Later that week, SouthWest returned to Cadouin with probably the most talented musician in the region—Andy Wilson-Taylor. Singer, drummer, pianist, guitarist, bass player, composer, songwriter, frontman of Midgar and all-round lovely guy, Andy learnt our set to fill in for Wil while he was unavailable on another project for a […]
Monthly Archives: August 2019
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I’ve fallen behind with the blog posts, but the rush of gigs is easing up now, so I’ll be able to catch up soon… Here’s a screen grab of the Boby Lapointe gig on August 5th. I’ve put a video together when I’ve got more time. As always, a joy […]
Last night, I accompanied the Dordogne League of Improvisation for a typically hilarious show at La Bachellerie, near Thenon. It’s impossible to prepare for one of these evenings, because the subjects are provided by the audience. Highlights of the evening were many—I always end up with face ache—but Pascal’s cockerel […]
On Thursday morning, it rained the kind of rain familiar to everyone who has been on a caravan holiday in Scotland, Wales, southwest England—pretty much anywhere in Britain. After lunch, the rain dried up and the decision was made for the SouthWest gig in Cadouin to go ahead. We set […]
On Wednesday, I went with Purple Rock to Terrasson to play at a café overlooking the river. We have quite a lot of gear, so started setting up before the road was officially closed, which meant the police rocked up. We didn’t give them too much of a hard time […]