I used to share an office with Flip Grater, a wonderful woman and friend with an odd moniker. She plays the most spine chillingly beautiful music. I guess it's folk. You should listen to her album here and if you're in Paris or London or Italy right now, perhaps you should go see her play live. I would. Here are some things that Flip likes...
1. Sundays. I get up early on Sundays so they last longer. I love to read the Sunday paper front to back, eat a long breakfast that becomes lunch, do the Sunday crossword and in summer, G+Ts on the lawn in the afternoon.
2. Water. Being in it. Especially the sea, but a hot tub will do.
3. Scotch. A peaty single malt. Neat. Favourites are Laphroaig and Ardbeg.
4. Cooking. And reading and writing recipes.
5. My new album While I’m Awake I’m At War – I’m really proud of what we’ve done with it. Tim Guy did an amazing job of producing it and we had a fantastic bunch of musicians playing on it.
7. Being on tour. Meeting new people, performing, travelling. Bliss.
8. Dumplings – The perfect food. My recipe has shiitake mushrooms , garlic, ginger and coriander stalk.
9. Walking – Particularly around new cities. It forces you to do nothing but put one foot in front of the other.
10. Finding the perfect vintage dress – I have a slight obsession with polyester 70’s cocktail dresses. Plus they’re perfect for touring as you can throw them straight into a suitcase without worrying about creases!
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