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10/23/2009 Newark, OH Midland Theatre

I missed the show with the ladies and Scottie in St. Paul, but I hear it was fantastic!  I was pretty bummed not to be there..

Tonight we played the Midland Theatre in Newark, OH and it was incredible as well..
We started the day with promo at a local Columbus radio station.  The whole band came with Ruthie and I to the station, and they were gracious enough to accomodate everyone playing, acoustically.  It was awesome!







It was really fun seeing  and hearing everyone in one small room together..

We ate lunch at this great Hot Dog place in Columbus, I think it's called "Frank's Place"?  Really, really great hot dogs...

The show at the Midland was awesome, and our friend Vance Gilbert even joined us onstage!















Our set list tonight:

Up Above My Head
Another Rain Song
Fruits of My Labor
Small Town Blues
When It Don't Come Easy
Runaway Soul
Woke Up This Morning
People Grinnin In Your Face
Stone Love
Hole In My Pocket
Truth
Real Love
You Send Me w/ Vance Gilbert
Travellin Shoes

Encore;
I'll Be There

We had a great evening here!  This town loves its music!! 
I'm off now, I have to pack for Europe, Ruthie and I are leaving day after tomorrow, I'm sure there will be much to report, my Birthday will be in Amsterdam!!!  Night!

~~Lauren, Ruthie's Tour manager

October 11, 2009

What an amazing couple of days we have had!  Canada, while very cold, embraced us with open arms!!  It was a long travel day to get here on Thursday, but we made it and even managed to get a little rest that night..
Breakfast, Friday and Saturday mornings was stupendous, this little place across from the hotel.  It had Kona coffee, which I have never tried before this, and my word is it stupendous!!!!  I had to take some home, there's a little bit of irony to that though, I bought Hawaiian Kona Coffee in Canada.. hmm...
So for two nights we rocked the Blasted Church Vineyards.. what an amazing setting to have a concert!!!



Yummy wine!



It looks like the vines go directly into the lake!!



The candles were lit, the room was gorgeous both nights!!!







Our Set list on Friday:

Up Above My Head
Runaway Soul
No Woman No Cry
Fruits of My Labor
Stone Love
Woke Up this Morning
Small Town Blues
Richland Women Blues
When it Don't Come Easy
Hole In My Pocket
Real Love
Truth
Walk On

On Saturday:

Up Above My Head
Runaway Soul
Another Rain Song
Small Town Blues
Richland Women Blues
Fruits of My Labor
Stone Love
Woke Up this Morning
When It Don't Come Easy
People Grinnin In Your Face
Mama Said
Real Love
Truth
Full Circle
Encore:
Travellin Shoes
I'll Be There


Both nights were incredible evenings for us and we can't thank everyone at the Blasted Church Vineyards enough for the amazing hospitality they provided for us both at the venue and at our hotel!  You guys really know how to take care of a travellin band!!  Thanks again, have us back anytime!!!  And the Wine is Delicious, I recommend it to anyone who is a wine drinker...

We have a week off and then we are in Columbus next, Hadden's stomping ground, so we look forward to seeing some of you there!
Later all!

~~  Lauren, Ruthie's tour manager

9/20/2009 Telluride Blues and Brews Festival



We hit weather today, there was snow and sleet and hail on our way to Telluride.  I wasn't too worried.  We had to switch places with Ryan Shaw (by the way, you all should check him out, he is just awesome!).  He was very gracious to do that for us, I'm certain had it not hailed on us and slowed us down that we would have been there completely on time!  When we hit the stage, the skies cleared and stopped hailing on us!  Like it was meant to be!



Telluride is just breathtaking!  I know I talk too much about how amazing this country is from coast to coast and everything in between, but look at the view the band got to see while they were playing!!!  Holy Moly!



And what a great crowd!  These people really love music too!



