It's been a bit quiet on Leith Notes for a while - only two posts before this one, the first in February and the last in December.
Leith Notes opened 2024 with the immensely wonderful Josienne Clarke who I'd been waiting for years to see live - I've been listening to her since before Leith Notes existence. I discovered her through my early days streaming music and probably found her more by accident than design. Did finally seeing her play lead to a deep satisfaction that meant no one else could move me to write about my experience of music, politics or the other things I write about here?
To be fair 2024 has been a tumultuous year at Leith Notes villa. I worked part of the year as campaign manager for a candidate in the General Election and that consumed what free time had, well almost. I did regularly attended gigs and remained enthused by what I was experiencing. Often it was a welcome balm and release from the difficult and fractious political world. The General Election result did not go well for the SNP leading me to redundancy. That and my partner deciding that it was time to train as a teacher meant that there was change all around. Labour said it was change we needed haha.
I hope in the next few weeks to write about the year, the gigs, the politics, the hope, the enjoyment, the stuff that made me start Leith Notes all those years ago. After the ups and downs of 2024 I'll be looking for the discipline of writing to pull me into 2025. As always with a nostalgia for an age yet to come.
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