tag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:/blogs/latest-news?p=6Latest News2024-03-28T12:52:56-05:00Hugh Moffattfalsetag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/73738692024-03-28T12:52:56-05:002024-03-28T12:52:57-05:00"Till the Morning Comes" growing in worldwide markets<div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Hi everyone-</div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">The single "Till the Morning Comes" by Jonas Fjeld and Hugh Moffatt has been out for almost a month now. It is getting plays and streams all over the world. The most activity is in Norway, the USA, England, Australia, and New Zealand, but there is some activity in more than 90 countries.</div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Thank you all for your support! I couldn't do this without you!<br><br>Here again is a link to the single on the major streaming services:</div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><a class="no-pjax" href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Forcd.co%2F_pretillthemorningcomes&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cf83fd82a70b642b0ee4b08dc4e7dd6e2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638471549616530603%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=P%2F4oCIQPlMt0HHSDkaQgYZqqNzlVLrxZPeQqTBekk%2F0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://orcd.co/_pretillthemorningcomes" shash="fPPDIQ0bjJnKT0dU/tV8+2ssGEWqWWAwzNAu2XWQzs3oqNic4rNDcLW/VsVwDN+97/nzyBVyqpTY3cqAldlcznQCq0ndm7S9HXbIU1G0t6yfVN3sAbD8BiEUwXfU8TkiGq3x4OEAN2tM994UOg4WFrbK6/trWfHOxgWQKToHmK4=" id="LPlnk667703" title="Protected by Outlook: https://orcd.co/_pretillthemorningcomes. Click or tap to follow the link." data-linkindex="0">https://orcd.co/_pretillthemorningcomes</a></div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">For those of you with radio shows, here is the link to the radio download on AirPlayDirect.</div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><a class="no-pjax" href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fairplaydirect.com%2Fmusic%2Fjonasfjeldandhughmoffatt%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cf83fd82a70b642b0ee4b08dc4e7dd6e2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638471549616541344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kjHfiO86RSgbGcARGq%2BNlD1jV4EmLmXIstvZdgceMaE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://airplaydirect.com/music/jonasfjeldandhughmoffatt/" shash="HG4C2avCyZAZWzvbnJrxmRIsEdbASLdeGC23SSidZRQaWINiAB/vwFK2tAtbwdWpDSJvaduyRpXLUtzoXTWkxoppWZ/K1RTKbCrECIXTSDIVPRmV4LRm20XR1Zazc5Lmm+1JBH6/+GSkBZ7G0q/GSW1HZKswVcUVonMmWOiEqmQ=" id="LPlnk751578" title="Protected by Outlook: https://airplaydirect.com/music/jonasfjeldandhughmoffatt/. Click or tap to follow the link." data-linkindex="1">https://airplaydirect.com/music/jonasfjeldandhughmoffatt/</a></div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">See you down the road.</div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">---------- Hugh</div>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/73600472024-03-01T08:48:25-06:002024-03-01T08:48:26-06:00Till the Morning Comes released today!<p>Hi-</p><p>The single “Till the Morning Comes” written and performed by Jonas Fjeld and Hugh Moffatt has released. The song was originally a hit in Norway by the Norwegian star Steinar Albrigtsen. This is the first time Jonas and I have recorded it. </p><p>Here's a link to a video introduction to the song by Jonas and me.</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/stories/172604834225799/UzpfSVNDOjIyODY5NjgwNzgzMTcwMTE=/?bucket_count=9&source=story_tray">https://www.facebook.com/stories/172604834225799/UzpfSVNDOjIyODY5NjgwNzgzMTcwMTE=/?bucket_count=9&source=story_tray</a></p><p>Follow this link to find the song on all the major streaming outlets (Sorry the link is so long!):</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Forcd.co%2F_pretillthemorningcomes%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0fFxQJF1SGL2EvDj5x0a4vIS98dAQar5aSB-9ClqIEKhedt8r8idoihKE&h=AT3cft27M5l7DzH54G1N9jXnm3SaK6sY5p47nDgxDJiV7AWbQdGgPOjqKWk1G_3h0W83zcq6P--PEMrPcuw6Gz0PgX32yq0soNV-pUUz97WBcfvSvEgVHz5za-HqJiRdcBad4Vj-VkE9YfN5owbl&__tn__=H-R&c%5B0%5D=AT0XlZ2HtHB321Tl0931mXtNx7nfyXZ_WSh8ttWKAq2Y-jtjzb81gAh1ZJLxEfxGBbgZTLd4QtR4FGzJn24bnZqbDcVeiJha05UtK_V7WJZUKOA10u7dTAnoB2efP2mHm2xr-uuiPjY9Uw2n9jHMmP1CWvEV-xN7zJLtjQoztiR7WJHOs1McTt2DkMOZwh9hsTCj2KP5bcNg">https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Forcd.co%2F_pretillthemorningcomes%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0fFxQJF1SGL2EvDj5x0a4vIS98dAQar5aSB-9ClqIEKhedt8r8idoihKE&h=AT3cft27M5l7DzH54G1N9jXnm3SaK6sY5p47nDgxDJiV7AWbQdGgPOjqKWk1G_3h0W83zcq6P--PEMrPcuw6Gz0PgX32yq0soNV-pUUz97WBcfvSvEgVHz5za-HqJiRdcBad4Vj-VkE9YfN5owbl&__tn__=H-R&c[0]=AT0XlZ2HtHB321Tl0931mXtNx7nfyXZ_WSh8ttWKAq2Y-jtjzb81gAh1ZJLxEfxGBbgZTLd4QtR4FGzJn24bnZqbDcVeiJha05UtK_V7WJZUKOA10u7dTAnoB2efP2mHm2xr-uuiPjY9Uw2n9jHMmP1CWvEV-xN7zJLtjQoztiR7WJHOs1McTt2DkMOZwh9hsTCj2KP5bcNg</a></p><p>I hope you enjoy it. It was a lot of fun (and work by some very talented musicians) making it.</p><p>See you down the road!</p><ul><li>Hugh</li></ul>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/73520072024-02-16T11:25:10-06:002024-02-16T11:25:10-06:00Another single coming - "Till the Morning Comes" by Jonas Fjeld and Hugh Moffatt<p>Hi again-</p><p>Here's the third shoe dropping for 2024. On March 1, a new single will release commercially by Jonas Fjeld and…yes…me!</p><p>When I was in Norway last summer, Jonas and I discussed putting out a single of “Till the Morning Comes”. This is a song we wrote together several years ago. It was a hit for the Norwegian star, Steinar Albrigtsen, in the 1990's. Jonas had never recorded it, so we put the basic track together, Andreas Onerheim completed the production, and now it's ready to roll!</p><p>Here is a link to the release page on AirPlay Direct. </p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://airplaydirect.com/jonasfjeldandhughmoffatt">https://airplaydirect.com/jonasfjeldandhughmoffatt</a></p><p>If you are in radio, you can sign up (for free) and download it now. </p><p>Here is a link to pre-save with the streaming services so you'll have it once it releases.</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://orcd.co/_pretillthemorningcomes">https://orcd.co/_pretillthemorningcomes</a></p><p>I'll post again when it releases in two weeks.</p><p>Till then, see you down the road!</p><hr><p>– Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/73491042024-02-10T07:43:11-06:002024-02-15T17:08:36-06:00Here's the single!<p>Hi all-</p><p>It's a busy beginning to the year. Larry Cordle's single of my song “How Could I Love Her So Much” just had its commercial release yesterday! Here is a review from Bluegrass Today of the single that includes a link to the whole song:</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://bluegrasstoday.com/how-could-i-love-her-so-much-from-larry-cordle/">https://bluegrasstoday.com/how-could-i-love-her-so-much-from-larry-cordle/</a></p><p>Once again, if you're in radio, you can download the radio ready version from AirPlay Direct at this link:</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://airplaydirect.com/music/bands/58690/index.php">https://airplaydirect.com/music/bands/58690/index.php</a></p><p>I'm excited!</p><p>See you down the road…</p><p>-Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/73441822024-02-01T13:15:17-06:002024-02-01T13:15:17-06:00New Larry Cordle single - "How Could I Love Her So Much"<p>Hi-</p><p>I mentioned that there is a lot happening in the first part of this year. Here's a teaser on the next installment. Bluegrass star, Larry Cordle (of Lonesome Standard Time), released a single on my song, “How Could I Love Her So Much”. It's already out to radio through AirPlay Direct. It will be available on the commercial outlets very soon.</p><p>I've heard it and it's brilliant! I'm very excited.</p><p>For those of you in radio, here is the link to the AirPlay Direct download for radio.</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fairplaydirect.com%2Fmusic%2Fbands%2F58690%2Findex.php&data=05%7C02%7C%7C58a7e81bd7ca45e2817708dc2359381f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638424113314658569%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=4hUqG%2FwAqk%2FrfPC4xfEYlIlKJKQsXDN%2B9b6w9eEUjoI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://airplaydirect.com/music/bands/58690/index.php" shash="hRDs6BoAbY6WWlssEEa8A9ES23Vr96WMkxeHJATT6TPbeURh0cmVX6l8VMHB1ju7fdty1HaT/Vmhx7qp82LBZ1fPJ5Vb1aQFcZ4mNfbZ6ZB0UTDrfzHy6d4yqLRz/CeDns3kAzMZbGs4jiYv4TDXzWk1Pcf3bGv0QuGEAYnYG3w=" title="Protected by Outlook: https://airplaydirect.com/music/bands/58690/index.php. Click or tap to follow the link." data-linkindex="0"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">https://airplaydirect.com/music/bands/58690/index.php</span></a></p><p>I'll be watching this one. I think it's going to do really well!</p><p>Hope spring is waking up for those of you in the northern parts and fall is arriving peacefully in the southern parts.</p><p>See you down the road!</p><p>-Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/73359692024-01-18T11:39:52-06:002024-01-18T11:52:07-06:00Video performance of "Songs from the Back of the Church" available now<p>Hi everyone-</p><p>I'm really happy to announce the availability of this video.</p><p>In October of 2009, Biff Watson produced a video recording of my one-hour program “Songs from the Back of the Church” in his studio in Nashville. Our intention was to create a DVD version for sale. This never worked out, and the video has been lingering in limbo ever since. Biff recently sent it to me, (thanks again, Biff!) and I have uploaded it to my YouTube channel.</p><p>I perform the whole program plus one encore…or bonus song…which is “Light a Candle”, written by John Peppard and me.</p><p>Please go to the new “Videos” page listed in the heading and read about it. There's quite a bit of story behind it. I hope you will want to see it. I'm very proud of the program and my performance.</p><p>You'll also discover that I have reorganized the website a little. Everything is still there, and, I hope, easier to find.</p><p>There are several other exciting things going on right now. I'll be announcing those in the next couple of weeks.</p><p>Till then, stay warm if it's cold where you are and cool if it's hot! </p><p>See you down the road…</p><p>-Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/73185552023-12-13T06:01:53-06:002023-12-13T06:01:53-06:00Working for a better world...<p>All-</p><p>This is my last post of 2023. Please return to my last Pencils essay of 2020, “God, Miracles, and Salvation”.</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.hughmoffatt.com/26-god-miracles-and-salvation">https://www.hughmoffatt.com/26-god-miracles-and-salvation</a></p><p>I wish you all wellness, peace, and hope for the new year.</p><p>Thanks for caring!</p><p>--Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/72961722023-10-30T17:25:20-05:002023-12-13T05:56:08-06:00"Songs from the Back of the Church" (with lunch!) on November 30<p>All-</p><p>I will be doing my one-hour program “Songs from the Back of the Church” on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at noon at Belle Meade United Methodist Church. Lunch is available at 11:30AM and the program starts afterwards. The program is free, it's $12 for lunch if you want.</p><p>Please see the event listing on the “Shows” page (link is above) for details. The church does need an RSVP if you want lunch.</p><p>Hope to see you there!</p><p>-Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/72855262023-10-10T09:08:14-05:002023-12-13T05:56:08-06:00Hugh on Country Radio Switzerland<div class="elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Hi all-</div><div class="elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">I recently recorded an extended interview with Kent Miller of the Swiss Bluegrass Music Association that will be broadcast 3 times in the coming week and then available on the website for a while.</div><div class="elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">The show is the Bluegrass Show at <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.Countryradio.ch" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="LPlnk794731">www.Countryradio.ch</a> <br> </div><div class="elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Times for the live broadcast <span>(click on "Radio Live Horen")</span> are:</div><div class="elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Sunday, Oct 15 - 19:00 Switzerland, 13:00 US Eastern Time</div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted2" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Monday, Oct 16 - 15:00 Switzerland, 09:00 US Eastern Time</div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted2 ContentPasted3" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Thursday, Oct. 19 - 09:00 Switzerland, 03:00 US Eastern Time<br> </div><div class="elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">After the first broadcast, you can access the recording here:</div><div class="elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted0" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.bluegrass.ch/radio/" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="LPlnk532757">https://www.bluegrass.ch/radio/</a></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted0" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted0" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">I hope you can listen in!</div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted0" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted0" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">See you down the road.</div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted0" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted0" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">----------- Hugh</div>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/72798302023-09-28T08:16:18-05:002023-09-28T08:21:06-05:00Hugh to guest with Gail Davies at the Station Inn<p>Hi everyone-</p><p>Gail Davies has invited me to join her to sing a duet on Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You at the Station Inn in Nashville tonight, September 28. Details under “Shows” above.</p><p>We sang the song first together a “few” years ago on the New Country television show.</p><p>It's a great honor for me to join one of the greatest stars of country music on stage AND…it will be a great show with other guests (as if Gail needs any help!)</p><p>Hope to see you if you're in town!</p><p>See you down the road.</p><p>-Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/72566512023-08-14T01:48:33-05:002023-08-26T16:32:11-05:00Guitar Pull in Kent!<p>Hi all-</p><p><span>Yesterday evening John Peppard and I, along with Lizann and Mary, joined a song sharing event at the home of journalist Alan Cackett in Maidstone, Kent, in the UK. It never surprises me because I've come to expect it, but the level of musicianship and character present in the folk and country music scene in the UK is second to none. </span><br><br><span>This music is now well into its third generation here, as it is in many places around the world. The roots stretch back to Scotland and Ireland but have been cross pollinated so many ways that it's truly a world music. As I have said before, they call it country music but they don't say what country!</span><br><br><span>I'm proud to be part of it.</span><br><br><span>See you down the road!</span><br><br><span>-------- Hugh</span></p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/72390202023-07-09T09:17:30-05:002023-07-09T09:17:30-05:00Great afternoon at Brown's! Next stop Dorset, UK!<p>Hi all-</p><p>Wade, Jay, Brent, Doug, and I played for an hourat Brown's. It was really good. First time this group ever played together and as to be expected with wonderful musicians, everyone found their spot and settled in. Hope we can do it again!</p><p>But next – on to the UK! On July 21, I'll be playing solo, sharing a bill with old friend and GREAT COUNTRY SINGER, ALAN WEST, in Symondsbury, Dorset. Here's the info:</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.hughmoffatt.com/shows">https://www.hughmoffatt.com/shows</a></p><p>Hope to see you there!</p><p>-Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/72364402023-07-03T15:51:25-05:002023-07-03T15:51:26-05:00Hugh Moffatt, Wade McCurdy AND FRIENDS! at Brown's Diner Saturday, July 8, 3PM - 4PM<p>All-</p><p>This Saturday will be Wade's and my last show for this summer as I am going to Europe till the end of August.</p><p>HOWEVER, we're going out BIG. </p><p>We'll be joined on stage by Jay Patten (Saxophonist Superieure), Brent Moyer (on Electric Guitar this time among his many instruments!) and Doug Frame (Drummer, percussionist and glue that holds it all together.)</p><p>Mostly different songs from last month. Come give us a proper sendoff for the summer!</p><p>See you down the road!</p><p>---Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/72250272023-06-12T07:25:32-05:002023-06-12T07:25:32-05:00Good time at Brown's last Saturday - next time is July 8<p>All-</p><p>We really enjoyed playing last Saturday. Wade and I did the first half of the set, then Jay Patten came up and made everything even better! Thanks to all who came out. It felt really good. It was a set of songs we love, most of which we don't do very often anymore.</p><p>We'll play again on Saturday, July 8, from 3P-4P. We'll have more guests with us. Then I'll be traveling the rest of the summer.</p><p>See you down the road!</p><ul><li>Hugh</li></ul>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/72143162023-05-23T17:11:49-05:002023-05-23T17:11:49-05:00Jay Patten will join Hugh and Wade at Brown's on June 10<p>Hi all-</p><p>Wade and I play again at Brown's Diner from 3P - 4P on Saturday, June 10. We will once again be joined by special guest Jay Patten on saxophones. Jay is one of Nashville's master musicians, and we are honored that he is playing with us occasionally.</p><p>Don't miss it!</p><p>For details see <i>Shows</i> link above.</p><p>See you down the road!</p><p>- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/72097742023-05-16T05:26:30-05:002023-05-16T05:26:31-05:00One show in England this summer!<div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Hi all-</div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">I will do one show this summer in England. It's in Dorset on July 21, promoted (and supported) by my old friend and legendary British singer, Alan West.</div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Details are on the “Shows” page above.<br> </div><div class="x_elementToProof x_ContentPasted0" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">I hope to see you there!</div><div class="x_elementToProof x_ContentPasted0" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="x_elementToProof x_ContentPasted0" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Stay well!</div><div class="x_elementToProof x_ContentPasted0" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> </div><div class="x_elementToProof x_ContentPasted0" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">--- Hugh</div>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/71837552023-04-04T08:19:16-05:002023-04-04T08:19:16-05:00Another Afternoon at Brown's Diner on April 8 - (special guest!)<p>Hi all-</p><p>This Saturday, April 8, Wade and I will be joined by premier saxophonist, Jay Patten, at Brown's diner.</p><p>The show is from 3P - 4P. (Details on the SHOWS page).</p><p>Jay is a long time friend and great musician. Don't miss this if you are in Nashville!</p><p>See you Saturday!</p><p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/71712972023-03-14T13:50:48-05:002023-03-14T13:51:58-05:00Another good time at Brown's<p>All-</p><p>Wade and I had another good afternoon at Brown's Diner last Saturday. Small place, warm feeling, good friends and friends to be.</p><p>Next one is Saturday, April 8, 2023.</p><p>See you there!</p><p>--Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/71613922023-02-27T08:13:49-06:002023-02-27T08:13:49-06:00Hugh Moffatt Duo at Brown's Diner March 11<p>Hi all-</p><div class="event-info event-notes">
<p>Wade McCurdy and I return for another hour at Brown's. Again, no repeated songs from last month and mostly different songs from December. Lots to look forward to!</p>
<p>No cover, tips appreciated.</p>
<p>Hope to see you there! ------ Hugh</p>
</div>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/71411062023-01-21T09:02:41-06:002023-01-21T09:02:41-06:00Hugh and Wade at Brown's Diner, Nashville, Saturday, February 18, 2023<p>Hi all-</p>
<p>Wade McCurdy and I will be at Brown's Diner again on Saturday, February 18, from 3P to 4P. We'll do a completely different songlist from our December show. Come out and hear us!</p>
<p>More details are on the Shows page.</p>
<p>See you down the road!</p>
<p>--------- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/70647042022-09-20T17:29:22-05:002022-09-20T17:30:02-05:00Jonas Fjeld - "To the Bone" - album links (multiple platforms)<p>Hi all-</p>
<p>A lot happening in a short period of time. Here is a link to the newly released album <em>To the Bone</em> by Jonas Fjeld. Actually this links to a page that has links to the album on 10 different music services. You can pick your favorite!</p>
<p>https://ingrv.es/to-the-bone-23b-h?fbclid=IwAR0k8lVcxMM2ZO1RdBczxB2Bf6aMGF-kR872JdLJBxz6K5bwK6cEA87Usys</p>
<p>I'm really proud of the the 9 songs that Jonas and I wrote for this album. And that's not to mention the songs he wrote with other lyricists. They are all wonderful, and I'm honored to be included.</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p>------- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/70617712022-09-16T11:27:49-05:002022-09-16T11:47:56-05:00Album "TO THE BONE" released - first reviews<p>Hi all-</p>
<p>The Jonas Fjeld album <em>To the Bone</em> with several of my collaborations with him has released. Here are the first reviews. Very exciting!</p>
<p>https://connect.delta-pr.com/jonas-fjeld-to-the-bone#</p>
<p>https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/jonas-fjeld-sophia-deboick-review/</p>
<p>https://atthebarrier.com/2022/09/13/jonas-fjeld-to-the-bone-album-review/</p>
<p>I have some shows in Nashville and Memphis coming up in October and November. I'll post them soon!</p>
<p>See you down the road...</p>
<p>---- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/70531152022-09-04T15:26:42-05:002022-09-04T15:26:42-05:00"Dust in My Wallet" released!<p>Hi all-</p>
<p>"Dust in my Wallet", the new single by Jonas Fjeld that he and I wrote is out. Here's the link on Americana UK, with some comments by Jonas:<br>https://americana-uk.com/track-premiere-jonas-fjeld-dust-in-my-wallet </p>
