Holidays 2007 - surfing portgual coast.

Rock band in Glasgow and Paisley.

My son Ross with his rock band in Glasgow and Paisley 2007 - he is the bass player on the far right. 

John Kielty enthralled by musical impresario Cameron Mackintosh

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Here John Kielty is enthralled with chat by musical impresario Cameron Mackintosh at the after party of the Sundowe musical premier in Inverness.
The Sundowe went into rehearsals in October 2007 and was performed in Eden Court theatre Inverness in November 2007. It was produced by Eden Court and the Cameron Mackintosh foundation. In 2007 John Kielty moved to San Francisco.

THE *SUNDOWE - Eden Court Inverness

THE*SUNDOWE  - Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, 30th Nov 2007

The Sundowe is a musical written by Edinburgh writers and performers John, James and Gerry Kielty. Originally written as a radio show, and later as a television pilot, The Sundowe eventually became the basis for a modern musical.

The storyline centres on their street busking being interrupted by..... vampires, the local council and the return of dead souls. The Sundowe spins a spooky tale of ghostly happenings and betrayals and never takes itself too seriously. It is set to the backdrop of the cobbled streets of Edinburgh, Greyfriars graveyard and the Scottish parliament. The musical is part comedy, part pathos and with references to modern Scottish politics, Greyfriars Bobby, street busking and Scottish history.

Busking high street Edinburgh Festival

Patrick Watson @ King Tuts 19th Sept 2007

Bright Shiny Lights. Indie 4 piece from Montreal played King Tuts - were relaxed and having fun. The Patrick Watson band offer lots of flowing space and fun theatrical percussion with their music. They used anything at hand – a balloon, a jacket over the guitar, effects pedals, more...the band mixed things up with light fun rhythms, echoing each other…. No rules! No genre. Having fun with it, with playful percussion, varied soundscapes, and expressive vocals. Coming out of Montreal’s fervent music scene, the band has a new album out ‘Close to Paradise.’ You sense they come out of a rich heritage of blues, jazz and more and shake it up to make it their own.

Cezanne Studio Aix-eu-Provence

One of my favourite places is **Cezanne Studio Aix-eu-Provence, south of France. Cezanne’s paintings are very still and powerful. I was fascinated by his painting, the Two Card Players -
the player on the left is the father who was against him painting...........
THE STUDIO - ‘Calm harmony with Nature the logic of colour re-creating space’…. Enter his world, and follow his footsteps. On entering Cezannes studio there is a small sheltered garden and patio overhung with trees that splatter dappled and delicate sunlight, there is immediately a sense of calm and quiet, people speak in hushed tones, upstairs there is only the one room Cezannes studio, it holds the artefacts Cezanne liked to collect to express his art, a small marbled statue with an arm missing, fruit that is withering, in one corner hangs his dirty painters coat, a black suit jacket and his hat, everything is ordered and yet not ordered, there is a sense of harmony with nature, Cezannes art - his apple still lifes, his card players, capture this calm through the use of colours space and light , there are windows along the left and right walls and the rest is painted a stone grey, there are his easels palettes and picture frames, its not a shrine, its a testament, a place that speaks of art and what art is about, Cezanne worked very much alone, was rejected by Paris artists and was the first modern artist. QUOTE Cezanne: "For the strong feeling for nature which I assuredly have is the necessary basis for all conception of art upon which depends the greatness and beauty of all future work, the knowledge of the means of expressing our emotion is no less essential and is only to be acquired through very long experience." Footnote: A large group of Italian women entered the studio and spent the time chatting loudly and they lost it. Later a group of Japanese entered the studio and they were so hushed, respectfully soaking it all in.

The Martians

This pic was taken at the Martians Bedlam theatre gig during the Edinburgh festival.
"Scotland is a Great Big Evil Face!" ..a hysterical historical show. These guys are such a good time and so many laughs. Great entertainment value!