diff --git a/button.py b/button.py
index 93e682a..10d1570 100644
--- a/button.py
+++ b/button.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2.7  
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
   
 import time
 import RPi.GPIO as GPIO  
diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index 0b9d786..ece4641 100644
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 
 
 
+v0.2.5	* Changed readmp3s routine to clockytracklist (merge)
 
-	
+v0.2.0 	* Adjusted code for python 3
 
-0.1.0: 
+v0.1.0	* added max7219 support, added signal handling 
 	* Added additional logging messages for end of alarm
 	* implemented SIGINT (Ctrl-C) handling to exit gracefully
 
-0.0.5:
-	* initial working version
+v0.0.5	* initial working version
 	* show alarmtime in startup
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ issues
 
 todo
 ----
-add SIGHUP handling for reload config
 changes config file format to json
+add SIGHUP handling for reload config and intergrate reloading of changes to tracklist or config
diff --git a/clocky.py b/clocky.py
index 9038f70..912463c 100755
--- a/clocky.py
+++ b/clocky.py
@@ -11,16 +11,17 @@ from time import sleep,strftime
 import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
 import button
 import signal
+import clockytracklist
 
 settings= {}
 looptype=0
 quit=0
 
 
-print("\n  +----------+\n  |  Clocky  |\n  |  v0.2.0  |\n  +----------+\n")
+print("\n  +----------+\n  |  Clocky  |\n  |  v0.2.5  |\n  +----------+\n")
 
 o_configfilename = "clocky.conf"
-o_defaultalarmtime = 60*13+24    # hh*60+mm
+o_defaultalarmtime = 60*14+10    # hh*60+mm
 o_showalarmtime=3   # time that the alarmtime shows after short press
 o_showtracktime=2   # note that this is per track, so total time is 10 times longer
 o_editdelaytime=3   # time it takes to qualify as longpress
@@ -51,24 +52,6 @@ def writesettings():
                 pickle.dump(settings, handle)
                 handle.close()
 
-def readmp3list():
-        c=0
-        mp3s=[]
-        dirs=os.listdir('.')
-
-        for ent in os.listdir('.'):
-                if ent.lower().endswith(".mp3") and os.access(ent,os.R_OK):
-                        mp3s.append(ent)
-        mp3s.sort()
-        for m in mp3s:
-                c+=1
-                if c>99: break
-
-        if c:
-                return(mp3s)
-        else:
-                return(0)
-
 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # 
 
 looptype=0
@@ -94,7 +77,8 @@ display.SetBrightnessRaw(o_defaultbrightness)
 
 print("")
 print("reading mp3s from directory:")
-allmp3s=readmp3list()
+tracks=clockytracklist.ClockyTracklist("mp3",recursive=True,verbose=True)
+allmp3s=tracks.tracklist
 if allmp3s==0:
         print("ERROR: No mp3's found!")
         display.showclock(" E rr")
@@ -585,6 +569,11 @@ while quit!=True:
                         settings['starttrack']=track;
                         writesettings()
 
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+        if count % 40 == 0:
+            print("#")
+            tracks.CheckTrackList()
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------
 if pygame.mixer.get_init():
diff --git a/clockytracklist.py b/clockytracklist.py
index 37137a8..3b7e271 100644
--- a/clockytracklist.py
+++ b/clockytracklist.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/python3
     
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ EXTENSIONS=(".mp3",".ogg",".wav",".mpa",".m4a",".flac")
 
 class ClockyTracklist:
     """read and monitor directory with audio files"""
-    def __init__(self,path=".",recursive=False,verbose=False):
+    def __init__(self,path=".",recursive=False,sort=False,verbose=False):
         """Read (current or supplied) path for all audio files. Add recursive=True to check all subdirectories too"""
         self.recursive=recursive
         self.path=path
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class ClockyTracklist:
             exit();
 
         self.__ReadTrackList()
+        if sort:
+            self.tracklist.sort()
         if(self.__verbose):
             self.ShowTrackList()
 
diff --git a/max7219.py b/max7219.py
index 5f6bad2..5b158fc 100644
--- a/max7219.py
+++ b/max7219.py
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright (c) 2017-18 Richard Hull and contributors
-# See LICENSE.rst for details.
-
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import re
 import time
diff --git a/tracktest.py b/tracktest.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 6885c38..eb7f3d3
--- a/tracktest.py
+++ b/tracktest.py
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/python3
 
 import time
 import clockytracklist
 
 print("-------------------------------------")
 print("-------------------------------------")
-t1=clockytracklist.ClockyTracklist("mp3",True,True)
-t1.ShowTrackList()
+tl=clockytracklist.ClockyTracklist("mp3",recursive=True,sort=False,verbose=True)
+tl.ShowTrackList()
 print("-------------------------------------")
-t2=clockytracklist.ClockyTracklist("C:\data",True,True)
-t2.ShowTrackList()
+for e in tl.tracklist:
+    print(e);
 
 
 
 t=0
 while True:
   t+=1
-  t1.CheckTrackList()
-  t2.CheckTrackList()
+  tl.CheckTrackList()
   time.sleep(1)
   
   if(t>30):