After two days of band practice on Friday and Saturday, the band will take the stage in Brest at 2.55pm tomorrow afternoon. The last few practices have involved both tears and yelling, but we finished up this evening with a public practice that had some of the best plays yet. We played in the Salle de Baye, and had about 50 spectators show up.
Then, the band was nice enough to present Yoann, Mike, Sean, and myself each a bottle of "Eddu" whisky -- as long as we promised not to drink it tonight.
Word around the band is that a placing anywhere between 5th and 8th would be great. The field is 13.
Hear a recording from this afternoon at: http://www.bagadbrokemperle.com/2009/02/03/cap-vers-brest/
8.2.09
5.2.09
Down time
Yoann has got the days away from the band packed with activities. It seems we can't get up too early or go to bed too late.
Monday we toured various sights over Presqu'ile de Crozon (http://maps.google.fr/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fr&geocode=&q=crozon&sll=48.191726,-4.295654&sspn=0.602383,1.645203&ie=UTF8&ll=48.306034,-4.489288&spn=0.300521,0.822601&z=10&iwloc=addr) which happens to be base of at least one nuclear submarine.
Tuesday we woke up to about 3 cm of snow (the first time it's snowed in 3 years). We had to drive Yoann's brother to school, which involved driving west towards Chateaulin, which got probably half a foot of snow. After the highways were re-opened, we continued to Rieux, to visit a couple pipemakers. We finished the day in Lorient with Ewen and Soizig and some Kronenbourg.
Yesterday, Guy and Marie-Louise spoiled us with a lunch consisting of several bottles of white wine, home-made mayonnaise and about 5 kilos of Langoustines. Then we went to a dairy farm that belongs to a friend of the family.
Today we're planning to go to eat lunch in Kemper with Gus Sicard, and then to do some tourist-like strolling around the town.
Some pictures:
Bagad scoring summary. One column for each judge.
Le Vache, Le Vache.
Boat ramp.
Channel into Brest bay.
Part of an old Napoleonic fort.
Brest bay.
Raclette in Telgruc.
Lathe at the instrument makers Hervieux et Glet.
Instruments for repair.
Drill press.
Also, there was a reporter from Le Telegramme at practice last Sunday, and here's the article which probably took too much of an "America to the rescue" stance:
http://www.bagadbrokemperle.com/media/img/News/2009/prepa_brest_telegramme.pdf
And the news item on Kemperle's website:
http://www.bagadbrokemperle.com/2009/02/03/cap-vers-brest/
Monday we toured various sights over Presqu'ile de Crozon (http://maps.google.fr/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fr&geocode=&q=crozon&sll=48.191726,-4.295654&sspn=0.602383,1.645203&ie=UTF8&ll=48.306034,-4.489288&spn=0.300521,0.822601&z=10&iwloc=addr) which happens to be base of at least one nuclear submarine.
Tuesday we woke up to about 3 cm of snow (the first time it's snowed in 3 years). We had to drive Yoann's brother to school, which involved driving west towards Chateaulin, which got probably half a foot of snow. After the highways were re-opened, we continued to Rieux, to visit a couple pipemakers. We finished the day in Lorient with Ewen and Soizig and some Kronenbourg.
Yesterday, Guy and Marie-Louise spoiled us with a lunch consisting of several bottles of white wine, home-made mayonnaise and about 5 kilos of Langoustines. Then we went to a dairy farm that belongs to a friend of the family.
Today we're planning to go to eat lunch in Kemper with Gus Sicard, and then to do some tourist-like strolling around the town.
Some pictures:
Bagad scoring summary. One column for each judge.
Le Vache, Le Vache.
Boat ramp.
Channel into Brest bay.
Part of an old Napoleonic fort.
Brest bay.
Raclette in Telgruc.
Lathe at the instrument makers Hervieux et Glet.
Instruments for repair.
Drill press.
Also, there was a reporter from Le Telegramme at practice last Sunday, and here's the article which probably took too much of an "America to the rescue" stance:
http://www.bagadbrokemperle.com/media/img/News/2009/prepa_brest_telegramme.pdf
And the news item on Kemperle's website:
http://www.bagadbrokemperle.com/2009/02/03/cap-vers-brest/
4.2.09
Back from Band Practice
We returned to Telgruc from Kemperle on Sunday night. Yoann's family was here at the house to carry out a crepe free-for-all for we 4 and Gireg, Ewen, Sophie, and Soizig from the band. Yoann's mother, godmother, and grandmother fed us crepes until there were no more ingredients to be served. Tonight, we're going to Yoann's parents' house for some seafood (which means a lot of seafood).
Kemperle had a full weekend of band practices, and it continues tonight. They had full band practice from 8pm to 1am Friday night, pipe practice from 10-12 Saturday morning, full band practice from 2-8 Saturday afternoon, a party late into Saturday night, and full band practice from 9 to 12 Sunday morning. Wednesday there is pipe practice from 8 to 10, and there'll be band practices from Thursday to Saturday.
Some pictures:
Band practice on Friday.
Practice early Saturday morning.
Sean and Mike ready for practice.
Decoration inside the Kemperle band hall.
Town of Kemperle from above.
Kemperle's band hall.
Scene from the party on Saturday night.
Pictures from the beach in St. Nic, near Telgruc:
Band practice on Friday night:
Kemperle had a full weekend of band practices, and it continues tonight. They had full band practice from 8pm to 1am Friday night, pipe practice from 10-12 Saturday morning, full band practice from 2-8 Saturday afternoon, a party late into Saturday night, and full band practice from 9 to 12 Sunday morning. Wednesday there is pipe practice from 8 to 10, and there'll be band practices from Thursday to Saturday.
Some pictures:
Band practice on Friday.
Practice early Saturday morning.
Sean and Mike ready for practice.
Decoration inside the Kemperle band hall.
Town of Kemperle from above.
Kemperle's band hall.
Scene from the party on Saturday night.
Pictures from the beach in St. Nic, near Telgruc:
Band practice on Friday night:
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