Homecoming Scotland Local Programme
Events Throughout Scotland
From Shetland to Aberdeen, from Oban to the Scottish Borders, Homecoming Scotland is delivering a packed calendar of exciting events throughout 2009. Events touring more than one location in Scotland and taking place in numerous venues are featured below. Please consult the website addresses given for full details on dates, venues and times.
Tea with Clarinda
June 12, 13, 20, 27 / July 3, 4
Dumfries and Galloway (Gatehouse of Fleet, Moffat, Moniaive, Dumfries); Borders (Selkirk); Lothian (Edinburgh)
Tea With Clarinda is a play with music, about a meeting which is supposed to have taken place between Jean Burns, Burns's widow, and Nancy McLehose aka Clarinda, with whom Burns had a romantic friendship. The two women are supposed to have met only once, about 25 years after Burns's death, in the house of publisher George Thomson in Edinburgh. No-one knows what happened at that meeting, and the play is a fictional representation of what might have happened when 'the wife' met 'the other woman', bearing in mind that this was in an era when good manners were paramount! The play is by Anna Hillis, with songs by Burns, and two songs by Nancy herself.
http://www.myspace.com/teawithclarinda
About Robert the Bruce
February - July
Various venues including Falkirk, Dundee and Stornoway
As seen at the Fringe, Bruce Fummey is one of the bright stars of Scottish Stand up Comedy and is a regular around comedy clubs and corporate dinners in the UK circuit. His educational comedy show, 'About Robert the Bruce, traces the story of this Scots hero and the Scottish Wards of independence. Don't miss this top comedy event, which is touring across Scotland in 2009.
http://www.brucefummey.co.uk
Caledon's Homecoming Party!
August - September
Caledon - Scotland's Tenors are touring Scotland with their all-new show that has been taking Berlin by
storm over the last few months. The powerful tenor voices of Alan Beck, Jamie MacDougall and Ivan Sharpe, along with Music Director Michael Barnett are equally at home on the stage of the world-famous Sydney Opera House or inspiring the 50,000 football crowd at Hampden Park with their stirring new version of Flower of Scotland.
Mixing traditional favourites with contemporary Scottish classics from the likes of The Proclaimers and even Elvis (his ancestors Scottish!) Caledon deliver a high energy show like no other. An evening not to be missed. For a list of venues and ticket information please visit the website:
http://www.caledonmusic.com
Andrew Gordon Scottish Folk Music
Every Monday and Tuesday in Edinburgh, plus other dates to be found on the website
Numerous locations including Edinburgh, Pitlochry, Invergarry, Dunvegan Sleat, Dundee, Germany
Traditional and Contemporary Scottish Music from musician Andrew Gordon.
http://www.andrewgordon.co.uk