We played a few monthes ago in Lamballe (Brittany) for our friends of the Crayons de couleurs Association Crayons de Couleur who were raising funds to build a school in the suburbs of Bamako (Mali). We are proud to be part of this.
Here's a picture.

You have been more than one thousand, sunday november 9th in Plozevet (Finistère), to celebrate with us the election of Barack Obama. THANK YOU YOUR SUPPORT. Your messages of kindness and hope have touched us in our hearts. Now, we want to say to all the volunteers, all the musicians (Paul Conibear,
Lonesome Day, Brendan De Roeck et David Chevalier (from the Dizzy Town Blues Band), Dominique Adelin, Chakidor), to the town of Plozevet, to our friends Pierrot Bosser, Président of the Festival Mondial Folk, Hugues Stephan, General Manager of the Avel Dro and Gail and Gail and Tom Watts, in North Carolina, who answered our qustions about the election, to the medias that supported us, and to all the others, who will recognize themselves, from deep in our heart, a hudge THAN YOU !
Let the musicians who couldn't play because of the timing forgive us.
All the pictures (of Jacques Goascoz and Jocelyn Lecocq) are available in the photograph book left column, or on this link.

Art work by Jocelyn Lecocq

The people who were in Plozevet last sunday for our great OBAMA PARTY heard a phone conversation about the election with our friends in North Carolina. Here's the mail then sent to us.

Bonsoir J-L and Mary,

That was sooooooooooooooooo much fun today to talk with you and we hope we answered your questions. The connection was not clear, so it was very hard to understand. Perhaps the airways were busy today. But still, what a wonderful thing to have so many friends and other French around celebrating the Obama victory. We are touched and thankful for your leadership in getting the day together. We have told many, many of our friends about your celebration and every person was thrilled to know about it and appreciated the support for Obama. As we have said, practically all of our friends and family supported Obama and they have all heard us talk of the warmth of the French in general and of the warmth of our friends there in particular. Again, thanks for being Jean-Luc and Mary and for your love and support. It means much.

C'était siiiiiiiiiiiii sympa aujourd'hui de parler avec vous, et nous espérons que nous avons répondu à vos questions. La liaison n'était pas nette, aussi c'était très difficile de se comprendre. Peut être les lignes étaient-elles encombrées aujourd'hui. Mais, en tout cas, c'est merveilleux d'avoir tant d'amis et de français autour de vous pour fêter la victoire d'Obama. Nous sommes touchés et reconnaissants pour votre initiative d'organiser cette fête. Nous avons parlé à beaucoup, beaucoup de nos amis de votre fête et chacun en était très ému et touché de votre soutien à Obama. Comme on vous l'a dit, pratiquement tous nos amis et leurs familles soutenaient Obama et ils nous ont tous entendu leur dire combien les francais étaient chaleureux, et nos amis francais en particulier. encore merci pour ce que vous êtes, pour votre amitié et votre soutien. Cela signifie beaucoup.

Mary-Lou organizes a party for Barack Obama's victory november 4th 2008. Everyone who - like us - is strongly hopping it will happen is invited.
Rendez-vous in Plozevet (29) SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9th Avel Dro Room at 3 PM. Free participation to the fees.
With many bands :
Hoboes (acoustic country, folk, blues)
Lonesome Day (traditional country music)
Mary-Lou (Folk song)
More informations in the days coming.

SUPPORT TO BARACK OBAMA

For the first time in the USA story, a camdidate campain is supported only by the momey of the people. No lobby, no industrial, no financial gift.
As non american, we can't directly help . Hopefully, our friend Panama Red, american songwriter that maybe you already know has decided to give back any cent you will spend to buy one of his cds to Obama's campain. It is the moment to do something. Help to make the American Dream come back.

To know more
Panama Red's website

Barack's newsletter
Inscription à la newsletter de Barack Obama

We're sorry our friend Panama Red cancelled his tour in France.

Let's take some time to talk about a wonderful festival : The European Bluegrass Festival of La Roche sur Foron (74), organized by Christopher Howard-Williams and a steam of 150 volunteers, with the help of private and public organisations.










32 bands from European countries were meeting the 1st week-end of august to play on stage,and jam until morning. The music was the heart of this festival, but it also was a very special human adventure allowing each one to meet musicians from Russia, Great Britain, Swede, Tchequia, Slovaquia, Germany, Hollande, Italie, and, of course, France.Many friends of ours were there. Jean-Paul and marion, from Lonesome Day, Jacques Bremond, le boss of "Le Cri du Coyote", the best french magazine about Americana, Jean-Pierre and Jean met in USA (thank you Gail, Tom and François), Christian Labonne from Mary & Co, Jacques et Michèle, our producers, and many others.










We made a picture of musicians from Btittany.






We were proud and honored to be invited at this festival. If we don't really play bluegrass, we are much respectfull about this music. We feel in the Americana stream, that's why we go prtty often to the Merlefest in North Carolina.The audience was very quiet and respected music. The only times we decided to go to town have a drink were when the line dancers shaking their boots on techno/country counting out of time. It was too much for our musician ears. We are happy to give you to links of most of the bands who were there.

Lonesome Day (France)

Lusatian Grass (Tchequie)

Moonshine (Grande Bretagne - France)

Spruce Pine (Pays Bas)

New Lowland (Pays-Bas)

Dessert (Tchequie)

Mary & Co. (France)

Kreni (Tchequie)

3 Fox Drive (USA)

Album (Tchéquie)

Cabine 12 (France)

Bells and whisles (Tchéquie)

Jacques Danielle's

Grassroad (Tchéquie)

Grunt (Slovaquie)

Sidlo (Slovaquie)

Toy Hearts (Grande Bretagne)

Country Cocktail (Tchéquie)

G-Runs & Roses (Tchéquie - Slovaquie - Pays Bas)

Acoustic River (France)

Monogram (Tchéquie) - vainqueurs du concours 2008

Kralik and his rowdy rascals (Tchéquie) - vainqueurs du concours 2007

Freja Bluegrass Band (Suède)

Grassroot Philisopher (Allemagne)

Finestreet (Russie)

New River Train (Autriche - Tchequie)

Wyrton (Tchequie)

and Mary-Lou (France), pictures Jacques Goascoz

Friday 18 of july at 9, at the camping des 2 Fontaines in Névez, our friend Rob (The Doc) Dokter joined us on stage a few amotionnal songs.
The Doc, dutch singer and guitar player, is not only a friend, but also a very good musician.
He's a great songwriter with a warm voice, and he sometimes has been compared to Neil Young.

He often playes on the french stages, and played many times with Mary-Lou, especially for the festival "Non à la Dépression" for the tenth birthday of the band. (c.f. site Mary-Lou).
It is on that same stage of the Camping des 2 Fontaines that we met him 9 years ago ! We played "Hello Mary-Lou" together, so we played it also last friday
Warm ambiance and friendly welcome from Hervé Le Talec and his wife, the owners of the camping that we thank very much.

Warning : For the ones who weren't there friday, last and only concert with The Doc Monday July 21st at the Camping du Letty in Benodet at 9. Free admition.