BREAKFAST at the Scandic in Kouvola is good..then we go back to our room and I get some work done.

I nip out to a supermarket to get some stuff for lunch and snacks later. Our train to Myllykoski – home of the Kymi Kantri Festival isn’t til mid-afternoon.

It’s only a 10-minute journey and promoter Heikki and driver Jallu meet us off the train.

The festival site is a fantastic self-contained area – an indoor stage and the main outdoor stage space surrounded by vendor stalls etc.

We’re taken backstage and given drinks and food vouchers. There’s time to watch some other acts before getting my gear on stage and hitting the ground running. Sound is good, there’s a great crowd and the evening sun is shining.

We have a grand time and – after gigantic (and very good) pulled pork bun and more drinks – are driven back to Kouvola and our hotel….