Tonights Govannen gig - a 4piece again - was at Don Paddys in Uppingham - we played there before and as it is small and the way the room is forces the crowd to eb quite close to us - it feels more like a session. Went down an storm - the chat and the music. We sold 2 CDs - 1 Celtic Fire and 1 Water is Wide. Thats my last gig for a week and ahalf. - weird.

No good news about our friend Fandango - he is still under a ventilator and latest report was that he is growing weaker - we're all stunned - young fit guy, wife & 2 kids - He was at Dans gig on Weds and just complained of a sore leg. Then - bang - by Saturday, intensive care with septicemia and a werd bug that only 10 people a year get in the UK. We are all thinking of him and his family and just home he turns a corner.