After the Loch Lomond Highland Games and Celtic Gathering I hurried home to change shirts and take the F-H.C.A.G. to a Scottish Country Dance . With only four classes under our belts it was a little overwhelming, but the folks were all very forgiving and helpful so we had a fun time.
With my lovely wife
Sunday I went to attend the Redwood Symphony's concert "A Celtic Journey"
The program consisted of Mendelssohn's The Hebrides Overture ( "Fingal's Cave"), Davies' An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise, and Elvis Costello's (yes that Elvis Costello) Il Sogno. Alan H.'s lovely wife Joan plays clarinet with the Redwood symphony and was the principal on Il Sogno. Alan H. myself and the mighty Sinbad were recruited as ushers.
Sinbad and Dad ready to head off to the concert:
Sinbad at work
My big guy got a bit sleepy during the last piece of the afternoon
With the very talented Joan H.
It was a delightful concert. The Orkney Wedding featured a piper in full dress! The Costello piece (his take on a Midsummer Night's Dream) was a bit weird musically, but certainly interesting. There were many compliments for the dapper ushers (who spent a lot of time answering questions about tartan with various concert goers)
All in all a great weekend. I sometime during it I became a Kilted Elder, no wonder I feel so tired!
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