Well, I suppose that’s it then. The end of another year.  It’s been such an incredible one for Legends Of Country. A big thank you to everyone who has made it so special.

The next single to be taken from our album is The Saturday Dads. It’s coming out at the end of November, and I asked my children, aged 7 and 9, to make the video for it. It premieres on The Line Of Best Fit.

I’ve been lucky enough to play in some of my favourite record shops over the years: Amoeba, Fingerprints, all the Rough Trade shops, that massive HMV on Oxford Street that’s now a Sports Direct. And this weekend I get to add another one of my favourite record shops to that list. Union Music Store in Lewes. And I’m terrified.

It’s my birthday today. Always a happy day. Well, not always. Twenty years ago it wasn’t. twenty years ago my favourite record label in the entire world chose my birthday to announce that it was ending it all, and it felt like my whole world had fallen apart.

I think we made a country record that was true to ourselves, to who we are and where we come from. My favourite records are always the ones where someone set out to make something particular but allowed themselves to fail a little. The magic is in the failing. It's what makes records sound unique and special.