It was the last night of my two week tour and i was looking forward to doing my final show, there was a good crowd, the venue was a nice place. The Palace Grill, a bar and restaurant that does live shows as well. I kicked off at around 10pm sang a shit load of songs including an old song of mine called 'Sweet Travelling Voice' which is a tribute to the young traveller rascal that used to sing 'The Fields Of Athenry' on repeat at the entrance to crown alley in Dublin, I remember years ago, he and I and his friend who played the tin-whistle had to have a bit of a zoning debate relation to who got to busk where in temple bar and for how long...Two more streetwise younsters i have never met before or since.
I was asked to dedicate a song to a friend of some of the audience members who had just died the day before after a long battle with cancer. Not really knowing what to sing i did a version of Townes Van Zandt's 'Pancho and Lefty', coincidentally that was a song that meant a lot to their late friend who was called 'Johnny', some of the audience started getting really emotional, it was moving, and a little upsetting but all good...Rest In Peace Johnny!!
Overall my short stay in Norway was great, i met some genuinely great peolpe who i honestly feel will become good friends as opposed to aquaintences of the road...there is somthing about norwegian people, they are beacons of friendship and kindness for the most part.
Im excited to get back home and see my good lady wife, the next bit of forgien touring that ill be doing Leyla will be my wheels, eyes and ears for about a week when i do a little touring in America. Theres a bit of fun stuff happening in between then and now which ill blog about here, i also need to get a camera so i can share some of the wierd and wonderful sites of some of these places.
Skol muthafukkaz
TMSxxx
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