Press and Journal article on 12/06/06

They may not have much in the way of football skills, but Caledon have certainly been putting Scotland on the map in Germany recently.

Just returned from a 51-concert trip to Berlin, the Scottish tenors gave those of us lucky enough to escape the World Cup an evening of pure unadulterated patriotism.

Jamie MacDougall, Ivan Sharpe and Alan Beck, who make up Caledon along with their talented musical director Michael Barnett, breathed new life into some of Scotland's most powerful songs, with imaginative new arrangements harnessing the group's rich and diverse vocal skills.

Beginning with the stirring Highland Cathedral, an hour of "unashamedly passionate" music told of those who lived in and shaped Scotland, every performance delivered with style by the singers who first met while performing with Scottish Opera.

The scenes of Scotland were recreated in the haunting sounds of Dark Island and Loch Lomond, while its heroes were remembered in the rousing Scots Wha Hae and Over The Sea To Skye.

Act Two brought today's local heroes to the fore, with a sung tribute to Ian Fleming's James Bond, and the songs of Annie Lennox, The Proclaimers, Rod Stewart, Wet Wet Wet, Lulu, Bay City Rollers and Franz Ferdinand - yes, indeed - performed in Caledon's own inimitable style.