Tour so far...

Posted by Karina

Can't believe so much time has passed since we last spoke. It's really flown by! I guess should start off by telling you how Ullapool went...it was great! We had a fantastic time and went down really well with the locals shifting loads of CDs (thanks merchandise Jane!) and got some great feedback. We really owe the success of the evening to Hutch and Natasha who supplied us with a proper BO sound rigg that knocked our socks off. They're a couple of very talented and efficient individuals and they're bloody good company too! Much love to you both and thanks again!

Due to the fact that St. Paddy's day fell on our Ullapool extravaganza, there was copious guiness consumption too (which is always nice). The bar staff and locals were really friendly and we had a fab night. When I finally put some pics up, you can have a wee look at Ullapool yourself. It's really beautiful, well worth a visit!

Next on the agenda was one of our favourite venues...The Market bar in Inverness, ran by the wonderful Shirley! It was so good to get back up there again and see some old faces. They provide the warmest welcome of any other venue we've played, they're a really lovely bunch who go out of their way to make sure you're looked after. MARKET BAR, WE LOVE YOU!!!

The crowd were attentive and warm and we had a great time with them all. It was while I was arm wrestleing with one of the local fellows (and winning) that I noticed our Tony looked a wee bit rough. Turns out, Tony was coming down with a cold (or a bad case of man flu). Shirley suggested some lentil soup and a good sleep, so we took him back to the hostel and tucked him up for the night... Joe and Dave on the other hand didn't tuck themselves in till around 5.30am (total nut jobs) but made a valiant effort to keep perky for the drive to Glasgow the next day.

Then of course came Stereo! I nipped home for a quick shower and then we headed down there for sound check. After a pizza and a couple of bags of chips (shared between us all, not all for me!) we spruced ourselves up and had a rip roarer of a set that felt fan-bloody-tastic. The crowd were really great, it felt so nice to be back on home turf and seeing so many familiar faces from the stage. Glasgow, thank you once again for your support and warmth, we had a magic time!

Anyway, here we are the day after with no less than 3 days before the next gig! It's crazy! We're all back at work and uni, it's like a wee pocket of reality inbetween Glasgow and Aberdeen. Wish we could just keep playing, we're having such a great time. As I'm writing this I'm sipping on a hot cup of home made honey, lemon and ginger tea (mmm...) as I too have been struck down with Tony's man flu (or the common cold) so this wee break is probably a good thing. Give us time to recover. I've made a nice pot o' lentil soup as well, so I'm off to eat a big bowl of that now.

As promised, there will be photos up of the tour so far, still struggling to upload them on to blogger though (arg! damn you technology!).

Thank you to all the really wonderful people we've met, you really made this tour special, much love, Kazza xxx