Ali Wilson

We’ve been putting up some older tracks and fan favourites on @LegendaryHearts YouTube page recently with lots more to come. Dive in here if you have a spare few minutes: youtube.com/@thelegendaryhea…

Just noticed the similarity between the shape of Uluru / Ayers Rock and bonnie Scotland.

I’ve played well over 2000 gigs in Irish theme pubs over the past 30+ years and I make a habit of not visiting any when I’m abroad and “off duty”. However, I saw this wee place in Melbourne and decided to drop in for a couple. I quite liked it.

The excitement continued to build this afternoon as our taxi driver got done for speeding on the motorway from the airport into the city. 12 mph over the 50 mph limit resulted in a roadside drink & drugs test (both negative) and a fine. Ach, we’ve all done it…or most of us have.

We got an upgrade without asking and because we were moved to Emergency Exit seats we received a free *Cheese & Ham* toastie each and some extra legroom! What a start to the day!

Another day another plane. Flight 11 of 13 since 17th Sept. Got an upgrade without asking for it, which was nice. Only 2 hrs 45 mins today.

Eating dessert in the desert! Tiramisu at Uluru. Another box ticked. 🎼😎🎼

Thanks for the memory Facebook. I remember it well. As it turned out, existing in the musical void isn’t as bad as I feared it would be. 🎼😎🎼

Tweeting live from Uluru (Ayers Rock) As David Attenborough once said, “It’s feckin’ amazing man!” Or words to that effect.

In a country leaning heavily in favour of XXXX and citrus infused urine, this is a brightly shining beacon of hope.

Took a sunset trip to Uluru. Been sunny all day and just as we were leaving our hotel the rainclouds and lightning arrived. Bollocks and buggery. What a complete pisser. Still pretty impressive though.

First glimpse of Uluru (the monolith formerly known as Ayers Rock) from our plane. Well worth the 4am alarm call…hopefully! Currently 33* but doesn’t feel as hot as Port Douglas was.

Temperature: The Australian locals seem to prefer indoor temperatures of between 26-28*c in their homes. That’s almost as hot as it is outside. People think I’m mad because I set the air con in our room to between 19-21*c. Not mad…Scottish! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️❄️❄️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Spent the afternoon at Trinity Beach, Queensland and surprised my old musical buddy Fraser who left the dark confines of Edinburgh’s Cowgate 15 years ago for the sunshine of Oz. He’s in fine voice and living his best life. #SouthPacificTour2026

After almost 50 years of gigging I can confidently state that the most common band name used by multiple bands at home and around the globe is… *NIGHTSHIFT*. Honestly, there are *NIGHTSHIFT*s everywhere. I suspect there were even bands of medieval minstrels called *NIGHTSHIFT*!

The other side of #SouthPacificTour2026. Washing day No.4. $8 well spent. Not paying for dryers though. It’s warm enough outside for almost instant drying!

Had a nice tour of the Mossman Gorge and the Daintree Rain Forest in Queensland. Saw a lizard, a bug and a crocodile. Oh, and I licked a fizzy lemon flavoured ant! Hoped to see a lot more but you can’t really choreograph nature, particularly when much of it is nocturnal.

Heading out to The Great Barrier Reef for a spot of…er…reefing. Apparently we’l be swimming and snorkelling and there *probably* won’t be any sharks. Let’s see if that’s actually the case. See y’all later…maybe… 😎