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12-Dec-2008
Pearl Fawcett-Adriano at Perth, Scotland – UKby Pearl Fawcett-Adriano |
 November 1st this year was a special date for me - I appeared as star guest artiste in the 59th Perth All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival Celebrity Show. Bill Wilkie puts on this event annually and I (Pearl Fawcett-Adriano) have appeared as star guest three times in past years.Having had several years’ absence from playing, it has been a pleasure for me to return to public performance at last, and I was delighted to accept Bill Wilkie’s invitation to be guest artiste at the New Concert Hall in Perth, Scotland. I received such a warm welcome – it was as if I had never been away! Throughout the day there were competitions – different categories and different age groups – culminating in the Celebrity Show in the evening. The New Concert Hall is an excellent venue, seating 1,200 people. There was a capacity audience, all seats having sold out weeks before the concert! The concert included Bill’s Accordion Orchestra and Singers and various other artistes, including Scottish dancers, Scottish dance band, Scottish Opera tenor, comedian, etc. I played a varied programme ranging from classics to blues, and my performance was received with great warmth and excitement with the audience applauding and cheering exuberantly. It was wonderful to return (after so long away) and receive such an incredible ovation. Apart from the success of the concert, the Scottish friendliness and hospitality was second to none. |