I went to see the excellent Shutter play at Hootananny last night.

They were loud, angry, and energetic, as usual, and their sound was full of the skill, depth and confidence of a band who I am sure should be much better-known than they seem to be.

Support was in the form of another local band, Emenate, who were excellent (despite all looking about twelve – or am I just getting old?).

Besides that, I’ve been having a nice quiet weekend doing very little.

Tomorrow, I am off to Dundee for most of the week, also packing in appearances in St Andrews and Aberdeen.

At the end of it all, it will be just a week before the USA trip…