Music, Music and more music

Summer is a great time here in Perth as there are lots of outdoor concerts. Recently I have been to two indoor ones too! John Butler played (solo) in the Astor Theatre, an old theatre in Mt Hawthorn. He lives in Fremantle and is a fantastic guitarist. He told a few stories of his life and only started playing when he was 16! Great music. Was very impressed.

The other concert was the West Coast Blues n Roots Festival in Fremantle. A whole day out! Loved it. Went with Evelien and Remco.
Highlights were Buddy Guy, The Pogues and last but not least John Fogerty. What an impressive list of songs he has on his name. He's 66 now but still showed plenty passion and energy.

But the best one was a guy I'd never heard of before. Neil, a friend from Oman told me he was worth seeing. Show was sold out but managed to find 2 tickets on Gumtree (sort of Aussie ebay but then local) and Katja and I went to the Fly By Night in Fremantle. Fantastic venue, bit like the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen. Standing only and very intimate. The guy we went to see is called Xavier Rudd, a guitarist, singer song writer, drummer, didgeredoo-ist and surfer. Very down to Earth. Totally loved him.

Fabulous how he played the drums and could beat box through 2 didgeredoos!

At the moment I have no more concerts in the diary. Unfortunately Bruce Springsteen and Prince won't come to Perth...