Well it actually turned into a bit of an anti-climax to be honest. A man came and changed the tyre. I drove her to my studio, sat at a piano in the dark all day producing very little of any musical merit whatsoever, then drove home and went to the pub, that was that. Need some power steering fluid though. And a new spare wheel I ordered off ebay is arriving today. I can’t wait. And to top it all off I received a new M to F XLR lead in the post today as well. I live the dream.

This week I am putting together guide tracks for recording next week and I’m doing an interview for Glasgow Herald on Friday. I am also working to earn money. Sleeping a bit. I watched Wallender the other day on tele – very good. Missed the first one. Oh, I listened to the demo of the whole album this morning for the first time today. I put it on my ipod. Good songs. Next week it’s Celtic Connections on the Wednesday evening then on Thursday we’re up stupidly early to drive up to Watercolour Studios Ardgour, nr Fort William. It’s a beatutiful studio and I can’t wait to record there. Bevis will be laying down some piano and Simon some drums. I will be drinking wine and giving directions. On the Sunday we’re finishing up by giving a concert at the studio with Mary Ann Kennedy and Iain Morrison joining on harp and small pipes respectively. I’ll video it all so you can see when I get back. Yeeah.

Alex