My wife and I arrive in Gatwick Airport on August 4, 2005. We plan to take the train down to Broadstairs where I will be performing at Broadstairs Folk Festival on August 5-7. My tentative schedule there is as follows:

5th         1930 - 2300 Guest at Tom & Barbara Brown's Singaround

6th         1000 - 1100 Breakfast with Mike Campbell @ Harbor Cafe

       1300 - 1400 Gig at Harpers wine bar

       2330 - 0100 leader of Humorous Singaround Session at campsite

7th         1230 - 1400 Guest at Singalong

       1630 - 1800 Guest at Folk Club

       1930 - 2100 Gig at open air Bandstand show         

I am looking forward to meeting many UK Mudcatters at the festival. If any of you plan to be at Broadstairs during this time, please let me know so we can get together for a beer and a song or two.

My wife and I will be in the London area from August 8-13 taking silly photographs of castles, churches, Beefeaters, bridges, etc. I am still looking for a folk club or two interested in hosting this Alaskan balladeer for an evening of song. We don't plan on renting a car until the 13th, so we will be enjoying your "tube" and walking our legs off throughout the week.

We plan to drive up to the northwest on the 14th and spend several days in the Manchester/Liverpool area. I am still looking for a gig or two in these areas as well. We hope to spend some time with old friends and get acquainted with some new ones. There is nothing like song, beer and stories for creating lasting memories to carry us through the next cold winter.

Around the 18th or 19th we expect to drive to southern Wales and again visit with old friends as we enjoy the beautiful landscapes and attractions of the area. Following this we hope to swing through southern England soaking our bodies in Bath and walking around Stonehenge.

Then around the 23rd or 24th we will make a mad dash up to Yorkshire to visit with area Mudcatters and play a gig on the 25th at the Black Swan Folk Club in York. Then back down to Seaford on the south coast for our last night before leaving from Gatwick on the 27th. Distances mean nothing to Alaskans.

So there you have our "rough" schedule for our first visit to Great Britain. I can't wait to see our old friends again and I hope to meet many UK 'catters along the way. If anyone has any suggestions of where to go and what to see, we would be most grateful. Planning this trip from 8,000 miles away means I've probably screwed up somewhere.

See you there in August.

Mike