Write your material, practice and play out. That’s how you get to Jai Thep. If you sawTiny Giantand The Lowdowns this year, you would know what I am talking about.

A fictional road trip to Tierra del Fuego, the “Land of Fire” off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, inspired Roman Anton’s debut album, novel and painting  and how fitting that the past year should culminate in last month’s performance at the Jai Thep Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand.