Back From France

I'm back in Pittsburgh after a successful series of dates with Fred Chapellier and his great band--Abder Benechour on bass and Pat Machenaud on drums--in Ensisheim, Goussainville, Pagney-derriere Barine (near Toul), and Chaumont. The audiences in France listen with rapt attention, appreciate great music, and are a lot of fun to play for. The photo above is from our show in Goussainville, which is about 15 minutes outside of Paris.

I was troubled during the trip by a bad case of laryngitis, the scourge of singers, which caused me to be unable to sing on one of the nights in Ensisheim. But other than that, the trip could not have been more successful. The gigs were great, everyone we met was friendly and seemed to enjoy the shows, and Fred is truly an extraordinary guitar player with a great band. We had such a great time playing together that we are already planning return trips in April and in July, and I am looking to find some way to bring Fred here to the States to play with my band. I would love for some of our fans to hear him.

I sing "Nickel and a Nail" on Fred's new CD, A Tribute to Roy Buchanan. I'll be making these available through my web site and at my gigs sometime soon--as soon as Fred can send me some.



Here are a couple of links to photos from the gigs:

JennMarie's photo album

Jann & Isa's MySpace page

I'll be downloading the photos that Rebecca took on our camera and putting them out here soon.

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