You know people who look amazing the minute they get out of bed? That’s Bristol, that is. The morning after the Lazy Dog gig was precisely the damp slough of grey that makes most cities look and feel like the last place on Earth. But Bristol still managed to be beautiful. After a thus-far gruelling tour schedule of one gig in one night, it was … Continue reading London: pale ale and haddockpop
It’s five minutes since I got off the train. I’m sitting in a brilliant pub, where a beer festival has just begun, with a drink of something delicious. And I’m in a conversation about the Orkney Islands. Then I finish dreaming, wake up and go on tour, and that’s exactly how it begins. It’s Bristol. Kevin Moseley has offered to pick me up from Temple … Continue reading Bristol: city of dreams and songs about football
Hello! I’ve just got home from the first two gigs of my tour, in Bristol and London. They were brilliant; I’ll write something more about them later. But for now – before I head on to Birmingham on Thursday – here’s a look ahead to the three shows I’m playing this weekend. Saturday 5 October: Nottingham I would say Nottingham is a second home to me, … Continue reading Tour preview pt2: Two gigs in one day!
In just a few days I’ll be setting off for my first ever solo headline tour. Like everything I do, it looks sort of dissipated and desultory. Three or four of the gigs I was hoping to get organised ended up not happening. So there are only six gigs, in five cities, across nine days. Like everything I do, it’s gonna be sparkly. I’m really … Continue reading A Tour of Two Halves
Pete Green 