Our set list today:

Up Above My Head
Fruits of My Labor
Small Town Blues
Richland Women Blues
Runaway Soul
Woke Up This Morning
Truth
Hole In My Pocket
Real Love

Scottie plays Mandolin on Hole In My Pocket with us, it's just beautiful, really.

We had a couple of hours to eat dinner (amazing food here too, by the way, bolognese sauce almost as good as my Nana's, but don't tell her that), and hang on the bus, listen to Taj Mahal and Bonnie Raitt, (rough life for us, really) before we had to get to the after party at the Opera House where we played with the Lee Boys!  Wow, they are incredible too, such energy!  It was awesome!
We are on the bus now, heading out to the Denver Airport.  I'm exhausted.  What a rollercoaster weekend!  It worked out and I am incredibly relieved! 
I think everyone enjoyed the tour bus experience, hopefully there will be repeat performances (though with a little more time and a little less distance between gigs...) in the future!
Night all!  Hopefully we will see you in October in Canada, Minneapolis, or Ohio!
~~~Lauren, Ruthie's tour manager

9/19/2009 Monterey Jazz Festival

I was lucky enough last year to tour with the 50th Anniversary Monterey Jazz Festival National Tour, so going to this festival for me felt a little bit like I was coming home.  I know that the band felt that way, even though they weren't on the tour with me.  When we pulled up to the venue today, it was like a warm fuzzy blanket was pulled around us, they took such great care of us!
Not only do we get to play with BOTH Socttie and Hadden (which is always a joy and a pleasure), but we also had some great friends come hang with us backstage.  Shemekia's Road Manager and my dear friend, Marya was there, our manager, Charles Driebe, and loads of musicians we haven't seen in ages stopped by to say hi!
For the first time in Ruthie Foster Touring, we have a tour bus taking us to Telluride tonight and tomorrow, so I have to thank graciously Marya, for running me all over town this morning getting supplies for our comfort on the bus tonight...
Anyway, the energy at this festival is amazing!  They really love music here, and you can totally feel that coming off the audience even from the side of the stage.  I got some really great pictures of the show today...







Our set list today:

Up Above My Head
Fruits of My Labor
Small Town Blues
Woke Up This Mornin
Runaway Soul
When It Don't Come Easy
I Really Love You
Phenomenal Woman
People Grinnin In Your Face
Truth
Real Love
Travelin Shoes

We must've gotten 3 standing ovations, it seemed everytime I looked at the crowd, they were up and cheering!  What a great way to start a crazy weekend!!!

We are on the bus now.  Gus and Sebastian are our incredible drivers that will make it to Telluride on time for tomorrow's show, I can just feel it!

Oh Yeah, here's the bus:



We are totally traveling in Style!!!
I should get some rest now, it's another big day for us tomorrow at Telluride Blues and Brews Festival!!
Night all

~~~Lauren, Ruthie's Tour Manager

9/12 & 13, 2009 Remus, MI  Wheatland Music Festival

On our way into town yesterday we stopped at this lovely place, where hard cider was being tasted and pies were for sale.  There also was wine tasting of Michigan wines (gorgeous, although I was driving, so I couldn't do any tasting...).  But I did get a few great shots of gorgeous Michigan..



And Ruthie riding her donkey...





We have too much fun, really we do.

We finally made it to the festival and I have to say, how have we never heard of this amazing festival before?  It was incredible and enormous!!!  What a gem central Michigan has in their backyard!  Driving in was nothing but farm land, I was convinced our GPS was taking us to the middle of nowhere and then BAM!, there's a festival!  We had such a ball both days.  Our first set was in a workshop, and it was very special, the crowd was even up and dancing, two standing ovations in one set...


I was told that this is the festival "character".  He was cracking us up!



Our second set was a few hours later, after some delicious dinner (oh my, there is great food at this festival too, fried dill pickles yummy...), on the main stage.








