1. i reply to several lovely japanese folk, hopefully we will be visiting your lovely and fascinating country in january if all goes to plan.

2. thank you all for kind comments about a forest, our cure cover. i am glad you like it. it was the first track to see the light of day from our new operating base, pheasant studios where we recorded man of aran late last year.

3. art work for man of aran is complete. only mastering and dvd production to go. im very excited to see what will be made of this release. my personal highlight at the moment is hearing abi and my brother sing together. they sound truly beautiful.

4. songs are taking shape for our next album. it will far exceed all our previous efforts in scope and skill.

5. i have been challenged to twitter for at least a month as its something i would never imagine doing. always up for an unlikely challenge. if you want some mindless drivel and very occasional bsp news insights then feel free to follow.http://twitter.com/YanBSP

6. very much enjoyed the radio 4 show about patricia highsmith who wrote the thomas ripley novels. always got to admire a lady who smuggles pet snails through customs in her bra!

cheers all
yan