https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/53094 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/105/57/EF/323415.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/53094 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:06:35 +0000 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:06:35 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47624032 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-07,doc-47624032 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 16:17:56 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47624032"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/40/32/47624032.ec0840ec.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> I did not know HollySiz, but the audience did. She is kown not only as a singer in France, but as well as an actress. From the distant, she looked (for me) a bit like Blondie´s Debbie Harry from the late 70s, but the music was completely different.</div> Cognac - HollySiz <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47624032"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/40/32/47624032.ec0840ec.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> I did not know HollySiz, but the audience did. She is kown not only as a singer in France, but as well as an actress. From the distant, she looked (for me) a bit like Blondie´s Debbie Harry from the late 70s, but the music was completely different.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47624020 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-07,doc-47624020 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 16:10:55 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47624020"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/40/20/47624020.be053751.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> I did not know HollySiz, but the audience did. She is kown not only as a singer in France, but as well as an actress. From the distant, she looked (for me) a bit like Blondie´s Debbie Harry from the late 70s, but the music was completely different.</div> Cognac - HollySiz <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47624020"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/40/20/47624020.be053751.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> I did not know HollySiz, but the audience did. She is kown not only as a singer in France, but as well as an actress. From the distant, she looked (for me) a bit like Blondie´s Debbie Harry from the late 70s, but the music was completely different.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47623616 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-07,doc-47623616 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 13:53:57 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47623616"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/36/16/47623616.5a01274c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> Gergory Parker, who was awarded a Grammy in 2014, is one of the great contemporarily Jazz vocalist. He did a great performance in Cognac, despite the partial eclipse of the moon that let the audience turn around. But when they watched they still listened to Gergory Parker´s creamy baritone flowing through the night.</div> Cognac - Gregory Porter <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47623616"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/36/16/47623616.5a01274c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> Gergory Parker, who was awarded a Grammy in 2014, is one of the great contemporarily Jazz vocalist. He did a great performance in Cognac, despite the partial eclipse of the moon that let the audience turn around. But when they watched they still listened to Gergory Parker´s creamy baritone flowing through the night.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47623096 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-07,doc-47623096 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 11:54:44 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47623096"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/30/96/47623096.c7951ab4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> Gergory Parker, who was awarded a Grammy in 2014, is one of the great contemporarily Jazz vocalist. He did a great performance in Cognac, despite the partial eclipse of the moon that let the audience turn around. But when they watched they still listened to Gergory Parker´s creamy baritone flowing through the night.</div> Cognac - Gregory Porter <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47623096"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/30/96/47623096.c7951ab4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> Gergory Parker, who was awarded a Grammy in 2014, is one of the great contemporarily Jazz vocalist. He did a great performance in Cognac, despite the partial eclipse of the moon that let the audience turn around. But when they watched they still listened to Gergory Parker´s creamy baritone flowing through the night.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47622740 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-07,doc-47622740 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 10:08:05 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47622740"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/40/47622740.cdd30d17.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> Gergory Parker, who was awarded a Grammy in 2014, is one of the great contemporarily Jazz vocalist. He did a great performance in Cognac, despite the partial eclipse of the moon that let the audience turn around. But when they watched they still listened to Gergory Parker´s creamy baritone flowing through the night.</div> Cognac - Gregory Porter <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47622740"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/40/47622740.cdd30d17.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> Gergory Parker, who was awarded a Grammy in 2014, is one of the great contemporarily Jazz vocalist. He did a great performance in Cognac, despite the partial eclipse of the moon that let the audience turn around. But when they watched they still listened to Gergory Parker´s creamy baritone flowing through the night.