Longer Days in Glasgow
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007Well, it’s a sunny and cool day here in Glasgow and I lived here long enough that I actually feel drunk from walking around in all this sunshine. I think the best part of almost-spring is the fact that the days getting noticeably longer. I often forget just how far north Scotland is until I’m here in Dec or June; then the days are freakishly short or long respectively. I’m feeling more upbeat and productive these days. It still starts to get dark around 5:30 or 6 but that’s leagues better than the weeks at the end of Dec or beginning of Jan where you wake up and go home in total darkness.
An upshot to January here in Glasgow is the wonderful Celtic Connections music festival. I really wish I’d had more money and time so I could check out more shows. (Although that’s not new. I always wish I had more money and time.) I didn’t get to see Idlewild’s show because it was sold out but I did see them at the Ballads of the Book gig. It’s a really interesting project where Scottish writers came up with lyrics which were then passed on to Scottish bands to turn into songs. It’s a really eclectic and fascinating album. The gig featured 7 or 8 bands that had contributed and they played the song from the album as well as some of their own stuff.
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