Landeleau, Dimanche
3 Août 2003... A review by Aura O'Neill.
The last gig was in a small
village called Landeleau and we played at the Fête
du Stang. We arrived in the afternoon and already they were
having a party with a great band called Planete Zouk.
We were playing at 8.40 so we had to eat early. I had a wonderful
gallette blé noir with gruyère and the men had a
local speciality - andouillette (it was interesting for them and
funny to watch!!) After dinner we watched as the crowd performed
many breton dances (except Jimme who joined in - as usual - always
the performer) and then went backstage to change. Its amazing
to see these dances as in Scotland we have similar things called
Ceiladhs (caleys) but the band usually announces the name of the
song or dance and instructs the audience for people who may not
know it, In Brittany the crowd with huge generation gaps all know
what they're doing and instinctively change with the music - its
incredible. Anyway backstage with 30 minutes to go I was feeling
quite tired so Claude suggested cafe electric - pastis and coffee
- well it worked, but didn't go down too well with the chouchen
and vodka after the show! I'm sure Keats was on chouchen. I
had drank it before (just not in pints) oh well what doesnt kill
us etc.... Really looking forward to Ty Cafe great place to play
and oh we are playing the Renfrew Ferry on Boxing Day
See you soon, love to all, Aura xxx
Ps. For those who dont know:
Andouillette - (dont know if spelling is right) - Tripe
Vibe intestinal thingy
Chouchen - ditto - fortified wine made with honey - lethal
in pints
Pastis - Pernod is a brand of this - drank before meals
with water not blackcurrant!
Galette blé noir - crepe made from buckwheat I think
although ble noir does translate as black grain
Gruyère - type of cheese.
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