Growing up in Madison, the autumn was always that time of year when I could convince myself the weather wasn’t trying to kill me. There’s a quiet beauty to the fall season here in town, made even more precious by its sudden and inevitable passing.
The runaway leaves gather on the sidewalks like piles of golden coins while the wind whispers past in long, steady breathes, if only for a short time. Driving lost along our city’s one-way streets, every gust brings with it a fond memory, from pumpkin shakes and tattered sweaters to entire afternoons spent rolling in the grass.
Before performing this Wednesday, September 26 at Overture Hall (tickets here), we asked Andrew Bird about his own memories of the fall via e-mail. Here is what he had to say:
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