The dreaded “credit crunch” is the first recession to hit during our time as Caledon and has affected us as it has everyone, most notably in the arena of corporate entertainment where many annual dinner bashes have been axed and with them, our tunes. Also our plans to film a second DVD special for PBS in the U.S have been put on the back-burner until such time as the sponsors feel ready to go again…so fingers crossed.

And we sang at our first gay wedding….vive la pink pound! Come on boys (or girls for that matter)…more bookings please!

The 2008 Scottish tour was better scheduled in two concentrated groups this year as opposed to our previous years of rather more scattered dates. We finally (5 years late!) employed the services of a lawyer to put our house in order so that, in the event of a divorce, we know who gets which sporran! Three more visits to North America were as rewarding as ever thanks to efforts of the wonderful Peg Dunlop. We sang for a Scottish Government business forum at the top of Toronto’s mighty CN Tower…acoustics were a bit dodgy but no problem with the high notes. We performed 500 Miles to start off hundreds of school kids on a sponsored walk in aid of Greenock’s new Community Arts Centre which Alan is heavily involved with…an exciting project on a stunning plot of land right on the waters of the Clyde.

And so to 2009, a Robert Burns Anniversary year and the year of the International “Homecoming” where Scots, Ex-pats and Scotophiles the world o’er are encouraged to make an emotive return to the motherland. Caledon will be playing its part in both of these with the appropriate passion and vigour (keep an eye on the website) and, where’re we be, we’d love to see you there!