Handshakes and Hugs. After being airborne for just under eight hours, our captain comes on the intercom and announces a fresh North-Easterly breeze in amongst his routine destination weather report. My immediate thought was "great, we'll be coming in from the South-West, I wonder if I'll be able to see the course".  It wasn't long [...]

The Shard and Gherkin. "Just off for a pint down the old Shard and Gherkin" ....it sounds like yer typical London pub doesn't it. We view the London skyline looking West from Tower Bridge as we make our way from rehearsals back to the hotel in the bustling city of London. With pre-tour preparations now [...]

Olympic Blues. Here is one of life's little mysteries - So much has happened in the last ten months, in London, let alone the world. With the Queen's rain-soaked diamond Jubilee celebrations, the heady euphoria of a month of Olympic and Paralympic games; closer to home, the Privateering sessions, the amazing Vicente Amigo sessions, BluesClub [...]