I was really excited to play acoustic Jethro Tull because I grew up playing acoustic folk music. The selections were conducive to fiddling, and it was a fun challenge adapting orchestral music to the smaller acoustic arrangement. Martin Barre also played guitar on this tour, and I enjoyed the honor of playing with him.
Unfortunately I was away for Thanksgiving. It was lonely celebrating a great American holiday in Tilburg. No love from the Englishmen or from the locals. I was on my own to find turkey (no luck), and I couldn’t even get cranberry juice at the bar! Even though Thanksgiving was bleak, I enjoyed the beautiful cities we visited. I loved Malmo in particular. The shops were decorating for Christmas and an accordian player was working the street corner. Everyone rode bicycles and the streets were paved in charming cobblestone. I also enjoyed being in Helsinki, Finland for a day. It was amazing how the sky darkened at 3:00 in the afternoon! I also loved traveling in a two story tour bus and going across the English Channel in a ferry. We don’t have rides like that in America.
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