Sunflowers on the table, courtesy of Pat. x

Happy flowers on Pat's balcony.

We visited our neighbour Nora (still sprightly at 92) last night and I played her a few tunes - to big smiles. :-) The magic of music.

Jim and I had a great time at Doors Open Days when we visited the Alasdair Gray Archive. Sorcha Dallas, custodian, has created an amazing tribute to this wonderful man and incredibly talented writer and artist. Songwriting Magic with Jim Byrne Sorcha Dallas Gray The Alasdair Gray Archive

Songwriting Magic with Jim Byrne Sorcha Dallas Gray The Alasdair Gray Archive I couldn't have been more delighted to see our book Ten Writers Telling Lies among Alasdair's book collection.

The Alasdair Gray Archive Songwriting Magic with Jim Byrne Sorcha Dallas Gray Thank you. We loved the archive.

I had a chat with my friend Robin yesterday morning.

The Great Western Triangle.

I'm going to think 'in the box' - just to see if there's anything in there.

Fiona Alderman, blogging from rural France. glasgowwestend.co.uk/fiona-alderman…

I write the songs that make the whole world sing. Or maybe I've mixed myself up with Barry Manilow.

That's me in the grey pants #lloydscyclingadventure Photo credit Alan Hoff.

I‘m so proud of this track by YeonGene of her singing, with Norman Blake, a beautiful Bacharach & David song. David Scott & I were invited to produce a Bacharach songbook album performed by YeonGene. Making that record was one of my happiest times ever. youtu.be/_-sgK5scuq4?si…

'Honeysuckle’ design, 1883 by May Morris, influential textile artist and designer of the Arts and Crafts movement #WomensArt

Regarding 2026 shows you may see this quote "The performance will run the gamut from his masterful debut with the Commotions ‘Rattlesnakes’ right up to 2023’s acclaimed ‘On Pain’ touching on all points in between" To be clear - I will not be touching on ALL points.

Strawberry Switchblade record company promotional photos for the press, 1984. 📸1 - unknown 📸2 - Peter McArthur 📸3 - Paul Cox

Resharing this, my favourite ever live clip of BMX Bandits. There’s a bunch of reasons why I love it so much. Thank you to Ruthie Blaney for capturing it. Thank you to Hifi Sean for starting BMX Bandits with me 40 years ago and so much more ❤️youtu.be/61jAZAjz42A?si…