I signed off the proofs for the Purcell CD booklet this morning, and as I write, Barnaby Brown is behind me at a table, editing video of Bill Taylor playing four-note pibrochs on a 9th-century lyre. Last night I was on telly playing keyboards in Grit (watch it online here), and a huge pile of 18th- and 19th-century fiddle books await my attention to choose repertoire for the ConCal fiddle band project in the summer. I’ve even been out to some gigs at Celtic Connections this year: special mention to Sarah-Jane Summers and Juhani Silvola for being effortlessly virtuosic and brilliant, and great company too. Now that I’ve tried Skruf snus, I never need do so again (I thought Juhani was carrying some hair product around with him for some reason).