I'm sorry it took me a while to get hold of the 'new' Happy Cats CD, Take my Hand. It's brilliant, such a quantum leap forward from Follow the Moon. I've had swirling and cascading accordion figures racing through my head ever since I first heard it. The sound seems to be much less eclectic now and much more overtly Irish.

Marty and Les have emerged as a truly effective and compelling songwriting team, and the whole thing has received a top production and attractive packaging.

BUT, in my opinion, Brian has absolutely stolen the show with the haunting and ethereal A Chuisle Mo Chroi. This clearly isn't the type of composition you come up with when someone has locked you in a hotel room and told you you're not getting out until you come up with a dozen songs for the new CD.

I'm far from an expert, but my guess is that this beautiful piece began as a moment of transcent inspiration followed by many hours spent refining the original idea. It seems to me that Brian has tapped the same well of Keltic genius as Enya, the Chieftains and others.

So, if you're listening, Brian, could you please tell me, do you have more compositions like this still waiting to see the light of day and further illumine all our lives?

And please, put me out of my misery - what does A Chuisle Mo Chroi mean? I presume it's Irish Gaelic in some shape or form?

I love it, whatever it means.