<p>and on Spotify:<br>https://open.spotify.com/search/dust%20in%20my%20wallet </p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p>See you down the road!</p>
<p>--- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/70495512022-08-30T16:14:16-05:002022-08-30T16:14:16-05:00Here's a link to "Dust in My Wallet" releasing in a couple of days!<p>Here is a link for pre-saving the single on Spotify, Apple Music, or Deezer before it releases (or directly to it after). It's a fun song! </p>
<p>https://ingrv.es/dust-in-my-wallet-1t9-7</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/70465892022-08-26T09:32:19-05:002022-08-26T14:03:18-05:00More songs coming!<p>Hi all-</p>
<p>Good things are happening! More songs being released.</p>
<p>I have been working with my old friend, the Norwegian singer-songwriter, Jonas Fjeld, for two years now on songs for his upcoming album entitled <em>To the Bone</em>. The album will release later in September, but the first single from it, "Dust in my Wallet", will be premiered in the UK on Americana UK on September 1. Here's the link https://americana-uk.com/.</p>
<p>The song is from a title that Jonas had. It's about life for a guy starting on the road as a musician and for the one who loves him. Though the life is worth it by a million miles, it's not ever easy. This is snap shot of how it sometimes feels. Look for it! (Actually listen for it...)</p>
<p>About the same time, the single by Daniel Wesley Africa "Forever (the Whistle Song)", which I reported released on internet outlets a few weeks ago, will begin going to radio in the UK and in South Africa. This song and video is the happy side of life and love. It's how it's supposed to be all the time! (Well, maybe not all the time, but when it is, it's great!)</p>
<p>Let me know what you think!</p>
<p>See you down the road,</p>
<p>---------- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/69820002022-05-28T08:50:31-05:002022-05-28T08:50:31-05:00"Forever (Whistle Song)" by Daniel Wesley Africa released!<p>Here it is!</p>
<p>https://open.spotify.com/album/2wvBbwH7XGq0ZYDDVtljTf</p>
<p>"Forever (Whistle Song)" Sung by Daniel Wesley Africa from Bloemfontein, South Africa</p>
<p>Written by Daniel Wesley, John Peppard, and Hugh Moffatt </p>
<p>Video to be on YouTube soon. I'll keep you updated!</p>
<p>- Hugh</p>
<p><br> </p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/69793912022-05-25T08:03:19-05:002022-05-25T08:03:19-05:00New Song Release Coming Friday!<p>All-</p>
<p>I've been promising exciting things for 2022 for a long time. Well, one is happening this weekend.</p>
<p>The South African Country star, Daniel Wesley Africa, is releasing on Friday, "Forever (The Whistle Song)", that John Peppard and I wrote with him. This initial release will happen in South Africa, Britain, and Europe. I'll will send a link to the song and the video (pretty fun video!) this weekend as soon as I get all the info together.</p>
<p>In the meantime there are some teasers on Daniel's Facebook page</p>
<p>https://www.facebook.com/huisisvaardiehartis</p>
<p>I'm really excited about this and it's just the start. More to come!</p>
<p>See you down the road!</p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/69180432022-03-09T12:01:36-06:002022-03-09T12:01:36-06:00New Video Page Added Under "Music"<p>Hi-</p>
<p>I have created a new page under the "Music" heading. If you hover over "Music" you will see a drop down that says, "Hugh's Songs by Other Artists (YouTube)". If you click on that, you will find a new page that has three YouTube videos of recordings of songs of mine by artists that you might not know or have access to. Many are overseas, but all are recordings I am very proud of.</p>
<p>Please check it out!</p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/68669222022-01-12T14:37:11-06:002022-01-12T14:37:11-06:00TV Pilot script added to Dramatic Writing page<p>Hi again- </p>
<p>I have added the pilot to a half-hour episodic series that I am developing. It's about a teenage couple who are separated into parallel universes as a result of a horrific accident. They will spend the series trying to find their way back to each other. But did what each remembers really happen? And if it did, does the other still remember...or care? </p>
<p>Like all the writings posted there, it's free to download the script. </p>
<p>Check it out and let me know what you think. </p>
<p>See you down the road! </p>
<p>- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/68514962021-12-25T11:37:39-06:002021-12-25T11:37:39-06:00Warm wishes for the season<p>All-</p>
<p>I hope this season brings you joy and regeneration.</p>
<p>I think we've all been a little quiet this year. Quiet is good to a point, but may the energy return in 2022 for wonderful pursuits for everyone. Let's just keep trying to take care of each other whenever we can. </p>
<p>We'll make the better world we all want.</p>
<p>With love and hope,</p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/65248132021-01-19T10:25:13-06:002022-03-09T12:02:55-06:00"Reaching Out" and "The Mome Raths"<p>Hi again- </p>
<p>I have just posted to the Dramatic Writing page a short film script (9 pages) called "Reaching Out" and a short play (11 pages) called "The Mome Raths". </p>
<p>The idea for "Reaching Out" came from the story of a friend of mine in Pullman, Washington. She had an encounter like this after the sudden death of her husband. I, of course, invented all the details, but I hope I captured the heart of what she told me. It's a beautiful story. </p>
<p>The title of "The Mome Raths" comes, of course, from "The Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll. The characters and the story come from one of those strange places we dip into and out of once in a while. I just happened to capture one of those moments.</p>
<p>It's all free to download. </p>
<p>I hope you enjoy them! </p>
<p>------- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/65007032020-12-16T08:32:07-06:002020-12-16T13:57:48-06:00International Writing (really!!)<p>Hi all-</p>
<p>My heart goes out to all of those whose lives have been severely disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, up to and including sickness and death. It is a worldwide disaster, and even though most of us will come through it, no one will be unaffected.</p>
<p>As a performer, my work completely ended. As a writer, it's grown. I've heard that Shakespeare wrote KING LEAR during a plague that he lived through. I'm doing my best.</p>
<p>I've done more songwriting this year than I have for twenty-five years, and it's all been international.</p>
<p>My longtime friend and co-writer, John Peppard, who lives in England, made contact with the rising young country star, Daniel Wesley, in South Africa. The three of us meet online and have written four really exciting songs together, one of which Daniel has already recorded! He's a wonderful singer and musician and a convincing performer. I am very excited about this. I will keep you up to date on progress of his new album.</p>
<p>At the same time, I've been writing with another old friend and co-writer, the Norwegian folk-rock star, Jonas Fjeld. This fall, Jonas was inducted into the Norwegian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Congratulations, Jonas! Over the years, Jonas and I have written many songs, some of which he and others have recorded. You may remember his name from 2019 when he joined with Judy Collins and Chatham County Line to make the album, <em>Winter Stories</em>, which included our song, "Frozen North". They all toured together to packed houses last fall in the USA and earlier this year (pre-Covid) in Norway. Mary and I saw the show in Boston, and Judy recognized me from the stage! That was cool.</p>
<p>Jonas has been working all year on a new solo album and we have written ten (yes, ten!!) new songs, which we both love. The album will be released later next year. I will keep you informed of that also. I am thrilled by all this.</p>
<p>In the meantime, have a warm and meaningful holiday season. With everyone else, I look forward hopefully to the new year.</p>
<p>Stay safe.</p>
<p>See you down the road (somehow!),</p>
<p>--- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/64721632020-11-07T07:43:04-06:002020-11-07T07:43:04-06:00"Tribute to Joe Sun" CD released<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/e4a6694ccd681fb550b60299f1bc03e64833f06f/original/bn-joe-sun-cover-use-x.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>The CD "A Tribute to Joe Sun" has just been released by a group of dedicated musicians in Norway. It consists of 13 tracks by friends and colleagues of Joe's singing songs that he was known for. One of the tracks is me singing "Old Flames". The other artists include Brent Moyer, Alan Rhody, Max T. Barnes, and Austin Church. Here is how to find it. Enjoy. Joe was a great international artist and a great friend. -- Hugh </p>
<p>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/05Vlxxzx1qeo3WBmSEdOTr </p>
<p>Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/160336303 </p>
<p>Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/album/183192242 </p>
<p>Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/.../a-tribute-to-joe-sun/1538070335 </p>
<p>All songs are also on YouTube</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/64064092020-08-10T12:26:43-05:002021-04-21T12:07:47-05:00Judy Collins/Jonas Fjeld Concert broadcast on American Public Television<p>Hi all-</p>
<p>Hope you're well and safe.</p>
<p>I just learned that one of the Oslo, Norway, concerts of <em>Winter Stories</em>, the tour by Judy Collins and Jonas Fjeld with the band Chatham County Line, is being broadcast currently on public television in the US. It was just shown in New York. The other showings are unknown to me in the different markets. Please look them up locally by searching on "Judy Collins Winter Stories". If it's there, you'll find it.</p>
<p>Here's a link to the American Public Television facebook entry about it: https://www.facebook.com/219384251414653/posts/3465649953454717/</p>
<p>This concert includes the song "Frozen North" that Jonas and I wrote. It's a beautiful concert, all of it.</p>
<p>See you down the road (someday)!</p>
<p>--------- Hugh</p>
<p> </p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/62716292020-04-04T09:55:20-05:002020-04-15T08:28:59-05:00New Page for Dramatic Writing - Plays and Screenplays<p>Hi everyone- </p>
<p>I hope you are working hard on social distancing. Different governments are giving the message differently, but we have to do it. We're the ones who can stop this eventually, just by keeping our distance. It's not always easy, but it has to be done. </p>
<p>NOW - I have created a new webpage called "Dramatic Writing - Plays and Screenplays". You'll see it in the menu above.</p>
<p>This page will have free downloads of scripts I have written over the years. Some have been produced, most haven't, but... </p>
<p>I have posted the first one. Here's the description: </p>
<p>1) A Park Bench (A Web Series) - Season One. </p>
<p>A PARK BENCH is a script for a web series consisting of 22 ten-minute episodes. The story centers on an old southern woman who lives in a nursing home and the young Englishman she pays to take her to the park to smoke. Oh yes, he's also an alien in love with an earth girl and desperately wants to become human. He believes she can teach him. She doesn't feel human anymore, so doesn't see what the big deal is. </p>
<p>A lot happens over the course of Season One, and almost all of it happens from their place on a bench in the park where they go for her to smoke and watch the children play. AND---meet an amazing array of humans: evidence that being an alien doesn't actually stand out at all. </p>
<p>I hope you like it! </p>
<p>See you down the road (eventually...) </p>
<p>---- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/62108582020-02-10T15:30:10-06:002020-04-03T11:41:52-05:00David Olney<p>There will be a celebration of the life of David Olney in Nashville on March 9, 2020, at the Belcourt Cinema. I won't be able to be there. I met David early in 1973, a month or so after I got to town and maybe six months after he did. I've known him ever since, and like so many others who have posted about him, I miss him, and I can't believe he's gone. </p>
<p>Here is a version of what I would say if I could attend the memorial in March.</p>
<p>------------------------------------------------</p>
<p> David Olney </p>
<p> David loved. </p>
<p> I ran into him at a gig in Northampton, Massachusetts several years ago. Gine, Redding, and Lilly were staying with David’s parents in Rhode Island while he toured in the region. The kids were small then. I asked him how the family was doing. He said, “Everyone’s sick. They’re throwing up all over the place.” I said, “That’s terrible”. He said, “Oh well, that’s what agents are for.” </p>
<p> The reason he could say that to me is because he knew that I knew how much he loved them. </p>
<p> Love is like a scatter gun. Wherever you direct it, it spreads out everywhere. We see this in his songs. David loved Judas, eternally unable to spend the 30 pieces of silver. He loved the iceberg calling to the Titanic. He specially loved the poor fool, who is every one of us, tagging along and heading for Jerusalem tomorrow. </p>
<p> David loved, and by loving he gave everyone around him permission to love, too. To love even ourselves. By being so totally David, he gave us permission to be ourselves. I’m so much better because of him. Not because I’m more like David, but because I’m more me, more Hugh, than I might have been. In this way, we all carry him forward with us, and---maybe---do the same for others. </p>
<p> And David was something that often seems out of style today. He was decent. That he was brilliant is well documented and will be commented on a lot by all of us as we go forward carrying him inside. It’s his decency, at the heart of everything, that I remember now. </p>
<p> David had crazy times, but he wasn’t crazy. He had drunken times, but he wasn’t a drunk. He had lonely times, but he wasn’t a loner. He knew old times, but he was never old. He had hard times, but he was never a hard man---edgy sometimes, offended by insincere foolishness, but ready to do the work necessary when called. He served on the board of directors of his children’s school and knew about making the hard, unglamorous decisions that actually make the world go ‘round. </p>
<p> We’re going to remember David for the rest of our lives, and others will remember him through his works and through us. I’m not qualified to tell his story, but I don’t have to. David wrote his own life story. It’s in “Roses”. The lightning strikes and... </p>
<p> The old oak tree began to shudder </p>
<p> But he held his ground like some old soldier </p>
<p> His ancient pride was burnt and shaken </p>
<p> But something deep inside did waken </p>
<p> He raised his limbs just like Moses </p>
<p> And blossomed roses </p>
<p> He blossomed roses </p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/59670922019-11-20T13:00:43-06:002019-11-20T13:00:43-06:002019 Tour info and photos added - check 'em out!<p>Hi! </p>
<p>I'm closing in on the last part of my 2019 Euro tour. I have three last shows this weekend in Germany and the Netherlands. You can find details on my Shows page. </p>
<p>I have added some photos in albums under PHOTOS/2019 Tour Photos. Also a blog about one particular experience under BLOGS/2019 Tour blogs. </p>
<p>I hope to write more. </p>
<p>See you down the road! </p>
<p>--- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/59429052019-10-29T15:44:32-05:002020-07-22T20:20:40-05:00Nov. 3 show in Bath has been CANCELLED<p>I apologize if you had planned to attend in Bath, but the show has been cancelled. If you had planned to attend, I appreciate it and I will miss playing for you. I hope I will see you another time.</p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/59242552019-10-12T07:21:38-05:002020-02-29T05:57:54-06:00"Frozen North" single released!<p>Hi all-</p>
<p>The wonderful Norwegian artist and writer, Jonas Fjeld, has a new album (WINTER STORIES) in partnership with Judy Collins and the bluegrass group Chatham County Line. The first single is a song that Jonas and I wrote, "Frozen North". Jonas has recorded it before in Norway, but this is the first American/Worldwide recording release and it's with Judy Collins!</p>
<p> Here's the smart link, Enjoy!: https://orcd.co/judycollinsjonasfjeldfrozennorth</p>
<p>OR you can download the MP3 on the LINKS page above.</p>
<p>Mary and I leave for the UK on October 17, and my tour starts Nov 2 and will take me through England to Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands. The full itinerary is on the SHOWS page. I will also post blogs on the BLOGS page.</p>
<p>See you down the road!</p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/58893562019-09-12T08:08:37-05:002019-09-12T08:08:37-05:00Hugh's short play, "The Mome Raths", to be produced in Topanga, Sept. 29<p><span class="font_regular">Everyone-</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">My short play "The Mome Raths" will be produced as a staged reading by https://topangaactorscompany.weebly.com/ on Sept 29. Royce, the lead, will be read by JOHN KASSIR, Crypt Keeper/narrator from TALES FROM THE CRYPT! Director is John's wife, Vanessa Waters. The rest of the cast is Elizabeth Herron, Annie Abrams, and Jeff Kongs. Damn, I wish I could be there!! </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">If you or anyone you know would like to go, here is how to do it: </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">My play is one of 6 or 8 short plays to run the afternoon of Sunday, September 29, 2019. Starts at 2:00PM and will be done by 4:00PM with option of a short discussion afterwards. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">There's no admission charge, but if someone wants to go, they should email Judith Hendra at topangaactorscompany@theatercompany.org for reservations. It will be full.</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">See you down the road!</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">-- Hugh</span></p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/58337852019-07-23T11:45:40-05:002019-09-01T06:46:36-05:00Dates added for UK/European tour<p>Hi all-</p>
<p>Please check the SHOWS page for updated list of shows in the UK and Europe this fall.</p>
<p>See you down the road!</p>
<p>------- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/58045862019-06-26T09:03:34-05:002019-06-26T09:03:34-05:00LONG WIDE OPEN ROAD available worldwide<p>Hi again, everyone-</p>
<p>Many of you have discovered this already, but my new album, <em>Long Wide Open Road</em>, is available to stream and download on all major music outlets, including Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, and Amazon Music.</p>
<p>The CD is of course available here on my Music page.</p>
<p>Please let me know if you listen to it.</p>
<p>See you down the road,</p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/57793462019-06-04T09:08:13-05:002020-02-29T05:57:27-06:00LONG WIDE OPEN ROAD IS RELEASED! <p>My new album, Long Wide Open Road, consists of eleven songs I've never recorded before. Many are new, some are from earlier periods. It was produced in Nashville with the help of Biff Watson as producer. </p>
<p>For a broadcast preview of some of the songs, WCUW in Worcester, Massachusetts will stream a feature on the album as a world premier. It will be between 1100 and 1200 Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, June 7, 2019. Here's the link to the stream: https://wcuw.org/listen/ </p>
<p>You may go to my music page for the album, and it is available on iTunes and Spotify. Let me know what you think! </p>
<p>https://www.hughmoffatt.com/home </p>
<p>See you down the road. </p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/56897372019-03-22T15:40:32-05:002019-03-22T15:40:32-05:00New album on the way - LONG WIDE OPEN ROAD<p>Hi all- </p>
<p>I’m in Nashville finishing the recording of a new album. The album will be titled LONG WIDE OPEN ROAD and consists of 11 songs of mine that I’ve never recorded before. I'm working with the legendary Nashville musician (and longtime friend) Biff Watson as co-producer. I'm very excited about this. I expect to have the CD available around the end of May. Musicians who play or sing on the songs are Biff, Martin Delray, Jay Patten, Brent Moyer, Eddie Bayers, Susie "Suchi" Waters Benjamin, and Wade McCurdy. This is turning out really, really well. I can't wait to have it in my hands! </p>
<p>BTW - I have added the lyrics to the songs on my album ONLY ALONG FOR THE RIDE to the lyrics page. Lyrics to the new album will also be available at release. </p>
<p>My fall European tour is about to add some more dates. I will post when confirmed. </p>
<p>In the meantime, I add to my Pencils blogs regularly. Check them out. If you want to be notified when a new one posts just follow me on Twitter @hughmoffatt. </p>
<p>See you down the road! </p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/56746462019-03-09T10:49:53-06:002019-03-09T10:49:53-06:00Show in Worcester, Massachusetts on March 31, 2019<p>Hi all-</p>
<p>I will do a show for WCUW radio, in their front room stage, on Sunday, March 31. This is includes Chuck and Mud and is for my old friend Troy Tyree. </p>
<p>Details of this along with the currently updated itinerary for my tour in Europe and the UK in the fall are under SHOWS.</p>
<p>Also, I am now adding to my "Pencils-Physics and Philosophy Blogs" each Wednesday. If you want to be notified when these post, please follow me on twitter. @hughmoffatt.</p>
<p>See you down the road!</p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/56094552019-01-23T17:36:10-06:002020-01-21T01:40:20-06:00New Physics and Philosophy blog added<p>Hi-</p>
<p>If you are following my Physics and Philosophy musings, I just added a new one titled "Creation". Just hover over the "Physics and Philosophy" button above and it will magically appear!</p>
<p>See you down the road</p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/56071032019-01-22T11:53:26-06:002019-01-22T11:53:26-06:00JFON fundraiser concert<p>Hi-</p>
<p>At 7P on Feb 9, 2019, I'll be part of this fundraiser in Watertown. Come if you can!</p>
<p>http://www.newenglandjfon.org/new-events/</p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/55842742019-01-07T06:42:50-06:002019-08-15T06:28:29-05:00UK and European Tour coming in the Fall (and report on a play reading)<p>Hi again-</p>
<p>A few of the dates are set for my tour in October-November.</p>
<p>Please see Shows link above for details. More coming soon!</p>
<p>Also, on November 4, 2017, the very talented Michael Ofori directed a staged reading of my full length play <em>Restless</em> at Boston University with a wonderful cast of BU students: Nick Walker, Oreine Robinson, VonDerrick Taylor, Dani Palmer, Christian Scales, Conor Paradis, and Tatianna Jackson.</p>
