December – January, 2023

 

December – 2023 – My Autumn Odessey

 

End November and we are hit by deluges of rain in the South of England:

 

 

 

 

Soon away though and walking in the sun of Buenos Aires – Argentina.

 

 

I get accosted in the street by workmen enjoying their end-of-week asado. Delighted to have captured an Englishman, they soon set about sharing with me:

 

 

 

I am down to do a bookshop/ restaurant ‘tour’: lecture on the Spanish translation of my Guitar Craft book. The La Plata act as the main band with additions from crafties across time:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All in all, a successful time.

 

 

And then more fun with the ‘La Plata’ team:

 

 

 

 

‘Old’ friends:

 

 

 

I move on the Mendoza – my Air BnB – the Panama Club:

 

 

 

 

My area:

 

 

 

 

 

We have a week’s course with the Musica en Moviemiento team – in our favourite spot – Agrelo:

 

 

 

– and performances.

 

 

 

 

One of these is inside a balloon:

 

 

 

And another in the local archeology museum based on the enormous earthquake that hit the city in 1861, pretty much destroying most of the buildings and a fair number of people. These nights the audiences are super enthusiastic.

 

 

 

Brothers in arms:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time out to visit friends:

 

 

 

 We began – 8 of us – six years ago – to the day. Now we are 30:

 

 

 

 

 

I also work on a recording of my piece Negative Earth with Marcelo and Santino:

 

 

Lots of instability in Argentina, after they vote a new President. Someone said it was the choice between Corruption and Insanity. They chose the latter:

 

 

And then time to leave:

 

 

Completion: