On my way home today after a great tour, courtesy of Hasi and Weltenklang. It has been my first package tour and it was lovely getting to know Lorraine, Mairearad, Anna and their music. Today is promising to be a blazing hot day and I just went for a sublime early morning run along the…Read more Goodbye Austria and Switzerland
Author: Ray
Vienna, it means something to me..
We got to Vienna late on Sunday night so there was the whole day to explore. It's a hard life, wandering round this old imperial capital, eating apple strudels and drinking coffee in the old Konditorei. The first coffee came with Kirche and cream. I wonder if that's what Mozart had for breakfast? Probably, I…Read more Vienna, it means something to me..
Gutenbrunn, Austria and Eurovision
This was the scene when we arrived at the sleepy Austrian town of Gutenbrunn yesterday. It didn't stay quiet for long. The show was sold out in advance and we had a very nice crowd. After the concert and the audience had left, we all went into the bar to drink some of the excellent…Read more Gutenbrunn, Austria and Eurovision
Countdown to Marlborough
My album preview show in Marlborough on May 24th is coming up in a couple of weeks with also a gig at the Village Pump Folk Club in Trowbridge the day before. I will be joined at both by Rowan Godel and I'm sitting here in a hotel room in Austria trying to write the set.…Read more Countdown to Marlborough