Small Town Saturday Night
Yep, that was a Hal Ketchum reference (who was actually from upstate NY - look it up.) You can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the ‘90s country out of the girl. We played a lovely house concert in the town of Löhningen, just outside of Schaffhausen. Our hosts, Mitch and Claudia, were so welcoming, it nearly bowled us over. House concerts can be the under-the-radar gems that are so very appreciated, especially in the middle of a tour: a chance to play to a living room full of enthusiastic people, plus a place to stay and a home cooked meal. Delightful. Plus it turns out that Mitch and I are fans of the same American singer-songwriters: James McMurtry, BJ Barham, Rodney Crowell… so we had fun just being music fans ourselves. We also got to see our friends Simone and Tom from Schaffhausen. Tom used to run the coolest, vibiest club in town, the unbelievably funky Dolder 2. Sadly, that venue closed a few years ago, but Tom and Simone helped connect us with Mitch and Claudia, which led to a wonderful evening in a new place with new friends. Another example of the great connections that sometimes happen in the music community. After breakfast the next morning with Claudia and Mitch, we headed to stay with our friends in the suburbs of Zurich, but first we actually had time to be tourists, so a quick stop at the Rheinfalls was in order. Unfortunately it was raining, so we didn’t stay long, but we did get to see continental Europe’s version of Niagara Falls (on a bit of a smaller scale, but stunning nonetheless). Then after more driving and a bit of a nap in the car, we made it to Zurich by dinnertime, and spent the evening catching up with Rolf and Edith. Monday will be our first actual day off in one place since we started this tour.
