined by a young female French singer, who did a brilliant performance of […]
The weather here has been extremely hot, with temperatures regularly in the low 40s for the last few weeks. This is part of a wider planetary emergency that is beyond the scope of this blog. (There is room for optimism but I am counselling everyone to start a meditation practice […]
The last week has seen two Boby Lapointe events. You will recognise the setting here from before—it’s a holiday village over towards Les Eyzies (a jawdroppingly amazing place and the crucible of modern humanity). The other event was in the street opposite a restaurant in my local town. These evenings […]
On July 15th, I played the dockside in Bergerac with blues/rock band, Purple Rock. We added a few new tracks to the set, so there are some calmer songs to aid digestion. The audience did well to dance on the cobbles, with more serious dancing taking place on the nearest […]
I was delighted to be asked back to the palliative care unit at Perigueux hospital, a couple of weeks ago. (I’m a bit behind with the blog posts—and a rash of posts today will show you why. I played mainly for friends of someone undergoing treatment and gave an impromptu […]
On Monday, I accompanied singer and actor Pascal Destal for an evening of Boby Lapointe. If you’re not French, you’ve probably never heard of him, but Boby wrote and performed songs at about the same time Spike Milligan was being a genius in the UK. Pascal has been performing Boby’s […]
On Saturday, I drove a couple of hours east, to the appropriately named Beaulieu(beautiful area)-sur-Dordogne, for a ceremony and evening party wedding at Chateau du Doux. I don’t have a TV, so I didn’t know the building and owners have been on this year’s Escape to the Chateau. It’s probably […]
Friday night saw Purple Rock play an early season event at Eden et Sens, just north of Bergerac. It was hot and bright, but I did remember to snap a shot of us setting up on my phone. For details of upcoming gigs – and there are many – check […]