Long Shot

You take the long shot, if that's all there is 

And put it in a very safe place where your doubt can't get to it 

Cos once you're certain, that all hope is gone, a long shot is better than none...

All you need to know about football life wrapped up in one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. I always get a lump in my throat when I listen to it. Maybe I'm a snowflake; you're probably made of stronger stuff than me. 

Megson - The Long Shot

Megson are acclaimed folk duo Stu & Debbie Hanna. And they're on tour in the UK right now.

You'll Hear Better Songs Than This

Eleanor McEvoy was on the radio a couple of nights ago while I was in the bath. I had to stop playing with my rubber duck, such was the beauty of her songs. She was chatting away and playing in front of a live audience in Dublin - I was hooked. Ducks and hooks in the same paragraph, blimey. She's on tour in the UK in April. I really hope you can get along. I know I'll be at one of her gigs, to be sure.

Here's one of Eleanor's beguiling songs that says in three minutes what most of us (songwriters and non-songwriters alike) struggle to say in a lifetime.

Eleanor McEvoy - You'll Hear Better Songs Than This