We've been very kindly invited back to a scene from our early days. Our friends at the Pocklington Performing Arts Centre, who booked us for one of our first big shows opening for Sandi Thom a few years ago, have invited us back to play two days at the 8th Annual Pocktoberfest Music Festival held in Yorkshire, England on October, 28th and 29th.

We're very honored to be asked and very pleased to help contribute to the many charities this festival is benefitting.

Full list of performers and more info can be found at http://www.pocktoberfest.co.uk/

Yorkshire Pudding! Woohooo

We were awoken by Alejandro's soft enthusiasm for the impeding day.

Let me repeat that...we were awoken by Alejandro. Alejandro was the first one up.

Incredible.

That just shows how eager we all were to explore places we've never seen. On our day off in Burlington, Vermont, we drove twenty miles west of the city to Mt. Philo. It was a misty sky, about 65 degrees. Perfect hiking weather. It started to rain when we reached the summit where we saw incredible views of Lake Champlain.

We hustled over to the Bolton Swimming Holes, another 20 minute drive. I certainly wasn't the first brave soul to bare that water (about 50 degrees warm,) but I did get in. So cold it takes your breath away. Literally. Didn't stop us from jumping off 12-foot waterfalls though.

What's the worst thing you can eat after barely evading hypothermia?

ICE CREAM!!!! Woooohoooo.

Ben And Jerry's Factory was right down the street. Delicioso.

What? The Gig? Oh, of course that was awesome too. We got to play at Nectar's, the birthplace of Phish (the spelling of which an homage to Mt. Philo's phonetics?)  Amazingly, we hooked up with a local band, The Move It Move It, whose guitarist graduated from Miami in 2003. Small world, eh?

Sheerly for my future mental well-being, we're going to skip our (all-too-brief) sortie to Canada. Let's just say we didn't get in and sadly had to cancel the gig. Alright, I'm getting pissed off. Moving on...

Chicago was very very sweet. The nicest people in the world, great food and beer and the gig was really top-notch. The venue, The AceBar, was located near Lincoln Park, just a bit aways from Wrigley, and had this great in-house sound man named 'Grateful Gary.' Big Jerry Garcia fan and a super nice guy. A few of the guys disappeared into the city after the show and returned to the hotel in the morning. What happens in Chicago, stays in Chicago, right? Really can't wait to return.

We were honored to guest at BMI's 8 off 8th weekly event at the prestigious Mercy Lounge. A small showcase featuring the performing right's organization's artists, it was a fantastic experience playing on that stage with easily the best sound we've every experienced. Very beautiful city, even if you don't play country.

The last gig was of the acoustic variety at Eddie's Attic (birthplace of John Mayer's career) in Atlanta, GA. This one was a lot of fun!

The drive back was a very long and somber one. It's never fun to leave a tour behind. I want to personally thank all those wonderful people that we met in each city, who took care of us, showed us around, danced with us and listened. We're so happy to know you and welcome aboard.

We'll see you all again in the fall.

Happiness and Healthiness,
Tristan