<p>It was well received with very helpful comments from both the cast and the audience. I have revised again and keep on towards a full production somewhere someday!</p>
<p>See you down the road!</p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/55743992018-12-30T14:21:03-06:002018-12-30T14:21:03-06:00Happy 2019<p>Hi everyone-</p>
<p>Please take time everyday to wish someone well or help someone out. Nothing moves the world out of darkness more than each one of us doing something daily to be better, to make someone else's life a little better, maybe someone who irritates you. We all have to get along somehow.</p>
<p>Even if you're doing other things for the world, do this too!</p>
<p>Looks like I'll be back on the road in 2019.</p>
<p>One date in Worcester, MA in March and then a tour in the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, and Germany in the fall.</p>
<p>Watch for dates!</p>
<p>See you down the road</p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/52600882018-05-27T09:18:27-05:002020-01-04T09:08:45-06:00Join me at Hezekiah Stone's on June 7, 2018<p>Hi all-</p>
<p>I will be part of the farewell concert for this coffee house series near Leicester, MASS.</p>
<p>Old friend and wonderful poet Tim Mason has hosted the series for years and is now moving on.</p>
<p>See the events page for details.</p>
<p>See you there!</p>
<p>Other news is that Mary and I are beginning to get a rhythm running The Sherman Guest Home. Here's the website:</p>
<p>https://www.theshermanguesthome.com/</p>
<p>Come stay with us when you are in Boston.</p>
<p>------ Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/50567862018-02-01T19:43:30-06:002018-05-10T06:54:58-05:00Hugh and Mary move to Waltham!<p>Hi all-</p>
<p>This has been brewing for awhile but details were foggy. However, yesterday we confirmed a deal to sell our home in the Bellevue section of Nashville. Sad to leave a place that has been wonderful for us, but it's time. </p>
<p>We are moving to Waltham, Mass, one of the communities of Greater Boston. (Yes we KNOW it's cold!). Our daughter, Corianna, is established there and has a job for us! ...more about that later.</p>
<p>I will continue to write, and perform when I can. I'll keep you informed of all that.</p>
<p>In the meantime, again, check out THE GOLDBLOODS on YouTube.</p>
<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvBtab5G_jM</p>
<p>Spread the word and let me know.</p>
<p>See you down the road.</p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/48242012017-08-24T10:19:27-05:002021-11-02T06:28:37-05:00Kesha's RAINBOW debuts at #1!! (Click on Blogs to see the screenshot)<p> </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/787d5337c790adf6d89cd72e54517af538e92698/original/kesha-1.jpg?1503587686" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font_large">This is a big deal! </span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">Kesha's new album (first in years) RAINBOW debuted this week on the Billboard album charts at #1! The album includes "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" as a duet with Dolly Parton. (Pebe Sebert and I wrote the song together...a few years back.) Congratulations to Kesha! I am incredibly proud to be a part of this very personal statement from a great artist! </span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">---------- Hugh</span></p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/48031752017-08-04T17:03:24-05:002022-05-22T23:21:40-05:00My original album for Rounder/Philo released again!<p>All-</p>
<p><em>LOVING YOU</em>, my first album for Rounder/Philo, has been released again through AirPlay Direct, an online international radio distribution service. The lead song for this release is my duet version of "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" featuring Kathy Mattea. </p>
<p>The AirPlay Direct live album chart shows my album at the top today! Check it out!</p>
<p>http://airplaydirect.com/charts/albums/Today</p>
<p>(This is a live chart that changes constantly. It's 5PM Nashville time as I post this, hopefully it will still be on the chart when you look at it.!)</p>
<p>Anyway, thanks to all my friends at radio around the world who keep playing my music!</p>
<p>See you down the road...</p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/47775762017-07-13T08:14:12-05:002018-04-06T08:13:11-05:00Kesha and Dolly!<p>Flash!</p>
<p>Kesha has a new album coming out on August 11, the first in years because of the...unpleasantness. Congratulations to Kesha! </p>
<p>ALSO - on the album will be a new recording of "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" as a duet with Dolly Parton. I heard the recording several months ago and it's great!! I had no idea what would be done with it. Now I know.</p>
<p>Hope all of you are well.</p>
<p>See you down the road.</p>
<p>-- Hugh</p>
<p> </p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/47047112017-05-11T08:18:10-05:002017-12-09T12:02:59-06:00For Dean BarnesAll-<br><br>We lost a treasure this week.<br><br>Dean Barnes passed away, a British guitarist of blues and country, among the greatest, as yet undiscovered by the world.<br><br>He was not yet 50, should have had decades left to share his beauty.<br><br>Take some time to sample some of this series of videos:<p>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5E2101C63F52C448<br><br>so long, Dean, see you down the road.<br><br>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/46473182017-03-27T14:02:11-05:002017-04-04T07:41:59-05:00Old friend getting an Honorary DoctorateHi Everyone-<br><br>This time it's not about me (really).<br><br>Fine artist, George Grammer, who is about to turn 89 in October, is an old friend of my family from Fort Worth. He is also very dear to Mary and me and to my sister, Katy. We used to visit him and his amazing wife, June, in New Jersey and New York, when our children were young. June passed away since. They were a beautiful couple in all meanings of the term.<br><br>George still lives in Manhatten and is an active painter. He is the last living member of a group of artists known as the Fort Worth Circle. Here's wikipedia on them: <p>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Worth_Circle<br><br>On April 20, 2017, George will be in Fort Worth for the opening of a new exhibition of his paintings at Texas Wesleyan University, his alma mater. They will take the opportunity to bestow on him an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities. This is well-deserved and a wonderful recognition of a talented ambassador for the Texas art community to the whole world. Here is an article about this event:<br><br>http://therambler.org/2017/03/01/grammer-comes-full-circle/<br><br>If any of you are in Fort Worth this spring or summer, don't miss the exhibit! (or the opening on April 20 if you can make it!)<br><br>All the best,<br><br>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/46016792017-02-22T09:38:53-06:002017-03-27T13:51:32-05:00Update February 2017Hi all-<br><br>it's not like I haven't been busy, just not sure what's of interest.<br><br>I've been focusing on a new writing project that I'll reveal more about as it progresses. It's a new one act opera, again in collaboration with composer Michael Ching. To early to say more, but it's exciting to be working with Michael again!<br><br>I am teaching the Business of Music at Nashville State Community College. That's really rewarding. Students are motivated on this topic, and they have, as usual, a lot to teach me too.<br><br>I have decided not to produce Pulp FRiction in 2017. I posted some new photos on that Facebook Event page if you're interested. <p>https://www.facebook.com/Pulp-FRiction-10-Minute-Play-Festival-1060947917267566/</p>I have another project that is deeply in the beginning stages, that I hope will devour my time and attention as the year goes on. Let it stay mysterious for now...<br><br>I miss meeting everyone I usually see on my tours, but that's aways over the horizon for now. I'll certainly let you know when I start planning again.<br><br>Hope all are well.<br><br>See you down the road! (eventually)<br><br>-- Hugh<br> Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/44330112016-10-23T09:54:42-05:002016-10-23T09:54:42-05:00Pulp FRiction 2016 is a wrap!All-<br><br>Our 10-Minute Play festival, Pulp FRiction, ran successfully on October 15, 2016 at the Idea Hatchery in East Nashville. We completed three successful runs of the program between 2P and 5P. Photos and comments are post on the facebook page<br> <p>https://www.facebook.com/Pulp-FRiction-10-Minute-Play-Festival-1060947917267566/<br><br>Check it out!<br><br>See you down the road.<br><br>-- Hugh</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/43136172016-08-07T09:17:28-05:002016-08-07T09:17:28-05:00Hugh to teach Master Class in OctoberHi-<br><br>I will teach a one day master class in songwriting through Watkins Institute on Saturday, October 8, 2016.<br><br>It's open to any experienced songwriter who wants to go through an intensive songwriting workshop to improve your focus and finishing abilities to create the song you meant to write.<br><br>Please see P. 24 of the Watkins Catalogue for details and sign-up form.<p>http://www.watkins.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/fall_2016_catalog_FINAL.pdf</p>Spread the word!<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/43115372016-08-05T11:35:02-05:002016-08-07T09:11:57-05:00Several things going on...Hi-<br><br><em>Now and Then</em>, Katy's and my new album, is reviewed in this months issue of ICON magazine. Check it out! http://www.icondv.com/<br><br>Click on "Current Issue", follow the links to the mag, and go to page 32. There we are!<br><br>I'll be the featured writer at the Bluebird Cafe's Sunday Writer's night on August 14. I love doing this show. Come out if you're in town. No cover!<br><br>Lane Wright and I are deeply into pre-production for this year's Pulp FRiction 10-minute Play festival. This will be our third year producing 4 short plays in repertory as part of the Proto-Pulp Book Show, this year on Saturday, Sept. 17. See the Facebook event page for more information.<br> <p>https://www.facebook.com/Pulp-FRiction-10-Minute-Play-Festival-1060947917267566/<br><br>I hope everyone is well. Keep in touch and I'll see you down the road!<br><br>-- Hugh<br> </p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/42353472016-06-17T11:22:01-05:002016-07-05T15:06:49-05:00Hugh Moffatt, MFA!So-<br><br>I haven't written a lot about this, but for the last couple of years I've been working toward an MFA in Writing from the Spalding University Low Residency program in Louisville, Kentucky.<br><br>On Saturday, June 4, I received my degree. This is a huge step for me. It's the reason I left my 15 year job with Schweitzer Engineering. My writing and other work for this degree were focused primarily on screenwriting, with excursions into playwriting, writing for musical theater, and writing for children.<br><br>For any of you interested in a professional writing program, I highly recommend looking into Spalding. The staff and writing mentors are the best. The program is mostly independent writing under the guidance of a mentor with two 10 day residencies each year that are intense to say the least.<br><br>The Spalding MFA program was co-founded by Sena Jeter Naslund, who is still active as program director. Look her up!<br><br>Anyone interested in talking more about this, please contact me through my guestbook or Facebook page. I will glad to give you more information.<br><br>I have been teaching songwriting as an adjunct for two community colleges. I am also working on television pilots. One of which is attracting some interest. Too early to be excited or more specific, but validating.<br><br>Who knows where this will lead, but I'm on the road!<br><br>--- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41513322016-04-24T10:02:27-05:002016-04-24T10:02:27-05:00Worcester show cancelledAll-<br><br>I have had to cancel my trip to Worcester and my performance for WCUW on Sunday, May 1.<br><br>I'm very sorry for this. Personal circumstances have made this necessary.<br><br>I'll see you next time.<br><br>NOTE - I think that Chuck and Mud will still do the show, so GO HEAR THEM!<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41513312016-04-24T09:59:39-05:002016-04-24T09:59:39-05:00Bree and home!We finished the tour with a private, invitation only, performance in Bree, Belgium, that was organized by our old friend Jan Schonkeren. It was another great evening. The small theater was full. <br><br>Thank you, Jan!<br><br>We drove all day on Tuesday to Basel (Muttenz, actually) and had dinner with Geri and Christine Stoker. Christoph Schwegler joined us. Geri and Christoph work together on Swiss National radio DR3. Geri is producer and Christoph is presenter. It is their Sunday show that promoted our concerts in Switzerland and helped tremendously to make them a success. At every show, someone said they heard about us on DR3!<br><br>Flight home on Thursday was easy. Katy went on to L.A. I had to transfer to LaGuardia from JFK, because American Airlines switched my flight on me. I'll talk to them about that. AA at LaGuardia is not set up to handle Int'l transfers, so it was FAR more difficult than it should have been after 13 hours of travel!<br><br>But that's another story...<br><br>Home again!<br><br>See you down the road.<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41409622016-04-18T03:06:24-05:002016-04-18T03:06:24-05:00'tZwaantje and De VriendschapGreat shows in Lichtenvoorde and Wadway.<br><br>After spending four days off in Lichtenvoorde it was a little homecoming just to return on Saturday for the show at 'tZwaantje. wonderful audience and old friends Johannes and Adri came. <br><br>We drove the next morning, left at 10:30, to Wadway, near Hoorn in North Holland, on the Ijselmeer. What should have taken about one and a half hours took three hours because of lane closures on the A1 east of Amsterdam. they took 4 lanes down to 1 for construction. Not a good way to do things. It took and hour and 20 minutes to go 2 kilometers.<br><br>We arrived for the sound check only about 10 minutes late as we had allowed a lot of room for error.<br><br>It was an afternoon show at the Cafe de Vriendschap in Wadway. Very nice audience. The promoter was old friend Loek Lamers. He told a story to the audience of how we first met in 1988, He gave me a ride from southern Germany to holland. In return I did a few songs as a guest at a show he was promoting for White Mountain Bluegrass. Great experience. Loek is an adventurer and American music lover who has been all over the US searching out traditional bands of all kinds.<br><br>We had dinner with Loek and our extended family in Holland. Richard was there with Zaou and Rolf and Rubio and Laura. It was great to see them. See the photo in Euro 2016 Photos (hover your mouse over Photos and you'll see the link).<br><br>Also photos of another cat that lives near Carel in Lichtenvoorde. This tour has a cat theme!<br><br>------ HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41391782016-04-16T03:40:47-05:002016-04-16T03:40:47-05:00De WoonbootWe played last night in De Woonboot van Nelis en Leentje. Woonboot means houseboat, but thankfully it wasn't really a boat! We were worried.<br><br>It was a large restaurant and music venue. There were about 80 people, all very attentive. We didn't do our best show, but we soldiered through and everyone loved us. It was another really good night.<br><br>The hit of the evening for us was seeing the collection of accordions and other instruments that Nelis has acquired over forty years. I posted one photo that is just the tip of the iceberg. There were walls and walls of accordions. I've never seen that many in any music store and they are from everywhere.<br><br>Amazing.<br><br>It's really blustery this morning. A real Dutch day. We'll head back to Lichtenvoorde soon where we play tonight.<br><br>-- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41337882016-04-13T03:09:32-05:002016-04-18T02:55:48-05:00Germany and on to the NetherlandsWe played on Sunday in Langenau, Germany, for our old friend, Peter Wroblewski and the Country Friends Koetz. Old friends and new. There were people there who have been following our music, individually and together, for 25 years. There were also some first timers. It was a beautiful evening.<br><br>We finished early. The show started at 6 and by 9;30 we were all in a restaurant for a late dinner.<br><br>The next morning I got an email that Peter and Anne Marie''s first grandchild was born at 3:30AM! Congratulations!<br><br>We left about 1PM and drove to the Netherlands on Monday. One stau (German traffic jam, stau is the better word, just feels right). We stopped and had dinner. Than some major rush hour traffic before Limburg, but sped on and arrived at the Hotel 't Zwaanje about 9P. Katy got settled and took me to the home of old friend Carel van Melis.<br><br>A few days off now. Getting my guitar worked on. The electronics have a bug of some kind. It's 25 years old.<br><br>I have some photos in Euro 2016 (hover your mouse over "Photos" and it will appear). The sign at the rest stop is one of those translation issues. A literal English translation is "Place for parking your women". That's obviously NOT what it means, but what it really means isn't obvious at all.<br><br>The ducks in the other photos visit Carel every day and quack outside his door for bread. Sometimes they come separately, sometimes together. The neighborhood knows them as Carel's ducks.<br><br>We start the last leg of the tour on Friday in Emmer-Compascuum and finish on Monday in Bree, Belgium.<br><br>I'll let you know how it goes.<br><br>See you down the road.<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41291672016-04-10T03:21:16-05:002016-04-10T03:21:16-05:00Turbenthal and adios to SwitzerlandWe drove without any traffic problems from Waldkraiburg to Turbenthal. The border crossings were uneventful, a good thing. <br><br>The gasthaus Tulpenbaum is in Feubrunn, just 5 km from Turbenthal. It's beautiful, set on a farm. I have photos in Euro 2016.<br><br>The show was wonderful Robby and Sylvia do a fantastic job of making the experience good for audience and artists.<br><br>Paul came early and brought the hangup bag I left in Filzbach. That was kind of him. He had to go to some trouble. My fault!<br><br>My old tennis friend from 2010, Beat Vogele, came to the concert. It was great to see him. He's doing well. He lives in the area.<br><br>Off to Langenau in Germany today. No more shows for Switzerland. It's been a wonderful tour here.<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41282582016-04-09T01:36:48-05:002016-04-09T01:38:27-05:00Waldkraiburg, Yes!Longer drive, not too bad, easy border crossings into Austria and Germany. <br><br>Amazing, warm, audience in the small Bistro inside the Kultur Haus. So rewarding to play.<br><br>Wonderful to visit with Hanwjoerg Malonek again. It's been nearly 30 years since we met. He arranged my first two tours in Europe at the end of the 80's. He did this for several others, including Steve Young. So sad to lose Steve recently. <br><br>I added some photos in Euro 2016 (hover your mouse over "Photos" to see them.) They are out my hotel room in Filzbach before we left. Beautiful place.<br><br>Left my hangup bag in the closet! Rookie error... Paul will get it and bring it to Turbenthal for us. Sorry, Paul!<br><br>Turbenthal tonight. The last date in Switzerland.<br><br>See you down the road.<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41253542016-04-07T13:10:25-05:002016-04-07T13:10:25-05:00Starting the slog!This begins the hardest part of the tour. Not playing, but traveling. Tonight we are in Filzbach, where we started. This time we play! (photo in Euro 2016) Then a days drive to Waldkraiburg in Germany, back to Turbenthal, Switzerland, and then to Langenau, Germany.<br><br>I won't have much time to catch you up.<br><br>I'll meet you on the other side!<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41219602016-04-05T15:50:24-05:002016-04-05T15:50:24-05:00On the road again...What a beautiful two days spent with Monika and Stephen in their home in Pieterlen. All I have to show for it is a picture of Buddy Butz, the cat chief of the mansion. (Euro 2016 under Photos. Just hover your mouse over "Photos" and this subfolder will appear!)<br><br>AND of course, the memories and true new friendships. More is to be written in the Akashic records regarding these wonderful people.<br><br>Tomorrow to Chur!<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41192052016-04-04T04:32:05-05:002016-06-17T11:07:49-05:00Olten, Frutigen, and PieterlenIt's been a whirlwind three days. From Laupen we drove to Olten. Martin, the promoter, found a new venue, the Shauraum, that we inaugurated. It's a cafe rather than a theater, but Martin set up a really good sound system and the show went really well. Not full, but a healthy crowd of about 50. That's not bad for a first time venue that people aren't familiar with.<br><br>I"ve got photos (in Euro 2016) of the beautiful wild flowers that grow in natural bouquets all over the yards of the homes. They last about three weeks. No one cuts them. Also a photo of our car. It's perfect for what we're doing. plenty of room for guitars and large suitcases, plus us!<br><br>I also caught Martin's cat, Flash, on the wrong side of the door. (So what's new...).<br><br>Next we drove to Frutigen for a new beginning of the old Frutigen Singer-Songwriter festival. This festival brought literally hundreds of American country and roots artists to Switzerland to play for thousands of Swiss and German fans over a period of about 20 years. It ended in the late 90s, but folks are trying again.<br><br>I think it will work. There were 600 people for one night and three artists. It was us, the Jeff Turner Band, and the Jacks. Jeff is a longtime expat from Australia who has been playing country music in Europe for many years. The Jacks, are Geordie Jack and his sons. Geordie is an old friend of mine. He was the main singer in the band Colorado from Scotland, a true world music group that was one of my all time favorite live bands. Who else had a steel guitar and a bagpipe? It was great to connect again.<br><br>We are proud to be a connector from the old festival to the new. We got to visit with Aschi and Nilly Maurer. Aschi was the creator and promoter of the original festival. A remarkable man, who made a huge American music festival out of nothing and kept it running for decades. Nilly is equally amazing. <br><br>I've got photos of Switzerland and Geordie.<br><br>Next we went to Pieterlen to play for Monika and Stephen's audiences in "Folk in Heaven". This is a beautiful venue holding about 100 or a little more. We had a wonderful early show, starting at 5, to a full house.