Fête de la musique

Well yes, it was the fête de la musique last weekend.  I hadn't realised that this was once an informal celebration of music among the paysans that has been, effectively, taken over by the state.   This has pros and cons.  Whereas you used to just turn up and play somewhere, now it's all organised, and of course, the schools, at all levels, take part.  Plus there are some professionals invited too.   Bit still it's a good musical evening out, and one meets one's fellow musicians in wandering along the streets

However, one takes as one finds, and our little flute quartet played a few numbers during the evening.

Later on, we wandered by a Led Zep tribute band.  I think they called themselves Sabre Tooth, but I can't find, on the web, a reference to that name linked to Zep.  But they were rather good.  We stayed and listened for a while.  The singer really has an excellent take on the Robert Plant voice (and hair).  And as he said at the start of the gig... "I hope you like Led Zeppelin"