If I’d started this week’s post about MM and his persistent apostrophe crimes, perhaps I could have selected Vampire Weekend’s Oxford Comma? Or perhaps that would have sung in his favour! But maybe, just maybe, I should let it go…

After a great family outing to Truck 13 last weekend, I’m taking a brief solo visit to see my good friend Isla (White) tomorrow. Truck highlights for me were Stornoway, Chapel Club, Blood Red Shoes, and Steve Mason. Hats off to Chapel Club for playing in the smelliest venue I’ve ever graced – in the cow barn!

Next week, it’s the long road home to Sunderland and, as ever, we will have a CD or three to keep us company. I was sifting through some old compilations (and peeling chewing gum off some of them – oops) when I came across this Friday’s track: Sparklehorse’s Hundreds of Sparrows.

Mark Linkous was a complicated character and a huge talent, who is very much missed. There’s a fragile sentiment captured in this song: “every hair on your head is counted; you are worth hundreds of sparrows”. It works for me on many different levels.

Enjoy your weekend.

Mrs M

Download Sparklehorse – Hundreds of Sparrows mp3 (from Good Morning Spider)