April 26. Parlwr, Nagoya

Fernando Kabusacki with Kei, Yukinori Kikuchi and Satoshi Hijirizawa at Cafe Parlwr, Nagoya

In my hotel room...feeling at home...

A visit downtown Nagoya.

A treat: Jeff Beck' Wired CD, and a jar of sesame/honey paste from Meidi-Ya

An inspired performance, great to play with my friend Kei again. Years ago we recorded an improvised electric guitar album together with Marron and Yoshitake Expe called The Ten Oxherding Pictures

Meeting friends after the performance. I'm very happy to see them!!!!! Mr Masaya designed a limited edition TShirt of the Tour. Wonderful!

... and I was allowed to try a selection of some of the best pedals I've ever tried, and this with a plus: I will include a Ruby Stone Premium Shigemori overdrive in my setup. This makes me so happy!!!!!! This pedals are superb!!!!!!! Happyness!!!!!

...with Shimmy, owner of Perlwr, a venue that I feel very comfortable at...

...behind us: paintings from my wife Monica Peralta's exhibition The Little Forest, currently underway at Parlwr.

Dinner with Koki and a good rest. Tired.

We are travelling to Osaka tomorrow.

April 25. Cafe Parlwr, Nagoya

April 25th, Fernando Kabusacki w/ Yasuhiro Usui, Yoshiyuki Hirao and Ryoko Ono


Parlwr

In the morning Koki and I walked around Shiga... for a very little time, since it started to rain...

...we visited the old post office

...the old clock at the venue...

...then Akira drove us to the station and we got our train tickets here...

...then...trains, trains and trains...

...the hotel (fancy!!!!!!)...

... the venue...

...my pedals on a nice carpet...

Here's a video from my soundcheck, posted by Usui.

Another evening playing with superb musicians...another treat!!!!!!!


After the concert... dinner at Mr Chicken!!! Home of the traditional delicious chicken wings...a must in Nagoya... wonderful dinner!

...the musicians...

Very very grateful to be here.

Apri 24th, Shiga: Solo Performance at Shuyukan

After several years I'm back at Shiga Shuyukan, a wonderful venue where I had some of the most memorable performance evenings, always followed by delicious meals, surrounded by nice friends, with superb Sake, which is made and aged in this place by Mr Akira, the owner.


Koki and I arrived to Shiga by train. Mr Akira was waiting for us at the station and drove us to the venue, accompanied by a huge Rainbow

At the venue's entrance, ancient Sake barrels...

A proof of a previous visit...

...the stage...

... Les Paul...

... dressing room

A view of the performance, by Koki...

...with Akira...

Supper's ready!!!!!!

Luxurious dinner!

The tables, made of very old wood...I remember this tables!

... a friend...

After tasty tea listening to some of David Sinclair's (from Canterbury group Matching Mole, one of my favorites) new musical adventures, time to bed...