Vagabondage (Rambling)

It is the title of the new album of the Hoboes.

Jean-Luc has just done the mix, Mary and Jocelyn have finished the booklet.

13 titles including "Miss The Mississippi and You", "San Francisco Bay Blues", "Between the Devil and The Deep Blue Sea"...

The cd will be available the 21st of June 2011.

Here's a sample of one of the songs of Vagabondage : Strawberry Jam, a song written by Michelle Shocked.

Like this record, simple and warm.

Strawberry_Jam

10€ (+ 3€ shipping)

Musicians don't allways play in smoky dirty places. They happen to to meet VIP in wonderful places !

We spent three days in the Golfe du Morbihan, for the "Week of the Gulf". The weather was very fine. We had a warm welcome by the team of the Recouvrance ship as the Crédit Agricole du Morbihan, the bank that put on this party.

We invite you to follow us on board by opening the picture book.

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 !

A song from our "Live Music Album"

           The Mary-Lou band

                     Mary

                   Jean-Luc

                   Stéphane

and all the staff of Louise Bell Productions

wish you

A HAPPY NEW YEAR

PEACE LOVE MUSIC

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.

We recorded that Patsy Montana song with The Volleyball Jones Pickers in Jacksonville (Arkansas) on their way back from California to Florida. The Volleyball Jones pickers also called the Bluegrass Bombers are a bluegrass band of 4 very kind guys who are wonderful musicians. David Durham (upright bass), John Lee (vocals, dobro, banjo, guitar, banjobro), David Evans (vocals, fiddle, mandolin) & Steve Evans (guitar, vocals).

Stephane Dhondt, our piano player stayed in france because of the volcano. We had a wonderful time in Arkansas playing music and shooting that clip. Thank you the pickers.