2nd November Asheville NC
Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 14 Comments »JFK airport is full of people wearing medals they won for completing the New York City marathon yesterday, looking tired but happy. After three weeks and nearly 3000 miles in our Econoline van, I feel the same, buoyed by the ...
1st November Durham NC
Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 4 Comments »Considering how many miles we’ve driven in the past three weeks, opportunities for roadside recreation have been far and few between. Early on, we diverted off of I-80 near Jenny Jump Mountain after seeing a sign inviting us to The ...
30th October Norfolk Virginia
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 7 Comments »The Attucks Theatre was opened in 1919 and is notable as the oldest remaining theatre in the USA that was entirely financed, designed, constructed and operated by African Americans. It seems entirely fitting that I should be appearing here as ...
21st/22nd October Boston
Saturday, October 25th, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 10 Comments »Two consecutive nights at the Somerville Theatre in Boston presents me with the problem of how to sound fresh on the second night. The simple answer is to play different songs but then the challenge is to find a way ...
19th October West Long Branch NJ
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 3 Comments »Driving south on Route 96 from Ithaca, we pass many roadside signs cautioning us to be aware of snowmobiles appearing from driveways. No fear of that on this warm October Sunday morning. The sun shines down on weathered clapper-board houses ...
18th October State College PA and Ithaca NY
Monday, October 20th, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 5 Comments »Interstate 80 is probably the longest road in these United States. It runs from New York City to San Francisco, south of the Great Lakes rolling on across Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah and Nevada before crossing the Rockies into California, 3000 ...
3rd February Perth BDO
Friday, February 8th, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 22 Comments »The flight over to Perth takes three and a half hours and there is nothing to see en-route but thousands of miles of desert. The city sits in splendid isolation on the far western coast of Australia. This is the ...
1st February Adelaide
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 7 Comments »The two Melbourne sideshows were out in St Kilda, giving me even more reason to play the Yarra Song, in which I express my support of the local Australian Rules team and how I love the fact that it often ...
28th January Melbourne BDO
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 1 Comment »We went early out to the festival site to catch the set from Anti-Flag. The Pittsburgh punk band have the unenviable job of opening on the main stage at midday, which for a black-clad bunch of spike-tops presents a challenge. ...
27th January on to Melbourne
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 5 Comments »Our little touring party of soundman Grant Showbiz, tour manager Andy James, BDO tour rep John Baker and myself were the last to head out for Melbourne and, just as we were checking out of the hotel, John received a ...
26th January Sydney
Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 12 Comments »The Sydney sideshow was the best so far, a Saturday night special. One of my favourite songwriters, Mick Thomas, formerly of Melbourne stalwarts Weddings, Parties, Anything opened the evening and he was followed by The Nightwatchman. Both joined me for ...
25th January Sydney Big Day Out
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 2 Comments »Went down early to the Essential Stage where Kate Nash again called me up to sing A New England. It works much better this time with me on acoustic guitar, allowing her band to play the song their way rather ...
24th January Promo Day
Sunday, January 27th, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 2 Comments »The notion of this festival being the Big Day Off has proved rather hollow for yours truly. Since I got to New Zealand, I’ve been doing loads of promo for the new album on those days when I’m not performing. ...
23rd January Sydney
Sunday, January 27th, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | No Comments »The Big Day Out takes the opportunity of the long weekend that marks the peak of the summer holidays here to hit the two biggest cities in the country, Sydney and Melbourne. Australia Day marks the anniversary of the arrival ...
23rd January Byron Bay
Friday, January 25th, 2008 Posted in Road Blog | 3 Comments »Situated an hour or so south of Brisbane on the east coast of Australia, the locals refer to the Gold Coast as BrisVegas, a sun-baked mix of Blackpool, Surfers Paradise and the Strip. BDO goes there because at the height ...
