Got the connection at New St OK and even managed to get a table seat. The service is now run by Avanti. Plenty of room, very clean, comfortable and a well stocked shop. If this is anything to go by a definite improvement on Virgin. But they have just taken over in December. Will they keep it up?
The woman opposite us opened up a massive box of sushi and scoffed the lot. It looked good so we decided we would suggest going for some in Glasgow. As if by magic Amy had booked us into the Nanakusa restaurant. When we arrived the place was empty but they the us upstairs on a small sort of balcony which seemed odd until 5 minutes later when the entire place filled up with Japanese people. My first sushi and it was excellent so I'm now a convert.
The service was a bit slow due the sell out crowd so we had to get a move on to get the gig we were going to in the Strathclyde Suite in the concert hall.
It was unreserved seating but we easily got 4 seats together, quite near the back but still with a good view. The band came on straight away and I assumed they were the main act but were in fact called SaMaLuc. I cant find anything about them on t'internet so I assume it was a made up name for Sam Mabbet (The Canny Band), Malin Lewis (Two Octaves) and Luc McNally (Dosca). Sam played the accordian, Malin played various types of pipe and Luc played guitar. They did some stuff in strange timings like 7/8 and 11/8 and some was
Hungarian (I think) and Finish. Really good, particularly liked the driving rhythm of the guitar played mainly on the bass strings. We couldn't quite work out whether Malin was male or female and the last song was called No Genger so I guess that explains it.
There was then an interval and I was really thirsty, possibly due to the amount of soy sauce consumed, so we went for a pint.
The main act Miller, MacDonald, Cormier turned out to be Canadian (they get every where). They were a similar line up but had a fiddle instead of an accordion. A bit more varied as the fiddle player also sang and danced. The guitarist also danced whilst sitting down a bit of tradition in Prince Edward Island apparently. He was also very good but subtly different to Luc, less rhythmic, more melodic, possibly taking some of the bass accordion parts.
We walked back and M said she was having a G n T. I asked for a beer, without specifying which and she got me James' bottle of Brewdog Paradox Islay which is 14% so me and James shared it. It was very good, a stout with a bit of a smokey taste.
I finished off with a Glen Moray.
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