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Scottish Tour -
2007 |
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Diary:
Well folks, another Caledon Scottish Tour has finally come to an end and so I thought I’d write a wee note to all of you who were able to attend one (or several - thanks Janice and Debbie) of the concerts… and also give a little resume of said Tour for those of you who were unable to.
Firstly, the Tour was a tremendous success with regard to the increased number of gigs, the increased audiences at every town where we were making a return visit and the increased merchandise sales.
We began the Tour way back in March making our debut at The Carnegie Hall !!!! (in Clashmore - north of Inverness) immediately upon our return from Berlin. Clashmore, you see, is the tiny village where Andrew Carnegie built his great Scottish Highland estate, Skibo Castle (where we also played a private function for Royal Bank of Scotland the evening following the concert). The audience, which must have been the entire population of Clashmore, was jammed into this little hall (which, I think it’s fair to say, is somewhat smaller than its NYC big sister). However, the atmosphere created by the locals and the reception given by them to our show, was surely just as warm as anything that Manhattan has to offer.
The following evening at Skibo was fabulous. Not only had RBS given us board and lodgings at the estate, but our favourite Englanders (it’s not their fault) Kevin and Susan Howard, along with their lovely daughters Joanne and Jennifer, invited us to dine with them the evening afterwards in the fabulous private dining room of the castle (I know, I know, it was a tough job, but someone had to do it!). Those of you who regularly read Caledon’s newsletters will recognise Kevin’s name - he runs RBS's Texas office and also gives the funniest ’Toast to the Lassies’ we’ve ever heard.
The Scottish Tour had just begun when we so rudely interrupted it to go to Canada for Tartan Day. Now for those of you who don’t know, Tartan Day is April 6th (the date of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath) and celebrates Scotland’s great influence on the rest of the world. This short trip consisted of a great concert with the Regina Symphony Orchestra, a thrilling concert with the Pipes and Drums of the 48th Regiment of Canada (The Black Watch) and a freezing concert in the open air outside Toronto City Hall! Toronto really is a great city, but we often think to ourselves, "Why couldn’t the signatories of the Declaration of Arbroath have done it in July!?!" |
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Alan Beck - Tenor |
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