<br><br>Now a couple of days off and on we go!<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41159392016-04-01T04:29:41-05:002016-04-01T04:29:41-05:00Laupen wonderful!We left Sumiswald about 1P and got in the Hotel Baeren in Laupen about 2:30. <br><br>Yes, another hotel Baeren. Animals are big for hotel names in Switzerland. They are mostly Baeren (bears), Hirschen (deers), Loewen (lions), or Adler (eagle). Sternen (stars) is another popular name.<br><br>Laupen has a huge castle (see photos) and our venue (Die Tonne) was on an ancient cobblestone street winding up to it. Die Tonne means barrel or cask, as in for wine. It's a wine cellar. Getting into it means unlocking a huge door descending under the street! (see photo) It's dungeon like, but fantastic for a show. <br><br>The place was packed. It all went great.<br><br>On to Olten!<br><br>(photos are under Euro 2016)<br><br>---- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41139112016-03-31T03:28:25-05:002016-03-31T03:28:25-05:00Sumiswald last night - terrific!We left the Seminar hotel above the lake in Filzbach about 12:10 and drove to Sumiswald. (See the photos in Euro Tour 2016).<br><br>Our GPS got confused driving through Muhlehorn because the streets go underneath each other and it didn't know where we were, but we found the highway. Katy drove and I navigated. We went past Luzerne and into Sumiswald to the Hotel Baeren. (see photos).<br><br>the show was wonderful. Dieter and Sylvia, the promoters, were very gracious and the crowd seemed to like us OK. (They were actually pretty excited.) Great beginning!<br><br>On to Laupen and Die Tonne today.<br><br>See you down the road,<br><br>------- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41120782016-03-30T04:04:05-05:002016-03-30T04:04:05-05:00And we begin!Today Katy and I leave our alpen retreat in Filzbach, almost recovered from the journey across the pond, and embark on..."THE TOUR!"<br><br>Off to Sumiswald and beyond.<br><br>Among other wonders, I saw a small bird I believe to be the Aplen Tit. very pretty, like a small round plover. also a beautiful hawk with white patches on top of it's wings. no idea what kind.<br><br>See you down the road!<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41087052016-03-28T10:06:38-05:002016-03-30T03:53:13-05:00Filzbach and MuhlehornFilzbach-<br><br>Katy and I arrived in Zurich airport this morning and managed to find our way to Filzbach halfway up the side of an Alp with two GPS's that didn't agree and finally Katy navigating with the paper maps. (See Filzbach photos in the new Euro 2016 page under photos.).<br><br>We're recovering from the journey in a beautiful place called the Seminar Hotel Lihn. We'll be back here to play in a few days and they have graciously offered us a landing place.<br><br>It's Easter Monday here, which they refer to as "another Sunday", which means you can't get anything in the shops because they're closed.<br><br>We'll make do, it's a real switchback road to get down the mountain to a bigger town. I'll make the drive in a few minutes to meet up with old friends Paul and Alice. Paul put this tour together for us.<br><br>Muhlehorn-<br><br>While Katy recovered from her much longer journey (from L.A.) I visited Paul and Alice in Muhlehorn, just down the mountain. Their son, Michael, was with them. He works in Zurich, but comes down regularly. Great dinner, great time catching up. We've known each other for more than 25 years. Too short always. See the photos.<br><br>ALSO-<br><br>I'm going to start a new blog page if you're interested. It will be called Physics and Philosophy. Just thoughts on the nature of reality. Just hover your mouse over "Blogs" in the heading and you'll see the new page appear. Spooky!<br><br>See you down the road!<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/41078342016-03-27T13:31:22-05:002016-03-27T13:31:22-05:00Hello Europe and May Day show in Worcester, MassHi all-<br><br>I"m writing this from JFK airport in NYC. Katy and I will be on the flight to Zurich in a couple of hours, then we start the tour. See SHOWS page for details.<br><br>ALSO- I will be in Worcester, MA, on May 1. I'll do a Sunday afternoon show (4P-6P) at WCUW for my old friend, Troy Tyree. Chuck and Mud will share the stage.<br><br>Check out the details on the SHOWS page.<br><br>See you down the road!<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/40665002016-02-29T19:44:02-06:002017-01-15T21:14:25-06:00NOW AND THEN - new duet CD by Hugh and Katy is released!The second duet CD, <em>Now and Then</em>, with my sister Katy Moffatt has just been released. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/b7790d2c54a71dc6c8fcac6570c33767a905cb87/small/nath-cover.jpg?0" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" /><br>It's 11 songs that we have sung for much of our lives but never recorded. Many songs you will know, some will be new to you.<br><br>They are all close to our hearts.<br><br>The recording is simple, with Katy and me on guitar, Rob Price on bass, and the fantastic Chris Scruggs playing steel guitar, dobro, banjo, and swing guitar.<br><br>Please check it out on the Store page. I know you will like it.<br><br>the songs are:<p>Ashes of Love, Sin City, Never Say Never, Every Now and Then, Singin’ the Blues, Do Right Woman, Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning, Makes Me Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye, Are You Teasing Me, Gunga Din, Vaya con Dios</p>Also, our itinerary for Europe in March and April has been updated.<br><br>See you there!<br><br>------------HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/40633522016-02-27T08:32:46-06:002020-01-31T05:21:21-06:00Hugh Moffatt/Katy Moffatt European tour coming!Hi all-<br><br>The European tour for Katy and Hugh starts in one month!<br><br>We have a new CD called <em>Now and Then</em> that will be released very soon also.<br><br>We will tour from March 30 until April 17 in Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands. Some dates have been added and updated in the last few weeks. <br><br>Please go to the "Shows" page and check it out.<br><br>See you there!<br><br>--HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/40069112016-01-25T17:40:31-06:002017-01-15T21:14:25-06:00Songs From the Back of the Church - in NashvilleAll-<br><br>On Saturday, February 27, I will perform my program <em>Songs from the Back of the Church</em> as a fundraiser for Ministry in Pockets at the 61st Ave Methodist Church in Nashville.<br><br>It's a great cause, a reaching out to homeless and hungry wherever they are in Nashville. This church has long ministered to the poor in their community. Now they are working to extend their aid and support to other parts of our city.<br><br>Come see and hear!<br><br>-- Hugh<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/e986394f0c62545d5bac819bd50f167af5900974/original/sftbotc-flyer.jpg?1453765189" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/39333202015-11-24T14:25:26-06:002015-11-24T14:25:26-06:00A new short film by Hugh!OK-<br><br>This is different. I just got back from my residency for my MFA in Writing at Spalding University in Louisville, KY. I've been working towards this degree for a couple of years and expect to finish in June. My focus is screenwriting.<br><br>This time, I made a film. Here it is-<br><br>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WuIzIFeYzk&index=4&list=PLnxay7ACG6jC8ufd-InsU-lJg8q8vrHsl<br><br>Let me know what you think!<br><br>-- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/39187242015-11-07T17:09:53-06:002017-01-15T21:14:25-06:00Dissolvo Dog!!Hi Everyone-<br><br>This is different. For the last 18 months or so, I have been working with the wonderful artist and illustrator, Julie Sola, to develop a new series of children's picture books: The Dissolvo Dog series. We have just completed the first three books in the series!<br><br>They are "Dissolvo Dog to the Rescue", "Dissolvo Dog Meets the Cat", and "Dissolvo Dog and the Garbage Can".<br><br>These are scripts that I wrote several years ago that I showed to Julie and she fell in love with. Her images are wonderful! <br><br>Here is a picture of the three books. They are not available yet, but soon will be. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/380c451ad35598e397a2864a6e6d47d3cf720ffa/medium/the-books-1.jpg?1446937728" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /><br>I will let you all know.<br><br>See you down the road!<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/39065272015-11-01T07:03:18-06:002015-11-01T07:03:18-06:00New Album Coming! - Hugh and Katy Moffatt!All-<br><br>My sister, Katy Moffatt, and I have recorded tracks for a new duet album! For several years now we have toured occasionally together but have not made a duet album since <em>Dance Me Outside</em> a LONG time ago.<br><br>This new album is all songs that we both love to sing. Some we have sung together, some we haven't.<br><br>I will let you know as it progresses.<br><br>See you down the road!<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/38625752015-09-20T09:33:00-05:002017-01-15T21:14:25-06:00Pulp FRiction 2015!Sorry that only Tennessee folks can come, but I wanted everyone to know...<br><br><br>Press Release – For immediate Release<br>PULP F<em>R</em>ICTION 2015!<br><br>The <em>Pulp FRiction 10-minute Play Festival</em> will run as part of the <em>Proto Pulp Book Show</em> on <em>Saturday, September 26</em>, 2015, at the <em>Idea Hatchery</em> (1108 Woodland Street) near Five Points in East Nashville. Last year’s inaugural production was so well received that we wanted to make it an annual event!<br><br>Once again we will produce four original short plays by Middle Tennessee playwrights in repertory from <em>1:00PM until 5:00PM</em> on the small stage behind the Arts and Invention Gallery during Proto Pulp. Each play will be about 10 minutes long. We expect to start at the top of each hour and run the whole program (all four plays) four times during the afternoon.<br><br>This is open air bare stage theater---just actors, words, and action--- as Shakespeare did it!<br><br>Pulp Friction 2015 will again be produced by Hugh Moffatt, and this year we welcome <em>Lane Wright</em> as director/artistic director. Lane is well known to Nashville theater goers as both actor and director.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/11eab23b3f794548780ac28413ca89c339684b92/small/laneheadshot01.jpg?1442707885" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Lane Wright<br> <br><strong>The plays are:</strong><br>“(Not) Who <em>You</em> Think I Am” by Hunter Moore<br>“Do Dead Boys Dream of Scarlett Johansson?” by Tom Angland<br>“A Love Story” by Katie McDougall<br>“Leaving Home” by Hugh Moffatt<br> <br>Hunter and Hugh are returning playwrights from last year, and Tom was last year’s director—now a playwright! We welcome Katie to the fold. The four plays are varied in style and subject and each is highly entertaining, written for adults but suitable for children (think PG).<br> <br>The actors who have agreed to grace our stage this year are:<br> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/0310c2b66f7ed3bdbcd88110dbe53baa89c4195b/small/akin-adele-headshot.jpg?1442758719" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><br><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image004.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="234" width="154" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Adele Akin<br> <br><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/c2ae027bb27bf6d2957f7b9ff9a01fb36883811c/small/danziegler.jpg?1442758765" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image006.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="202" width="161" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Dan Zeigler<br> <br><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/01c7b1ebf78656743fc0f89ee6bdcedc286af51f/small/taylor-chew-headshot.jpg?1442758776" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image008.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="214" width="153" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Taylor Chew<br> <br><br><br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/852de294a4936e92bf5f3dd053d7ed329c15cc98/small/jake-abell-headshot.jpg?1442758772" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image010.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="156" width="194" /><br><br><br><br><br><br>Jake Abell<br> <br><br><br>Many of you will remember that Taylor and Jake were part of Pulp Friction 2014 also. We are proud that they are returning and very excited about Adele and Dan joining them. SEE YOU THERE!<br><br> <br><strong><span class="font_large">Pulp Friction 2015 Bios</span></strong><br> <br><strong><u>PRODUCTION TEAM</u></strong><br> <br>Lane Wright, Director and Artistic Director<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/11eab23b3f794548780ac28413ca89c339684b92/small/laneheadshot01.jpg?1442707885" class="size_s justify_left border_" style="cursor: default; margin: 0.5em; width: 125px; height: auto; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><div> </div><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image013.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="184" width="123" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Lane Wright has been acting professionally for 35 years, and has performed in over 30 states, as well as with many Nashville theatres, including Tennessee Repertory Theatre (now Nashville Rep), Nashville Children's Theatre, Tennessee Women's Theatre Project, Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre, Boiler Room Theatre, Studio Tenn, and Blackbird Theatre. Favorite roles include H. C. Curry in "The Rainmaker," Freddy in "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," and Vanya in "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike." He has also directed for Actor's Playhouse, Boiler Room Theatre, and ACT 1, most recently Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July."<br><br><br>Hugh Moffatt, Producer and Playwright (“Leaving Home”)<br><strong><u><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/aee6a230a18aa15f973fa9a9a803ab3bce0da62f/small/hm-performance-small.jpg?1442758768" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image012.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="160" width="156" /></u></strong><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>The list of artists who have recorded Hugh’s songs includes Jerry Lee Lewis, Ronnie Milsap, Merle Haggard, Alabama, Dolly Parton, and Johnny Cash. As a recording artist, he has released ten CD's and toured extensively around the world. In collaboration with composer Michael Ching, Moffatt wrote the librettos for three operas, each with multiple professional productions. His short play, “The Truth”, was produced by Pulp Friction in 2014. He is excitedly anticipating the production of “Leaving Home” this year!<br> <br><br><strong><u>PLAYWRIGHTS</u></strong><br><br>Tom Angland (“Do Dead Boys Dream of Scarlett Johansson?”)<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/1bd304c23a8b2404ba5b19f2bd676bbb3cdf2182/small/angland-headshot-full-res.jpg?1442758773" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><br><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image015.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="169" width="135" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Tom Angland directed last year's Pulp Friction offerings. He has been a fulltime theatre professional for twenty-some years. A past winner of the Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship for acting, Tom has performed in 50 plus professional plays on stages in Nashville, and across the Eastern and Southeastern US. For five years, he was a member of the resident acting company at The Cumberland County Playhouse. He more recently spent 3 years as part in the permanent company at the official state theatre of Virginia, Barter Theatre. Tom has an MFA in Theatre from the University of South Carolina, and is currently the Director of Theatre at Nashville State Community College. <br><br><br> <br>Katie McDougall (“A Love Story”)<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/b2eaf3bbd8c1aa169545fe20d066c44058a74e79/small/katiemcdougal.jpeg?1442758774" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><br><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image017.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="194" width="148" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Katie McDougall is the cofounder of <a href="https://porchtn.org/" target="_blank">The Porch</a>, Nashville’s nonprofit center for writing, and she is author of the novel, <em>The Color Wheel</em>. Her short fiction has appeared in <a href="http://www.barcelonareview.com/51/e_ka.htm" target="_blank">BarcelonaReview.com</a>, <a href="http://www.storyglossia.com/thirteen/ka_campsite.html" target="_blank">Storyglossia.com,</a> and in <em>Soundtrack Not Included. </em> She holds a BA in English from Colorado College and an MFA in Fiction Writing from Colorado State University. Prior to cofounding The Porch, Katie spent fifteen years as a high school English teacher in Colorado, Nashville, and The Bahamas.<br><br><br> <br>Hunter Moore (“(Not) Who YOU Think I Am”)<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/4effd160b4465d91d4e7ffb290a5a72eff9820e4/small/hunter-moore.jpg?1442758770" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image019.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="164" width="152" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><em>(Not) Who You Think I Am</em> is the second of Hunter's plays to be produced for the Pulp Friction Festival. A full-length musical play, <em>Conversations</em>, received a staged reading at the Centennial Black Box Theater in March, 2014. A staged reading of <em>Missing Katie</em>, a full-length drama, was held in Nashville in 2013. Hunter has also written a novella, online music reviews, and songs recorded by Don Williams, Ricky Skaggs, and Kathy Mattea. He earned a master's degree (MLAS) at Vanderbilt University in 2014. Hunter is married to Bonnie and is the proud father of James and Rebecca. <br> <br> <br><strong><u>ACTORS</u></strong><br><br>Adele Akin<br>“(Not) Who YOU Think I Am” and “A Love Story”<br> <div><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/0310c2b66f7ed3bdbcd88110dbe53baa89c4195b/small/akin-adele-headshot.jpg?1442758719" class="size_s justify_left border_" style="cursor: default; margin: 0.5em; width: 125px; height: auto; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /></div><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Adele is a New York actress and graduate of the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In Nashville she has performed for the Tennessee Womens Theatre Project, Circle Players, ACT 1, Mockingbird, Town Center Theatre, Street Theatre and Nashville Stages. Her favorite roles include Gooch in Mame, Sister Amnesia in Nuncrackers, Ms. Hannigan in Annie, numerous Alices in A... My Name is Alice and Hortense Daigle in The Bad Seed.<br> <br><br>Dan Zeigler<br>“A Love Story” and “Leaving Home”<br> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/c2ae027bb27bf6d2957f7b9ff9a01fb36883811c/small/danziegler.jpg?1442758765" class="size_s justify_left border_" style="cursor: default; margin: 0.5em; width: 125px; height: auto; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><div>
