Wow! So since our Glasgow gig, we've been back into the swing of things. - Busking, open mic hosting, a gig here, a gig there. After a few quiet weeks, our most recent open mic night had a variety of interesting acts. Some traditional folk music from George, a little bit of punk from Paul and some spoken word from Liam. It was lovely to meet some new faces and hear an interesting story or two, as well as listen to the performances themselves. The most exciting thing about hosting the open mic is the unexpectedness. - That we never know who could turn up. Our most interesting guest so far has definitely been Sydney rapper, Madame Wu, who payed a visit a few months back whilst in Stirling during her travels. Open mic-ing is definitely one of our favourite things to do as a band; be it hosting or playing. So a thank you to everyone who's come along to play!

Recently, we played the Creative Stirling Slam Poetry night. None of us had been to anything like that before so it was interesting to experience something new and to play at something a little bit different. We closed the night with a 30 minute set and it was great to hear the poetry beforehand. Something that never fails to make us smile at gigs is seeing a familiar face. It's nice to see the usual folks, but to see someone we met at a gig a while back and got chatting to is always equally lovely. (Thank you to Jim - who we originally met at our new years day gig - for coming along to the poetry slam!) Hopefully we get the chance to play similar creative and interesting events in the future. Here's a photo, taken by Paula from Creative Stirling, who caught us mid- sound check.

A few people have been asking about the EP. And the answer is that we really don't know. It'll just be a case of the right time and the right people. The soloists we'll have on board will shape the record and it's important that the end product is something we're proud of and that embodies our sound as a band. It's such a personal project and we really don't want to rush it or compromise on quality. That's not to say that we aren't working on other things in the meantime. We've got a few new original songs up our sleeves, which we haven't played live yet. And it looks like summer is going to be a busy time with the possibility of taking our music that bit farther and into new territory. (Although we can't share that news just now!) So we've got lots to be excited about. And, of course, we're excited to share it all with you.

Yours,

The Precious Penny Pluckers.