Taste of Scotland
When
Approximate running time: 2 hours
Venue
Event Notes
DONNA BENNETT – SOPRANO
COLIN AINSWORTH – TENOR
BRIAN FINLEY – PIANO
PORT HOPE & DISTRICT PIPE BAND, JAMIE YORK PIPE MAJOR
Just the way Rabbie Burns would have liked it! A healthy dose of scotch tasting, a good meal, the sound of the pipes, and a splendid concert featuring the best Scottish tunes sung by Westben co-founder Donna Bennett and tenor Colin Ainsworth, with Brian Finley at the piano including Flow Gently Sweet Afton, My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose, Down in the Glen, Leezie Lindsay, Loch Lomond, Will ye no come back again? and more.
Before the Show: Dare to Pair (12 noon to 1:30 pm): Taste ‘o Scotland Scotch Tasting & Lunch & Meet the Artists. Local scotch expert Gord Reid describes (and shares) a few of his favourite drams (12 noon). Lunch to follow (12:30-1:15) courtesy of Chef Ravi Anandappa of Antonia’s Bistro. (Reservations required)
Pipes Bursting in the Meadow (1:15 to 1:55 pm) What is a safe distance? Find your own comfort level as the Port Hope & District Pipe Band performs on the meadow.