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We played 8 gigs in 9 days, did 4,000km in the van, and had a wonderful time.

Love and hugs to all our French friends, who promoted us, let us borrow their guitars and amps and drums. put us up, fed us, danced and shouted and made us feel (as we always do) que quand nous retournons a France nous sommes ou nous appartenons. 

Here are some youtube clips -

Predeliction For The Blues (Montaigu de Quercy) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWhaqIVZBYo

Re-Frame It (Rouen) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weTKh1It8Jk

Way Beyond Tore Up / Saint Jack (Paris) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G-SZpFRycA

and some photos from Brittany (covering both visits):

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeanmichelbaudry/sets/72157631774268595

To Montaigu de Quercy!

‎We had great fun playing in Montpellier despite a few hiccups onstage - spilt beer, an amp that needs a check and a tone know falling off my guitar (now recovered and fixed) 

Quite a good drive in glorious weather. Tonight will give us the chance to meet up with our old friends Jacques and Pif. We had a riotous time playing at their venue Le Rad 3 years ago.

Fab range of pastis here in Montpellier. Good drive down, lovely venue. Tout va bien!

Rocking in Pau

‎The Clanks supported us, direct and honest punky rock and roll. Our friend Christian plays bass. We had a blast, sold some LPS, and went to a great pub afterwards - number 5, run by a Scottish ex-pat. Now on the road to Montpellier - the Pyrenees look like a painted backdrop 

Sent by magic

A bit of a sketch

We had a great time playing at Le Galeon In Lorient. Lovely people, good sound. We stayed with the irrepressible JB, who runs the bar. Early start in the morning, out of his flat at 8:30, packed up and on the road in an hour. 

We took our time on the road, mostly staying at 110km/h - fuel conservation ‎can bring big savings over 4000 km. We got to Pau at half past 8. And the journey included some wild Satnav misdirection.  The roads that it has details on have been replaced by newer builds, so we had 20 minutes of being told to turn into toads that were not there. Our friends had been delayed on the road, so we couldn't get in to the house. We went for a pizza, then bought some beer, water and wine to sit in the van and have a blether. This kind of event, where carefully planned events go away, is identified by the Primevals as "a bit of a sketch". We were mostly all asleep when they arrived at 01:30. Hugs, shower, bed. 

Glorious sunshine here, I'm sitting in the garden barefoot enjoying the fresh air

Rouen

‎Tiny gig at Le P'tit Bar. Lovely food beforehand, wild crowd, including a guy who had seen the band in 86 with The Cramps and asked us to play St Jack. So we did. 

Tiny PA, so we are a bit hoarse today

 Nice hotel. Tout va bien. 

Rouen is a glorious city - it would be worth another visit. 

Paris!

The gig in Paris went very well. Lots of friends there, including this lady who last saw the Primevals in January 85 at the QM in Glasgow, our last Scottish show before we went to France for the first time.

La Java is a wonderful venue.