OK, I promise this is the last mention of Burns that the blog is going to make for quite some time but, to be honest, it’s far too good to miss out.
The Celtic Connections music festival is well underway in Glasgow and, tomorrow night, they are holding an alternative Burns Night in Oran Mor with Babelfish taking centre stage.
Babelfish were born out of the jolly carnage of Celtic Connections’ late night closing concert back in 2005. Comprising poet Jock Urquhart and members of the Peatbog Faeries, Blazing Fiddles and the Treacherous Orchestra, they are, to use a technical term, at the mentalist end of the folk spectrum.
You can listen to their debut album, International Disgrace, here.
Tomorrow evening, Babelfish present a leftfield take on the Burns tradition with special guests Jeana Leslie and Siobhan Miller. It should be a blast.
Happily, 5pm is running a Celtic Connections Dinearound offer so that music lovers can enjoy some fine food along with great music. Offering two or three courses for £15.95, you can check out the participating restaurants here.
The Brasserie at Oran Mor is also running an early doors menu which you can browse here.