Our set list tonight:

Up Above My Head
Small Town Blues
Stone Love
Fruits of My Labor
When It Don't Come Easy
Real Love
Truth
Travellin Shoes
Encore:
No Woman No Cry

Sunday's show was equally amazing.  We did get our chicken dinner, too, which made everyone very happy.







And another standing ovation... what a beautiful morning!

Our morning set list:

Love in the Middle
Up Above My Head
Mama Said
People Grinnin In Your Face
Woke Up This Morning
Full Circle
Walk On
Heal Yourself

We can't thank the Wheatland volunteers and staff enough.  Happy Wheatland!
Thanks for having us!!

So come out to see us in Monterey, and Telluride, next weekend.  I'll have some great pictures of our tour bus!
Night all, Until next week!

~~Lauren, Ruthie's tour manager
 

 

9/11/09 Bowling Green, OH  The Black Swamp Arts Festival

What a beautiful day it was today.  It was a perfect day/night for an amazing festival!  Personally, I love it when we have a whole day to travel somewhere and then play the next day, and that's what we had today.  It's so nice to wake up in the city you play in, I can't even tell you...
It was gorgeous out today, sunny and breezy, which I know the ladies appreciated that since it was hot under the lights!
I got some pretty good shots of them tonight.







Our Set list tonight:

Up Above My Head
Another Rain Song
Fruits of My Labor
Stone Love
Small Town Blues
Richland Women Blues
When It Don't Come Easy
Runaway Soul
Woke Up This Morning
People Grinnin in Your Face
Truth
Real Love
Travellin Shoes
Encore:
Walk On

They really rocked the house and even had the crowd dancin!



I had some "love tears" by the end of the evening too... just awesome.
I'm tired now.  Good night all, until tomorrow!!!

~~Lauren, Ruthie's tour manager

9/9/2009 State College, PA

Tonight we played another intimate beautiful hall in State College, PA.  It's really a lovely place, and perfect for our trio.  Unfortunately, I had no camera battery, on the break, I never charged it, can you believe it???  What a bummer, cause it really was a beautiful show tonight!  Our lighting guy, Greg, said you could go to the State Theatre's website and get pictures there, though.  They took some of the first few songs, they would probably be better than what I would get with my little digital point and shoot anyway. 

Our set list tonight:
Up Above My Head
Another Rain Song
Fruits of My Labor
Stone Love
Small Town Blues
Richland Women Blues
When It Don't Come Easy
Hole In My Pocket
Phenomenal Woman
People Grinnin In Your Face
Woke Up This Morning
Truth
Real Love
Encore:
Mama Said
Travellin Shoes

If you are ever in State College, directly in front of the theatre is an AMAZING Austrian resturant, Herwigs, You can't miss it.  What a fun dinner we had with spankings, smiles, laughs and delicious food.  It made me feel as though we were back in Austria for just a little while, and those guys can cook!!

That's my food plug for this blog entry..
We like to eat together, what can I say?
We're off to Bowling Green, OH tomorrow, where we play on Sept. 11, so come check us out if you are in the area!!
Night all
~~Lauren, Ruthie's tour manager

8/23/2009 Johnstown, PA  Flood City Music Festival

It was an early morning at Midway Airport!  The ladies totally indulged me and let me take a morning shot of them!



Seriously are they photogenic or what?  It's hard to look that good at 8am, and they do it so well!!
We landed in Pittsburgh and got on the road to drive out to Johnstown, PA, about two hours away.  It was a really beautiful drive, although I didn't get much in the way of workable pictures..

Today's show was awesome.

Up Above My Head
Runaway Soul
Small Town Blues
Richland Women Blues
When It Don't Come Easy
Stone Love
Woke Up This Morning
Grinnin
Hole In My Pocket
Real Love
Fruits of My Labor
Joy On The Other Side
Encore:
Travellin Shoes

I also managed to catch everyone at their best onstage, I was selling CD's right down by the stage, so I caught some great faces!







Still photogenic even when they are making faces at me!!
I love it!
We had the crowd up and dancing the whole afternoon!!!



