My tour manager Tom Povey has been keeping a tour diary, illustrated with many photos, so if you want to read day by day accounts of the November 2025 UK tour, here is the link https://avoer.blog/2025/11/07/november-uk-tour-has-begun/ My next solo tour will be Germany in September 2026. Thanks very much to all the people who came…Read more Tour Diary
Author: Ray
On the home straight
Just two more shows to go and this UK tour has been enjoyable from start to finish. Due to a shoulder injury, I have not been playing the cello at all but instead played a little more piano and mandolin, in addition to the guitar and harmonicas. I was happy to find some great new…Read more On the home straight
Illmarinnen’s Ride
The UK tour starts on Wednesday 5th NovemberThanks to the radio stations that have played my instrumental track 'Illmarinnen's Ride' and to Fatea for this revue https://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/news/Singles97/?fbclid=IwY2xjawN0QjxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBqb0RJdVRlSG1xYVlOMGYwAR5tEQvDpQCHVc-iFIv_i5UWjv9x1xB0MUo65UNod-no6mpYXShj-NrhIce__g_aem_IMwGYfeaBIo6A4ymouY-hQA word about Illmarinnen: Illmarinnen is a character from the Finnish epic poem Kalavala; he was an amazing smith, a skilful, strong young man, rather dirty (being a smith)…Read more Illmarinnen’s Ride
