On Monday past, we attended a Scottish Christmas at the Mondavi Center. Wow, what a gorgeous place! Sitting in the nose-bleed section allowed us to take in the building as a whole. The fir used was salvaged from the bottom of lakes in Canada! Other materials included sandstone and bamboo. The unique combination turned a huge room into an elegantly warm arena.
The concert was great. Bonnie Rideout was the featured fiddler and violist. Accompanying her was a Scottish harpist whose accent reminded of us of our dear friend :), an Irish guitarist, a bag piper from Yonkers, N.Y. and a drummer from the Marine Fife and Drum Corp. They played traditional songs dating as far back as the 1500's. It was a beautiful addition to our season and we are reliving the evening with the CD.
