Pretty amazing, Wi-Fi at 35,000 feet. Takes a bit of getting used to...The first few days of this North American tour neatly illustrate the life of a successful travelling musician. In order to spend a few more precious days at home with family, Tim and I elected to travel to Mexico on Wednesday (2 days after our colleagues), arriving in time to have a decent night’s sleep before last night’s concert – performing for an energetic audience full of fans and local singers, some of whom we’d taught that same afternoon.Today we fly 2,000 miles up to Los Angeles for a concert this evening, before taking the trans-continental flight to the Eastern Seaboard tomorrow, performing in New Jersey on Sunday and immediately flying down to Atlanta, GA, for a concert on Monday. Phew. It’s a high-octane few days…In the midst of this travel, we have to ensure we’re as well-rested and hydrated as possible. It may be tempting to look at the glamorous side of this jet-setting life, but in reality it’s a survival mission for 22 hours of the day, to make sure we’re ready to pop out of the box when the curtain goes up and perform to the fullest extent of our abilities for the 2 hours of concert time. How do we do this? Well, after a while in the group you develop an “energy conservation” mode – much like a laptop can run on energy-saving mode when required. In a way, you shut down – drinking lots of water, eating sensibly when required, and concentrating on relaxation techniques (breathing exercises, relaxing muscles and napping if possible) before arriving in the hotel, doing a quick steam in the shower, and heading off to rehearse feeling as refreshed as possible.During such busy patches, the Holy Grail of a free day (which may still involve a couple of flights and a new hotel) is viewed as an oasis in the desert: the chance to do some laundry, to have an evening meal at a sensible time, and possibly even get an early night. Our first one is next week up in Connecticut, and before then we’ll have travelled over 10,000 miles in a week and performed 4 concerts. What keeps us going? Two things: the opportunity to perform amazing music, and the people to whom we perform it. Oh, and the fact that we’re so lucky to be doing this that one should never, ever complain.
Pretty amazing, Wi-Fi at 35,000 feet. Takes a bit of getting used to...The first few days of this North American tour neatly illustrate the life of a successful travelling musician. In order to spend a few more precious days at home with family, Tim and I elected to travel to Mexico on Wednesday (2 days after our colleagues), arriving in time to have a decent night’s sleep before last night’s concert – performing for an energetic audience full of fans and local singers, some of whom we’d taught that same afternoon.Today we fly 2,000 miles up to Los Angeles for a concert this evening, before taking the trans-continental flight to the Eastern Seaboard tomorrow, performing in New Jersey on Sunday and immediately flying down to Atlanta, GA, for a concert on Monday. Phew. It’s a high-octane few days…In the midst of this travel, we have to ensure we’re as well-rested and hydrated as possible. It may be tempting to look at the glamorous side of this jet-setting life, but in reality it’s a survival mission for 22 hours of the day, to make sure we’re ready to pop out of the box when the curtain goes up and perform to the fullest extent of our abilities for the 2 hours of concert time. How do we do this? Well, after a while in the group you develop an “energy conservation” mode – much like a laptop can run on energy-saving mode when required. In a way, you shut down – drinking lots of water, eating sensibly when required, and concentrating on relaxation techniques (breathing exercises, relaxing muscles and napping if possible) before arriving in the hotel, doing a quick steam in the shower, and heading off to rehearse feeling as refreshed as possible.During such busy patches, the Holy Grail of a free day (which may still involve a couple of flights and a new hotel) is viewed as an oasis in the desert: the chance to do some laundry, to have an evening meal at a sensible time, and possibly even get an early night. Our first one is next week up in Connecticut, and before then we’ll have travelled over 10,000 miles in a week and performed 4 concerts. What keeps us going? Two things: the opportunity to perform amazing music, and the people to whom we perform it. Oh, and the fact that we’re so lucky to be doing this that one should never, ever complain.
