It's turning out to be another busy week. On Tuesday evening I had dinner with Mike (from Tassie) and Sue, Phil and Lachlan (from Canberra) who were all in Newcastle for the night. It was great to catch up with them all. We found a nice little cafe down at Quayside.
Wednesday we all went for lunch to John, Caroline and Malcolm's house (more Aussie musos). They live in a little village just outside Newcastle.
Wednesday afternoon I had a couple of classes. The best was Fiddle Band, run by Catriona MacDonald. Oh yeah, this was good! It was like being at a fiddle school, except it's going to be on every week for a whole year, instead of for a whole week once a year!!! VERY, VERY EXCITING!
Today Maeva (my Canadian flatmate friend) and I went to the Theatre Royal to see A Midsummer Night's Dream. We got tickets in the 2nd balcony with a very good view for £5.50 (very good price). It was a matinee and we were with all the school groups, but...The production was really interesting. It was a multi-lingual, Indian production. The set design was great; there was a dirt floor with a water feature at the front, depressed boxes for 2 musicians to the side and a rickety wooden frame/ structure at the back which the actors climbed a lot. Acrobatic type rope work was also beautifully featured. I enjoyed the production. The theatre was quite lovely too; very old and ornate. I did get vaguely concerned about the use of fire at the end of the production, and there only being 2 fire services for the whole of Newcastle...
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You are really enjoying yourself! Here, we are not doing too bad either. Sharon Shannon and her Band played in the Irish Club last night and we were all there. Davydd jumped on the stage (after a lot of pushing from us girls) to show his stunning legflexibility and we all had a great time. Forgot to mention that during the last fiddle club the waiting mothers upstairs started dancing on our Athol Highlanders and George also got up. (For the rest of my life I have to think about your description of the Scottish male look when I see Highland dances, forgot the name of the skirt).
Hey Em, Sounds like you're having a ball! If you see Mike again give him a big hug from me :)
All is well over here in brisvegas. Went to Sharon Shannon with Paul and Sarah and they've decided that i know everyone in brisbane (thanks to the majority of fiddle club being there!)
Keep having fun and go and amaze them in the sessions. Talk soon xo
Kilt !?
Catriona MacDonald, you lucky girl!!! Tom Anderson composed a waltz for her 12th birthday. It's in Ringing Strings. Remember ALL the memories she shares with you about him!
Hi E1, The Fenns went the Sharon Shannon concert as well. We had a great time with the fiddle club gang....lots of laughing and a few reds. Glad to hear your loving it over there. Rhiannon has been playing heaps of fiddle and has met up with Jeannie and all is going well. Take care.....
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