We have had some great times playing in France this year and this weekend we had the huge honour of playing the legendary Tempo Latino Festival in Vic-Fezensac.

We couldn’t believe the legendary artists that have played at this festival over the years. They include Celia Cruz, Los Van Van, Compay Segundo, NG La Banda, Willie Colón, Cheo Feliciano, Oscar D’León, Johnny Pacheco with Ismaël Miranda and El Gran Combo to name but a few!!

Obviously it was an amazing honour for a band from Scotland to be picked to headline the mighty bull ring that has hosted such salsa legends. Huge thanks to the director of the festival and all the staff who made our visit so much fun. Thanks for the gift of a litre of the finest armagnac, very nice and especially the amazing audience who made our gig there so special and one we will never ever forget. Merci!!!

Our gig at the Queens Hall in Edinburgh with the Salsa Celtica Big Band has been picked as one of 2 “world music” highlights of the upcoming entire Edinburgh festivals programme over July and August. We have always thought the Guardian as one of the most discerning UK papers and this again proves it, well done Guardian!

This Saturday in Edinburgh we had the honour of playing our music to 10,000 Moonwalkers getting ready to walk a midnight marathon or half marathon to raise money for vital breast cancer causes. What an amazing event and charity Walk the Walk is.

Here is a link to their website, www.walkthewalk.org.

Thanks to all the lovely people of Galway who came down to see us play there last Saturday at the Little Havana Festival. Galway on bank holiday weekend is possibly the most crazy place in Ireland and that is quite a party, the Havana Club helped as did the weather. Hope to be back in Ireland again soon.

Just finished the last 2 dates of the En Vivo En El Norte tour so thanks to all for making it such a great time. It’s been a while since we played Giffnock and Dunblane and it was worth the wait. Thanks to all of you who helped organise the gigs and came down and made them so good, hopefully we will see you again sooner rather than later. Next up Galway this Saturday. No rest!