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> </div><br>Since moving to Tennessee over eight years ago, Dan has appeared in Spring Hill Arts Center Old School Theatre as Simeon in <em>Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</em>, and in <em>Greater Tuna</em>, where he played Thurston Wheelis and nine other men, women, and animals. He has had principal roles in many other regional productions including <em>Beauty and the Beast, Our Town, My Fair Lady, Sunday in the Park with George, and The Fantastics. </em>Most recently he appeared as Daddy in Act One’s production of <em>Daddy’s Dyin’, Who’s Got the Will?</em><br><br><br> Taylor Chew<br>“Do Dead Boys Dream of Scarlett Johansson?”and “Leaving Home”<br> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/01c7b1ebf78656743fc0f89ee6bdcedc286af51f/small/taylor-chew-headshot.jpg?1442758776" class="size_s justify_left border_" style="cursor: default; margin: 0.5em; width: 125px; height: auto; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><div> </div><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image022.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="214" width="153" /><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>This is Taylor's second year to be performing with Pulp Friction and she couldn't be happier. A resident of the east side, Taylor works as a performance artist and educator throughout the greater Nashville area. While most of her time is consumed by teaching infants, toddlers, and kids, she spends her free hours making music on a ukulele and collaborating on artsy stuff. Previous credits include Memphis with STC, Myth with Blackbird Theatre, and an annual trip to North Carolina producing and directing youth theatre camps. In October, she'll be working on the historically based "Ghosts of Nashville". Thanks to JM and GP for being her biggest fans. For more glamourous photos and trivia: <a href="http://www.taylorchew.com/" target="_blank">www.taylorchew.com</a> <br> <br><br>Jake Abell<br>“(Not) Who YOU Think I Am” and “Do Dead Boys Dream of Scarlett Johansson?”<br> <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/133542/852de294a4936e92bf5f3dd053d7ed329c15cc98/small/jake-abell-headshot.jpg?1442758772" class="size_s justify_left border_" style="cursor: default; margin: 0.5em; width: 125px; height: auto; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><div> </div><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image023.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="156" width="194" /><br><br><br><br><br><br>Jake Abell received acting training from Baylor University, as well as the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York. He has appeared in the independent short films <em>Watch the Skies </em>and <em>Avarice</em>. In Nashville, Abell has performed in both French and English, participated in many staged readings, and was awarded Best Actor Award of the Season by the Actors Reading Room (2014). He has directed Tony-nominee Terry Kiser in staged readings of <em>Murder in the Cathedral </em>(2013) and <em>Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead</em> (2014) at the Wright Opera House in Colorado. In 2015, he directed the Tennessee Rep’s intern production, <em>Downsizing</em>.<br> Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/38358342015-08-29T10:07:15-05:002015-08-29T10:07:15-05:00New date added in the Netherlands for 2016 Hugh and Katy tourHi-<br><br>We have added a show on April 15, 2016 in Emmer-Compascuum, near Emmen in the Netherlands for Katy and me. We now have a total of twelve shows starting March 30 in Sumiswald, Switzerland, and ending April 16 in Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands.<br><br><span class="font_regular">Next show coming up for me is Thursday, October 1 at <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6666669845581px; line-height: 20.8266677856445px;">Hezekiah Stone’s Coffeehouse (</span><a href="http://www.hezstone.com/" style="line-height: 20.8266677856445px; color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6666669845581px;" target="_blank">www.hezstone.com</a><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6666669845581px; line-height: 20.8266677856445px;">) in Leicester, MA, just outside of Worcester.</span></span><br><br>I hope to see you there!<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/38327462015-08-25T18:47:40-05:002019-09-11T09:27:17-05:00Lyrics, Etc. page restored.Hi all-<br><br>A friend pointed out to me that when I went to my new website design last year I dropped the Lyrics, Etc page that had the lyrics to <em>Songs From the Back of the Church.</em> <br><br>Oops.<br><br>I have just restored the page AND the lyrics.<br><br>Sorry for the oversight.<br><br>See you down the road!<br><br>-HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/38205782015-08-15T11:27:38-05:002015-08-15T11:27:38-05:00PULP FRICTION 2015 HAS PLAYS AND A CAST!All-<br><br>Once again I am producing an afternoon of 10-minute plays.<br> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 6px; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">The Pulp Friction 2015 10-minute Play Festival will run as part of the Proto Pulp Book Show on Saturday, September 26, at the Idea Hatchery (1108 Woodland Street) near Five Points in East Nashville. Last year’s inaugural production was so well received that we wanted to make it an annual event!</p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Once again we will produce four original short plays by Middle Tennessee playwrights in repertory from 1:00PM until 5:00PM on the small stage b<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">ehind the Arts and Invention Gallery during Proto Pulp. Each play will be about 10 minutes long. We expect to start at the top of each hour and run the whole program (all four plays) four times during the afternoon.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 6px;">This is open air bare stage theater---just actors, words, and action--- the way Shakespeare did it!</p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px;">Pulp Friction 2015 will again be produced by Hugh Moffatt, and this year we welcome Lane Wright as director/artistic director. Lane is well known to Nashville theater goers as both actor and director.</p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px;">The plays are:</p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px;">“(Not) Who You Think I Am” by Hunter Moore</p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px;">“Literally” by Tom Angland</p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px;">“A Love Story” by Katie McDougall</p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px;">“Leaving Home” by Hugh Moffatt</p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px;">Hunter and Hugh are returning playwrights from last year, and Tom was our director—now a playwright! We welcome Katie to the fold. The four plays are varied in style and subject and each is highly entertaining.</p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px;">The actors who have agreed to grace our stage this year are:</p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px;">Arvis Wright - “(Not) Who YOU Think I Am” and “A Love Story”</p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px;">Dan Ziegler - "A Love Story” and “Leaving Home"</p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px;">Taylor Chew - “Literally” and “Leaving Home”</p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px;">Jake Abell - “(Not) Who YOU Think I Am” and “Literally”</p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px;">Many of you will remember that Taylor and Jake were part of Pulp Friction 2014 also. We are proud that they are returning and very excited about Arvis and Dan joining them. SEE YOU THERE!</p>
</div><br>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Proto-Pulp-book-show/197808956958002Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/37728412015-07-10T09:25:19-05:002015-07-10T09:26:13-05:00Something new every day...My sister, Katy Moffatt, is in Rolling Stone! Just a few short decades after her first album was released, but better late than never...right? Good things never get old!<br><br>See the article here:<br><br>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-country-albums-rolling-stone-loved-in-the-1970s-you-never-heard-20150709<br><br>ALSO- more dates and details have been added to our Spring tour in Europe. See the <strong>Shows</strong> page.<br><br>Stay tuned for more.<br><br>See you down the road!<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/37692302015-07-07T17:37:27-05:002015-07-07T17:38:12-05:00Katy and Hugh back in Europe in 2016!All-<br><br>My sister, Katy Moffatt, and I will do a short tour in Europe in April of 2016. I have put the current itinerary on the <strong><em>Shows</em></strong> page. Please plan to come see us when we are in your town!<br><br>A lot else is going on, but not too much to report. Lane Wright and I are working towards Pulp Friction 2015, the 2nd edition of the 10-minute play festival in September. I'll have more to report later.<br><br>All my best to everyone!<br><br>--- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/36611112015-04-16T11:04:36-05:002015-04-16T11:04:36-05:00Pulp Friction returns to Proto Pulp!<p><span class="font_large">The Pulp Friction 2015 10-minute Play Festival will run as part of the Proto Pulp Book Show on Saturday, September 12. Last year’s inaugural production was so well received that we wanted to make it an annual event!</span><br><br><a aria-describedby="js_l" aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="js_k" class="profileLink" data-gt='{"entity_id":"197808956958002","entity_path":"\/pagelet\/pageletserver.php:PagePostsPagelet"}' data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=197808956958002" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Proto-Pulp-book-show/197808956958002" style="font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Proto-Pulp-book-show/197808956958002?fref=nf</a></p>
<p style="margin: 6px 0px; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><span class="font_regular">The Pulp Friction 2015 10-minute Play Festival will run as part of the Proto Pulp Book Show on Saturday, September 12. Last year’s inaugural production was so well received that we wanted to make it an annual event!Once again we will produce four original short plays by Middle Tennessee playwrights in repertory from 1:00PM until 5:00PM on the small stage behind the Arts and Invention building during Proto Pulp. Each play will be about 10 minutes long. We expect to start at the top of each hour and run the whole program (all four plays) four times during the afternoon. </span><br><br>This is open air bare stage theater---just actors, words, and action--- <em>like Shakespeare did it!</em> Come early, come late, come anytime, and stay for all four plays. Kids are welcome, too!<br><br>Pulp Friction 2015 will again be produced by Hugh Moffatt. <br><br>This year we welcome Lane Wright as director/artistic director. <br>Lane is well known to Nashville theater goers as both actor and director. Most recently he directed Lanford Wilson’s <em>The Fifth of July</em> for Act One Theater. We’re very glad to have Lane on board!<br><br>Over the next few months we will be soliciting and selecting plays. Look for updates as we progress through the summer countdown.<br><br>See you in September!</p>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/35598832015-02-26T11:37:50-06:002022-02-17T04:40:49-06:00"Love Game" by Jerry Lee Lewis posted on YouTubeAll-<br><br>I just spotted this on YouTube<br><br>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGmfFBQ-rmk<br><br>It's the cut from the 80's by Jerry Lee Lewis of my song "Love Game".<br><br>As I said in my comment underneath, I had no idea anyone remembered this cut.<br><br>What an honor!<br><br>------- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/35222662015-02-11T09:01:40-06:002015-02-11T09:02:53-06:00Hugh is the featured writer on BBC Radio Scotland today!Hi everyone!<br><br>This week (today is the last show) the wonderful Scottish radio announcer Iain Anderson is featuring my songs and me. Every night a different times during his three-hour show, he plays songs from <em>Only Along for the Ride</em> as well as songs of mine recorded by others. He also talks about my history and other things I've done.<br><br>His show today (Wednesday, February 11) starts at 22:05 Greenwich time and runs until 01:00.<br><br>It will be webcast live on the BBC Radio Scotland website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074hkv) which you can access anywhere in the world!<br><br>Also, the previous shows from this week (also featuring me) are archived and you may listen to them. You can find the link on the above webpage or directly at this page: (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074hkv/episodes/player). They are the 10/02/15 and 09/02/15 recordings (Feb 10 and Feb 9).<br><br>(Thanks to John and Lizann Peppard in London and their friend Carol for alerting me to this.)<br><br>I'm very proud for this honor. Iain is a treasure for all of us who fly a little under the popular music radar. Please listen AND PLEASE TELL IAIN by email that you appreciate what he does. There is a contact link on the website and he will see your email!<br><br>Hope all are well, <br><br>See you down the road!<br><br>---- Hugh<br> Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/34604512015-01-10T10:20:26-06:002015-07-10T09:24:27-05:00Wrap up 2014 and a look towards 2015 and further...Hi all-<br><br>2014 completed my first year as a full-time writer in a long time. I wanted to catch you up on all I have been doing.<br><br>First, of course, I had a VERY SUCCESSFUL two month tour of Europe and the UK in the spring. Thank you all for that! The blogs and photos from the tour are all still on my site here.<br><br>I taught an online course in songwriting for Danville Community College in Virginia. That was a fun experience. I had student of all types of music, from old-style pop to new style pop to rap. It was great. Per my last email, I am teaching that course again this spring.<br><br>I finished the first half of my MFA in Writing program at Spalding University (https://spalding.edu/academics/mfa-in-writing/). It's a great program, and very demanding. I am focusing now on screenwriting. In particular I have two projects, one is a TV series I am developing with my son, Lagan Sebert. The other is a plan to produce a 10 - 15 minute film from one of my short screenplays. This may or may not be related to the TV project. More on that as we progress.<br><br>Composer Michael Ching and I are in the middle of writing a musical theater piece out of our research on Sacagawea and the Corps of Discovery that we did for our opera on the same material. This is NOT a rewrite of the opera, but a completely different piece. I can't say too much more about it yet, but I will report as this develops.<br><br>Also, Nashville artist, Julie Sola, is illustrating my <em>Dissolvo Dog</em> series of children's picture books. Here are some preliminary etchings <a contents="Dissolvo Dog etchings Sept 2014" data-link-label="dissolvo-dog-etchings-sept-2014.htm" data-link-type="file" href="/files/171506/dissolvo-dog-etchings-sept-2014.htm">Dissolvo Dog etchings Sept 2014</a>. There are three books to start the series, "Dissolvo Dog to the Rescue", "Dissolvo Dog Meets The Cat", and "Dissolvo Dog and the Garbage Can". They will be published soon. I'll let you know more details when I have them!<br><br>Finally, I have two tours in the works. I will be in New England in Sept-Oct this year. Dates will be up on my SHOWS page. One is there now. Also, my sister Katy and I will be in Europe and the UK in March and April of 2016. It's a long way off, but we'll see you for sure.<br><br>It's amazing what you can accomplish as a writer without a nine to five job! <br><br>Let me know how you are doing. I'll see you down the road!<br><br>--HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/32466622014-10-23T11:39:07-05:002014-11-19T14:43:11-06:00Some upcoming events for HughHi all-<br><br>I will be the featured writer for the Bluebird Writer's night this Sunday, Oct 26. As you know I do this 3 or 4 times a year usually. It's become a popular gig these days due the the increased fame of the Bluebird due to the TV show Nashville.<br><br>I'm also part of the Freedom Sing at the Bluebird on Tuesday night, Oct 28. You can read about this on my Shows page. Should be really fun. I'm going to sing Dylan's "The Times They are a Changin'". That song really reads differently fifty years later. Poignant.<br><br>On Wednesday, Oct 29, I will tape a segment of Jesse Goldberg's local TV show. This came about because of the Pulp Friction play festival. Jesse is interested in all the things I do BESIDES singing and writing songs. I don't have an air date for it yet. It will also be up on YouTube later on. I will let youall know when that happens.<br><br>We lost Paul Craft this week. He died last Saturday at the age of 76. He was one of the rare greats. Here is Peter Cooper's article about him from the Nashville Tennessean. I will miss him.<br><br>http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/10/18/paul-craft-songwriters-hall-famer-dies-age/17499253/<br><br>Hope all are well.<br><br>See you down the road.<br><br>-Hugh Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/32284452014-10-11T17:27:25-05:002014-10-11T17:27:25-05:00Hugh to be featured on Johnny Cash RadioHi-<br><br>The Cash Back Show on Johnny Cash radio will include a 7 minute segment about me during the week of Nov 1 - 7.<br><br>Here's a link to the show page that has a link to Johnny Cash Radio. I've heard the already recorded show and it's very well done.<br><br>http://www.johnny-cash-infocenter.com/Cashback/Categories/Listings/cashback.html<br><br>Hope things are well with you.<br><br>See you down the road!<br><br>-HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/31873692014-09-15T11:01:33-05:002014-09-15T11:18:24-05:00Pulp Friction 10-Minute Play Festival - Success!!For an afternoon on Saturday, September 13, behind the Arts and Invention Gallery on Woodland Street in East Nashville during the Proto Pulp Book Show, an 8 foot by 16 foot concrete slab in the parking lot became settings for four different worlds. Four original short plays by Middle Tennessee playwrights came to life four times to engaged and engaging audiences.<br><br>See the photos! (Click on Pulp Friction 2014 at the top of the page)<br><br>The plays were:<br><br><strong><em>Walking Ms. Betty</em></strong> by Catherine Randall<br>The elderly Ms. Betty doesn’t remember very well. On their morning walks, neighbor Cathy helps her to remember and discovers each day a little more about how Ms. Betty is changing.<br> <br><strong><em>On Some Ledge</em> </strong>by Rebecca Botter<br>Luke, a discouraged writer, is ready to jump when Arnold discovers him on the ledge. Arnold just doesn’t have the proper attitude about the situation. Will he? Won’t he? Wait! Which “he” are we talking about? <br> <br><strong><em>The Truth</em></strong> by Hugh Moffatt<br>Three songwriters in a small Nashville apartment (imagine that!) are trying to write the truth in a song, when Pa, disoriented and rambling, provides more truth than they bargained for. <br> <br><strong><em>Here We Go</em></strong> by Hunter Moore<br>In the early 1950’s a normal (?) American family (Mother, Father, and Daughter), go through a normal (?) American morning having normal (?) American thoughts and a normal (?) American encounter with a normal (?) neighbor boy. <br><br>Outdoors under the sky with life going on around just as Shakespeare presented his plays in his time. Nothing but talented actors, words, action, and an audience.<br><br>Fantastic afternoon! The Pulp Friction 2014 team were:<br><br><strong>Taylor Chew</strong>, Actor (<em>The Truth, Walking Ms. Betty, Here We Go</em>)<br>After touring from California to Connecticut with Missoula Children's Theatre, Taylor decided to lay down her roots in East Nashville. Taylor quickly buckled down with Art Embrace, working as a drama teacher in local schools. This summer, Taylor produced a night of short plays with Unbound Arts, and designed/directed a summer youth theatre camp for Kinston, NC. www.taylorchew.com<br> <br><strong>Alexandra Huff</strong>, Actor (<em>The Truth, Walking Ms. Betty, Here We Go</em>)<br>Alexandra is a member of the 2014 Nashville Shakespeare Festival Apprentice Company. She is currently performing as Audrey in their production of <em>As You Like It</em> in Centennial Park and is the youngest performer to take the stage for Time of the Month: Funny Female Storytelling. Allie can next be seen as Wendla Bergmann in Spaghetti Theatre's production of <em>Spring Awakening</em>.<br> <br><strong>Jake Abell,</strong> Actor (<em>The Truth, On Some Ledge, Here We Go</em>)<br>Jake received training in acting from Baylor and George Mason Universities and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York. Recently, he appeared in the independent short film <em>Watch the Skies</em>, and has had leading roles in several Vanderbilt University mainstage productions. Jake was recently awarded Best Actor Award of the Season by Nashville’s Actors Reading Room. He has been a proud student for many years of Broadway-veteran Terry Kiser. <br> <br><strong>Skylar Sprague</strong>, Actor (<em>The Truth, On Some Ledge, Here We Go</em>)<br>Skylar grew up in the mountains of Colorado, where his love of performance began. After high school, he left for Chicago to train at The Second City and iO Theater in the art of improvisation. From there, the call of Hollywood brought him to sunny LA to continue his entertainment pursuits. He recently relocated to Nashville and is ecstatic to see what types of experiences, on stage, screen or behind the camera, he’ll find here. <br> <br><strong>Tom Angland,</strong> Director and Artistic Director<br>A past winner of the Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship for acting, Tom has performed in 50 plus professional plays on stages in Nashville and across the Eastern and Southeastern US. He recently spent 3 years in the permanent company at the official state theatre of Virginia, Barter Theatre. He has an MFA in Theatre from the University of South Carolina and is currently the Director of Theatre at Nashville State Community College. <br> <br><strong>Hugh Moffatt,</strong> Playwright (<em>The Truth</em>) and Producer<br>The list of artists who have recorded Hugh’s songs includes Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Cash. As a recording artist, he has released ten CD's and toured extensively around the world. In collaboration with composer Michael Ching, Moffatt wrote the librettos for three operas, each with multiple professional productions. “The Truth” is his first produced 10-minute play.<br> <br><strong>Catherine Randall,</strong> Playwright (<em>Walking Ms. Betty</em>)<br>Cathy works as a freelance journalist for local newspapers and magazines. She earned her Master of Fine Arts from Spalding University with a concentration in creative non-fiction and her Bachelor of Science from Middle Tennessee State University where she majored in theatre. Cathy volunteers at Correctional Corporation of America prison, where she teaches creative writing to the inmates. <em>Walking Ms. Betty </em>is her first play. <br> <br><strong>Rebecca Botter,</strong> Playwright (<em>On Some Ledge</em>)<br>Rebecca is a current junior at Trevecca Nazarene University with a double major in Dramatic Arts and Communications and a minor in English. She has had the pleasure in participating in Treveccas’s theatre department, playing roles such as Viola in <em>Twelfth Night </em>and Oliver in <em>Oliver!</em> Rebecca’s work was first read this spring at <em>Hot Ice and Wondrous Strange Snow </em>and she is thrilled to see the Pulp Friction Team bring “On Some Ledge” to life.<br> <br><strong>Hunter Moore,</strong> Playwright (<em>Here We Go</em>)<br><em>Here We Go</em> is Hunter's first produced dramatic work. His songs have been recorded by Don Williams, Ricky Skaggs, and Kathy Mattea. Staged readings have been done in Nashville of two of Hunter's full-length plays, <em>Conversations</em> and <em>Missing Katie. </em>He completed a master's degree at Vanderbilt University in 2014. Hunter is married to Bonnie and is the proud father of James and Rebecca. <br><br>(We HAVE to do this again!)<br><br><br> Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/31442582014-08-19T11:40:49-05:002014-08-19T11:40:49-05:00I'm in a Romance Novel (sort of)!This is not something that was one of my goals, but...I'll take it!<br><br>"Rose of My Heart" (Cash version) is featured in the romance novel "<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Beekeeper's Ball" by Susan Wiggs. They dance to it at a wedding near the end of the book. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18528409-the-beekeeper-s-ball" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(59, 89, 152); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18528409-the-beekeeper-s-ball</a></span><br><br><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18528409-the-beekeeper-s-ball" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(59, 89, 152); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000;">Who woulda thunk,<br><br>See you down the road!</span></a></span><br><br><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18528409-the-beekeeper-s-ball" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(59, 89, 152); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000;">- Hugh</span></a></span>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/31337712014-08-12T18:16:56-05:002014-08-12T18:16:56-05:00Pulp Friction 10-Minute Play Fest <div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Hi all-</div>
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<div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">On Saturday afternoon, September 13, 2014, at the Proto Pulp Book Show <span style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px; font-size: 12pt;">at the Idea Hatchery, 1008 Woodland, near 5 points in East Nashville:</span>
