In 2017, Alison embarked on a triumphant world tour which saw her play 59 shows in 58 cities including the iconic Paradiso in Amsterdam, The Fillmore in San Francisco, the Enmore Theatre in Sydney...
And so I begin I tour a big tour and all with 2 cases and a rucksack I arrived with G (manager) in Washington last night, having slept through my airplane dinner – even now, new experiences – and...
I slept for 9 hours last night That’s outrageous It’s probably the only thing I begrudge the young Their ability to opt out of consciousness without a by-your-shitting-leave or chemicals I slept...
12th September 2017 We left the hotel at 4pm and arrived at the venue with John Garden and Sean McGhee already sound checking It’s a beautiful intimate room An historical Synagogue I walked in via...
September 12, 2017 Suddenly it is show time We kind of blinked It’s like that Months away and then upon you One of the things I do is to visualise the day after, when I am anxious about an...
September 12, 2017 Today we leave at 1pm to drive to Philadelphia It’s a funny thing, this touring lark In one town you are met with packed rooms and tears and are called Most High In others...
13th September 2017 When I walked into The Trocadero it felt right, like deja vu Fact is I may have played there before Your guess is as good as mine Dougie told me the road the back stage door...
13th September 2017 It’s been a morning of consternation mostly The bus saga continues After apparently having been fixed twice, it finally collected the crew from the emergency hotel rooms we...
14th September 2017 We conclude our first run of three City hopping shows in Boston The catalogue of errors we have encountered pushed us beyond frustration into humour Tim said he knew today that...
14th September 2017 New York, here we come 4 hours sleep was disappointing Nice bed Stupid head Starbucks with their coffee machine out of order is much like a chocolate teapot, but I am happy 3...
15th September 2017 Yesterday in the car as we approach NY, G says, ‘Got your passport, haven’t you Mo’ It wasn’t a question Bollocks No I’ve not I left it with my money and iPad in the...
16th September 2017 Good morning, NY Set the alarm for 8 That was an over optimistic call Me and the dawn are firm buddies This morning we had a live radio session at SiriusXM Feedback Show with Lori...
