Hello good people,
It's high time for a bit of a lowdown on what's been happening... as ever, a combination of first times, good times, and laughs! At the beginning of June we headed to Lodz in Poland for the G.O.D. fest (first time in Poland for us... hopefully not the last!!). Lodz was a great place, and we had some fun times with some amazing people - our hosts treated us to a big meal before the gig... very nice!! It was great to be part of this special evening, and we trust that G.O.D fest with grow hugely in the years to come. A bit of footage from our time there, just for fun... http://youtu.be/U9QZ709hU4k Also, please be sure to keep an eye out for these awesome bands with big visions! Namely Fonovel, Lostenfound, and Feefless!!
Another first time for us was to head out over the pond to the USA for Cornerstone festival!! It was amazing in many ways - bands were ridiculously hot, the weather was ridiculously hot (made worse by serious doses of humidity - imagine trying to run a marathon in a sauna... on a treadmill), but the thing that struck us the most was the friendliness of the festival-goers and bands alike... almost like we were part of an instant family - very cool!!! As we've come to expect, things don't always go according to plan - but God makes a way for us... at 5am on the morning we were to fly out to the US, Joel was in A&E (emergency room) with some sort of gastric unpleasantness that caused him to loose a few kg's over the previous few days... much prayer and a few hours later and he was on the plane - not a single symptom ever since (thanks to all those who prayed!!).
Our first set at the festival was "different" too.... lights had blown on the stage, so we had to set up in the dark while the organisers were out buying replacements... when the show eventually started, Jon found that many of his guitar effects were frustratingly random or not working at all (what do you know, the electrics are 110 volts in the US and not 240 volts like in the UK... yep, we're just amatuers!!!) - all this while Joel was making every effort to put in an energetic performance while trying to keep his trousers up - they kept falling down because of his weight-loss... aaaaaaah, good fun!!! We have to confess... we stayed in a cheap nearby Motel instead of camping at the festival... wooosies!
The album... it does exist (we promise). The release is still set for the end of summer (September/October).... 11 tracks of our tried and tested live stuff recorded in 3 separate studios, on 3 separate occasions, by 3 separate producers, and 3 separate engineers... over 3 years... with the final result having a fairly coordinated Firefalldown sound - we hope you will like! Joel cut his hair... possibly not the biggest news you'll ever hear from us, but for a dude that has had long hair for something like 10 years, it was a pretty big thing.... and it's a surpise when you see him for the first time post-cut. As previously promised, don't miss the sleepy Joel collage at http://youtu.be/tq0riP9zVqo
Keep in touch with us on the Facebook page, or the mailing list manager through our website... there's always something happening, with behind the scenes footage on FirefalldownTV!
It's high time for a bit of a lowdown on what's been happening... as ever, a combination of first times, good times, and laughs! At the beginning of June we headed to Lodz in Poland for the G.O.D. fest (first time in Poland for us... hopefully not the last!!). Lodz was a great place, and we had some fun times with some amazing people - our hosts treated us to a big meal before the gig... very nice!! It was great to be part of this special evening, and we trust that G.O.D fest with grow hugely in the years to come. A bit of footage from our time there, just for fun... http://youtu.be/U9QZ709hU4k Also, please be sure to keep an eye out for these awesome bands with big visions! Namely Fonovel, Lostenfound, and Feefless!!
Another first time for us was to head out over the pond to the USA for Cornerstone festival!! It was amazing in many ways - bands were ridiculously hot, the weather was ridiculously hot (made worse by serious doses of humidity - imagine trying to run a marathon in a sauna... on a treadmill), but the thing that struck us the most was the friendliness of the festival-goers and bands alike... almost like we were part of an instant family - very cool!!! As we've come to expect, things don't always go according to plan - but God makes a way for us... at 5am on the morning we were to fly out to the US, Joel was in A&E (emergency room) with some sort of gastric unpleasantness that caused him to loose a few kg's over the previous few days... much prayer and a few hours later and he was on the plane - not a single symptom ever since (thanks to all those who prayed!!).
Our first set at the festival was "different" too.... lights had blown on the stage, so we had to set up in the dark while the organisers were out buying replacements... when the show eventually started, Jon found that many of his guitar effects were frustratingly random or not working at all (what do you know, the electrics are 110 volts in the US and not 240 volts like in the UK... yep, we're just amatuers!!!) - all this while Joel was making every effort to put in an energetic performance while trying to keep his trousers up - they kept falling down because of his weight-loss... aaaaaaah, good fun!!! We have to confess... we stayed in a cheap nearby Motel instead of camping at the festival... wooosies!
The album... it does exist (we promise). The release is still set for the end of summer (September/October).... 11 tracks of our tried and tested live stuff recorded in 3 separate studios, on 3 separate occasions, by 3 separate producers, and 3 separate engineers... over 3 years... with the final result having a fairly coordinated Firefalldown sound - we hope you will like! Joel cut his hair... possibly not the biggest news you'll ever hear from us, but for a dude that has had long hair for something like 10 years, it was a pretty big thing.... and it's a surpise when you see him for the first time post-cut. As previously promised, don't miss the sleepy Joel collage at http://youtu.be/tq0riP9zVqo
Keep in touch with us on the Facebook page, or the mailing list manager through our website... there's always something happening, with behind the scenes footage on FirefalldownTV!
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