GTF Sunday

i am currently in London Village having travelled down a couple of days before the Water Rats show in order to do a bit of DJing last night at the Penelope Tree club in Bartok, Chalk Farm Road.

It was a great night (hello to everyone who came along) and much fun was had meeting some new folk and catching up with old friends that i only ever see in London.

Jim and Hatty are the resident DJs and the night was split into six sets, two each, so we'd all been on and played a set each, and i was just starting my second set when Hatty came over to tell me that the manager had arrived and the night was being cut short due to a 'private party' for industry people who were coming down and they wanted to be playing them lounge music. Bit of a stinker to cut off your regular night, but what can you do, we repaired to the bar and got the tinctures in and returned to sitting with friends and enjoying the night. It was a little later during a trip to the loo that i spotted the 'industry people' huddled at the back of the bar, the reason the night had been cut short was none other than Chris Evans and his minions. Not so much Thank F*ck Its Friday, as Get Tae F*uck Sunday. We resisted the temptation to go and give him some old fashioned Glasgow pish-ripping (althgough it was very tempting).

In other news the 24hour drinking laws down here seem to be taking off spectacularly. We were in the Winchester (yes, its true folks) having a coffee in the afternoon, and whilst walking out, this very happy wee drunk guy, who certainly looked like he had been drinking for at least 24 hours, came crashing through the doors, nearly fell over, staggered over to me muttering "never drink, never drink, i'm telling ya. looked at Lynsey and said, "can i get a taxi?" We exited quickly leaving him for the bar staff to deal with.

Certainly after midnight in Bartok there were a few 'characters' that the door staff started looking worried about having to deal with, our only wish was, if they caused any bother, hopefully it would involve Chris Evans.

Gav

Tis the season.

See, the trouble with winter is that I spend a lot of time de-bobbling my knit-wear and not fully concentrating on the things that I should.

love Carey x

At The B.B.C. (part 3)

Looks like Suspended from Class has been moved to the this week's Music Show this Friday (18th Novemeber)on BBC2 Scotland at 11.35pm

Mixed and Mastered

Just back from Sweden where the new album has been mixed and mastered. We spent four days in an amazing studio in the middle of the Swedish Countryside near Sjobo (about 40 minutes drive from Lund) mixing and then up to Stockholm to master. So thats it, all done, and it sounds incredible. We're very, very happy with it.

The Studio was great, we've never seen so many amazing classic amps, guitars and recording gear. We stayed in a house which was a short drive away, and were given use of an old Volvo to get to and from the studio, and to get to the nearest shops (about 30km away). Kenny and I got to drive it, and its the first time i've ever driven outside of the UK, so it was interesting getting used to driving on the right side of the road. The Volvo was an old 740, and its seen better days, a lot of things didn't work, like the petrol guage and the lights. On the first night whilst going round a corner onto the dirt track to the studio, the back passenger door fell open of its own accord, and Tracy had to grab it quick to try and shut it without falling out. The door closed OK, but Tracy ended up with the handle falling off the door in her hand and trying to fit it back on without the door opening again.

So, we're back in the UK and getting organised for the next few months. Some good shows being lined up. We're supporting Teenage Fanclub in Glasgow, at the ABC on 25th November. Tickets are £15 and are available from Ticketweb on 0870 4000 818.

We're also playing a show with Karine Polwart for Celtic Connections on January 21st at the Garage, Glasgow

Gav

Message Board

Hello,
we were having a chat during the week, and we were all really chuffed that lots of you take time to post comments here whenever we post our ramblings in the blog. We just wanted to say thanks, and to point you all in the direction of the message board on the website. Its for you, to talk about whatever you like. We have the blog to talk about what we've been up to and we wanted to give you the message board for you to do the same, so don't be shy and drop in and post some stuff.
Its worth popping along to check out to check out what folks are saying, plus there may just be competitions exclusive to the messageboard upcoming. Now theres a hint for you.
Anyway, if you fancy a look,
www.camera-obscura.net/obscura/forum/index.php
cheers, Gav

At The B.B.C. (part 2)

Hi there,
Just a quick note to let you know that the new BBC music show, The Music Show, starts tonight on BBC2 Scotland at 11.35pm. If you live outside Scotland, you should be able to watch the show if you have sattelite/cable and can watch other regional BBC programming.
It looks like the video for Suspended From Class will be featured in the fourth show on the 25th November, if this changes we'll let you know,
cheers, Gav