I dreamt I was at a concert and there was this singer singing this incredibly beautiful song. It was just wonderful! We all joined in singing it. Then after a break for lunch I was invited to give a solo of the song. I headed for the toilet (as I generally do do) to just run through it, thinking, now how does it go? - and I woke up. And of course I can't remember this beautiful song now or even what it was about...

In real life I met Maddy Prior in 2007 at a workshop we were both attending. The students on the course all had to take a turn at doing chores at the accommodation we were sharing - and I ended up cleaning toilets with Maddy Prior. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction - or even dreams...