Tom interviews Stephen Henderson about living in a jazz community, being a drumming composer, and the incredible story of the Fergus McCreadie trio being asked to play on the score of a Spike Lee movie and how the whole thing panned out with a 97 piece orchestra in New York. The episode ends with a personal musical tribute to the great Brian Kellock.

The fab four reflect on another epic year and decide awards for: Best Gig, Best Guest, Audience Member of the Year, Best Crustacean Based Solo, and Outstanding Soloing Throughout Year Award. There are vigorous discussions for all these categories and new Award music (not composed by Graeme). Then we get a wonderful interview with London-based Scottish bass virtuoso Calum Gourlay about how he learnt to play jazz, moving to London, playing on autopilot, 'babysitter' drummers versus other kinds of drummers, being a 'big hug' bass playing master, and having a love of folk music (or not). And so another year ends ... and soon a new one will begin.

This is a special edition podcast about the very special Islay Jazz Festival - now in its 26th year. Tom is playing there by accident and explains why the festival is so special and talks about some of the gigs he sees and plays in, and interviews Laura MacDonald about the simultaneous worst and best gig of all time, chats to Jazz Scotland head Coralie Usmani about taking over the Islay Jazz Festival, chats with Playtime podcast legend Brian Palmer about being the only jazz drummer on the island (and al the other things he does), and talks about how the festival was first created with Islay Jazz Festival co-founder and ever present (and key figure in the Flak incident) Stuart Tod. There is the hunt for the loser of £30 found on Bowmore High St, and you hear about the Flak incident. Part 2 is coming up ... with an interview with master bass play Calum Gourlay.