I'm tired now, it's a long drive back to Pittsburgh and we are shooting a movie in Nashville tomorrow, so I need my beauty rest, not everyone can look that great so early in the morning!
If you can, go see Ruthie in Maine, at the beginning of September, I won't be with her, but I know the shows will be amazing!  I'll post more from State College, PA on the 9th of September!  See y'all on the road!

~~Lauren, Ruthie's Tour Manager

8/22/2009 Chicago, IL  Old Town School of Folk Music

I have to say that I miss living here, one of the reasons why is that there are venues like the Old Town here.  It really is a pleasure and an honor to be invited back to this charming and very efficient venue.  Nights like this make the more difficult ones worth it.  It's such an intimate setting for a concert too.. I hope that the people of Chicago know what a gem the Old Town School of Folk Music really is.  We had a great evening here, and tons of friends and family all showed up, it felt just like a family reunion!! 

Some great pictures came out of it too...





Our set list tonight

Up Above My Head
Another Rain Song
Small Town Blues
When It Don't Come Easy
Stone Love
Woke Up this Morning
People Grinnin in your Face
Richland Women Blues
Hole In My Pocket
Runaway Soul
Travellin Shoes
Mama Said
Encore:
Joy Over There

I always say it was an AWESOME show, but it really was!  Thanks to everyone at Old Town School for taking such great care of us!  A first class evening!

We are up very early for a flight to Johnstown, PA tomorrow, so I'm off to bed.  Night all!

~~Lauren, Ruthie's tour manager

8/21/2009 Madison, IN

What an incredible evening!  We ran into our old friend, Robben Ford last night at the hotel.  We are so excited to be sharing a stage with him again!!!  What an honor!
I got some great shots of the band AND Robben guesting on Truth for us



         



 



And then Ruthie sang a song with Robben and his band, it was fantastic!  Those guys rock so hard, it's ridiculous!



Our set list tonight

Up Above my Head
I Really Love You
Stone Love
Small Town Blues
Fruits of My Labor
Runaway Soul
(You Keep Me) Hangin' On
Truth
Woke Up this Morning
People Grinnin in Your Face
Richland Women Blues
Real Love
Travellin Shoes
Encore:
I'll Be There

It really was a night to remember, and tomorrow we are off to my old stompin ground, and Samantha's too, Chicago, so come out and see us!!!
Night all
~~Lauren, Ruthie's Tour Manager

8/9/2009 Wheeling, WV

I just realized I never posted this blog about Wheeling! 
What a great afternoon it was!  Firstly, it's gorgeous, right on the Ohio River.  There are some amazing bridges that cross the river too, I love bridges!






The river was behind us as we played, it offered a very cool breeze on a pretty hot day!  We also got to see Hadden's wife, Dawn, they are so cute!



It really was a perfect setting for another Rocking Ruthie Foster Family Band Show!!!!

Our set list today:

Up Above My Head
Runaway Soul
Fruits of My Labor
(You Keep Me) Hangin' On
Woke Up This Morning
People Grinnin In Your Face
I Really Love You
Truth
Travellin Shoes
Encore:
Real Love

I got some pretty great shots of the band on stage today too:









It was a very successful day, and we are exhausted now.. I'm off to bed for the night.  See y'all soon in Madison, IN!!!
~~ Lauren, Ruthie's Tour Manager

8/8/2009  Lock 3 Live, Akron, OH

It rained all day here from Ann Arbor.  All Day...We finally made it though.  And thankfully so, I get so tired when driving in the rain!
What a cool venue this is!  AND, I have to tell you that there is a fabulous Grilled Cheese resturant across the street from the venue.  We ordered dinner from it and it was completely my pleasure.  Grilled Cheese is one of my favorite foods, so to have a resturant almost solely dedicated to that venture is absolute heaven for me.  They do have other food... I got a picture of the place.. I recommend it if you ever are in Akron.



