check these boys out. From London. Sorry if they have been here before.

That Paul McCartney gig is oan the telly again. I started bubbling last time it wiz oan the TV. Now I am doing it again. 5 or 6 pts of Guiness have been downed but is this normal? After all these years? And I've almost finished the Peter Doggett book. Get back Jojo.

to you (you know who you are!) and, indeed, to anyone who has a birthday today.

A friend mentioned this clever chappy from Australia this morning (me being well sussed in these matters allegedly). I've never heard of him but if you like some mean Travis Pickin' check it out.

I have a little music related car problem and I would ask for you thoughts on a solution.

I have a 6 cd player in my car. The other day, when I pressed the button to play cd 5, the display said 'no disc'. I then pressed the button for cd 1 and the display said 'no magazine'. When I press the eject button on the magazine holder itself, it makes the familiar 'eject' sound and does a bit of a movement but the magazine stays firmly in place. It would seem that cd 5 is probably out of kilter and is clogging up the works. I would rather not take it to pieces. So, any ideas?

So, another year, another decade - what was the first musical treat you gave yourself? For me - Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan from 1974. However, I am going to go bang up to date shortly with Fleet Foxes. Then, it might get loud.

Danny Thompson, age 70. I heard this excellent interview on Radio Scotland this week and I realised that of all the great musicians whose gigs I have been to since early 70's this man is most likely the one I have seen on stage the most - but I've never been to a 'Danny Thompson' gig. He has played with a fabulous array of great musicians and he is still playing as well as ever. He will be playing under his own name (Danny Thompson & Friends) at Celtic Connections on 30 January. The friends include Martyn Simpson, damn fine guitarist. He will include a tribute to his old mate John Martyn. His references to JM in the interview had me reaching for the man-size. The interview starts about a minute in once the previous show has ended.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p6w07/Stark_Talk_Danny_Thompson/