Here are a few pics of our april tour in USA :

You can also have a look at our photo book.

Florida gigs with Lee and Arvid of the Tammerlin band :

At the Luna Star Cafe Miami

We met Panama Red in Alabama (Culman) the day of his birthday. Since, the town has been damaged by a tornado.

Let's go to the Appalachia Moutains, to the North, with the bears !

Some gigs in Brittany at the beginning of august with our friend and drummer Benoît Perset (the one who plays on our cds). In Benodet (29) and at the  "Combourg's (35) Festival de la Lanterne".

(photos Marie Perset)

(photos Jacques Goascoz)

Thanks to the Tourism Office. We heared many bands in a friendly atmosphere. Thanks to the many many people of the Place Albert Parent.

Now we're back home. The summer tour is almost over. It has been very hard this year. Some pics from our last gigs in the south. Nîmes first, "the town with an accent" had invited us for the second time this summer, thursday 08/19. "Buffalo" played some harmonica with us and he kindly sent some pictures. Thanks to him. If you made pics or videos at a concert, please send them to us.

The day after,, gig in Lacanau (private campground),  then Charente, near Nanteuil en Vallée, A very cute place where we were playing for a private party. We were glad to meet again many friends, and, despite of the very high temperature (a Florida feeling) we, and the hundred of people there, will keep wonderful memories of that night : music, love and friendship under the stars. The real thing ! Thanks to Francine and Claude ! Happy Trails !

We played last saturday in St Ségal (Finistère). This small town near Châteaulin had invited The Hoboes to play their "Country Tales and Train Songs" in the St Sébastien Chapel. A hundred of people were there. You can visit that extraordinary building for free untill the end of August.

A lovely audience and a great night.

Thanks to the town and to Virginie Foutel who is in charge of the booking.

Some pics of our concert in Courcouronnes, november 2009
All the pictures are available here.

We played a few days ago at the Café de l'Epoque in Rouen (Normandy). A very friendly night in this magic place that fights to keep french music and blues alive.

Then, road to Netherlands for the 20th anniversary our our friend Rob "The Doc" band, Bootleg.

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.

We left thursday morning for a long drive

Bells of Lyon

Landscapes of the Alpes

to go, after a little rest to sleep, to our buddies of the Jame's Café in Toussieu near Lyon.

For 6 years, we have been playing in this small show room where the ambiance has allways been warm and friendly. Unfortunately, like many others, this temple of live music will close, stangled by administrative troubles, and the "nothing to care" of the politics.
Si it was a friendly but also nostalgic night. Thanks to Gonzague and all his staff who will allways keep a place in our heart.

But the show must go on, and saturday, after a short night, we were "on the road again" bound to St Maximin la Sainte Baume, in the Var, invited by the town.

A very fine place, a pretty little town of the south-east of France, and a very pleasant concert with a very big audience. Thanks to everyone.

Way back in Brittany on monday with a draw offered by a young fan. Copyright Mia Heurteaut 2008.