A crowd of around 8-10,000 people watch Hoolie In The Hydro 2024 (Episode 1 of 2 on BBC Alba). Around three minutes before the end of the episode, during the last song, I am just about visible near the centre of the screen.

Only an hour and a half left if you want to watch a dark and faint three-second iPlayer clip of me watching celtic music. #Hoolie24

Talisk playing music as The Gardiner Brothers dance in front of them (not stag invaders so son need for security to escort them from the premises).

Skerryvore: Very Very Good.

Mànran bringing the roof off the place with Parallels, which I think is their best number.

About 1/4 of the world on stage for Auld Lang Syne at the end, including the Royal Military Tattoo, Julie Fowlis, Iain Bayne from Runrig (#GreatestOfAllTime) and Ruaraidh Gray.

Reminded of the interview when Claudio Ranieri said “game of two halves”, but in Italian so the guy next to him had to translate it.

Anyway was great fun all in all. And they brought on Robert Burns’ actual fiddle at the end for Auld Lang Syne. As an Ayrshireman I approve. #BestInTheWorld #Hoolie24

Met Office: almost the entire UK (except, weirdly, the NW Highlands and Hebrides) is covered by a mess of weather warnings, including a red warning(!) for wind on the Welsh coast.

Ok kinda forgot about this tbf. 😵‍💫 Is that why so many resales appeared this morning? #StormDarragh #Hoolie24

(Come to think of it, the Hebrides is the spiritual home of Scottish trad music, and it’s the only place without weather warnings. Any chance we could move it to Stornoway last minute?)

Resale tickets suddenly appear for Hoolie In The Hydro tomorrow night at half the face value (from £47.10 down to £23).

A rare example of the long game actually paying off. #FridayNight🥳 #HoolieInTheHydro #Hoolie24