Pretty amazing, Wi-Fi at 35,000 feet. Takes a bit of getting used to...The first few days of this North American tour neatly illustrate the life of a successful travelling musician. In order to spend a few more precious days at home with family, Tim and I elected to travel to Mexico on Wednesday (2 days after our colleagues), arriving in time to have a decent night’s sleep before last night’s concert – performing for an energetic audience full of fans and local singers, some of whom we’d taught that same afternoon.Today we fly 2,000 miles up to Los Angeles for a concert this evening, before taking the trans-continental flight to the Eastern Seaboard tomorrow, performing in New Jersey on Sunday and immediately flying down to Atlanta, GA, for a concert on Monday. Phew. It’s a high-octane few days…In the midst of this travel, we have to ensure we’re as well-rested and hydrated as possible. It may be tempting to look at the glamorous side of this jet-setting life, but in reality it’s a survival mission for 22 hours of the day, to make sure we’re ready to pop out of the box when the curtain goes up and perform to the fullest extent of our abilities for the 2 hours of concert time. How do we do this? Well, after a while in the group you develop an “energy conservation” mode – much like a laptop can run on energy-saving mode when required. In a way, you shut down – drinking lots of water, eating sensibly when required, and concentrating on relaxation techniques (breathing exercises, relaxing muscles and napping if possible) before arriving in the hotel, doing a quick steam in the shower, and heading off to rehearse feeling as refreshed as possible.During such busy patches, the Holy Grail of a free day (which may still involve a couple of flights and a new hotel) is viewed as an oasis in the desert: the chance to do some laundry, to have an evening meal at a sensible time, and possibly even get an early night. Our first one is next week up in Connecticut, and before then we’ll have travelled over 10,000 miles in a week and performed 4 concerts. What keeps us going? Two things: the opportunity to perform amazing music, and the people to whom we perform it. Oh, and the fact that we’re so lucky to be doing this that one should never, ever complain.
Pretty amazing, Wi-Fi at 35,000 feet. Takes a bit of getting used to...The first few days of this North American tour neatly illustrate the life of a successful travelling musician. In order to spend a few more precious days at home with family, Tim and I elected to travel to Mexico on Wednesday (2 days after our colleagues), arriving in time to have a decent night’s sleep before last night’s concert – performing for an energetic audience full of fans and local singers, some of whom we’d taught that same afternoon.Today we fly 2,000 miles up to Los Angeles for a concert this evening, before taking the trans-continental flight to the Eastern Seaboard tomorrow, performing in New Jersey on Sunday and immediately flying down to Atlanta, GA, for a concert on Monday. Phew. It’s a high-octane few days…In the midst of this travel, we have to ensure we’re as well-rested and hydrated as possible. It may be tempting to look at the glamorous side of this jet-setting life, but in reality it’s a survival mission for 22 hours of the day, to make sure we’re ready to pop out of the box when the curtain goes up and perform to the fullest extent of our abilities for the 2 hours of concert time. How do we do this? Well, after a while in the group you develop an “energy conservation” mode – much like a laptop can run on energy-saving mode when required. In a way, you shut down – drinking lots of water, eating sensibly when required, and concentrating on relaxation techniques (breathing exercises, relaxing muscles and napping if possible) before arriving in the hotel, doing a quick steam in the shower, and heading off to rehearse feeling as refreshed as possible.During such busy patches, the Holy Grail of a free day (which may still involve a couple of flights and a new hotel) is viewed as an oasis in the desert: the chance to do some laundry, to have an evening meal at a sensible time, and possibly even get an early night. Our first one is next week up in Connecticut, and before then we’ll have travelled over 10,000 miles in a week and performed 4 concerts. What keeps us going? Two things: the opportunity to perform amazing music, and the people to whom we perform it. Oh, and the fact that we’re so lucky to be doing this that one should never, ever complain.
Pretty amazing, Wi-Fi at 35,000 feet. Takes a bit of getting used to...The first few days of this North American tour neatly illustrate the life of a successful travelling musician. In order to spend a few more precious days at home with family, Tim and I elected to travel to Mexico on Wednesday (2 days after our colleagues), arriving in time to have a decent night’s sleep before last night’s concert – performing for an energetic audience full of fans and local singers, some of whom we’d taught that same afternoon.Today we fly 2,000 miles up to Los Angeles for a concert this evening, before taking the trans-continental flight to the Eastern Seaboard tomorrow, performing in New Jersey on Sunday and immediately flying down to Atlanta, GA, for a concert on Monday. Phew. It’s a high-octane few days…In the midst of this travel, we have to ensure we’re as well-rested and hydrated as possible. It may be tempting to look at the glamorous side of this jet-setting life, but in reality it’s a survival mission for 22 hours of the day, to make sure we’re ready to pop out of the box when the curtain goes up and perform to the fullest extent of our abilities for the 2 hours of concert time. How do we do this? Well, after a while in the group you develop an “energy conservation” mode – much like a laptop can run on energy-saving mode when required. In a way, you shut down – drinking lots of water, eating sensibly when required, and concentrating on relaxation techniques (breathing exercises, relaxing muscles and napping if possible) before arriving in the hotel, doing a quick steam in the shower, and heading off to rehearse feeling as refreshed as possible.During such busy patches, the Holy Grail of a free day (which may still involve a couple of flights and a new hotel) is viewed as an oasis in the desert: the chance to do some laundry, to have an evening meal at a sensible time, and possibly even get an early night. Our first one is next week up in Connecticut, and before then we’ll have travelled over 10,000 miles in a week and performed 4 concerts. What keeps us going? Two things: the opportunity to perform amazing music, and the people to whom we perform it. Oh, and the fact that we’re so lucky to be doing this that one should never, ever complain.
