diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index ed3f416..b3ab4c9 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ from log import DEBUG, ERROR
 
 # Create session at the global level as per
 # https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/13/orm/session_basics.html
+# and make objects persistent
+# https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/14/orm/session_state_management.html
 
 engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine(
     f"{Config.MYSQL_CONNECT}?charset=utf8",
@@ -46,7 +48,8 @@ engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine(
     echo=Config.DISPLAY_SQL,
     pool_pre_ping=True)
 
-Session = scoped_session(sessionmaker(bind=engine))
+sm = sessionmaker(bind=engine)
+Session = scoped_session(sm)
 
 Base: DeclarativeMeta = declarative_base()
 Base.metadata.create_all(engine)
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ class Notes(Base):
     id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
     playlist_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey('playlists.id'))
     playlist = relationship("Playlists", back_populates="notes",
-        lazy="joined")
+                            lazy="joined")
     row = Column(Integer, nullable=False)
     note = Column(String(256), index=False)
 
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@ class Playdates(Base):
     lastplayed = Column(DateTime, index=True, default=None)
     track_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey('tracks.id'))
     tracks = relationship("Tracks", back_populates="playdates",
-        lazy="joined")
+                          lazy="joined")
 
     def __init__(self, session, track):
         """Record that track was played"""
@@ -452,9 +455,9 @@ class Tracks(Base):
     mtime = Column(Float, index=True)
     lastplayed = Column(DateTime, index=True, default=None)
     playlists = relationship("PlaylistTracks", back_populates="tracks",
-        lazy="joined")
+                             lazy="joined")
     playdates = relationship("Playdates", back_populates="tracks",
-        lazy="joined")
+                             lazy="joined")
 
     def __init__(self, session, path):
         self.path = path
diff --git a/app/musicmuster.py b/app/musicmuster.py
index 430f0f5..8d93221 100755
--- a/app/musicmuster.py
+++ b/app/musicmuster.py
@@ -474,6 +474,9 @@ class Window(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
                                 QColor(Config.COLOUR_CURRENT_TAB))
             self.music.play(self.current_track.path)
 
+            # Tell playlist so it can update its display
+            self.current_track_playlist_tab.play_started()
+
             # Tell database to record it as played
             Playdates(session, self.current_track)
 
diff --git a/app/playlists.py b/app/playlists.py
index 7f0eb55..c109c37 100644
--- a/app/playlists.py
+++ b/app/playlists.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class PlaylistTab(QTableWidget):
     def dropEvent(self, event: QDropEvent):
         # if not event.isAccepted() and event.source() == self:
         if not event.source() == self:
-            return      # We don't accept external drops
+            return  # We don't accept external drops
 
         drop_row = self._drop_on(event)
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class PlaylistTab(QTableWidget):
         event.accept()
         # The above doesn't handle column spans, which we use in note
         # rows. Check and fix:
-        row = 0     # So row is defined even if there are no rows in range
+        row = 0  # So row is defined even if there are no rows in range
         for row in range(drop_row, drop_row + len(rows_to_move)):
             if row in self._meta_get_notes():
                 self.setSpan(
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ class PlaylistTab(QTableWidget):
                     else:
                         # No current track to base from, but don't change
                         # time if it's already set
-                        start_time = self._get_row_time(row)
+                        start_time = self._get_row_start_time(row)
                         if not start_time:
                             start_time = next_start_time
                     # Now set it
@@ -879,8 +879,9 @@ class PlaylistTab(QTableWidget):
         """Return time specified at the end of text"""
 
         try:
+            time_length = len(Config.NOTE_TIME_FORMAT)
             return datetime.strptime(
-                text[-len(Config.NOTE_TIME_FORMAT):],
+                text[(--time_length):],
                 Config.NOTE_TIME_FORMAT
             )
         except ValueError:
@@ -904,6 +905,18 @@ class PlaylistTab(QTableWidget):
         obj = self.item(row, self.COL_USERDATA).data(self.CONTENT_OBJECT)
         return obj
 
+    def _get_row_start_time(self, row):
+        try:
+            if self.item(row, self.COL_START_TIME):
+                return datetime.strptime(self.item(
+                    row, self.COL_START_TIME).text(),
+                    Config.NOTE_TIME_FORMAT
+                )
+            else:
+                return None
+        except ValueError:
+            return None
+
     def _info_row(self, row):
         """Display popup with info re row"""
 
@@ -1273,7 +1286,7 @@ class PlaylistTab(QTableWidget):
 
         if self._track_is_readable(track):
             self._meta_set_next(row)
-            self.parent.this_is_the_next_track(track)
+            self.parent.this_is_the_next_track(self, track)
         else:
             self._meta_set_unreadable(row)
             track = None