Sunday 23 March 2014

Ayers House State Dining Room

One of my concerts on the Adelaide Fringe was at Ayers House in a sweltering 35 degrees. Well I sweltered anyway. It was a pretty normal temperature for the audience. Ayers House is run by the National Trust of Australia and is kept in perfect original condition so no intrusive electrics like air conditioning need apply. Mind you it might have had such things at one time. It was used as living quarters for nurses for quite a long time - being opposite the hospital. Here is a flavour of its gorgeousness.





Tuesday 4 March 2014

Geese and Gigs at the Adelaide Fringe

Reunited with my errant guitar I took the train into Adelaide from Marion, where I'm staying. It's only a few hundred yards to Kintore Avenue from the station and The Migration Museum gig was a great way to open my Adelaide Fringe experience as it sold out. The room had an excellent acoustic and even though occasionally you could hear the racing cars of the Clipsal roaring  in the distance it was not an intrusion. There is a review of the gig here which I'm very pleased with. It was a pleasure to perform there. The people who run it are really helpful and made sure that I had everything I needed so it was a good start.
The next day we hired a car and drove north to Auburn.




Here's a film to show something of the magic of the place - just at the edge of the famous Clare Valley wine region. Cherie and Ivan, who run the HATS Courthouse Cultural Centre gave us a warm welcome and it was an inspiring venue to perform at. Once again, I was bowled over by the appreciation and enthusiasm of the audience.