Tag Archives: Hoedown Band

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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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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Sessions, a Royal encounter and a lot of horses running around…

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Brian Heywood

The run up to my Antipodean expedition… On the last day of February I went down to the Blues session at the Goat in St Albans. This jam is run by Doctor Ika, an eastern European blues guitarist of some … Continue reading →

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Summer, Autumn, Winter – via Spain and Tetbury…

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Brian Heywood

Another biggish gap in publication means that I’m going to try and wrap up the rest of 2011 in this blog in one rush. Please try and keep up… August turned out to be quite a busy month for me. … Continue reading →

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More Summer Shenanigan’s….

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Brian Heywood

In July the sun is hot… (is shining? No it’s not! – Flanders and Swan) July kicked off with an appearance by the Chiltern Ceilidhs band at the Leagrave Youth Work Action Group Youth Festival to try and drum up … Continue reading →

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Summer comes, summer goes…

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Brian Heywood

Wow! Turn your back for a minute and it’s already November. No doubt I’ll be taken to to task by my friends in the Blogoshere for dropping the ball. Oh well on with the motley… End of May The MoonLighting … Continue reading →

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May 15 to 21 – Hoedown Band at Salisbury Live…

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Brian Heywood

I don’t usually rehearse on weekend’s but as neither of my regular bass players were available for next week’s gig at the Salisbury International Arts Festival (Salisbury Live 2011). I’ve asked an old friend and former regular enQ / MoonDance bass player … Continue reading →

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