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<div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">We will present <font size="4" style="line-height: normal;">4</font> original SHORT (no more than 10 minutes each) plays by Tennessee playwrights.</div>
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More about this later. <br><br>I will also be in Iowa for a couple of shows at the end of August. One of them (in Lemars, IA) includes my induction into the National Traditional Country Music Festival Hall of Fame..<br><br>Today, Carel van Mellis from Lichtenvoorde in the Netherlands visited us with his grandson, Jay. What a treat. That show that I did with Gail in March...that was for Carel!<br><br>I hope everyone is doing well.<br><br>See you down the road.<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/29872402014-06-02T12:07:22-05:002014-06-02T12:07:22-05:00Louisville Report, Upcoming show in Connecticut, and.....(??!!) guess what?Howdy all-<br><br>Wow! It was a very busy time in Louisville. I was attending my second residency working towards an MFA in Writing from Spalding University. My focus is Playwriting with a side journey into Screenwriting for the next six months.<br><br>The Spalding MFA program is a beast! Both in prestige and expectations of the students. Being a brief residency program, I am on campus for 10 days twice a year, and the rest of the time I'm writing ferociously and delivering packets periodically to a mentor who reads them and cracks the whip again!<br><br>It's great! Once again, I came back from the residency even MORE impressed with the program, and still LESS impressed with myself. Screenwriting is probably the most form and format conscious medium I have ever worked in, even more that songwriting. And still, it can be so incredibly creative. I am very excited by all I have to learn.<br><br><span class="font_large"><strong>NOTE - </strong></span>Those of you in the Northeast US, please remember <span style="color:#008000;"><span class="font_large">my show in Middletown, CT, on June 20</span></span>. See the SHOWS page for details.<br><br><strong><span class="font_large">AND </span></strong>- If you are in the Middle Tennessee area, start thinking about what you are doing on <span style="color:#0000FF;"><span class="font_large">Saturday, Sept 20. </span></span> <br><br>This year, the Proto Pulp Book Show (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Proto-Pulp-book-show/197808956958002) will include <span style="color:#0000FF;"><span class="font_large"><em>an afternoon of Ten Minute Plays</em></span></span> that I am producing with the help of Nashville director, Tom Angland. We are going to do four original 10 minute plays in regular rotation during the afternoon on an outdoor stage in the back of the <u>art shop complex at 1108 Woodland Street, in East Nashville.</u> This is going to be exciting!<br><br>See you down the road!<br><br>-- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/29641082014-05-22T09:23:52-05:002014-05-22T09:23:52-05:00Second MFA residency starts tomorrowHi all-<br><br>I'm heading to Louisville tomorrow to start my 2nd residency at Spalding University on course to get my MFA in Writing (Playwriting and Screenwriting). Still seems a long way off, but soon I'll be halfway through and wishing it WASN'T coming to an end! <br><br>I treasure the opportunity to write and study writing in the company of other working professional writers. I'll report on it after I come back. Not much chance of hearing from me until then. It's 9 straight days of 12-15 hours a day. Pretty cool!<br><br>Those of you in New England, don't forget my show coming up in Middletown, Connecticut in June. (See 'Shows' page for details.)<br><br>If you can't make it, just send someone in your place!<br><br>See you down the road.<br><br>-- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/29206592014-05-05T12:06:41-05:002014-06-02T12:08:04-05:00Back in the USA -> New shows, new adventureHaving settled in at home base now, I thought I would give an update on what's in the future for me.<br><br>First, I have two shows coming up. They are at the Bluebird Café in Nashville on MAY 13 and at the Buttonwood Tree Cultural Center in Middletown, CT, on JUNE 20. Details are on the SHOWS Page.<br><br>NOW - I want to reveal a major new adventure in my life that I haven't taken time to fully explain before. <br><br>As many of you know, I was employed by Schweitzer Engineering Lab, Inc (SEL) starting in 1999 in Pullman, WA. I moved back to Nashville in 2008 still employed by SEL, most recently as business manager for their central US sales region, which is headquartered in Franklin, TN. I left SEL as of January 1st of this year to pursue music and writing full time again. I loved the company and the people and the purpose, but it's time to get back to what I do best.<br><br>Shortly before that, in November of last year, I started a program to get an MFA in Writing (Playwriting and Screenwriting) from Spalding University in Louisville, KY. It's a brief residency program which means most of the time I am working remotely with a mentor on writing. I was working on this during my long train rides and periodic stopovers during my two months in Europe. Very busy time, but very rewarding. Here is a link that explains the program. http://spalding.edu/academics/mfa-in-writing/<br><br>In future updates, I will keep you informed on what I am doing in writing and performing OTHER than as a singer/songwriter.<br><br>Much is happening!<br><br>I hope everyone is well, and to those of you who attended my shows in Europe after so many years, it was wonderful. Thank you for remembering me and coming out to see me again.<br><br>See you down the road!<br><br>- Hugh<br><br> Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/28487512014-04-07T12:41:28-05:002014-04-07T12:41:28-05:00Norway 2 (Oslo, Drammen, and Halden)<u>Tuesday, April 1 (Buckley's, Oslo)</u> - <a contents="Click here for photos" data-link-label="EURO 2014 15 - Norway 2 (Oslo, Drammen, and Halden)" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-15-norway-2-oslo-drammen-and-halden" target="_blank">Click here for photos</a><br><br>There is snow on the ground! First place I've been with snow. Terje and I rehearsed our song, "Till the Morning Comes". We wrote this in 1990 and it was recorded by Norwegian artist Steinar Albrightsen. It was a huge hit - double platinum in Norway. English is so commonly understood in Norway that English language hits by Norwegian artists, though not the rule, are not uncommon. We will do this song tonight!<div> </div>
<div>Took a great walk with May Britt, Terje, and Lady the Cocker Spaniel, by a frozen lake.</div>
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<div>I did about 70 minutes then got Terje up (Jonas Fjeld of course). Ottar came up and also Steinar Albrightsen, who showed up unexpectedly!. We all sang "Till the Morning Comes" together. It was great.</div>
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<div>We caught the train back, arr 12:30. Great night all in all.<br><br><u>Wednesday, April 2 (Songwriting Master Class, Oslo)</u><br><br>I took the train into Oslo again in the morning. Not much sleep this time! From 11A until about 3:30P I conducted a master class in songwriting based around a songwriting manual I have almost finished called "Songwriting by Hugh, A Songwriter's Toolkit". This is a method of thinking about songwriting that I have developed over 25 years of conducting songwriting seminars and classes.<br><br>There were 8 experienced writers, more than half of them were professional. It was a high level discussion and a very satisfying class. I got positive feedback from everyone along with several good suggestions for making it better next time. I want to do more of these.<br><br>Back on the train and to Drammen in time for dinner!<br><br><u>Friday, April 4 (Show in Halden - and another castle!)</u><br><br>Train to Oslo 12:17; on train to Halden 13:02. Arrived 14:44. Grand Hotel (Best Western) immediately by the train station. Checked in. <br><br>I went for a walk and immediately spotted the Fredreksten Castle. Actually you can't miss it as the photos show. I walked across a bridge and saw the fortress. I walked up a path around it and into it from the back. This was the sight of at least one fierce battle in the early 1700s. It looks it. The approach from the front is impossible and from the rear there are wide sunken roadways that are easy to navigate in peaceful times but would be impossible to fight through because of the higher ground around them.<br> <div>Back to hotel ~4. Shower, rest, ironed shirt and met Ottar and Tore at a waterfront bar nearby. </div>
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<div>My last show of the Euro 2014 tour. Small crowd but enthusiastic. Tore and Ottar did 5 songs together first. They are really good. As I said before, they call it country music but they don't say what country!</div>
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<div>Back to hotel and to sleep midnight.<br><br><u>Saturday, April 5 (Jonas Fjeld in Drammen)</u><br><br>Checked out of the Grand Hotel and on train 9:10 to Oslo. Talked to a couple of older men on the platform who instantly ID'd me as American country musician. Very friendly. Cloudy and colder today.<div> </div>
<div>Terje picked me up at Drammen station. Ben, May Britt's brother was there. He has played guitar with Jonas (Terje) for many years. He and Terje left about 1P for the venue not far away to rehearse with the regional concert band whose 20th anniversary concert this was. I rested a bit while they were gone. Another late night/early morning.</div>
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<div>I met Tove, a politician and former singer. She was the host on stage and a great one she was. Extremely animated and exciting to watch. There were probably 600 people in the audience. <br><br>The program was almost half Terje, two songs with the band, and five with just him and Ben. The two of them are great. Jonas Fjeld is a legend and a superstar in Norway. It was a privilege to hear him like this. Check out the history through this link <a contents=" here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Fjeld" target="_blank"> here</a>.</div>
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<div>Snowing on the way home. To sleep 11:05<br><br><span style="display: none;"> </span><u>Sunday, April 6 (The Labyrinth!)</u><br><br>I'm done now. Just a couple of days before I go home. <br><br>I had the privilege today of assisting Terje as he was recorded in his home for a special annual Easter week radio show called The Labyrinth. It is a treasure hunt with 70 different recorded clues for locations around the world. It is daily on the radio for the week before Easter. There are 1 million listeners. On the Saturday before Easter, the last three of them who have made it through the clues correctly vie for the treasure during the last series of clues. Sounds very fun!<br><br>Today, the creator and host of the show (it's been going for 27 years) recorded a short script that Terje read and then a snippet of one of his songs, which all contained the clue to some location which I won't give away! Terje asked me to play along with him. 1 million listeners in a country of 5 million people! Now I'm part of it for playing the song with Terje.<br><br>I have had a great stay with Terje, May Britt, and their teenagers, Carly Maria and Sigve, and of course Lady, the Cocker Spaniel.<br><br>One more day and I'm on my way home after 8 weeks on the road!</div>
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Now have to catch a 6:30 train to Norway!<br><br>A fan, Andre, drove me to Schiphol, got lost and still made an earlier train to Utrecht.<br><br>In Utrecht I had some pasta and found the train. It was marked Prague so I had to make sure. I found my couch when the train came and met Aled, the only other one in the couchette compartment with me at this point. He's from Wales and researching human rights at the university of Oslo.<br><br>We talked quite a bit about politics and the disenfranchised white working poor. Very open minded person.<br><br>I worked a little on writing, very tired. Went to sleep about 10. Several people boarded our train and joined us about 11:40 in the couchette compartment, including a mother and child. I was too tired to care, on the top bunk, so I didn't move.<br><br>The couchettes are a great option. There are six fold up bunks, three on each side and you just crawl in and go to sleep. Next morning, you make your next connection to a regular train. The reservation costs about $40 these days, plus of course the train fare, but that's covered by my Eurrailpass. This route goes through Hamburg and to Copenhagen (Kobenhaven). There I will catch a train to Goteborg (Gothenburg) in Sweden, then to Kil and then to Oslo and then to Drammen.<br><br>Monday-<br><br>Up 7. After wandering a bit I found an open compartment where I could sit and work. Everyone else in my compartment either left somewhere or was still asleep very late.<br><br>Said goodbye to Aled and we arrived at Kobenhaven.<br><br>I got on that train OK. There is internet on these trains and power plugs, though they had to be pointed out to me. They are overhead!<br><br>Got to Goteborg at 14:20. Had fish and chips at a restaurant in the station. (EUR 30!! = $40!!. they overcharged me. It was less in Swedish Krone. I found this out later). Took the fries with me. Can't take more of these prices.<br><br>On train to Kil 15:15. Saw a great castle going out. (oops, no Wi-Fi on this one) Two hours here this train an hour transfer time then three hours to Oslo and another 35’ to Drammen.. Very long day, but getting a lot of writing done. Also working on Songwriting manual. I think I about have it finished.<br><br>The train was 15 minutes late to Kil (which is pronounced like “sheel"). Kil is a lonesome place. The train I was on goes to Karlstad and the train I caught to Oslo comes from Karlstad, so this is just a stop to wait for the train coming back from Karlstad that goes on to Oslo.<br><br>Sweden in general feels very deeply lonesome. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Lonesome can be very good at times. Right now, though I can appreciate it, it's not for me. I took a few pictures of the landscape <a contents="(click here)" data-link-label="EURO 2014 15 - Norway 1" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-15-norway-1" target="_blank"><strong>(click here)</strong></a>. It feels very big and far away. All water, trees and sky. The people feel secondary. It's not the same as the feeling in the American West and I can't really put my finger on it. It has something to do with the feel of the Norse gods, Valhalla, and all that. Trolls, you know. It's a mixture somehow of Native American and Celtic, which is not intuitive.<br><br>It's 7:30PM and we are just crossing the border into Norway. I've been on the train now for 25 hours. About three left to go to Drammen and my old friend Terje. He and I have written some beautiful songs, some of which he has recorded equally beautifully. He records under the name of Jonas Fjeld, and is very famous in Norway and Scandinavia. He's a wonderful artist.<br><br>Arrive Oslo 21:24 train to Drammen 9:49. Terje met me, to his house, met May Britt and Lady, the cocker spaniel who barked at me for half an hour, then I became part of her pack!<br><br>We talked and listened to Only Along for the Ride. So good to be here! To sleep 12:30.Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/28425422014-04-01T14:05:00-05:002014-04-03T15:05:56-05:00Netherlands and North Germany 5 (Lichtenvoorde, part 2)Saturday, March 29 - Lichtenvoorde<br><br>We went to the venue about 4:45, the hotel 'tZwaantje. Timo arrived 5 to set up. Sound check about 6, very easy. Timo is very good. Has a lot of fancy tech stuff. He is a systems engineer.<br><br>Great dinner, salmon, fries and vegetables and salad. AND sample of three ice creams with whipped cream. Wonderful!<br><br>My old friend, Johannes Bodingiuis, came and we talked for about 15 minutes. Great to catch up, if a little rushed. He's one of those rare artists who works in a non-native language. He is a Dutch singer-songwriter who writes his songs in English. He's very good at it. He came tonight after conducting a finger-picking clinic in the afternoon.<br><br>Jan Schonkeren and his son-in-law, Jean Francois, came with friends from Bree in Belgium. Wonderful to see them. I have played many times in Bree and have a lot of friends there. I hope to get there again in the future. Unfortunately I didn't get a photo of them!<br><br><br>Show was great. Ellio played very well. There were almost the same number in the audience as the night before for Gail and many came both nights! I would say about 80 people were there.<br><br>The time changed, so it was very late when we got back to the house. Long day tomorrow!Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/28425242014-03-29T16:05:00-05:002014-04-03T16:08:40-05:00Netherlands and North Germany 4 (Lichtenvoorde) Left Nijmegen on Wednesday. One unexpected twist.<br><br>Paul, one of Zaou's flat mates, found out the busses weren't running because of parking issues. He's actually a bus driver for Arriva and thinks it's silly.<br><br>So I waited till he got ready for work and he dropped me at the Nijmegen Zend stop. (see photo) Thank you, Paul!<br><br>Decided not to take the Sprinter, the slow train that came first, but waited for the faster IC that came later. Turned out to be a bad decision as I had to change platforms in Zutphen and the connection (4’) was too short. Luckily Carel still has the same phone number from 20 years ago. I called him and caught the next train 30’ later.<br><br>Gail Davies and band played Friday, the night before my show. <a contents="(Click here for photos) " data-link-label="EURO 2014 14 - Netherlands and North Germany 4, 5, & 6" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-14-netherlands-and-north-germany-4-5-6" target="_blank"><strong>(Click here for photos) </strong></a>Gail and I have known each other for a lot of years. She is, of course, one of the great singers ever in Nashville, and a legendary pioneer for women in the Nashville music industry. A very successful producer as well as artist.<br><br>She invited me to do a couple of songs. We sang duets on Old Flames and How Could I Love Her so Much. It was great! The audience went wild.<br><br>We occasionally sing together at gatherings at her home in Nashville, but the last time we shared a stage was on the Ralph Emery TV show on The Nashville Network enough years ago that I don't want to get too specific.<br><br>Thank you, Gail!<br><br>Tomorrow night I'm on my own on this 't Zwaantje hotel ballroom stage in Lichtenvoorde. Till then...Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/28424952014-03-26T16:05:00-05:002014-04-03T16:06:46-05:00Netherlands and North Germany 3 (Zaou and the Castle)Monday - Wednesday March 24-26 (see the photos!)<br><br>There is a lot to tell. I visited my niece, Zaou, in her castle! Well, not just hers. It is a collective living situation in De Refter, a castle-like building built in several sections over a couple of centuries, not old by European standards. It was formerly a nunnery and girl's school. It's just outside of Nijmegen.<br><br>Zaou lives with a group of about 6 in individual rooms on the top floor (NOT the top of the castle) with shared kitchen and bath. <a contents="(Click here for photos)" data-link-label="EURO 2014 14 - Netherlands and North Germany 3" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-14-netherlands-and-north-germany-3" target="_blank"><strong>(Click here for photos)</strong></a>. The first photo is out the kitchen window. That tree is as tall as the castle!<br><br>I stayed in the guest room in the dungeon---I mean basement. It was very comfortable. I spent my work times in the kitchen, writing.<br><br>On top of the tower by Zaou's section is a stork's nest that was built to attract storks, but they don't approve, so no storks.<br><br>There is a swirling spiral staircase in one of the side towers. This is how the girls were required to move between the floors. Only the nuns could use the main stair. Please study the pictures of the main stair. I'll bet that Escher visited this building!<br><br>There is a beautiful art gallery in the large, cathedral-like chapel. There is also a library with a 9 foot grand piano where concerts are often held.<br><br>AND - there is a towering top tower with a beautiful wood spiral staircase and ladder to climb up. Breathtaking to be up there.<br><br>The collective manages a large vegetable garden and they have built a wood fired oven. In the cool swing seasons the bake pizzas and cookies there. There is a amall professional staff that manages the place and organizes the volunteer labor. Everyone who lives there is required to provide some hours of maintenance work each month. It works!<br><br>Zaou and I and her friends Geert and Paul played Speedminton on an old tennis court made of paver stones that is from the nunnery school days). We laid out some ribbons to mark the squares.<br><br>The game is badminton but instead of a net you have these two squares on the ground that are about 5 meters on a side and at opposite ends of the court, say 15 meters apart. The players (1 or in this case 2 each) stand in these squares to defend them. Team 1 (or player 1) gets a point if team 2 misses team 1's square with the shuttle cock or team 1 lands it in team 2's square. Scoring is like badminton or volleyball. Very fun game and faster with more running than badminton. I did pretty badly, though I did hit a few great reflex shots. Couldn't get the timing on the floating "bird". You have to hit the birds a lot harder than in badminton, and they are smaller and fly further. Apparently the game was invented in Germany. I like it.<br><br>We were accompanied in the setup by Tommy the Shoulder Riding Cat. He stayed on my shoulders during the layout of the court. Easily adjusting to my movements, though he does prefer it when you are wearing a back pack. Much more area for him to relax.<br><br>The 2nd night, Zaou and I walked into Nijmegen to have dinner and found a Thai restaurant after searching for Indonesian, which is about my favorite food in the world and isn't available much in the US. Since Indonesia was a Dutch colony, it is familiar here. Unfortunately all closed on Tuesday! But the Thai was great.<br><br>Leaving this morning for Lichtenvoorde. Zaou spends the next two days in Amsterdam where she is working on a TV project. She is an animator, and very experienced.<br><br>It was wonderful to be here and to spend some time visiting with Zaou. She is inspiring!Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/28424942014-03-24T15:55:00-05:002014-04-03T15:00:18-05:00Netherlands and North Germany 2 (Valthermond and Greven)During the day Annie and Lambert and I went for an hour walk through the woods nearby. It used to be farmland but wasn't really good for corn (wheat actually I suppose) and 25 years ago they planted the forest. The tree trunks are bright green. It looked like a fairy land. Trees about 40 feet tall, all young.<br><br>The concdert was in Lambert and Annie's home. There were more than 20 people packed into the small space. very cosy. Several of them had been at the concert last night and wanted to hear it all again! As I told a few of them, I never get tired of these songs, why should I think they would?<br><br>It was a warm and wonderful night. The Dutch duo of Mireille Spijk and Ruud de Bruin on the spur of the moment joined me for "Jack and Lucy" which they do in their show. Mireille sang Katy's duet part and Ruud found a warm baritone harmony for the chorus to go with my tenor. It was magic. I heard later that Ruud had to drive a couple of hours to get to this concert. What a compliment.<br><br>Unfortunately, I forgot to get photos! Too much fun.<br><br>March 23 - Greven (Germany)(House Concert)<br><br>Lambert and Annie drove me to Greven, about 120 km away. It was another house concert, this time in the home of Klaus and Barbara Hoffman. It's near the border of Germany and the Netherlands, so several Dutch folks were there, again including some who were at the Borger concert on Friday.<br><br>It was another warm response. Each of these three shows have had standing ovations, spontaneous and genuine. In addition to the music, they had beef and sauerkraut. I had bread and sauerkraut, still very good!<br><br>See the photo of Kraus and Barbara. Note the Johnny Cash pullover that Klaus is wearing? He gave it to me! Oh yes, the photo of the audience only shows half of them, they were on both sides...<br><br>What a wonderful swing through this part of Europe. Thanks to Lambert and Annie for making it all happen.<br><br>Next is days off with my niece, Zaou, in Nijmegen. She lives in a castle! I'll have pictures for sure.Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27936192014-03-20T16:10:00-05:002014-04-03T14:58:05-05:00Netherlands and North Germany 1 (Amsterdam and Borger)<div>After settling business with Paul at the hotel, I walked to the train station. 09:16 to Zurich (tried another photo of one of the many ruined castles), then 11:00 to Koln (Cologne). In the Koln Bahnhof I had a great pasta dish for dinner, than on the 17:55 train to Amsterdam. (see photo)<br><br>This was an ICE train which are modern and fast. One I was on in Austria had a speedometer and regularly clocked over 160 km/hr, about 100 miles/hr. Not as fast as the bullet trains, but respectable.<br><br>Unfortunately as I found out, they are prone to trouble. The announcement came over that our train had a problem. The stopped us in Oberhausen and put us on another train the rest of the way to Amsterdam.<br><br>I had forgotten what an exciting city Amsterdam is with all the canals and open feeling. Coming in at night was dramatic. I tried to capture some of it in a photo. You can see if I succeeded.<br><br>My niece, Zaou, and nephew, Rubio, met me and conducted me to Rubio and Laura's apartment. I was surprised to see Zaou. She lives in Nijmegen and I will be with her next week, but she was in Amsterdam and so spent the rest of the evening with us.<br><br>Laura and Rubio are celebrating 4 years together. Congratulations!<br><br>Rubio is a graduate student in Geology in Amsterdam and also just completed an emergency assignment as a negotiator for student occupiers of a building on campus in protest of some heavy handed changes to the funding for science curriculums. He is very skilled and a great communicator. I'm sure the successful end to the occupation owed not a little to his efforts.<br><br>Tomorrow to North Holland.<br><br>Friday, March 21 - Borger<br><br>ON the train from Amsterdam I saw two very Dutch views. One was an amazingly large lot of bicycles stacked two layers high. The other was a huge herd of ponies! That's right ponies. I have pictures.<br><br>On the train the conductor turned out to be a country music fan. He will look me up on youtube.<br><br>Lambert Schomaker met me in Emmen, and took me to his home. He has organized these three dates, Borger, Valthermond, and Greven (Germany).</div>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27936182014-03-19T16:10:00-05:002014-04-03T16:02:37-05:00Switzerland Part 3Riding the train from Innsbruck to Chur was again spectacular. There is a long tunnel 50 km or so before the Swiss border and after that the valleys and mountains are extreme. I took a few photos from the window of the train. <a contents="(Click here)" data-link-label="EURO 2014 13 - Switzerland Part 3" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-13-switzerland-part-3"><strong>(Click here)</strong></a><br><br>Arriving in Chur I took a taxi to the hotel Freieck and caught up a little on email.<br><br>Ernst Eggenberger, and old friend, met me at the hotel and we walked to the Werdstatt, a tavern that was the venue for the night. I met Reto who was running sound, and after the sound check got a couple of photos of the beautiful room with balcony and extreme spiral staircase that goes three stories.<br><br>Walter, the promoter, met us for dinner. He's a great guy and another friend from years ago. I had to cancel a date with him a couple of years ago. I had planned to come to Europe but health disasters in our extended family forced me to cancel the plans. This was only the second time in 35 years of touring I had had to do that.<br><br>The show was great again. It was actually different. For some reason I changed up the sets and did a few different songs instead. Just felt right for the room and the crowd. Marcus Heeb, who used to run a record shop in Chur, came also. Last time I saw him was 15 years ago when he visited us in Nashville.<br><br>Great time! And now farewell to Switzerland for 2014...Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27936172014-03-19T16:05:00-05:002014-04-03T16:01:29-05:00Austria (Innsbruck)I started the morning with a 25m minute run across the bridge to a forest and down the path a little. Felt great!<br><br>After a little email, Geri and I walked into their town of Muettenz, a suburb like village near Basel. We went to the post office to mail the CDs ordered in Pieterlen and I got rid of my coins for paper Euro.<br><br>Great lunch outside in the warm sunlight. Very different from the winter in the US.<br><br>In the afternoon, Geri went with me and we caught the train from Muetenz into Basel, just 10 minutes. He had errands and I caught the train from Basel to Zurich and then to Innsbruck.<br><br>Arrived 20:16 and Helmut Berchtold met me. I knew him from about 20 years ago when I first played for him. His friend Hardwig came with a car and they took me to the Gasthof Pradl where Karl the proprietor met us. His family has had this hotel for many years. The guestbook has a note from Ernest Hemingway in 1953! Karl used to work as a cook on a Cruise Ship, hence the pictures behind him in the photo and, I suspect, the T-shirt! <br><br><strong><a contents="Click here for photos" data-link-label="Euro 2014 12 - Austria" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-12-austria" target="_blank">Click here for photos</a></strong><br><br>NOTE - Hardwig is a tennis player also. My Roger Federer cap keeps starting this conversation.<br><br>Good to get an early night!<br><br>Tuesday, March 18 - Innsbruck (see photos)<br><br>Vanessa from the music club met me at the hotel at 9:30 and we traveled by bus to the Musikmittelschule. Uwe Schallegger met us. He is the teacher of the class of 13-14 year olds that I will talk to today. Also met Olivia from the American Center in Innsbruck. They are sponsoring my show in return for my talking to the class.<br><br>The class was fun. This is a terrible age to be, but a wonderful age to be around. They are very shy and would not share the songs they wrote. I had assigned them to translate a German song (1 verse and chorus) into English. Uwe said that some of them did it, but they would not share! So I sang Old Flames for them and we wrote a new chorus to that melody about there being no winter in Innsbruck that year. They liked it. The finally opened up at the end and asked some great questions.<br><br>After a snack with Uwe, Vanessa conducted me back to the hotel where I skyped with Mary and per her request, wrote an article for a Nashville plant society on the building of some garden boxes. It turned out to be humorous. I hope that's what they like!<br><br>Helmut met me at the hotel about six and we went to his home. His wife, Elizabeth made a wonderful fish dinner for us. She is a teacher of Chemistry and Physics in a high school there. Both of them plan to retire at the end of this year. My best wishes to both of them.<br><br>We went to the venue, Die Baeckarie Kultubackstube. Very rustic, the music venue is a separate room off the bar. In the back is a stark concrete open space with paintings on the wall.<br><br>The show went very well. They had room for about 50 and it was nearly full.<br><br>Back to the hotel and to sleep at midnight.Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27936162014-03-15T16:05:00-05:002014-03-22T16:04:40-05:00Switzerland Part 2 (Filzbach and Pieterlen)Train to Bern 12:12 then to Zürich, then to Ziegelbrucke where Paul met me.<br><br>Took me to Kulturbuhne Lihn in Filzbach, on the side of a mountain above Ziegelbrucke, overlooking the Walensee, except it was foggy. Very beautiful the next morning. See the photos!<br><br>We did a short sound check that went well since Paul knows the songs. Met Hannes who is the promoter. Nice guy.<br><br>Dinner was a little complicated as the Salmon that was on the poster board menu wasn't actually on the menu. Hannes arranged some for me anyway.<br><br>Rested a little. Talked to some of the audience, most of whom came for the buffet dinner also. Good people.<br><br>Show at 8:30. Full. Probably 70 people at least. Largest crowd yet. Went very well. This show is a winner!<br><br>Sunday, March 16 - Pieterlen<br><br>On train 11:00 to Zürich. 12:04 train to Biel. arr 13:13.<br><br>Stephen and Petras met me. Petras is Greek airline pilot. We went to Stephen and Monika's house. Cheese and bread and talked. Petras loved talking about Convair and my father's airplanes.<br><br>Met Ursula and Werner, volunteers. They drove me to venue, called Himmel “heaven”, hence “Folk in Heaven” the name of the series. Did sound check with Matt. Very easy. Great room. Walked back and took 20’ nap. Changed clothes, walked to venue. Werner Rolli and Elizabeth there. Also Beatrice, old friend from Bern. Close to Philippe Nicolet, a great guy, a dear friend, who died suddenly in December, too sudden.<br><br>Peter Trachsel from Mahogany Hall days was there, but I mistook him for Aschi Maurer. Introduced him from the stage, very embarrassing for me. Turned out it was his birthday, so I got to sing happy birthday for him with everyone. Geri and Christine there.<br><br>Show at 5P. Was incredible. More than 90 people. I got a standing ovation after the first encore which included Juniper Canyon because Beatrice requested it. It's her favorite song on the album! Another convert.<br><br>Werner Rolli took some photos. I've finally got some performance shots of me. (See the photos.)<br><br>Afterwards an "Artist's Dinner" at Monika and Stephen’s. He is American from Colorado working for Omega watches in Biel. All were there. Clockwise from lower left in the group photo: Stephen, Monika, Geri Stoker, Ursula (from the club) Elizabeth Rolli, Christine Stoker, Werner Rolli, Werner (from the club), Petras, Matt, and a club member I didn't catch his name.<br><br>They did a four camera video of the whole show! Stephen also told me in their whole history that is only the 2nd ever standing ovation.<br><br>Drove to Basel with Geri and Christine. Watched end of Fed Djok match. Very close. Fed almost came back and won it. Just didn't play a good tiebreak. To sleep 00.25.Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27936082014-03-14T16:05:00-05:002014-04-03T15:50:00-05:00Switzerland Part 2 (Laupen)Walked to visit Richard and Edith. Talked literature with Richard, great to do.<br><br>He drove me to the Loewen, got my stuff into the car and drove to bahnhof<br>Train 14:12 to Schaffhousen, then to Zürich, to Bern, to Laupen 16:21. (Yes, there is a castle!)<br><br>Christian met me and we walked to the venue, an old wine cellar that opens with big wooden doors down under the street, looks like a dungeon entrance. Like a stone Quonset hut inside. Did sound check then drove to their home.<br><br>Met Dan and Susan, Tonja’s parents, Tonja is Christian's wife. They have Etienne (3.5) and Laurence (girl) (1.5). cute energetic, both of them.<br><br>To show, I walked down the street and got a photo of the castle all lit up and with the nearly full moon behind it.<br><br>Show was great. Three encores and lots of audience participation lead by Tonja. She is irrepressible.<br><br>Filzbach is next.<br><br><a contents="Click here for photos" data-link-label="Euro 2014 11 - Switzerland Part 2" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-11-switzerland-part-2" target="_blank"><strong>Click here for photos</strong></a>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27936072014-03-14T16:05:00-05:002022-05-22T14:05:31-05:00Switzerland Part 2 (Diessenhofen)Got in yesterday and spend the evening with Richard Dobson and his wife, Edith Brunold. I have known Richard since 1974 in Nashville. He has now lived in Switzerland for more than a decade. Edith is from Diessenhofen, but they met in the US. Richard is a great songwriter and author. He has several volumes now of his newsletters and is working on a novel. His song Baby, Ride Easy is on a new album from Johnny Cash that was recorded years ago and was stuck in label legal issues and is only now being released. Great song, will be a great album.<br><br>This morning I walked to Richard and Edith about 10:20. WE went for a walk about 1.5 hours along the Rhine and back beside farmland. Looked into St Katherine cathedral. Beautiful, from the early 1700's. Saw the castle. This town like many dates from the Roman times.<br><br>Show is at the Loewen, a Gasthaus in the middle of town.<br><br>Place filled up and show at 8 went really well. Richard did Baby Ride Easy after Rose of my Heart. It was a hit! Two genuine encores again. I finished with Life's not Long Enough.<br><br>Christian and Guada Zoller from Schaffhousen were there. They have the daughter Michelle who used to write to me in English. She is an editor now. Their brother also there. The 3rd brother is the one I ran into in Marguerite River Australia.<br><br>On to Laupen next.Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27935932014-03-13T16:05:00-05:002014-04-03T15:48:23-05:00Germany Part 2<div>During the day, Peter took me to a nature walk and African art complex in the next province. Wonderful to walk and look at the birds and the water, lakes. A lookout tower of wood. Met the folks from the art complex, one old man from South Africa. They asked me about my Maxwell's equations T-shirt. It was warm enough that I carried my coat. There were a lot of interesting small buildings including a tiny round chapel. The tavern had a poster of how to order beer in about 20 languages!<br><br>Then we went to Peter's home, had a snack and sat on the back porch in the sun a looked out over the field behind. Very nice. a few kilometers away.<br><br>The show in Langanau for Peter and the Country Friends Koetz went very well. One young woman was tremendously moved by my songs, particularly Remembering. We talked for awhile, she was very emotional and fulfilled by the experience. This is why I do this. It opens people up.<br><br>Peter, Anne Marie, Eberhard, and Monika went to Eberhard, and Monika's home. I slept for an hour on a couch, then Peter and I went to Radio Free FM in the old part of Ulm. Wonderful old building with artsy paintings on the walls.<br><br>Did on air interview with Friedrich and Elf (they were at the show and also at the first show I did in Germany in Tubingen in 1988). Interview 12-1A. Played my cuts by Conway, Merle, and from my new album and one live (Tiger's) and one cut from Alan West's CD (Whiskey Up).<br><br>Back to hotel and to sleep 2A<br><br>Monday, March 10 - WALDKRAIBURG<br><br>Waldkraiburg is an unusual city. Instead of the usual centuries old structures, this city was built from nothing after WW II. It had been the location of an ammunition factory but that blew up and cleared a lot of land area, so they just built and new town!<br><br>Hansjoerg Malonek met me at the train station. He is my longest time European friend. I first met him at the Winterhawk bluegrass festival in 1987. He booked be for a 4 month tour in 1988 which is where I met most of the others of my old friends. He used to live in Villingen but moved to WAldkraiburg for a job. He is the head of the Kultur Haus here and books shows of all kinds all year round. He is very busy!<br><br>My show was in a beautiful little theater, high rising rows of seats, great lighting and stage. Lemmy the sound engineer was great. Went very well. A little difficult to get response from the audience 1st set but no problem really. Great during 2nd set. They loved the songs. Hansjoerg was ecstatic. I forgot to do Cloudy in the first set, just skipped it. Did cloudy as last encore. Got two genuine encores. It was great!<br><br>March 11 - Villingen<br><br>It's a fairly long train ride to Villingen. I snapped a photo of the train compartment where I spent about 3 hours writing. I always have something to do!<br><br>Villingen is a 600 year old walled city. Exactly different from Waldkraiburg. It is full of traditions. Fassnacht has just ended. That is the week long European version of Mardi Gras. Villingen celebrates in traditional masks and costumes. It is a large city wide party.<br><br>Michael Hils met me at the station. I have known him for 20 years. We walked to Hotel Pension. I remember this. It's run by an old couple, not very up to date. I left my bag then we walked to Michael’s place around the corner in the old town where his car was parked and drove to the Schaur . Did a sound check with Armen, very easy. Talked briefly with Erbse, the main sound man, but he was leaving it to Armen tonight. That was fine!<br><br>M and I to Italian place for dinner. Many places are closed to rest just after Fassnacht. It's very late this year because of how late Easter is.<br><br>Again a very uncomfortable 1st set for me, but then it all turned around. Somehow it always works. Great response. Very emotional again. One couple came because of Christoph's interview on Swiss radio. We are very close to Switzerland.<br><br>The next morning I took a run all the way around the walled city, about 15 minutes. Then visited with Michael and he helped me to once again wire some money home. We'll see if this gets through more easily. He took me to lunch at a beautiful Greek restaurant in a very old building. I took a photo of it and also of the beer that Michael ordered. Just wanted everyone to see what the head on a glass of German beer looks like!<br><br>Train to Diessenhofen (Switzerland) at 14.10 (2:10 PM)!<br> </div>
<div><a contents="Click here for photos" data-link-label="Euro 2014 10 - Germany Part 2" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-10-germany-part-2" target="_blank"><strong>Click here for photos</strong></a></div>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27156232014-03-08T14:55:00-06:002014-04-03T15:42:09-05:00Switzerland Part 1 and Germany Part 1HI all,<br><br>I'm posting a longer blog here to give you the flavor of what I'm doing. It is excerpts from my journal for the last couple of days. <br><br>The upcoming part of the tour is very packed. I play 9 shows in 11 days and travel 9 of those days also. These shows include Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. I may not be able to add to this record much. If you are interested, please follow my Facebook and Twitter for short updates.<br><br>Mar 6 - Dorking to Muehlehorn (Switzerland)<br>Left for airport (Heathrow) at 9:38. Got there ~ 10:15, very easy.<br><br>Through security and had lunch 11 at restaurant on top floor. Very good sushi salad. Comforting waitress.<br><br>Went to lower floor to wait for flight. Flight gate not posted until late. Flight a little late leaving. 1:15<br><br>Arrived Zürich and through customs quickly. Validated Eurrailpass and on 15:20 train, 1/2 hour earlier than planned. Called Paul and he met me at Ziegelbrucke. To his house, we visited. He's the same, great as ever.<br><br>Alice home, very nice to see her. We talked. When I first met Alice, she traveled with Paul and me to a few dates in northern Italy. She was pregnant with Michael, who is now 22!<br><br>Mary text about problem with money transfer. Turned out the transfer process from England had lost my account number. I answered some questions and they put the money in the account. For those who are interested, sending my “winnings” home regularly is important on a long tour like this and is not simple. Usually I find business colleagues who can take the money into their account, have their bank convert it into dollars and wire it to my account in the US.<br><br>This is not problem free because most US banks will not accept foreign bank wires. Not even ING (now Capital One) will do this.<br><br>The problem with a cash business like music is that the business process resembles several types of illegal businesses, except of course the amounts involved are considerably smaller. There is a prejudice that “real” businesses don’t use cash. The transfer of money is similar to various money laundering strategies. For example, it used to be that I could get money home from England by walking into the American Express office in London and paying cash in Pounds against my AMEX card account. No longer. AMEX won’t accept cash anymore.<br><br>This is another example of how policies supposedly meant to protect us from bad guys are restricting the freedom and ability to make a living for many of us who are not totally in the common systems.<br><br>Alice and Paul set up Raclette for dinner. Wonderful cheese with sliced tomatoes and boiled potatoes.<br><br>Talked some, got paperwork for shows. Looks good. CDs there also.<br><br>I was very tired and to bed 10:30.<br><br>Mar 7 – Muelehorn to Gams<br><br>Alice and Paul up and gone early. Alice works in a bookstore in Zurich. Paul has bookkeeping jobs for a some companies in Chur.<br><br>Walked to station to make sure I can find it. Not hard, all downhill. Beautiful mountain stream that the streets are built over.