in a car coming back from Perth
I've been a professional musician for a day, playing in the SCO for Bryn Terfel's recital at the end of the Perth Festival. Fortunately for me, the SCO is full of very nice people, who were very friendly and patient with my feelings of unease at sitting in an orchestra. Even getting to play Danny Boy on the piano wasn't as much fun as I'd hoped. I think professional musicianship is off my agenda at the moment: it’s good to know I can still do it but I’m not in a hurry to do it again right now.

On the other hand, I had a nice walk in the sunshine by the river, said hello to lots of friends, and got to see Nuala, who's now 7 months old, and clearly in charge. And before too long I’ll get paid, which will cover the financial costs of last weekend's encounter with a dead deer. So it’s not been a waste of a Sunday by any means.

There’s a new tune up on my MySpace page.