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20 Feb, 2009

Ptuj 09 – day 2 – europe

Posted by: Stephen In: stephen's blog

Haven’t had any time to write yet so just a quick update. Drove about 900 miles yesterday through France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and Austria. We made it earlier than expected, had a great time in the tent then met some kurents who took us to there base where we played tunes, danced and drank slivovic.
I’ll try to write more when I get a chance.

18 Feb, 2009

Ptuj 09 – day 1 – Dover

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We’ve had an excellent journey so far. We only experienced one short traffic jam at the dartford crossing. We have made such good time that we have booked ourselves onto a ferry 3 and a half hours early so should arrive in France around midnight local time. More…

18 Feb, 2009

Ptuj 09 – day 1 – England

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First stage of the trip over. We have just entered England.
Now there are many things about England I like, most notably its cheese, its beer and its traditional music and dance (when you can find it). Driving through it, however, is something I don’t like. More…

18 Feb, 2009

Ptuj 09 – day 1 – departure

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Well at this rediculously early time I am getting ready for the 1500 mile drive to Ptuj, Slovenia. Pigtown Fling are off to carnival again! This time we have Rob Welsh and Sara Ann Cull with us. More…

19 Nov, 2008

new recordings soon

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I ordered my new audio interface today, an Apogee Duet, which means we can start recording some new tracks soon. More…


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  • Stephen: Yeah, it is a great tune. It's tunes like this that make me want to get a banjo!
  • David Brooks: This is a great tune. Evie Ladin, the banjo player for the Stairwell Sisters, plays a driving, syncopated version that is the engine for the tune. I

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web server change

I am in the process of moving all our sites to a new hosting company. The sites have been hosted with GoDaddy for the last year and I can’t say I have been very impressed with the service. More…

posted by Stephen in news on 23 Sep, 2009