<br><br>Walked to station 3P. Train to Buchs at 3:35. The trip alongside the Zurichsee was typically beautiful. The lake and mountains on one side and the villages and mountains on the other. Every few kilometers there is a castle. Most are ruined though some have been restored. I tried to take a picture of these, but they are very far off and my I-Phone camera isn’t telephoto. <a contents="(click here)" data-link-label="Euro 2014 08 - Switzerland Part 1" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-08-switzerland-part-1" target="_blank"><strong>(click here)</strong></a> I hope you get some idea from the photos I posted of how this was in the Middle Ages with small fiefdoms along the lake and river valleys. Good walls make good neighbors as Frost said.<br><br>Arrived Buchs at 4:12. Urns Winkler met me. Tall, 40's, long hair and handlebar mustache. He has a guitar shop, specializing in repairs. Has a fancy computerized machine that dresses frets. He says that Joe Glazier in Nashville has the first one in the US.<br><br>To shop. Met Michel, his son. To hotel. Organized, dressed, except for boots. Walked to shop. Asked at bike shop to make sure I was going the right way. Used my German! Got there a little before 6. Urs showed me his shop and explained the machine. Dinner with his family, Ursula and Michel. Michel spent several years at a tennis training center in Spain. Doesn't play anymore. We talked tennis at dinner. I had my Roger Federer cap on. As I explained my tennis game, I play exactly like Roger except I’m older, slower, shorter, weaker, and less consistent. Not THAT much difference!<br><br>Show was in upstairs room that is beautiful. All wood. Very live. Benno came from Au. Haven't seen him in 20 years. He promoted shows for me that long ago. He is now mostly in Munich taking care of his 100 year old mother in law. Still has apt in Au. He brought me small Christmas ornaments, angels. I took two. Also brought me large boxes of chocolates.<br><br>Show was wonderful. Beautiful audience. Spoke with Boots and Melody (trail names from their time on the Appalachian trail.). They are about to get married. Spoke with Beth Wimmer, American who married a Swiss man. She is also a singer-songwriter and gave me a CD of hers.<br><br>Everyone was thrilled. Lots of tears and laughter. This is why I do this, to bring people together. Emotions do that.<br><br>Back to hotel driven by Michel. Couldn't get in so I pounded on the door. Annoyed the party inside because my key would have worked at the back door. Nobody told me! To sleep 11:30<br><br>Mar 8 – Leipheim, Gunzburg, and Koetz<br>Up 7:06. X, to breakfast. My back seems almost completely well.<br><br>Michel picked me up and put me on the train which left Buchs at 09:59. We said goodbye and promised to take time to hit some tennis balls next time I’m here.<br><br>I stood in the entry way of the coach as it was only 15 minutes to Feldkirch in Austria where I had to make a connection. In Feldkirch, I waited an hour, bought an apple to supplement my cheese sandwich I had prepared from breakfast which would be my lunch.<br><br>The train to Ulm left at 11:15. The first class compartment was very crowded. It was one of those coaches like in “Murder on the Orient Express”. It had a narrow companionway on one side and individual compartments with six seats each and doors. These are rare these days. I found one seat and asked “Ist Frei?”. The response was positive so I put my suitcase in the hall with some others and my guitar also. Usually there is room above the seats for the guitar but all the room was taken. I sat with an older lady to my left and her husband across from her. On my right was a young father with is ~4 year old daughter across from him, both next to the window. Across from me, next to the little girl was her grandmother. The grandmother and granddaughter carried on a constant conversation in German of course. It was delightful.<br><br>When the conductor arrived to look at tickets he chastised me for not having filled in my itinerary on my Eurrailpass. You didn't have to do this last time I traveled with one, but that was several years ago, and things do change. He also insisted that I get my guitar out of the hall. The father and grandmother turned out to speak perfect English and moved their stuff to make room for my guitar. They were extremely gracious. The grandmother shared some of her trail mix with me also. I munched my sandwich and apple and completed work on an essay for my MFA course. (I really like the little Microsoft Surface tablet that I am traveling with. It's the older model that I got very inexpensively. It really works for me.)<br><br>I left the train at Ulm with goodbyes to the family in the compartment. They wished me well.<br><br>One more short train ride from Ulm to Leipheim and Peter Wroblewski met me at the station and accompanied me to the Hotel Zur Post just a few yards away.<br><br>After I was settled, Peter and his wife Anne Marie returned and drove me to Guenzburg, a few kilometers away. This is an ancient town, first built by the Romans. After a walk around town and up one of the towers, we met Eberhart and Monika Finke and also Sonja for dinner at an Indian restaurant then drinks/tea at Peter and Anne Marie's home in nearby Koetz. <a contents="Click here for photos" data-link-label="Euro 2014 09 - Germany Part 1" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-09-germany-part-1" target="_blank"><strong>Click here for photos</strong></a><br><br>These are people I have known and called friends for more than 20 years. They have a club that promotes concerts by bluegrass, country, folk, Americana, whatever you want to call it, by artists from all over the US and Europe. As I have often said, they call it country music but they don't say what country. This is world music, guys.<br><br>To sleep 11:15Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27130272014-03-05T16:35:00-06:002014-04-03T15:34:12-05:00Dorking Days 2I took a LONG walk (about 4 hours up and back, maybe 6 or 7 miles total) with John and Lizann to Leith Hill Tower overlooking the valley that Dorking nestles in.<br><br>As an aside, this is a SHORT walk for John and Lizann. They once did a 9 mile walk each way (18 miles in all) in Yosemite. And they stayed married!<br><br>The views were wonderful. <strong><a contents="There are Photos here" data-link-label="Euro 2014 07 - Dorking Days 2" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-07-dorking-days-2" target="_blank">There are Photos here</a></strong>. We had a great view of the North Downs, a line of chalk hills that runs from Surrey to the White Cliffs of Cover in Kent. If you climb them you are going up the Downs.<br><br>We helped some mountain bikers who were sawing a fallen tree to move it and get it off the path. It had fallen on an overhead wire, that they said was a comm wire, but...well, I didn't want to get near it actually.<br><br>We moved the tree with no ill effects.<br><br>The photo of the tower shows a lot of people standing at the base. That is because it was WINDY and COLD. They are taking cover behind the tower and drinking tea and eating pasties (can't call them Cornish pasties because we're not in Cornwall. It's a law) that were sold out of a window in the base of the tower. Sort of like a deleted scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.<br><br>Tea and pasties fortified us for the walk back though.<br><br>Another day John and I drove to the top of Box Hill, which is a recurring setting in Jane Austen novels, and is also the site of part of the biking course from the summer Olympics last summer (which a British man won!). I have a photo from the top and a photo of the hill. The photo of the hill also shows some of the vineyards of Denbies Wine Estate. Here is a wonderfully strange but true item. The sparkling wine (can't call it Champagne!) from Denbies was recently judged by world expert wine tasters to be finer than the Champagne from France.<br><br>Finally, but certainly not leastly, we drove around the Dorking Chicken...I mean hen. Not that it matters that much. Having a town with a giant sculpture of either is going to be odd. This is in the middle of a roundabout so all you can do is drive around it. See the photo.<br><br>And then a photo of the boss of the house, Bodhi the cat!<br><br>ALSO - John and I have just about finished a 2nd song, demo and all. This is a good result for this part of the trip. I'll keep you posted on how these songs progress through the music business world.<br><br>Off to Switzerland tomorrow!Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27130372014-03-01T16:40:00-06:002014-04-03T15:23:10-05:00Two Shows in LondonAlan took me to the train station at Axminster on Thursday. The train ride to London was easy, except that I never got the message that the coach I was in wasn't going to open its doors at my station, so I (along with a couple of others) had to frantically drag my suitcase, etc through a crowded coach to the other coach that did open its doors! One of those travel things...<br><br>I took the Victoria line (London Tube) from Vauxhall to Walthamstow Central and walked the half mile or so to the Rose and Crown where I was playing that night.<br><br>It's a great pub with a small theater upstairs. The resident theater company is are rehearsing "Superman, the Musical" for a three week run opening on Tuesday. I had a long chat with Kate (I hope I got her name right. I didn't write it down.) part of the production team (costumes and scenery). Sounds like a fun production. I gave her my card. Can't know too many people in theater!<br><br>My show was really fun. Opened by songs by Graham (the promoter) and Russ (the sound man). Both were highly entertaining. I didn't get pictures of them. Darn it!<br><br>John and Lizann were there. They brought John's sister, Ann, also. I drove back to Dorking with them after the show. Got in about 1A. Lizann had to work the next day in London!<br><br>On Friday I took the train up and back to the show in Twickenham. I met Phil Penman, who promoted this show and also had helped me to publicize ONLY ALONG FOR THE RIDE in the UK. This show was in a small art and crafts gallery. It was packed and terrific fun. A couple came from Northern Ireland to see me!<br><br>This time I did get a picture <strong><a contents="(click here)" data-link-label="EURO 2014 06 - LONDON" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-06-london" target="_blank">(click here)</a></strong> of Phil with Kevin and Allen who assisted the evening.<br><br>Thanks again all of you in London!<br><br>I got back to Dorking about 12:30A and John met me at the station after his gig that night. We had a car full of equipment for the short ride back to his house.<br><br>Now it's finishing songs with John for a few days and then I fly to Zurich on Thursday.<br><br>More adventures to come...Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27935922014-02-27T15:00:00-06:002014-04-03T15:21:58-05:00Devon DaysOut the window of the train that brought me into Taunton, where Alan met me, I saw dramatic evidence of the flooding that has crippled large part of the West country of England. The photos <strong><a contents="(click here)" data-link-label="EURO 2014 05 - DEVON" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-05-devon" target="_blank">(click here)</a></strong> are not a lake, that is farmland. It looked like this for about ten minutes of high speed travel before arriving at the station. The personal and economic impact will be felt in this area for years.<br><br>The next two photos are in Alan and Lynn's home. That is Alan, Shelby, Taylor, and Lynn in the first and Steve Black and me in the 2nd. I took Shelby's room for my stay which pushed her to room with her sister. Thank you both of you!<br><br>Steve and I worked on a song together yesterday. Got a start. We'll see if we are able to finish it. He's a talented writer with a lot of songs to his credit. I'm glad to get the chance to work with him.<br><br>The next shot is from the back of the Dolphin Hotel events room with Alan, Steve, Dean, and Adam doing the opening set. You can't really see them, but it gives an idea of the size of the room and crowd. As reported earlier, it was a great night.<br><br>The last three photos are of the show that the four of them did at the King's Arms in Seaton last night. Wonderful music! They have a great sound and are highly appreciated here. I expect them to soon get the wider audience they deserve.<br><br>The last photo is of two signs in the King's Arms. I thought these would interest those of you in the US. Very different alcohol laws!<br><br>Leaving Devon today for London.<br><br>More later!<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27935912014-02-26T15:00:00-06:002014-04-03T15:19:18-05:00Beer show (the village, not the beverage)I played to another great crowd in the tiny fishing village of Beer on the Devon coast. Old friend, Alan West, and friends did an opening set. Besides Alan and regular singing/writing partner, Steve Black (Blackie), they had two great guitar stylists in Dean Barnes (electric country-rock, country-blues) and Adam Sweet (acoustic blues-rock and blues). Wonderful music!<br><br>Once again, the people in the audience expressed personal connection with my songs and my performance. Of the new songs it was What I See and Remembering that seemed to strike the deepest chord with them. I Know also got their attention. Of the familiar songs, Jack and Lucy brought tears again and everyone sang along with Carolina Star. No one seems to tire of hearing those songs.<br><br>I invited Dean to join me on Old Flames at the beginning of the 2nd set. He had just realized I wrote that (with Pebe Sebert) and told me his father used to sing that song to him when he was 12. (Gee, thanks Dean. At least it wasn't his grandfather!). I also surprised him by getting him up to jam through Cover Me as the encore. It was great. He is an extremely talented player along the lines of the earlier great British to Nashville guitar transplants, Phil Donnelly from Ireland and Ray Flacke from England.<br><br>I also just received a link from a friend in Germany to a review he just did of ONLY ALONG FOR THE RIDE.<br><br>Here it is:<a href="http://www.country.de/2014/02/25/hugh-moffatt-only-along-for-the-ride/">http://www.country.de/2014/02/25/hugh-moffatt-only-along-for-the-ride/</a><br><br>Just dump it into Google Translate. It's a deeply considered discussion of the album and the songs. I'm very gratified.<br><br>See you down the road!<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27935252014-02-25T14:55:00-06:002014-04-03T15:17:38-05:00Rothesay show plus castles and moreI arrived on the Isle of Bute by ferry from Wemyss bay about 4P on Saturday. Richard Snape, the promoter, met me and took me to the venue. It is St Paul's Hall, in the back of St Paul's church. (Yes, I officially played songs in the back of the church!)<br><br>Quick soundcheck with the help of Jordan, then time to get into the hotel and dinner.<br><br>I had dinner at the Waterfront Bistro. Amazing Scottish salmon dish!<br><br>Fortified and to the show.<br><br>The room was set up for 50 people and it looked about full to me. There were some sound problems in the first set that turned out to be a bad guitar chord, but soldiering on, the show was a tremendous success. I had several people express deep gratitude for their experience.<br><br>This is why I do this. People connect through my songs.<br><br>The next day, Sunday, Richard took me around the Isle of Bute. We visited the ruin of St Blane's Church and the still current Mount Stuart, an ancestral home of the royal family of Scotland. Tons of history involved.<br><br><a contents="Click here for photos" data-link-label="EURO 2014 04 - Isle of Bute - Rothesay Castle" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-04-isle-of-bute-rothesay-castle"><strong>Click here for photos</strong></a><br><br>We had soup for lunch at a café on Ettrick bay, on the other side of the island.<br><br>We parted about 1 and I sorted out some of the photos. Then at 2:40, I met my old friend, Andy Fergus, whom I had lost track of, but through David Hassock in Edinburgh, had just gotten back in touch with the previous day. He happened to live near by and came over to visit. We talked and walked around Rothesay castle. (See Photos).<br><br>Andy used to own the Turf, a pub in Dalry, not too far away. I played there more than once, the first time on my first tour with John Stewart. John and I did two tours together in the UK. Unfortunately he died not too many years ago. We lost a great artist. I hope you will look him up if aren't familiar with his music.<br><br>On one tour I did in the 90's, Mary, Corianna, Greyson, and Lagan were all with me. Andy took two days off and drove us up through the highlands, visiting castles, abbys, glens, and seasides. Unforgettable.<br><br>Thank you, Andy. It was wonderful to see you again. We'll keep in touch this time!<br><br>I am currently in Devon, with Alan West and Lynn Richardson. More about them next time.<br><br>All the best to everyone,<br><br>-- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27935242014-02-21T14:55:00-06:002014-04-03T15:14:10-05:00Edinburgh show and Dunsinane Hill<div>The show last night went very well. I played at the Royal Oak, a small downstairs pub in the center of Edinburgh. The place was pretty full, though that didn't take more than about 20. Some folks were at my show in Edinburgh 20 years ago!<br><br>The promoter was David Hossack, who does this kind of thing occasionally just for the love of the music. American singer-songwriters are highly respected by a solid element of the Scottish music audiences. My old friend, John Thomson, who arranged the UK portion of my tour, came down from his home near Perth. See the photo of them on the Photos page.<br><br>The new songs were very well received. The opening singer was Tom Cleland. Older, and sang songs from the heart. A joy to hear.<br><br>After the show, John’s friend, Denis, drove us back to John’s house where I will be until Saturday.<br><br>THEN -<br><br>Today I'm sitting in John and Janette Thomson's house looking at a Scottish hill dotted with sheep. John and I walked beside the hill this morning through the Devil's Gate and up to the top of...that's right!...Dunsinane Hill!! I looked over the plain to the North towards Birnam Wood. I could almost see MacDuff's army carrying the branches of the wood towards MacBeth's encampment where we were standing.<br><br>In the afternoon I walked up the hill behind John’s house to a small fishing loch. There is a photo of this also.<br><br>Tomorrow I'm off to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, the traditional holding of the heir to the Scottish throne, and, yes, there is a castle! I'll let you know...<br><br><strong><a contents="Click here for photos" data-link-label="EURO 2014 02 - Edinburgh Show and Dunsinane Hill" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-02-edinburgh-show-and-dunsinane-hill">Click here for photos</a></strong><br><br>Till then<br><br>- Hugh</div>
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<div> </div>Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27935232014-02-19T14:55:00-06:002014-03-22T15:56:21-05:00Iain Anderson and BBC Scotland play Hugh MoffattIain Anderson has an eclectic radio show out of Edinburgh that runs several nights a week from 10P to 1A. It has a loyal following among the Scottish Night Owls, of whom there are a few.<br><br>Iain has been playing cuts from ONLY ALONG FOR THE RIDE for the past week and talking about my two shows in Scotland. Fantastic! I spoke with his producer and sent him an email thanking him for the support.<br><br>I'm looking forward to the start of the tour tomorrow night!Hugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27935222014-02-16T14:55:00-06:002014-04-03T15:12:54-05:00Fun with John and LizannI'm staying in the little village of Westcott, part of the slightly less little village of Dorking, south of London, with Lizann and John Peppard. Followers of my former adventures may recognize that John and I are longtime co-writers, sort of a Lennon and McCartney for... well, for someone, somewhere surely!<br><br>I'm here for a week before the start of my UK tour in Edinburgh on Feb 20. John and I are writing. More about that later....<br><br>Last night I went with Lizann to John's pub gig in a nearby village ("little" on the official British village size scale that I have invented, as opposed to "tiny" or "less little").<br><br>John is an master guitar player, who is a student of all blues, rock, and folk styles and seems to know how to play most of most well-known guitar players' licks, which he regularly throws in around his own inventions. He plays and sings solo to prerecorded tracks that he has created himself, so even though he plays covers that are recognizable as such, they are definitely the "John Peppard" versions.<br><br>He loves doing this. He played for three straight hours without stopping. He started with Robert Johnson and ended with ZZ Top, with forays into Fleetwood Mac (mostly the earlier Peter Green version), John Lee Hooker, Allman Bros, Beatles, Pink Floyd, and...you name it! The place was packed and dancers crowded the area in front of him. At one point he lost the sound. With encouragement from John we (the audience) kept the beat going strong as ever for the 5 minutes or so it took him to sort out the problem and pick back up exactly where he left off without a moments drop in intensity.<br><br>A lot more to tell, but I'll leave it to the imagination. I'll just say there was a fez involved. What a performer!<br><br>(P.S. He's also a Grammy Award winning songwriter.)<br><br><strong><a contents="Click here for photos" data-link-label="Euro 2014 01 - Dorking Days" data-link-type="page" href="/euro-2014-01-dorking-days">Click here for photos</a></strong><br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27935212014-02-13T14:55:00-06:002014-03-22T15:54:38-05:00Arrival in LondonI arrived in London today. Beautiful weather. John (Peppard) met me and took me to his home.<br><br>I ran into a Buddhist monk from Thailand at the airport in Chicago. Bright orange robe. Striking. He didn't speak much English, so when I noticed that his connecting flight to Harrisburg had been cancelled, I just led him to the board and showed it to him. I left him with his smart phone out, probably translating the notice!<br><br>I have no doubt he'll make it OK.<br><br>Entry into England was fine except that the lady wrote my departure date as March 6, 2013!<br><br>We'll see if this matters...<br><br>More once I get going.<br><br>- HughHugh Moffatttag:www.hughmoffatt.com,2005:Post/27935102014-02-09T14:55:00-06:002014-03-22T15:53:40-05:002014 European Tour Starting Soon<div>Leaving February 12 for the UK and Scotland. I'll add entries here as I can. I hope you will enjoy following my adventures. Please add comments if you like!</div>
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