With 37 artists playing 16 venues scattered across the capital, this year's First Footin' was a musical feast, writes David Pollock First Footin', various venues, Edinburgh ★★★★ Even as little as a decade ago, Edinburgh on New Year's Day felt like a place of recovery – somewhere to take a quiet walk, try and find one of the few open pubs or perhaps test your morning after stomach on the fairground rides at Edinburgh's Christmas.