Hobbits are said to give presents on their birthdays, rather than receive them. Maybe in the light of the current interest in such things, this practice might catch on. In which case these would be just the thing.

I'm still listening to the CDs, but rationing myself rather than binging, to stretch out the novelty. Then I can get round to listening to them again - but there's a special delight in hearing something for the first time, and I want to make the most of that. And there are so many surprises on the records. Stuff you wouldn't expect - such as Callie's "Tant Que Vivrai" on Plum.

One thing though - I wish that it were possible in all cases to flick through to the Mudcat photos section, and see what the contributors to the CDs look like. Maybe a few more of the ones who haven't put up a photo could consider making that possible in their case - it adds an extra dimension to it all.