A 10-METRE “sea goddess” called Storm will walk through Glasgow city centre to mark the start of the 2020 Celtic Connections programme.
The festival will this year join in to celebrate Scotland’s Year of Coasts, starting with what has been dubbed the country’s largest puppet.
More than 300 events will take place across the city from yesterday until February 2, with around 2000 musicians coming from as far afield as Canada, Senegal, Burma, Finland, India, Australia, Portugal and Mali.
Dubbed the country’s largest puppet, a team from Vision Mechanics will guide Storm from Victoria Bridge at 10am tomorrow before heading to the Merchant City, through George Square and up to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Donald Shaw, Celtic Connections creative producer, said: “Over the next 18 days we will proudly showcase a rich array of unforgettable music – taking in local talent, international collaborations and inimitable artistic performances.”
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