I'm told I talk too much about food, but really this place rocks!

So the ladies were horsing around in the dressing room before the show, we got some shots... awesome.  We have TOO much fun.. It should be illegal







We really do have a good time together.. it's kind of scary..







Our Set List:

Up Above My Head
I Really Love You
Runaway Soul
Fruits of My Labor
Small Town Blues
Richland Women Blues
When It Don't Come Easy
Hangin On
Truth
Heal Yourself
Woke Up this Morning
People Grinnin In Your Face
Mama Said
Stone Love
Travellin Shoes

It was a Fantastic evening.  The rain had cleared just in time for us to perform.... Our pleasure!

I have to leave you with our sunset this night, I caught it while I was picking up dinner for the band from my new favorite resturant...



It was my pleasure.. Hope to see some of you in Wheeling tomorrow!  Night all!!

~~~Lauren, Ruthie's Tour Manager

8/7/2009 The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI

What a fantastic evening we had!  The walls of green room area of this club are lined with legends' signatures, and it only made us feel that way too!  Awesome!  The crowd here was receptive, warm, and completely welcoming with us.   It was an amazing evening here, to say the least.  The staff was helpful and made us feel completely at home..

I lost the set list somewhere, but I did manage to take some pretty great shots...









I really enjoy these ladies! They rock!  We are leaving tomorrow for Akron, OH, so hopefully we will see ya out there!!!  Until Tomorrow~

~~~Lauren, Ruthie's Tour Manager

8/1/2009 Denver Colorado, Swallow Hill

What a cool place.  It's a music school and concert venue all in one, I love playing places like this. 



I was snapping pictures of the band right before they went on, I love this picture of Ruthie... haha...it's awesome!





We really do have a lot of fun together on the road, it's kind of scary...







Our set list tonight:

Up Above My Head
Another Rain Song
Fruits of My Labor
Small Town Blues
Richland Women Blues
When It Don't Come Easy
Woke Up This Morning
Mama Said
Keep Me Hanging On
I Really Love You
Runaway Soul
Real Love
Encore:
Oh Susannah
Truth

Danielle, and the whole crew at Swallow Hill were awesome, and thanks to them for the incredible hospitality!  We really felt as though we were at home!

Tomorrow we are flying home for a few days, but we hope to see y'all on the road!  Ann Arbor is next...
Night all!

~~Lauren, Ruthie's Tour Manager

7/30 & 31 Steamboat Springs, CO

We arrived in Denver after some delays finally and got on the road to make our 3 hour trip up the mountains to Steamboat Springs.  It never ceases to amaze me how gorgeous our own country is.  Really.  We have now been all over the world together, and what we have in our "backyards" can rival the most gorgeous places on earth easily.  Colorado is no exception to this, it's just magical here.  Maybe it's the mountains, the thin air, I don't know.  It really just is incredible.  Hadden caught this amazing sunset on the way in, of course, my little point and shoot isn't that awesome, so bear with me...





I'm from Florida, so I know a gorgeous sunset when I see one, and this was just amazing..

We stayed in a condo complex, it was AWESOME!!!  Hot tub, outdoor fireplace, grill, indoor kitchen, we never get these kinds of luxuries on the road.  Our first morning we made breakfast at the condo.  It was like having roomates again!  Awesome!  Most of my previous roomates can attest that I can rock some eggs, I think it was a successful morning!



It gets pretty chilly at night here, so sitting outside by the fire was a lovely change from our hot homes in Texas and Florida.  On Thursday, Ruthie and I did some promo while the band relaxed and adjusted to the altitude before our gig..

The first Steamboat gig was in a barn, but narry a horse had ever set foot in it.  It was built just for parties, and what a party it was!



This is the view outside of the barn...





I think I would go into sensory overload if I lived here.. there's just too much to look at!

The gig went swimmingly.  I did get some shots, even though it was a private party, Katie and I tried to stay out of the way.





And another gorgeous sunset..



