Triple Treat

When Emily was unable to get any of her teenage friends to attend a concert with her, I volunteered to go if she didn't mind going with an oldie.  I'm so glad she didn't!  The venue was Escot Park, an old manor house and grounds in Exeter where we got to see some great live music surrounded by beautiful trees and scenery.  Being an English summer there was of course some rain as well as sunshine but we didn't care, we had front row views and sang along to Lauren Pritchard:

Joshua Radin:

And James Morrison:

I'm also a little relieved that a pair of seventeen year old legs were just as tired as mine at the end of the night!  Thank you Emily!

Lovely Tonight

I had the unexpected pleasure of winning tickets this week to go see Joshua Radin supporting Jools Holland at Kew Gardens on Saturday. It was the perfect setting for an outdoor concert, beautiful flowers and trees wherever you looked, families with picnics and blankets... and lots of rain! It didn't dampen anybody's spirit though, there was a great atmosphere and Joshua's voice was beautiful. There was plenty of dancing to Jools Holland (how can you not?) I love that Jools' orchestra is a mix of young and older musicians, they blend jazz, blues, ska, soul and reggae so naturally. (It was also great that I blagged front row again!)

Quote of the weekend: 'I don't have tickets, I'm on Joshua's guest list.'

Joshua Radin

Jools Holland and His Rhythmn & Blues Orchestra