We had a rare day off today. We came to the Borders in Scotland to hang out my friend Ward Jackson and his daughter Kimberly. A few years ago I met John and Laura Hume from Yarrow, Scotland after opening for The Mavericks at the Edinburgh Playhouse. A few months later I played a house concert for them, and that started my love affair with this area of the world. And, they introduced me to Ward. Truly stunning area of the world, and my friendship with these folks makes me feel wealthy.
We badly needed a night off. Tomorrow night (wed. 8th) we play in Kinross, Scotland at the Green Hotel, and we almost headed north to Kinross after the show last night, but instead headed south into the Borders of Scotland to Ettrick. No phone service. Lots of sheep, and amazing people.
Thursday will find us in the Tullynessle Village Hall in Tullynessle near Aberdeen, and friday we play King Tut’s in Glasgow. We round out the week by dipping down to Newcastle to play the Cluny. I’ll hate to say goodbye to Scotland.
Rather than tell you about it. Here are some photos of today………….love this phonebooth right outside Ward’s farmhouse.
This is a picture of Ward and his cat. I know people like cat pictures, so that is why I included this……..
This road at about 1:30am…..will ice all over it……tends to make certain parts of the anatomy pucker right up.
This is on the road to Moffat from the Yarrow Valley……..love the snow peaks in the distance……….
St. Mary’s Loch………lovely…..Tibbie Shiels Hotel in the distance……as I posted this Ward’s brother Og pointed out that his farm is on top of the mountain behind…..
St. Mary’s Loch………so clear and still……..
St. Mary’s Loch……..
On the way home through the Yarrow Valley………
At the dinner table about to eat the dinner Kimberly made for us………..
My dinner……steak pie, veggies, Yorkshire pudding, mash potatoes…….and the result of this can be seen in the next picture….lovely meal………
Mike McAdams falls into a dinner induced/night off coma………….perfect evening…..
Ok, gonna chill. Hope to see you somewhere on the tour. We’ve had some amazing nights on the tour……the house concert/webstream in Cookstown, Northern Ireland was a highlight, and today here in the Borders of Scotland with good friends, amazing scenery, and good food is one of life’s special things.
Here are the remaining tour dates…….hope to see you at one of the shows. We need ya’!
Wed, Feb. 8th-Kinross, Scotland-Backstage at The Green Hotel Buy Tickets
Thurs, Feb. 9th-Tullynessle, Scotland-Tullynessle Village Hall Buy Tickets
Fri, Feb. 10th-Glasgow, Scotland-King Tut’s-This show is worth traveling to. People have come from as far away as Texas and Germany. Don’t miss it. Buy Tickets
Sat, Feb. 11th-Newcastle, England-The Cluny-Simon Todd opens the show. A saturday night in Newcastle…..wow! Buy Tickets
Sun, Feb. 12th-?
Mon, Feb. 13th-Liverpool, England-Eric’s Live-It has been awhile since I played in Liverpool. This is right across from the Caverns. Come do a Beatles tour and then take in the show. Buy Tickets
Tues, Feb. 14th-?
Wed, Feb. 15th-Nottingham, England-The Maze-Always a good gig Buy Tickets
Thurs, Feb. 16th-Weedon Lois, England-Weedon Lois Village Hall-This is near Silverstone Speedway…….. Buy Tickets
Fri, Feb. 17th-Silsoe, England-Silsoe Village Hall-a good option for Londoners since there is not a London show at this point. Buy Tickets
Sat, Feb. 18th-Bristol, England-The Tunnels-Amazing venue and another option for folks that want to travel to a gig. Buy Tickets
Sun, Feb. 19th-Brighton, England-The Latest Music Bar Buy Tickets
Hope to see you on the tour! Please share this post to your Facebook wall-that could really help promote the tour!!!! Also, join the Facebook Event page for the tour.
The Cookstown house concert was live streamed. I’ll leave it up for a few days. You can view that here……..start it at about 1:28….cool version of “The Greatest Love That Never Was”….if you want to host a house concert on the 12th or 14th of Feb…then get in touch.
Streaming .TV shows by Ustream
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