
Touring and other animals. Day 15
It’s here, the final day of the tour. Just one more run through the show before we go our separate ways for a while. We still have a packed day to get through. Another traffic filled drive on the M3 and M25 up to Colchester via Chelmsford. We have another BBC radio interview today before the show and it looks like we are going to be late. There is too much traffic to be able to put the hammer down so we are left in the lap of the gods. As luck would have it we are able to tur

Touring and other animals. Day 14
Today we are venturing into the Forest of Dean to a place called Lydbrook. I know nothing about this part of the world. Anything immediately west of Gloucester is a mystery to me and it’s nice to find a great drive through some beautiful countryside. I laugh as we pass a sign showing the way to “The Wilderness”. I had never realised the wilderness was here. Lydbrook is a small village in the middle of nowhere and when we arrive at the village hall I am surprised to find out h

Touring and other animals. Day 13
Today is going to be easy. We wake up in Whitchurch, our gig is in Whitchurch. The P.A. system is all ours and it’s in a room we have gigged in several times before. Saul and I had an accidental late night wine drinking session until 4:30am. One of the joys of our work and lifestyle choice is that we can get away with that sort of behaviour, even on a school night. We have a leisurely day nursing our hangovers until we try to load in at 4pm. Unfortunately the venue is shut an