I’m trading Beatles-bafoonery for Carnival-chaos. This packed, bank holiday coach I’m on is taking me back to London, where I’ll have to fight my way through the Notting Hill Carnival to get back home to Shepherd’s Bush. I’ve just spent a week in Liverpool, which is equally in party mode with Liverpool International Music …
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A tour of Castles? Who’s idea was that?? Well, not mine, but I was fortunate enough to go on one anyway. Frank Oberhof, together with a couple of friends, organise the “Lieder-tour” (song tour) in Germany. A project made with love and passion for music, they’ve set up a circuit of rather unlikely venues …
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I didn’t realize just how long I’d been away until I returned. It’s been almost a month since I left London and now that I’m back, everything seems a little less familiar. I wonder how it must feel to be on tour for months on end, or to rephrase that, I can’t wait to find …
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I’m back in Berlin with a couple of days to rest and catch up on emails before I move on for a week’s worth of shows in Italy. The last show of adventure part one was a living room gig in Kiel at the lovely Beekeeper’s daughter (aka Gabi). The day began where we left …
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I’m in a fairy tale again. This time a proper Hans Christian Anderson woodland wonder, just without the freaky shit and with a happier ending. I’m in Kiel in the middle of a forest, but more to that later. Last night I played a show at what’s rapidly becoming one of my regular haunts, the …
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I’m at the usual suspect coffee chain in Brussels Nord station with an hour to spare before my train departs to Cologne. It’s day seven of the tour with eight shows behind me and three more to go before I have a couple of days off in Berlin. The last three nights have been a …
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I knew Amsterdam was going to be an adventure. I was not prepared to dive headfirst into one fairytale to another. That’s a lie, I’m always prepared for that. I was not, however, prepared for navigating my way around the Netherlands without a phone – I left my plug adapter in North Germany and …
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And we’re back! Here I am on the train from Hamburg to Amsterdam. At the risk of starting on a rather mundane note, the weather is amazing! I’ve never been on tour in the hight of summer, and so far I’m thoroughly enjoying the blazing heat (it’s 30 degrees today). Last night I played at …
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I must have been in a weird mood when I booked that overnight bus. I have very lovely friends in Leeds and could have easily stayed the night with them and embarked on the journey back to London at a more sensible hour. Instead I chose the trusted Megabus that leaves Leeds at 1am and …
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I wonder how old I’ll be when I regret this or if I’ll regret it at all. My shoulders hurt and I fear the crunch in my bones is here to stay. I carry my guitar and a ridiculous amount of bags on them, which is partly down to bad planning and insufficient time …
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