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47622650 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-07,doc-47622650 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 08:51:18 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47622650"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/50/47622650.27cf52e6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> Gergory Parker, who was awarded a Grammy in 2014, is one of the great contemporarily Jazz vocalist. He did a great performance in Cognac, despite the partial eclipse of the moon that let the audience turn around. But when they watched they still listened to Gergory Parker´s creamy baritone flowing through the night.</div> Cognac - Gregory Porter <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47622650"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/26/50/47622650.27cf52e6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> Gergory Parker, who was awarded a Grammy in 2014, is one of the great contemporarily Jazz vocalist. He did a great performance in Cognac, despite the partial eclipse of the moon that let the audience turn around. But when they watched they still listened to Gergory Parker´s creamy baritone flowing through the night.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47620064 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-06,doc-47620064 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 21:56:14 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47620064"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/00/64/47620064.eaf7d3bd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="177" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> Gergory Parker, who was awarded a Grammy in 2014, is one of the great contemporarily Jazz vocalist. He did a great performance in Cognac, despite the partial eclipse of the moon that let the audience turn around. But when they watched they still listened to Gergory Parker´s creamy baritone flowing through the night.</div> Cognac - Gregory Porter <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47620064"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/00/64/47620064.eaf7d3bd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="177" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> Gergory Parker, who was awarded a Grammy in 2014, is one of the great contemporarily Jazz vocalist. He did a great performance in Cognac, despite the partial eclipse of the moon that let the audience turn around. But when they watched they still listened to Gergory Parker´s creamy baritone flowing through the night.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47619554 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-06,doc-47619554 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 21:15:03 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47619554"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/95/54/47619554.44d5d103.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="187" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> The last two years I "steak frites" here. As "real" knives are not allowed for security reasons, I had to cut the meat with a small piece of plywood, that had the form of a knife. I had no success. In 2018 came the solution! The hungry people queue for a "brochette" ("meat skewer"), so there is no knife necessery.</div> Cognac - Brochettes de Boeuf <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47619554"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/95/54/47619554.44d5d103.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="187" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> The last two years I "steak frites" here. As "real" knives are not allowed for security reasons, I had to cut the meat with a small piece of plywood, that had the form of a knife. I had no success. In 2018 came the solution! The hungry people queue for a "brochette" ("meat skewer"), so there is no knife necessery.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47617444 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-06,doc-47617444 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 17:26:24 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47617444"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/74/44/47617444.8b1f117b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Dyane was built by Citroën from 1967 to 1983. More than 1.4 millions were sold. It was often asserted that the Dyane was intended to replace the popular 2CV, but it was nevertheless aimed slightly higher in the Citroën range. A genuine 2CV-owner (like me at that time) looked down on Dyane-drivers, as they were believed to be silken cowards, pampered by luxury.</div> Citroën - Dyane <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47617444"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/74/44/47617444.8b1f117b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Dyane was built by Citroën from 1967 to 1983. More than 1.4 millions were sold. It was often asserted that the Dyane was intended to replace the popular 2CV, but it was nevertheless aimed slightly higher in the Citroën range. A genuine 2CV-owner (like me at that time) looked down on Dyane-drivers, as they were believed to be silken cowards, pampered by luxury.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47616658 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-06,doc-47616658 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:21:44 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47616658"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/66/58/47616658.340f51e8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> We had seen and listened to DeRobert & The Half Truths already a year ago in Saint Paul Trois Chateaux, where the had their first show in Europe. Though the brass session of the backing band was smaller this year, DeRobert performed a warm, raw soul - with power. He got the audience dancing. <br /> <br /> Here is the sound of the night:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY</a></div> Cognac - DeRobert & The Half Truths <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47616658"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/66/58/47616658.340f51e8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> We had seen and listened to DeRobert & The Half Truths already a year ago in Saint Paul Trois Chateaux, where the had their first show in Europe. Though the brass session of the backing band was smaller this year, DeRobert performed a warm, raw soul - with power. He got the audience dancing. <br /> <br /> Here is the sound of the night:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY</a></div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47616222 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-06,doc-47616222 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 14:10:29 