Gendarme, Djeuhdjoah & a Geordie

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Bonjour mon ami!
Well we've moved on from the crazyness of Parisien life to the altogether more chilled vibe of the Loire Valley, staying in Tours, the hub of the region (more about Tours in next weeks issue).

Since you last heard from us we've travelled many miles, seen many things and its only week one!

The journey to Paris passed without drama & our 1st day was spent catching the major sights. Foolishly we took our instruments & walked on a massive circle round Paris, taking in The Louvre, The Arc d'Triomph & The Eiffel tower. Our sore feet were worsened by constant Paris drizzle, good Scottish weather!!

One of the main inspirations behind this journey was to play our instruments, make people smile & hopefully make some hard cent. So when the sunshine hit Paris on went the kilts & out came the drum'N pipes! Our chosen pitch was next to Quasimodo's pad & after two sets we thought we had hit the jackpot. Crowds flocked to see their musical sheperds throwing in pure Euro as they went. Unfortunately the sherrif had other ideas & the Gendarme quickly moved us on!

The futuristic Pompidou centre was our chosen pitch for the next two days. This vibrant area is full of buskers and street artists plying their trade. The highlight of Paris came on Saturday through a chance meeting with Djeuhdjoah (pronounced jo-joah), a local Afro-pean musician. He heard the skirl of the pipes and invited us to support him, at his gig that night.
Now...when a complete stranger walks up to you, offers you a gig in Le Port d'Amsterdam bar, being fairly new to the whole travelling game we were somewhat apprehensive. After eventually finding the Rue de Croissant (yes, really its name!) we were pleased to find a cool backstreet hangout with an eclectic crowd. Our 20 minute set went down a storm and the mood was set for Djeuhdjoah's laidback, self-penned, Afropean grooves.

Paris kicked up around €100 from busking & we met loads of cool people. Big thanks to Alex, Napoleon, Djeuhdjoah, Balthasar, Wally and the Headlights

We continue..........

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Comments

[alex]

paris
hi boys, good to read the blog, thanks 4 the mention! im in Madrid now it has been really great. i recommend Cinquetarra on the eastern coast of Italy( so beautiful). Good luck with the rest of the trip!