We passed out pretty hard after the show.  Most of us have lived on sea level most of our lives, so the altitude was kind of messing with us a bit.  But we woke feeling refreshed, and ended up downtown shopping for some of the afternoon before soundcheck.. I love stimulating local economies... it's my pleasure.

Our gig at the Strings Music Festival in the Strings Pavillion was just incredible.  It looked nearly sold out and the crowd was rowdy and singing.  I got some pretty great shots of the band...











I know I always say this but it really was a special evening..
Our set list;

Up Above My Head
Runaway Soul
Another Rain Song
Fruits of My Labor
Small Town Blues
Richland Women Blues
Stone Love

Intermission

I Really Love You
When It Don't Come Easy
Woke Up This Morning
Phenomenal Woman
Grinnin
Real Love
Truth
Travellin Shoes
Encore:
You Send Me
I'll Be There

Thanks so much to the crew and Betse for bringing us to Steamboat.  We really enjoyed it!!!  We are off to Denver tomorrow, so I should sign off for the night.  Take care y'all!

~~Lauren, Ruthie's Tour Manager

July 26, 2009 Poconos Blues Festival

Hey there everyone!  Two weeks off have been a blessing!  We had such an adventure this past weekend at the Poconos Blues Festival, I can't even tell you, but I can show you.. What an awesome show!
We also got to see a few friends this weekend and ate some Delicious Breakfast at the Silver Diner, man I wish I had some pictures of it, it was so good!
The show was right near the ski area for Big Boulder, it was beautiful!





You will never hear me say this, but I wish there was snow so I could hit the slopes!

We also had a guest appearance, Shemekia Copeland!!!



And then she and her Road Manager, Marya, sold CD's for us, what a trip!!!



Marya and I have been friends for a long time, it was so great to see them!!!  You never get enough time to hang on the road, but we got some good hanging time this trip!! 



The band was on FIRE, who knew what two weeks off could really do for people???









Our set list tonight:

Up Above My Head
Runaway Soul
Smalltown Blues
Fruits of My Labor
Richland Women Blues
When It Don't Come Easy
Stone Love
Woke Up This Morning
People Grinnin in your Face
Mama Said
I Really Love You
Truth
Real Love
Encore:
Travellin Shoes

I will sign off for now... But more to come from Colorado next!  See y'all on the road!!!
~~Lauren, Ruthie's Tour Manager

7/12/2009 Rotterdam, North Sea Jazz Festival

I can't tell you how incredibly exciting the last couple of days has been.  We arrived here in Rotterdam yesterday, and since it was such an early flight here, most of us decided to nap the rest of the day.  Sam, Tanya and I went out for a stroll and some noodles around 930pm when we woke up (we must have needed the sleep!).  Rotterdam is beautiful and charming.  Since we went to Japan earlier in the year, I have been slightly obsessed with Udon noodle soup, and the soup I had in Rotterdam was not disappointing!  Truly hit the spot!
Today as I was getting our artist passes I ran into Erykah Badu at the hotel!  This festival has an incredible line up and we couldn't wait to see some great music, as well as play some!
It is also Tanya's Birthday tonight, so I arranged for a cake for her in the Dressing room and they really out did themselves!



She was so happy..

I ran into an old friend at our hotel as well.  He is the tour manager for SMV, and I hadn't seen him in 5 years!  What a small world!  Tanya, being our bass player, is very enamured of these guys, so at dinner I also got a picture of them with her...



I think it made her birthday.  And then, we played an another amazing show!  Our friend Staffan Astner, who plays with Eric Bibb, from Stockholm came to play guitar for us on this gig.  What a player!  He really has an amazing presence and tone!!!



And the crowd sang Happy Birthday to Tanya...



There were two standing ovations during the set, they really brought the house down!







