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Just before we hit the road for Pennsylvania and Mayfair fest my laptop went on the blink. As we run some loops from this - in particular the drones that enable Angus and i to put  down and pick up without the guts falling out of the vibe - this was not good. So of course the advice i get is ... 'this needs to go in for repair'. But i still had my secret weapon ... Jay at the Grove Apple store in LA.  True to form, Jay approached the situation not as a problem but as a challenge. Is it really all in how you look at things? Fixed.

We were met by DidgeriDrew at Philly airport. The next day before the festival we called in for a live to air with Charles James
Blend Host on Bethlehem's WDIY (88.1 FM). The station has supported BROTHER for many years. Program Director, Neil Hever honoured us with his take on the noise we make when he wrote ...

 "...they have a distinct Australian sound to their music - something in the phrasing and pronunciation. The muscular quality and flexibility of their arrangements also bring to mind other great Aussie bands like Midnight Oil and The Hoodoo Gurus... I can hear the unique combination of Australian traditional music and popular music in their sound...full of life."

 

Backstage at the Mayfair fest with the blokes of Allentown Police Department  ... new didg converts.


Left to right ...
Officer Mike Rooney, Officer. Brian Brader, Officer Steve Vangelo (rear), Officer Corey Cole, and Sgt. Joe Effting (Corey's uncle)

 

Mayfair was a wonderful show ... the crowd filled the big circus tent and there was an amazing energy. This was booked by long-time friend, Kathy Krauter Bullock from the good old days at MusicFest. Kathy's just had a baby so we didn't get to see her (something about having no sleep and a baby to feed every few hours?) ... but the staff

and crew were magnificent. Following us was Enter the Haggis...(entre le haggi) ... these blokes were even more pumping than the last time.
 
 
 

Megan ... Lauren ... Erin in PA

The O'Grady Quinlan Irish dancers tipped the show at Mayfair over the edge once again.