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HS: Yeah, there was Frenchman Street we were staying very close to. A literal

stone’s throw, really. So we busked there twice. Managed to get on the coattails,

basically, of another band who we knew from Bristol because they came over.

Well a few of them anyway, so we'd already had their few connections. And they
said, oh, you want to just kind of look after our slot before we go on, you can sort

of go on around six in the evening and then we'll sort of go on after you. But that

was really, really helpful.

BiTS: I've been to New Orleans a couple of times and it's an absolutely fabulous
trip. The food that you mentioned is magnificent, generally speaking. What were

the great experiences that you

had while you were there,

Leo Nocentelli something that you, you know,
feel you'd be able to tell your

grandchildren?

HS: Well, we saw The Meters

guitar player: Leo Nocentelli.
Yeah, he was playing right in

front, almost at arm’s reach

from us. We were given free

tickets to his gig from the venue
we played at the night before

and so yeah, we went to see him and that was amazing, just seeing the guy who

wrote ‘Cissy Strut’ perform it right in front of us. Yeah, that was probably my

highlight.

BiTS: Got any thoughts about going back?

HS: Oh yeah, definitely would. I'm personally going to try and get back every

other year at least, but it's pretty expensive, that's the thing. So yeah, try and

make some extra money somehow.

BiTS: Now tell me something, how typical of your live performances is the album?
Is it the sort of thing that you play when you're playing live?

HS: Yeah, pretty much. That was all songs culled from our set list of the past,

you know, eight, nine years. And it was as like, you know, basically live in a studio.