Our Set List:

Up Above My Head
Another Rain Song
I Really Love You
Woke Up This Morning
When It Don't Come Easy
Runaway Soul
Fruits of My Labor
Truth
Real Love
Stone Love
Travellin Shoes

It really was an incredible evening.  We went and saw other music, as much as we could after the show, and all I can say is that it was great, really special.  I even got to check out a little Burt Bacharach... one of my heroes.

Anyway, we fly home in a couple of hours, so I should probably get to packing.  It's a long flight back to the states!!!  We've had a great time over here and can't wait to come back already!  We will have a couple of weeks off before our next gig back in the states, at the Poconos Blues Festival on July 26.  Hope to see some of you there!
Night all... until next time!
~~Lauren, Ruthie's Tour Manager.

 

7/9/2009 Foggia, Italy

What a beautiful place!  Since Dublin and London were on the chilly side, we weren't exactly used to the heat anymore either, so that was a nice change of pace for us too.  We walked to the venue today after some relaxing after last night's meal, it is so beautiful here!





I got some really great shots of the show..





It was so crowded that it was almost impossible to move around there.. great!
Our set list tonight:

Up Above My Head
Runaway Soul
Another Rain Song
Small Town Blues
Richland Women Blues
Woke Up This Morning
Stone Love
When It Don't Come Easy
Hole In My Pocket
Truth
Fruits of My Labor
Real Love
Travellin Shoes
Encore:
I'll be there



We got a great shot of the band with our promotors, Gianni and Nino, and Ruthie's manager Charles. 



It's another early morning tomorrow.  On our way to Rotterdam for the North Sea Jazz Festival, so I have some packing to do since my luggage just got here!  Night all!
~~ Lauren, Ruthie's Tour Manager

7/8/2009 Dublin and Foggia

What a day!
We checked out of the hotel this morning and went walking around Dublin.  What a lovely city!!



Nobody has stopped me from snapping the photos, so I continue...
There's all these great flower boxes in the windows of apartments here, I love it!



We went for a walk in one of the many parks in this city, there are squares everywhere with lovely parks!



It's very green here, they don't call it the Emerald Isle for no reason!





We found the shopping district after the park, it was my pleasure.  While I didn't really buy anything, just some books, it was nice to get some fresh air and see the sights a bit. 



I felt a connection to this city, and I will miss it very much, hopefully we will be back, and soon!!!
After our shopping excursion, it was time to head to the airport for Italy!!!  It was a pretty long trip but we made it here with no problems, other than my lost luggage.  It's ok, they will find it I'm sure.
After arriving in Italy, we were starved and our promotor, Gianni arranged for some delicious pasta for us, home made!  Thanks Nino, what an amazing introduction to a country!  We feel very welcomed here and thankful for the wonderful treatment!
I am tired now, after the big meal and need some sleep, so night all, until tomorrow!
~~Lauren, Ruthie's Tour Manager

July 7, 2009, Dublin, Ireland

What an exciting day we had today!  It was excruciatingly early this morning, our plane ride to Dublin, but we made it here safely.  Ruthie and I went to do a radio spot this morning right after we checked in to our hotel.  She played on the Pat Kenny show, broadcasted all over Ireland!  After some lunch, and a nice nap, we went to sound check at Whelans. 



It was a very cool venue!  It was a little crowded so it was kinda hard to shoot the show but I got a couple of good ones..





It was such an energized evening.  The Irish know how to party!  We were loving it!  It felt like there were positive ions floating around the room touching everyone.. it's hard to explain, but all I can say is that it was just AWESOME!

Our Set List:

Up Above My Head
Runaway Soul
Another Rain Song
Small Town Blues
Richland Women Blues
Woke Up This Morning
Stone Love
When It Don't Come Easy
Hole In My Pocket
Truth
Fruits of My Labor
Real Love
Travellin Shoes
Encore:
Oh Susannah

We have most of the day tomorrow before we leave for Italy, so I will have some more Dublin photos.. Until Tomorrow y'all!
Night!
~~Lauren, Ruthie's Tour Manager