Where the Fig?

Hi Figsters,

So, where the Fig are we? when are we coming out? Will we look and feel the same? It's been over a year since the last post. Terrible. But we were busy! Busy with getting the final mixes for the Fig Album completed. We want it to be right. We want it to bright. We want it to be tasty.

Then bad shit happened.

Cancer really does screw up plans like not much else. It screws up minds, families, friendships, income; assumptions... most things in fact, especially your health. So Fig... Fell silent.

But there is a new dawn. Health and hope are returning. A lightness of the soul, not felt for far too long, is cleansing.

Cut the pretentious twoddle man, where's the figgin' album? When's yer next gig?
Well, Tim Fig is performing spoken word stuff at Underword on Monday 10th August, part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Piano Bar, Frederick Street, Edinburgh). So come along! This will be T-Fig's first time on stage since his illness, so your support would be greatly appreciated.

The album? Well, with a return to feeling good, will be a return to getting that done and dusted. So please watch this space for news.

And Fig gigs? Well we've got a lot of practicing to do, and chemotherapy has left T-Fig with numb fingers, which ain't so good for twangin' a geetar. But gig we will, when the time is right.

So the Figging continues!
Tim Fig's fight continues too but HE WILL OVERCOME!

Keep happy, keep healthly.

Lots of love

Hoochie Fig.




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More Fig gig news...

Hi Figsters!

The Fig are now playing at the Ark on 1st July (see gig list in the side panel for details). Be great if you can come along and shake off the not-quite-the-middle-of-the-week-yet blues.

Keep on Figgin'!

Album Launch Gig (But not our Album!)

Just a quick newsflash to say...
We have been asked to support Ten Storeys High at their album launch night at the Voodoo Rooms on Friday 27th June.

We are on stage at 8.30 prompt and it's free to get in, so no excuses! There will be press etc. there so we'd be keen to get as many folk along to support us and cheer for the Ten Stories boys too. Should be a fun night.

Colin (Usher) from Ten Stories High said nice things about us on his blog too... (Colin Usher's Blog: Hoochie Fig Blatant Plug)

K-Fig

I've got blisters on my fingers!

Figs!

Great to see you all over the weekend at gigs in Peebles and Edinburgh - and to meet new Figlets who've joined the mailing list - thanks!

Saturday at Fondoo was a blast - thanks Ken and Colin. Great guitar work and songs from Kristian Labak. I didn't get chance to speak to Kristian though (Did you Keef?). Katie and the Dull Fudds were cool too. They reminded me of early Gong - and I told them so. "Who the hell are Gong?" they said. So off I went talking about Radio Gnome, pot-head pixies and flying teaspots. A little later I came round in the toilets, with no Fudds, dull or otherwise, to be seen. Gecko3 were as groovy as usual. Apologies to them if the ad lib Fig backing singing behind the 21st Century recording device has made the gig recording worthless. What can I say, we were having a good time man! Get back in the Vaaaaaaan!

Oh yeah, and Hoochie Fig played too. Seamed to go down well though I wasn't there. Well my body was, but I didn't seem to have control over it. Felt like I was tied to a chair watching someone else control me and that someone didn't have a clue. Anyway, hopefully no one noticed. Keith was fine I think.

However, the next day, we had a gig at Hamiltons, Edinburgh and Keith was a bloody mess! You'd think we were about to perform in front of Neil Young and Bianca Beauchamp! (their Canadian nationality is a coincidence) Jees, I wish. I was fine though, fully in control again. Stress is a wierd thing. Keith figged fine of course, having put in his mind an image of Bianca with big grey side-burns and Neil in a latex catsuit and high heels. I really enjoyed the gig and again, thanks for the great feedback and interest from those who figged with us!










The Fig draw inspiration from Great Canadians.

So what next? Well, we've got to get more gigs! But we have to get our recording finished and the debut Fig album packaged and delivered. It has been a long time coming. Some demo mixes of the new recordings are in our MySpace and will be here soon.

So watch this space and keep on Figging!

Tim Fig