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Thread #81467   Message #1492435
Posted By: GUEST,Scotus (lurking by the back door)
24-May-05 - 09:30 PM
Thread Name: Lorient Festival 2005
Subject: RE: Lorient Festival 2005
Oh boy- this brings back memories! I twice played Lorien back in the 80s when 'Heritage' was in its heyday. The stories I could tell! Second time we were to play support to a very well known Gaelic rock group (who shall remain nameless)in the Palais De Congress and their bus broke down in Birmingham (England!!). We were due to do 30 minutes and wound up doing 90 minutes while they broke every speed limit and finally arrived with 15 minutes left.

Then there was the piper (who shall also be nameless)who lived on Bailey's all the way from Portsmouth to Lorien and back and was seen playing the pipes on the pillion of a motorbike in the middle of Lorien at one point.

Ah - happy daze!