Never done anything for my own self interest - I think I should start now!!

Whenever I reviewed a CD I would say I probably listened to it at least 10 times, often more, in different situations - on the hi fi, on the mp3 player walking to or from work and on the car radio.

There are a very small number of CDs that don't get played that much and those are the ones that really make me cringe and think 'life is too short'!

The only downside is that after such intensive listening, no matter how good the CD is, it is often a while before you want to listen to it again - though there have been some that have been so wonderful they have permanent residence on the mp3 player - to name a few Jon Boden's Songs from the Floodplain, Katriona & Jamie's Shadows & Half Light, Gerry McNiece's Small Town Boy and, recent favourite, Rebekah Findlay's 'Northern Skies' oh and of course Tom Bliss's 'Island Stories'!