Nest Gig: Glasgow Old Hairdresser's, Thursday 12th November

No sooner have I caught my breath after last week's three documentary film panels, then next week's gigs, panel and interview are rearing their beautiful heads.I've approved the album masters too.There is always a spanner in the works though, isn't there? I found out that my 'sore finger' is actually a broken finger, and spent many of the daylight hours last week on a tour of Accident and Emergency facilities to end up with a customised splint and instructions not to remove it at all until it's replaced next week. I've worked out that I can play half my set live on the nylon-strung guitar, and will run the rest from my laptop using the mixes that I've spent the summer completing (they do sound rather snazzy), singing over the top and storytelling around the edges.This means that I played the Betsey Trotwood gig with a broken finger. How punk is that? It doesn't really hurt enough to feel broken, but the x-ray doesn't lie. So I had to get the guitar pickup checked over, and restring…

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