Life's A Drag - Week 2
Posted in Railways on 6th August 2011
After my comment about the 'feast or famine' nature of the railtour market last week, things took a turn for the absurd. A total of three tours cancelled or redated, with the attendant costs of non-refundable accommodation and travel has left me seriously out of pocket, and unable to do...
Rachel Sermanni - The Bothy Sessions EP
Posted in SHOFT on 5th August 2011
It's always great - not least for people attempting to write about music - when a record has a story behind it. And this debut EP has an incredible one - Rachel Sermanni invites her musical colleagues to a tin-roofed Highland bothy she recalls from her childhood to record some...
Life's A Drag - Week 1
Posted in Railways on 30th July 2011
Over the years, I've noticed that railtours seem to come in waves - there will be years where there are endless opportunities and you're kicking yourself for having to choose between them, then there are years where long weeks seem to go by without much of interest. So far, this...