Having just returned from Ireland Miranda has one more gig in London before disappearing out of the country until mid January. On her return Miranda will go into the studio and start work on her first album. The album comes as the result of winning top prize in a music comp earlier in the year giving Miranda £15,000 to play with. Motivated by this and sense of process Miranda has also started to record and post a video diary that will chart the progress of her album from beginning to end, the first instalment is now available on youtube. www.myspace/mirandabarber Claire Quinn