The Roads We Take and the People We Meet

I’m back in Paris after the wrap up of our tour over the weekend. Back to reality I guess?
It’s all happened so quickly. These months of preparation and past 2 months of touring France and England are now a fond memory.
On the way back to Paris I began writing this blog, but after a minute or 2 I found myself watching the rows of seats down the isle of the Eurostar, looking at the people that were inhabiting them. I found it mind blowing at how many different thoughts that would be floating through everybody’s heads right that second, and that how everybody was on his or her own journey somewhere. Wherever they wanted to go. Pretty soon I was off on a tangent. I decided I needed to spend my last few pounds at the bar, and finish writing there.
It’s been an incredible journey for Blackchords. Always scattered with hurdles but always rewarded with the knowledge that we are heading in the right direction. It has been great to wander the streets of Paris and London, finding inspiration in its ancient walls. To live and breathe music everyday.
It is what we have been after for quite sometime.
Every gig we played was unique and we found a different energy with the crowed and in the room. So when Mark asked me which I thought was the best show? I couldn’t really answer. We’ve played with some great bands and we’ve met some amazing people, who I know we’ll get to see again. Hopefully sooner rather than later.
Each of us has loved every minute of being over here in Europe and so in someway it’s a little bit hard to say goodbye and head back to OZ. But we know that we still have a long way to go as we are just at the beginning. We have many more great experiences to live at home and elsewhere in this world.
On that note many many thank you’se to the people we have met along the way,
To Emms, to Claire and Sue, Dust Devil, The Blackchords team, Sasufi, and Arnaud Betrom (our French Bassist) who is a King! Can’t wait to do it again.

XX N.M

À La Prochaine

We’re pretty much finished up in France for now.
The boys have gone ahead to
London and I’ll be catching up with them in a few more days.
Our last show here was excellent. Playing to a full room and responsive crowd on the other side of the world was very much welcomed by us.
They were very kind not to try and throw empty bottles at my head when I attempted to sing a cover of Alain Bashung’s “Je T’ai Manqué”.
After the show, it was nice not to have to pack up and leave straight away so we could hang out and meet some very lovely locals and even some Australian and UK visitors too!

All in all our time here in France has been an awesome experience, and if not for the excitement of bunkering down in London during October I’d be pretty sad to moving on.
We got a good taste of what Paris and France is all about, the food, the wine, the beautiful streets and buildings. The inspiring art, history and of-course the passionate French people.
We have decided we like it and hope that we can have some more soon!


Oh and BTW this coming Sunday @ 4pm Damian and Nick C. will be heading down to the Islington acadamy for the Australian Times home grown BBQ. They will be guest DJ's and signing some CD's. We have a limited number of guest pass's to give away so email mark@blackchords.com for more info and to get your name on the door.

Also a huge thank you to Sasufi for all her hard work and on organizing our France gigs.
She has just put up a new blackchords.com photo page... Check it out!

XX Nick M.