Soft Fruit Medley

or 'I like my fruit with fur on.'
I can't believe we've started writing about fruit!
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August Plums

Been away for nearly a month and in that time my plums have ripened - ooh er! In fact we've got so much soft fruit we don't know what to do with it - jam, chutney, pickle, compote, frozen, crumble...

I've also had two weeks with no banjo so to  celebrate the return of the banjo, I've written a tune to my plums!

It won't be to Mark's taste though as he famously told  me 'I like fur on my fruit!'. Well mate you've never tasted my plums.

Deer Shed Festival 2011

Here's a couple of photos of me and the gang at the festival.

I am Kloot 'Northern Skies' Deer Shed 2011

http://www.iamkloot.com/

Admiral Fallow 'Dead Against Smoking' Deer Shed 2011

and for Alesa...
http://admiralfallow.com/

Red Red Rose/3am Eternal/Call me Al. Hope and Social live at Deershed 2011

Mark at Great North Strum got some great footage of Hope and Social at the festival. I only saw a couple of bands as I was buzzing around like a blue arsed fly, but Go Team, Frankie and the Heart Strings and Admiral Fallow were my top picks alongside these guys. Thanks Mark.

Mandolin

I borrowed my brothers Stagg mandolin after being consigned to third banjo on our ongoing quest to find a band set up for 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown'. And I quite like it.

There are some remarkably simple chords G, D, C, F and some horrible ones - most of the rest, except Em.

So the plan is keep it simple and keep it in G or C, so here's Soldier's Joy in D!

The Deer Shed Calls

Posting might get few and far between in the next week or so as I'm working over at the Deer Shed Festival.

It's the second year and its doubled in size  since last time around - 5,000 happy campers we hope.

So unless I see you in a field in Yorkshire... here's some Go Team! so you know what you are missing.