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Argyll to Aberdeenshire

11 September 2008

We had a return trip to Mull last week. It was absolutely brilliant to be back on the island, preforming in Bunessan and at Druimfin, our new space outside of Tobermory. I got to go home and do my washing, eat my own food, and sit on my own couch and sleep in my own bed. How fantastic!

The shows in Tobermory went very well, and we were all pleased with the audience response. It was, in actual fact, a bit strange to come back to where we had rehearsed the show. The show has grown since we first played Druimfin. We've all fleshed out our characters a lot more, and have found a lot of things to play with, since our first days at Druimfin.

From Tobermory we headed down to Cove, via the Fishnish - Lochaline ferry, where many of us took up the opportunity to consume snacks at the Fishnish-side café. You cannae beat a square sausage and tattie scone roll of a morning, I say.

The road down to Cove was incredibly windy, and we were all very glad when we arrived at the hall. Cove is a fine venue, and the audience responded brilliantly to the show. I even met (sadly in character at the time, so I couldn't interact with her as a normal person) a lady who had a necklace made of Scottish silver and gold, with a small piece of the Stone of Destiny in it! From what I can gather her father had been a stonemason with Caskie's lot, who abducted the stone some decades ago. She wouldn't tell me if the one in Edinburgh Castle is the real one or not... I do like a good mystery.

From Cove we had a weekend off, so while the cast and crew headed home to Glasgow and beyond, Sandy B, George 'Bongo' Fagan and I stayed over in Rosneath in a very fancy B&B, and then got a run from Sandy to the wee ferry that connects with the Calmac in the morning, to then eventually get across to Dunoon, where we were going to get back to stay with our families.

Two days off ensued, more or less, and now I find myself in a B&B in Aberdeenshire, Old Deer, to precise, scribbling a blog, while the Gorillaz new album squeaks away on my speakers. I think it's the best Gorillaz album yet. It's well worth a listen if you like something a little bit on the different side.

Tonight we play New Deer, and I've yet to figure out where and when I can get something to eat before the show. Fingers crossed that I find something. A whole day sat in the people carrier does tend to grow a hunger...

© Alasdair Satchel, 2008

Links

• Mull Theatre
• Right Lines