Today I’m up in Aberdeen, speaking at my third SCILT Business Breakfast to school children from across the northeast about the importance of studying languages. It’s been a pleasure taking part in these events, working with a great team and speaking to enthusiastic learners.

As The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen is the only song I know about Aberdeen it seemed right to play it today, but I’ve got a confession to make. It wasn’t until I was listening to Kenneth McKellar’s jaunty version in preparation for recording my version and I heard the reference to the “heavenly dancers” in the verse that I realised the Northern Lights referred to were the Aurora Borealis and not what I assumed were the harbour lights! I’m feeling a bit daft now…

I didn’t see any Northern Lights last night. I’ll just have to go to Iceland or Norway…

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https://soundcloud.com/mark-pentleton/the-northern-lights-of-old/s-IeQvj