A week of music

Well life has been busy. Last night i went to the Bellowhead concert- a very good gig- but more on that later.

Lets start the week off at the beginning; On saturday night I again had the Jazz cafe, with lots of dancing. Sunday morning i awoke at 6am to be in the city with a couple of other Henderson haller's for 9am to catch a bus out to Hadrian's wall. The bus to the city was late however and so it was 9.05 that we arrived at the city bus stop next to central station. Lucky one of my German friends managed to talk the bus driver in to waiting the 5 min and so we made it to the bus breathless and very awake for 9am on a Sunday morning.

The Bus took its windy and informative 90 min journy to along the route of Hadrian's wall between Newcastle and Carlise. We stopped at along the way at a national park and started to walk a peaky region of the wall. hills one side and a 100m drop the other- great defense. Thre views were brilliant, sometimes bleak but totally breathtaking. The one downside was the whipping wind and the lack of sun. We stopped for lunch over a loch and one of the party decided to see how far down it was- thus he thew a stone in to the loch, it took about 15 sec to hit the water, landing near a heron who was fishing.

7.5 miles later we returned to the Lodge for hot drinks, Uno and poetry (we were all tired but if you see my Facebook pics you will understand- there were stuffed toys of an owl and a pussycat)

We had a lazy 90 min bus ride to the city where most of us parted ways. I went with the henderson hall crew towards our bus stop though on the journey we passes a KFC and one of us suggested that he was hungry. Pretty soon we were devouring a family bucket full of the Colonel's finest. I then went to Mels birthday party; collapseing into bed at 1am after a long day.

I woke on monday at 6am (as i so most days) and went to my 9am politics simulation. After Uni i went to Mylenes for a great light French meal of cheese, salade and othere gastronomic delights and then off to swing dance. I again crashed to bed at 1am.

Tuesday night i has Tango practice followed by going to the side Cafe for a great folk session at 9pm. We accidently got thee at 8pm and so sat there drinking chocolate for an hour and then went up stairs. The Musicianship was so brilliant (check out the videos on facebook) i did not have the guts to play.

Wednesday was St Georges day and on this auspicious day I went to the Bellowhead concert. Wow what a gig. My feet are still sore. It Srated with about a hour wait (as the support Benji Kirkpatrick) did not go on stage until 8:30ish where he did a great set of his own songs and some covers. During the waits and before the show i chatted to people in around me. It turns out i was chatting to some people i had met on facebook via the Bellowhead fan group. The main act lasted about 2 and a half hours of constant music. They started with the"prickeleye bush" and from then on it was frantic. The band had balloons, party poppers and paper airplanes that they used (at the audience in great joculartiy) thoughtout the night. On great thing was when "flash company" was played about 20 people in the crowed started waving yellow hankies - what a great fan reaction. I was totatlly worn out from the gig and got home and to bed at 1am dancing all the way.

Thursday I went to the Musical Witches of Eastwick, great show but the leading mans voice was totally shot. Ah well still good.

Finally on Friday evening I went to this months Monseter Ceilidh- such a lot of fun :D an then i walked home so i got to bed at 2am. thus this morning i woke up at 11am. now on with an essay.