Diary
7th March 2009 Cafe Del Theatre Lleida
| Posted at 09:37 AM on March 16, 2009 |
Linda Writes
What a great time that was!
I hate early starts but we had to set off at 6am to get to the airport for an 8o'clock check-in.
We set off on time but were soon snarled up with a closed road which set us back 30 minutes. After that it went pretty well until we hit road works which slowed us down again.Then, as we approached the outskirts of Newcastle, we hit another long line of traffic and realised that we had only 30 minutes before the gate closed. AAAAaa...
29th Nov T'Eekhoornnest, Soest
| Posted at 06:15 PM on December 10, 2008 |
Linda writes
We got back to Soest in good time, but we were all completely wasted!
Piers was there to help us to set up so we did that straight away and then headed back to the cabin to get a bit of rest before playing.
Matt's violin teacher turned up to try out a bit of 2nd violin on Lord of the Ages, he's a lovely man and his wife was really nice too. In fact lots of lovely people turned up - too many to mention and I wouldn't want to miss anyone out.
It was great to kn... Read Full Post »
We got back to Soest in good time, but we were all completely wasted!
Piers was there to help us to set up so we did that straight away and then headed back to the cabin to get a bit of rest before playing.
Matt's violin teacher turned up to try out a bit of 2nd violin on Lord of the Ages, he's a lovely man and his wife was really nice too. In fact lots of lovely people turned up - too many to mention and I wouldn't want to miss anyone out.
It was great to kn... Read Full Post »
28th Nov 2008 Klif 12, Den Hoorn,Texel
| Posted at 06:11 PM on December 01, 2008 |
Chris writes
For the three of us in Magna Carta, Texel was the end of two solid
months on the road.
Billed as 'Time for the Leaving' the last big tour in Holland, we
began with a sold out show in Tilburg, Schouwburg on October 1st and
technically it ended in Texel on 28th November.
This was not quite true as on the 29th November we had a concert in
the cantina at the 'Eekhoornnest with our friends the Desperados, but
these sessions tend to be more a chance to play and... Read Full Post »
For the three of us in Magna Carta, Texel was the end of two solid
months on the road.
Billed as 'Time for the Leaving' the last big tour in Holland, we
began with a sold out show in Tilburg, Schouwburg on October 1st and
technically it ended in Texel on 28th November.
This was not quite true as on the 29th November we had a concert in
the cantina at the 'Eekhoornnest with our friends the Desperados, but
these sessions tend to be more a chance to play and... Read Full Post »
27th Nov 2008, Schouwburg Het Park, Hoorn
| Posted at 06:10 PM on December 01, 2008 |
Matt writes
Well, we?re coming to the end of the final Dutch autumn tour. This is my last write up for it. It?s a bit of a strange feeling, but there is nothing we can do about it. And as I do believe: every end is a new beginning!
Yesterday was a real nice day, in which we caught up on some jobs to do. Linda went to some friends in the afternoon, with whom she would stay the night and we were going to see her in the American Hotel, Amsterdam the following day where we were to do a... Read Full Post »
Well, we?re coming to the end of the final Dutch autumn tour. This is my last write up for it. It?s a bit of a strange feeling, but there is nothing we can do about it. And as I do believe: every end is a new beginning!
Yesterday was a real nice day, in which we caught up on some jobs to do. Linda went to some friends in the afternoon, with whom she would stay the night and we were going to see her in the American Hotel, Amsterdam the following day where we were to do a... Read Full Post »
22nd Nov Cultura, Ede
| Posted at 05:44 PM on November 23, 2008 |
21st Nov Private function, Rotterdam
| Posted at 05:43 PM on November 23, 2008 |
Matt writes
Winter has kicked in the Netherlands!
In the night we had gales of wind and heavy hails storms. It came up to the point where all three of us were thinking if our poor cabin in the woods would stand against the weather. It did! Going out on the forest path in the morning it was all covered in branches and what was left of the leaves.
Also the temperature dropped, where the last couple of weeks we had an average temperature of about 10 centigrade, today it dropped below f... Read Full Post »
Winter has kicked in the Netherlands!
In the night we had gales of wind and heavy hails storms. It came up to the point where all three of us were thinking if our poor cabin in the woods would stand against the weather. It did! Going out on the forest path in the morning it was all covered in branches and what was left of the leaves.
Also the temperature dropped, where the last couple of weeks we had an average temperature of about 10 centigrade, today it dropped below f... Read Full Post »
18th Nov Stadstheater, Zoetermeer
| Posted at 03:25 PM on November 20, 2008 |
As usual, we are there in good time for the soundcheck.
I did in the beginning of this tour, dispute with the other two about
getting to a venue at 4.00 pm, when showtime is usually 8.30. That is
four and a half hours of hanging about and one can get a tad
impatient, but in the end I must concede I like being able to take
time over the soundcheck; dinner; and then wind up to the show.
You have to get your soundcheck done in time as most Dutch sound
crews/ lighting men must o... Read Full Post »
I did in the beginning of this tour, dispute with the other two about
getting to a venue at 4.00 pm, when showtime is usually 8.30. That is
four and a half hours of hanging about and one can get a tad
impatient, but in the end I must concede I like being able to take
time over the soundcheck; dinner; and then wind up to the show.
You have to get your soundcheck done in time as most Dutch sound
crews/ lighting men must o... Read Full Post »
16th Nov, Cafe Lanting, Meedhuizen
| Posted at 01:30 PM on November 20, 2008 |
Linda writes...
After going to bed at 3am, an early morning start was required. Jan had already been in touch with us to ask if we would do something on a live radio show that was being broadcast from the venue before the show.
We couldn't really work out how that was going to work but we did realise that we would have to set off around the 9:30 mark to get there on time... Read Full Post »
After going to bed at 3am, an early morning start was required. Jan had already been in touch with us to ask if we would do something on a live radio show that was being broadcast from the venue before the show.
We couldn't really work out how that was going to work but we did realise that we would have to set off around the 9:30 mark to get there on time... Read Full Post »
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