Surprise!!

It was my birthday a few weeks ago (11th July) and Mum had planned a weekend up in London for the family. She organised it months ago and told me that I just needed to make sure I had taken the weekend off from work and had someone to cover for me at the shop. With this all sorted, we drove up to London. Since Mum and I are pretty good at knowing what the other will like, I wasn't too aprehensive about the surprise she had planned and suspected that it was either a show or a concert. I did overhear a conversation with my brother at one point that confirmed that we would all be going to a concert. As usual during the summer season, there were plenty to choose from that weekend most of which I would enjoy so I was still fairly in the dark. We found where we were staying- a block of holiday apartments in which we were given an extra room because there was a 'maintenance issue' with the twin room my brother and I were supposed to be sharing- then went off for food. After food it was a taxi down the road to the gig venue. Still not knowing who we were going to see, I was actually pretty excited. As we got closer to the gates of Somerset House, it became a little tricky for it to stay a surprise so Mum handed me my ticket. It was to see Stornoway- cue blank faces from Dad, Paul and most others... They are amazing and I love them!!! They are a band from South London who are similar to Mumford and Sons in that they have a very folky influence. They're songs are a bit more mellow than Mumfords but they are definitely an equally talented bunch of blokes. Waiting for the gig to start there were so many instruments on stage that we wondered where anyone else was going to fit. This was Stornoway's biggest headline gig to date with just 3000 people filling the courtyard of Somerset house. It was a beautiful evening in a lovely setting and the music was amazing. I absolutely love seeing bands who know how to play the intruments that make good music and these guys certainly know how to do that! If you get chance, they are well worth checking out- especially their song 'Battery human'- love the song, love the lyrics!

Jen xx