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Thursday 6 May 2004

Work: the planning of future activities, and the laying to rest of the administrative burden of past activities. But ... last night I went to hear JPP in Edinburgh, and they were absolutely stunning. I don't need to go to another concert this year now, as there was more than enough on offer there to keep me musically nourished for a long time. And you could tell the musicians in the audience (including Freeland Barbour, who played at our wedding 14 years ago) because they were audibly gasping, laughing, or swearing at the glorious virtuosity being unfolded on the stage. Possibly the most memorable moment of many was when bass player Antti Järvelä casually tossed his bow over onto the harmonium at the end of an arco passage, so that it landed with a satisfying clunk exactly on the silent downbeat of the next section of the tune. And done completely naturally with no hint of showbiz. I laughed out loud. These men come from the planet music.