Here am I...

Again folks, a big sorry for not being about, I got myself all caught up in other things that are less important; but thankfully realised where my priority lies, with Here Comes The Landed Gentry!
So; an update you want, then an update you shall have ladies and gents.

The second day of the foyle festival was really great. The weather was good to the bands, and I'm raging I missed most of it. However I did catch one of my favourite songwriters of 2009, 'The Mighty Stef'. He played without his band on the night, and I have to say, I was pretty captivated by the performance. The songs seemed more haunting on his own, and his voice was more than enough to make up for the power the band normally provide. Not ashamed to admit that a song or two of his had me induce a bit of a chin wobble! Amazing talented songwriter, and I would bottle that boys voice and sell it for motivation. I went straight home after compelled to pick up my guitar and write a story. (Puts me in mind of Mick Flannery, who I've been listening to recently)

You'll all be glad to know too, that I found my fancy camera, and shall be bringing it to various Gentry events and posting them here on the blog. It also does videos; so who knows...?

The cafe DelMondo gig was amazing! We spend a while organising room for us to play, and as it was an acoustic set, Rion and I had to swap instruments throught the set.
Starting out with The Bad Boat, we were finding our feet with the levels; but managed it by the 3rd song. The crowd enjoyed the set! But my highlight was the Creedance Clearwater revival cover of 'Run Through the jungle'. I played Rions stunning Telecaster and just solo'd away, it was like being free with a band who seem to be able to read what everyone is doing. The lowpoint for me, is a song that we haven't quite found an angle for; but I'm sure we'll get there somehow.
My mum and dad were there along with the bean, and she, being the bean (who would tell us if we were crap or not) gave an 8 and a half, which is pretty amazing from her! My parents enjoyed it, and so I was happy.
After the gig, and after most people were gone, Rion, Rob (who arrived shortly after we finished playing!), Rion's missus, JAMIEEE, and the Bean all stayed about after the cafe was locked up. We spent the best part of 2 hours laughing at some of Jamies joke, which were hilarious, and was still laughing today. We drank, we smoked and conversed until the wee hours of the morning. It was really lovely, and kinda makes me more and more happy that I was asked to join this band. So, I dunno if I've ever thanked Rion, but I will sometime soon.
So before I go; Think about this. Wine, Irish coffees, comfortable seats, good food and great company. Makes playing in this band that wee bit more, je ne sais pas!!

Merci à tous. Rendez-vous à la suivante, et je vous remercie de lis.
J