Sounds ridiculous, so reckon it's pretty accurate. I heard the brilliant editor Fran Lebowitz say recently "Everything you are gonna know in your entire life you know at 50". There's only so much time we have on this beautiful spinning space rock, and if you have a uterus and want to use it. It's also not 'just a number' since we all live to about 80 if we're lucky and not in the ' blue zone'. Forty is a number that I used to think was old, but as it turns out, it's not. Where to STARt-y? People like to say out loud and often that an age is 'just a number'. Whatever the case, I'm sure they regret that decision now, but it's been kinda interesting to let go, -a challenge for me, I admit. I plan a lot of things and at least 2/3 of them thought I might like to be partially surprised. But this is about the many moons I'm yet to see! Here I am at near forty, which feels a tiny bit surreal somehow so I've let those three closest folk in my life plan it. It was nice to have someone understand me, because I'm pretty sure Germans didn't, no matter what language I attempted, including my own. Lots has happened since then, some worth mentioning in another blog. Tick tick nine years later at 30, I was busy nursing my son Harlen in Berlin who impersonated a baby pterodactyl at the breast, demanding most of my time then. I'm not sure they let me hang out that night. At 2o, was I in New York or Washington state? I don't recall much about these years but I know that funnily enough I went into the same bar to celebrate my 21st that I'd been using a fake ID in Olympia WA in for the entire year previous. I'm trying to remember others if I can, but I really can't. I'm about to have a birthday. It feels like it might be the first big one. We were blessed to be a part of it and look forward to next year, where we hope to have an EP for sale! Stay Tuned. whatever the case, Kelburn comes alive for the garden party and everyone their best self while at the festival. Perhaps the site of ancient pagans celebrating their fertility or perhaps dancing faeries sparkling in the periphery call you.
A good time was had, and the playful soul of Kelburn kept us going all weekend, For while the official stage was enjoyed, our trip up the glen to play the Monument stage was a particular favourite, A worthy climb indeed. Although they both perform in the New Prohibition with Cera, this outfit is really something different and fun, perhaps a bit of a release. Dirk, the dasterdly Duke of Kelburn himself. He was without a doubt, perfectly squalorific! Also joining us for many a-tune was Dr. We were accompanied this time round by the unforgettable"Jello" Sanderson on cello and saw. We particularly enjoyed "Favourite Things", a classic we've twisted in an unexpected mode and a brand new addition to our set. It was all-a-drizzle, a delicious cinnamon bun of an audience. A darling bunch of die-hards stood in the heavy mist for us last Sat for PLUS sized 'Delightful Squalor' hit the Pyramid stage at oor beloved Kelburn Garden Party. It's easy lovin livin in delightful squalor!". My love, it's free! it don't cost a dollar. Beg, steal, cheat you will never have to borrow. We have already spent a day in the studio recording 'Molasses', 'Delightful Squalor' and 'Lonely' and I'll leave you with a few words from our title track as it seems apt. We play so much off each other in life and on stage, it really makes sense to do it this way. With Lake and I, there really isn't much of a choice. There will be minimal tracking and everything will be live. That's right! It's the old Butterfly-in-a-jar trick. On the left here you see Tim Lane, brilliant musician and sound engineer who is dedicated to help us bring an authentic live sound to this, our first album together. We are trying to keep calm and if we have to leave, no matter what, I would much rather leave with this morsel of memory in hand. Both Lake and I are married to EU nationals and require a permanent residence to carry on here. If I'm being completely candid though, it's difficult at the moment moving forward with something this tender and passionate, with Brexit looming and our status here in question. We have received overwhelmingly good feedback from our growing group of fans, which has bolstered our energy that even when the going gets tough, well. we're as hearty as they come, and anything but done. As Delightful Squalor heads into the studio this coming month, it's clear we've made a decision to move forward with the project.