Category Archives: Brian’s Diary

Moving right along now – 2017….

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Brian Heywood

We flew into Sydney on the second January 2nd (we left London om January 1st!) still vibrating from a very busy 2016. As Dawn wrote on Facebook – “Well, that was a bit of a crazy year!  In the seven … Continue reading →

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Heading back home in a land downunder…

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Brian Heywood

2016 was another busy year split between the UK & Australia This year we flew out of the UK on Jan 6th so that we could play a posh wedding at Brocket Hall in rural Hertfordshire. Where we were playing … Continue reading →

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Talking the talk, walking the walk…

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Brian Heywood

Only 5 years to catch up on now so I reckon that I’ll try and power quickly through 2015… For me (and Dawn), the year starts out in England as we finish off a gig at the Lamb Inn in … Continue reading →

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Changing places – catchup continued (2014)…

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Brian Heywood

This blog is part of a very rapid tour of what I’ve been up to over the last five years, only four years to go…. So on with the motley… January was pretty much of a washout as I was … Continue reading →

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Where does the time go – or Catch up (if you can)

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Brian Heywood

It’s been awhile since my last blog, perhaps I shouldn’t have written at the end of the last one; “Well that’s the end of Part One. My next blog will cover the Summer of 2013 and will be posted in … Continue reading →

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A year of living dangerously… [part one]

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Brian Heywood

It’s been more than a year since I’ve put my thoughts down in this blog and what a year it’s been… So what I’ll do a quick run through peppered with some random thoughts. Pay attention, there may a short quiz … Continue reading →

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Leaving on a jet plane…

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Brian Heywood

On my recent trip to Australia I flew Qantas and, with one notable exception, I was very happy with the service of the flight and on-ground staff – both in the air and on the ground. So, I’m at the departures … Continue reading →

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Veni, Vidi, Exi – I came, I saw, I went away…

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Brian Heywood

Time Flies like an Arrow, Fruit Flies’ like a Banana  Finally the final instalment about my trip to Australia… After a packed musical weekend at The National Folk Festival in Canberra, I decide to drive up the Western side of … Continue reading →

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Off to Canberra for the National Folk Festival

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Brian Heywood

On the road… I head up to Canberra on the Wednesday (April 4) to get to the Folklore Conference on the Thursday. After a diversion to the centre of Melbourne to pick up a passenger (Wim) who offered to share … Continue reading →

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Back in Australia – and a week passes by….

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Brian Heywood

Another week just flys by in Melbourne… The weather is not great but still warm enough to have breakfast on the verandah. I spent the the first few days on the phone to various contacts and trying to get into … Continue reading →

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