And a couple of days after THAT gig, I went to Chateau Picon with Purple Rock. This was a kind of soirée gourmand that you get around here throughout the summer. As will almost all the gigs I play over the summer, the venue was beautiful… I shot some video […]
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A couple of days after that last gig, I went to Argentat with Purple Rock. They set up a stage just for us, and I snapped this panorama just after we arrived. Yes, it was hot. There will be a video of this gig, when I get round to it. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here’s a video of the Purple Rock gig at Lembarzique for the opening of the Bergerac Jazz Festival 2019, with clips of almost all the songs we played that night. The soundtrack was provided by the venue, through the new digital desk. The off-stage camera is also at the venue, […]