Summer evenings are nearly upon us. I've just been trampolining in the garden while listening to the CBC recording of our 'joli bois' gig in Halifax, NS last summer, testing the durability of my iPod. The live recording is so much better than the CD, even without Sylvain and Pierre: Suzie's singing is quite stunning. It's also nice to hear the audience laughing when Chris and I brought on scorecards after DG's fiddle solo. Email waiting from our faithful agent in Quebec tonight, looking at tour dates for October 06.

A chance phone call this afternoon means that on the morning of our CNE gig in Leith a week on Tuesday, I'll be recording Handel arias with the brilliant Christine Rice. A good juxtaposition of musical activities for one day.