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47616222"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/22/47616222.24aeee6a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="124" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> We had seen and listened to DeRobert & The Half Truths already a year ago in Saint Paul Trois Chateaux, where the had their first show in Europe. Though the brass session of the backing band was smaller this year, DeRobert performed a warm, raw soul - with power. He got the audience dancing. <br /> <br /> Here is the sound of the night:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY</a></div> Cognac - DeRobert & The Half Truths <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47616222"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/22/47616222.24aeee6a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="124" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During three warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> We had seen and listened to DeRobert & The Half Truths already a year ago in Saint Paul Trois Chateaux, where the had their first show in Europe. Though the brass session of the backing band was smaller this year, DeRobert performed a warm, raw soul - with power. He got the audience dancing. <br /> <br /> Here is the sound of the night:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY</a></div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47615774 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-06,doc-47615774 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 11:15:53 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47615774"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/74/47615774.3c3e4df0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> We had seen and listened to DeRobert & The Half Truths already a year ago in Saint Paul Trois Chateaux, where the had their first show in Europe. Though the brass session of the backing band was smaller this year, DeRobert performed a warm, raw soul - with power. He got the audience dancing. <br /> <br /> Here is the sound of the night:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY</a></div> Cognac - DeRobert & The Half Truths <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47615774"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/74/47615774.3c3e4df0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> We had seen and listened to DeRobert & The Half Truths already a year ago in Saint Paul Trois Chateaux, where the had their first show in Europe. Though the brass session of the backing band was smaller this year, DeRobert performed a warm, raw soul - with power. He got the audience dancing. <br /> <br /> Here is the sound of the night:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY</a></div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47615478 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-06,doc-47615478 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 09:44:37 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47615478"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/54/78/47615478.bc7ff8e4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="163" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> We had seen and listened to DeRobert & The Half Truths already a year ago in Saint Paul Trois Chateaux, where the had their first show in Europe. Though the brass session of the backing band was smaller this year, DeRobert performed a warm, raw soul - with power. He got the audience dancing. <br /> <br /> Here is the sound of the night:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY</a></div> Cognac - DeRobert & The Half Truths <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47615478"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/54/78/47615478.bc7ff8e4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="163" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> We had seen and listened to DeRobert & The Half Truths already a year ago in Saint Paul Trois Chateaux, where the had their first show in Europe. Though the brass session of the backing band was smaller this year, DeRobert performed a warm, raw soul - with power. He got the audience dancing. <br /> <br /> Here is the sound of the night:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1ZBhsMEtY</a></div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47614236 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-05,doc-47614236 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 22:15:03 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47614236"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/36/47614236.a9a5211b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> “Cagouilles” in Charente are known as "escargots" elsewhere in France. <br /> <br /> The snails (cornu aspersum) here are stuffed with minced meat and slow-cooked with white wine, carrots, garlic, onion, thyme, tomato and a dash of cognac!</div> Cognac - Cagouilles à la charentaise <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47614236"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/36/47614236.a9a5211b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> “Cagouilles” in Charente are known as "escargots" elsewhere in France. <br /> <br /> The snails (cornu aspersum) here are stuffed with minced meat and slow-cooked with white wine, carrots, garlic, onion, thyme, tomato and a dash of cognac!</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47613480 tag:ipernity.com,2018-11-05,doc-47613480 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:47:32 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47613480"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/80/47613480.c3ffda73.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="198" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> "Mottin charentais", a cheese from the area Poitou-Charentes, is served melting hot with honey.</div> Cognac - Mottin charentais <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47613480"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/80/47613480.c3ffda73.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="198" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.<br /> <br /> "Mottin charentais", a cheese from the area Poitou-Charentes, is served melting hot with honey.