{"id":2508,"date":"2024-01-26T20:34:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T01:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debbiewebbie.net\/blog\/?p=2508"},"modified":"2024-01-31T13:00:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:00:43","slug":"day-9-thurs-scotland-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debbiewebbie.net\/blog\/?p=2508","title":{"rendered":"Day 9 Thurs, Scotland 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The artwork of Margaret Mackintosh<\/p><\/div>\n

Today was an easy day but, with a late night of music ahead of us. After the concert, we\u2019ll be heading to the Glee Club again as the late nights are on again (Thur-Sat).<\/p>\n

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We decided to grab a cab and continue our Mackintosh and Glasgow exploration by visiting the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum which houses not only a collection of \u00a0Glasgow\u2019s art traditions of Mackintosh and associate and their predecesors the Glasgow boys, but also some William Morris and company, a menagerie of stuffed beasties in glass coffins, and relics of Scotland\u2019s past history. \u00a0Salvador\u2019s Dali\u2019s Crucifiction of Christ is away in Spain until May.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll find the city symbols hidden in plain sight all over the city, the gallery was no exception. \u00a0We found these delightful little detail just hanging out on the posts of a center hand rail.<\/p>\n

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The bird.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Fish.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Bell<\/p><\/div>\n

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A huge pipe organ ensconced on the second floor of the center hall, it\u2019s pipes reaching upwards at least two stories more. At 1:00, the organist fired up the pipes and regaled the assemblage with traditional tunes (including pipe\/folk tunes) ending with Auld Lang Syne, a poem by Robbie Burns. \u00a0It was the poet\u2019s birthday yesterday, and the Bard of Scotland gets a lot of respect here, along with many Burns Dinners in his honor. \u00a0In some places around town he gets a whole week of haggis, tatties (potatoes), and neeps \u00a0(turnips) dinners in his honor.<\/p>\n

We made our way back home by cab and started looking for at our dining options. There were lots of Burns night specials going on around the city, you can even get veggie haggis, which Paul has had before, but we settled on the Cafe Andaluz just across the street where again we were encouraged to pick three items each. And so we did. \u00a0Everything was super tasty.<\/p>\n

Tonight\u2019s music would be interesting, but we have no idea what we\u2019re in for exactly. I didn\u2019t know the first band called Gnoss and only have some vague idea about what Celtic Odyssee might be about. \u00a0We just threw caution to the wind and picked it for our night\u2019s entertainment. \u00a0And both experiences were very good.<\/p>\n

It seems that a good part of the crowd was there for Gnoss. They were a young band a couple being from up in the Orkney Islands. They were funny, chatting with the crowd, and their playing was fantastic. The crowd in the main hall was hooping it up and plainly sadden when they left the stage, but they promised that what was following was great stuff.<\/p>\n

Next up came the group Celtic Odyssee. They walked out with two pipers with different types of small bagpipes (one from Galicia Spain and the other from Breton France), two fiddlers (one from Ireland and the other from Wales), keyboard and grand piano player, a \u00a0standup (upright) bass player, a guitar player and whistle from Brittany, a whole drum kit drummer (not sure where he was from) and a cittern (or maybe a bouzouki?) player from Galicia, along with the accordion player from the band Altan. They started their set blazing out the gate with a set of tunes that rocked the house.<\/p>\n

Then they proceeded to make their way (the Odyssee part) through the modern Celtic speaking nations featuring tunes from the various musicians\u2019 countries. Starting with Galicia, then they brought out a singer from that country to share a song. Then on to the next country Brittany. \u00a0Then, headed north to the UK landing first in Cornwall, then to the Island of Mann, where I heard someone singing in the Manx language for the first time. Then, tunes from the Welch fiddle player.<\/p>\n

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Last but not least was a musical visit to Ireland. They brought out the Irish singer and fiddle player also from Altan, \u00a0Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh. \u00a0She started her song telling us that it was about Bridget, who is Ireland\u2019s only female saint. \u00a0Mairead quickly shifted that story to the fact that Bridget was originally a great pagan goddess who was (yet again, like other important symbols) appropriated by the church. \u00a0The crowd all howled and clapped enthusiastically at her correction of history.<\/p>\n

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From there on out they just roared through sets and songs with Mairead encouraging the audience to with whoops, yips and clapping the beat, or singing along with the chorus. Which everyone in the audience obliged each according to their particular skill. \u00a0After the last set of rip-roaring tunes, they bid us goodbye then came out of a for a stunning encore. With all the players and singers, each country got a bit of a tune and song before moving to the next country.<\/p>\n

For those that might be interested, Bridget is pronounced something like Breed in Irish Gaelic, La Fheile Bride.<\/p>\n

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The after hours show at the Glee Club was a fun night of interesting music and people. \u00a0The set list is not publicized in advance, so you never know who you\u2019re going to hear. \u00a0We met someone who knew about the first performers, Elizabeth Davidson-Blythe and Daniel Quayle. \u00a0Elizabeth\u2019s mom had traveled from Boston to hear her daughter and son-in-law perform at Danny Kyle\u2019s Open Stage. \u00a0Right after that afternoon show, Elizabeth and \u2026 received an invitation by text to open the night at the Glee Club. \u00a0Elizabeth and Daniel are from the Isle of Man, so just getting to Glasgow was a story. \u00a0The only 3 air traffic controllers \u00a0for Man have recently retired so, for the time being, they\u2019re only have occasional substitutes. \u00a0If the winds aren\u2019t bad and the water isn\u2019t too choppy, taking a ferry is your only other option and then you have to arrange ground transportation. \u00a0Their trip was worth it as they instantly connected with the audience and presented a fast-paced set of fiddle and guitar pairings. \u00a0Elizabeth wrote many of the songs which her mom finally got to hear in performance after usually only hearing the practice and preparation. The following bands were CARNAN, Heisk, The Hello Darlins and there we wrapped up our evening.<\/p>\n

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