Fiona Kennedy is no stranger at Cruden Church. She is a regular visitor when staying at her house in Cruden Bay. But her visit last night was professional. She made Cruden Church one of her stops on The “Wee Osprey Tour” and generously donated a proportion of the ticket sales to the church windows project.
Fiona was accompanied by 13 year old Ruairidh McDonald from Aviemore and together they sang, danced and chatted through a delightful couple of hours with a Scottish theme, particular about emigration.
They show (as was one of the songs) was entitled “The Kist” and Ruairidh made a dramatic entrance out of one of the two kists which adorned the stage.
The Osprey title of the tour is a reference to Lady, Scotland’s oldest breeding Osprey who returned this year again to the Loch of the Lowes near Dunkeld. Inspired by the long journey which the old osprey makes each year to and from west Africa Fiona has written a song “Fly lady, Fly” which Ruairidh and she performed to a very warm reception from the audience.
Fiona is a natural with perople. She was chatting naturally to perople after the concert and I was able to capture a lovely picture of her helping clear up the tea cups as the crew were setting up for the concert.
Haste back, Fiona and Ruairidh!te.