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47560940 tag:ipernity.com,2018-10-30,doc-47560940 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 22:10:01 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47560940"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/09/40/47560940.a94d696b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals. <br /> <br /> "House" may it be "deep" or "electro" is not exactly the style of music I really love, but it was good to witness the enthusiastic young crowd.<br /> <br /> Here is the sound of the night<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0d0dcTZl8g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0d0dcTZl8g</a></div> Cognac - Feder <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47560940"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/09/40/47560940.a94d696b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals. <br /> <br /> "House" may it be "deep" or "electro" is not exactly the style of music I really love, but it was good to witness the enthusiastic young crowd.<br /> <br /> Here is the sound of the night<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0d0dcTZl8g" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0d0dcTZl8g</a></div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47560638 tag:ipernity.com,2018-10-30,doc-47560638 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 21:39:33 +0000 2018-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47560638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/06/38/47560638.a299ea8d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.</div> La Fête du Cognac <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/47560638"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/06/38/47560638.a299ea8d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">During warm long summer nights, the festival "La Fête du Cognac" perfectly combines local food, lovely wines, cognacs (!) and interesting music. Thanks to about 450 volunteers this is a great place to have a good time together with many locals.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/46174276 tag:ipernity.com,2018-01-24,doc-46174276 Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:31:59 +0000 2017-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/46174276"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/76/46174276.b57710b8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="195" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">What is now a parish church, was part of a priory founded in the 11th century and dependend on the Abbey of Cluny. In 1577 the priory was largely destroyed, when the city of Montbron was sacked during the Wars of Religion.<br /> <br /> What is seen today is the result of a very questionable reconstruction undertaken by architect Edouard Warin, a follower of Paul Abadie. Very most of what you see from this pov - was "recreated" end of the 19th century.</div> Montbron - Saint-Maurice <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/46174276"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/76/46174276.b57710b8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="195" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">What is now a parish church, was part of a priory founded in the 11th century and dependend on the Abbey of Cluny. In 1577 the priory was largely destroyed, when the city of Montbron was sacked during the Wars of Religion.<br /> <br /> What is seen today is the result of a very questionable reconstruction undertaken by architect Edouard Warin, a follower of Paul Abadie. Very most of what you see from this pov - was "recreated" end of the 19th century.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/46174174 tag:ipernity.com,2018-01-24,doc-46174174 Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:49:13 +0000 2017-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/46174174"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/41/74/46174174.de969990.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saint-Martin, the parish church of Vouthon, was erected in the 12th century and was part of a commandery of the Knights Templar. The commandery was taken over by the Knights Hospitaller ("Sovereign Military Order of Malta"). The church got restored after the damage, caused by the Hundred Years War. <br /> <br /> An explicit, ithyphallic corbel can be seen under the roof outside the church, though later prudish people tried to correct that with hammer and chisel.</div> Vouthon - Saint-Martin <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/46174174"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/41/74/46174174.de969990.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saint-Martin, the parish church of Vouthon, was erected in the 12th century and was part of a commandery of the Knights Templar. The commandery was taken over by the Knights Hospitaller ("Sovereign Military Order of Malta"). The church got restored after the damage, caused by the Hundred Years War. <br /> <br /> An explicit, ithyphallic corbel can be seen under the roof outside the church, though later prudish people tried to correct that with hammer and chisel.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/46173996 tag:ipernity.com,2018-01-24,doc-46173996 Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:49:13 +0000 2017-07-01T00:00:00+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/46173996"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/39/96/46173996.44544163.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saint-Martin, the parish church of Vouthon, was erected in the 12th century and was part of a commandery of the Knights Templar. The commandery was taken over by the Knights Hospitaller ("Sovereign Military Order of Malta"). The church got restored after the damage, caused by the Hundred Years War. <br /> <br /> There are still a few Romanesque capitals along the nave. The carvings are very rough and "basic". I´m not sure, what the person is holding. Probably not a bouquet of flowers?</div> Vouthon - Saint-Martin <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/46173996"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/39/96/46173996.44544163.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Saint-Martin, the parish church of Vouthon, was erected in the 12th century and was part of a commandery of the Knights Templar. The commandery was taken over by the Knights Hospitaller ("Sovereign Military Order of Malta"). The church got restored after the damage, caused by the Hundred Years War. <br /> <br /> There are still a few Romanesque capitals along the nave. The carvings are very rough and "basic". I´m not sure, what the person is holding. Probably not a bouquet of flowers?</div> Martin M. Miles