Pretty amazing, Wi-Fi at 35,000 feet. Takes a bit of getting used to...The first few days of this North American tour neatly illustrate the life of a successful travelling musician. In order to spend a few more precious days at home with family, Tim and I elected to travel to Mexico on Wednesday (2 days after our colleagues), arriving in time to have a decent night’s sleep before last night’s concert – performing for an energetic audience full of fans and local singers, some of whom we’d taught that same afternoon.Today we fly 2,000 miles up to Los Angeles for a concert this evening, before taking the trans-continental flight to the Eastern Seaboard tomorrow, performing in New Jersey on Sunday and immediately flying down to Atlanta, GA, for a concert on Monday. Phew. It’s a high-octane few days…In the midst of this travel, we have to ensure we’re as well-rested and hydrated as possible. It may be tempting to look at the glamorous side of this jet-setting life, but in reality it’s a survival mission for 22 hours of the day, to make sure we’re ready to pop out of the box when the curtain goes up and perform to the fullest extent of our abilities for the 2 hours of concert time. How do we do this? Well, after a while in the group you develop an “energy conservation” mode – much like a laptop can run on energy-saving mode when required. In a way, you shut down – drinking lots of water, eating sensibly when required, and concentrating on relaxation techniques (breathing exercises, relaxing muscles and napping if possible) before arriving in the hotel, doing a quick steam in the shower, and heading off to rehearse feeling as refreshed as possible.During such busy patches, the Holy Grail of a free day (which may still involve a couple of flights and a new hotel) is viewed as an oasis in the desert: the chance to do some laundry, to have an evening meal at a sensible time, and possibly even get an early night. Our first one is next week up in Connecticut, and before then we’ll have travelled over 10,000 miles in a week and performed 4 concerts. What keeps us going? Two things: the opportunity to perform amazing music, and the people to whom we perform it. Oh, and the fact that we’re so lucky to be doing this that one should never, ever complain.
Pretty amazing, Wi-Fi at 35,000 feet. Takes a bit of getting used to...The first few days of this North American tour neatly illustrate the life of a successful travelling musician. In order to spend a few more precious days at home with family, Tim and I elected to travel to Mexico on Wednesday (2 days after our colleagues), arriving in time to have a decent night’s sleep before last night’s concert – performing for an energetic audience full of fans and local singers, some of whom we’d taught that same afternoon.Today we fly 2,000 miles up to Los Angeles for a concert this evening, before taking the trans-continental flight to the Eastern Seaboard tomorrow, performing in New Jersey on Sunday and immediately flying down to Atlanta, GA, for a concert on Monday. Phew. It’s a high-octane few days…In the midst of this travel, we have to ensure we’re as well-rested and hydrated as possible. It may be tempting to look at the glamorous side of this jet-setting life, but in reality it’s a survival mission for 22 hours of the day, to make sure we’re ready to pop out of the box when the curtain goes up and perform to the fullest extent of our abilities for the 2 hours of concert time. How do we do this? Well, after a while in the group you develop an “energy conservation” mode – much like a laptop can run on energy-saving mode when required. In a way, you shut down – drinking lots of water, eating sensibly when required, and concentrating on relaxation techniques (breathing exercises, relaxing muscles and napping if possible) before arriving in the hotel, doing a quick steam in the shower, and heading off to rehearse feeling as refreshed as possible.During such busy patches, the Holy Grail of a free day (which may still involve a couple of flights and a new hotel) is viewed as an oasis in the desert: the chance to do some laundry, to have an evening meal at a sensible time, and possibly even get an early night. Our first one is next week up in Connecticut, and before then we’ll have travelled over 10,000 miles in a week and performed 4 concerts. What keeps us going? Two things: the opportunity to perform amazing music, and the people to whom we perform it. Oh, and the fact that we’re so lucky to be doing this that one should never, ever complain.
