I spend the winter singing at the Café Theatre in Poitiers and writing songs and lyrics, some of them in French. They go down a storm and I am asked …
The Camargue
Mark and I are invited to perform at a festival in the Camargue, a coastal region which covers 360 square miles in southern France. We are overawed by …
Busking in Nice
By the time I arrive at the south coast of France, I’m living on tomatoes and yoghurt and have never been so healthy in my life. However, the …
Busking in Lyons
It takes an age to get to Lyons, but I don’t care. I’m having an adventure! Unlike Paris, the city greets me with open arms. Once I’ve set up my …
Escape
Cathy tells me to grab my guitar and bag the next time we stop. Red traffic lights give us the opportunity we so desperately need. Jumping out of …
Going the Wrong Way
While I was living in France, I became friends with an American girl called Cathy. She agreed to hitchhike with me to Lyons where I would busk to earn …
Busking in Paris
If you ever decide to busk, whatever you do, don’t play the cinema queues in Paris. Imagine – you are standing in the rain, waiting to get in to see …
The Flight
I choose the night of the New Moon. I wait for the middle of the night when he will be fast asleep and, moving very carefully, slide out of bed. As I …
Ending the Engagement
So you’ve accepted a proposal of marriage because you didn’t understand the question. You find yourself living in a miniscule cottage in a tiny …
Saying Yes when You Should have said No
Imagine that you have been in France for a number of weeks and are doing your best to pick up the language. You’re a musician so it’s not difficult to …
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