Former longtime Fergus resident Nonie Thompson returned to the area this past December with a full band The Reel Celts for a Christmas concert.
On Jan. 25 at 8pm the whole crew will be back at the Fergus Grand Theatre with a completely different show called The Real Rabbie Burns.
The Real Rabbie Burns featuring The Celts is a concert exploring the life and times of Scotland’s most famous son, poet, song-writer, and raconteur – Robert Burns.
He was much more than the character celebrated annually on Burn’s Day; colourful, complex, humorous and romantic.
“From lovesongs to rebel songs, blazing instrumentals to singalongs, The Real Rabbie Burns is sure to entertain,” organizers state.
Much of the story is told in Burn’s own words, from letters he wrote, and it highlights many little-known or perhaps suppressed elements of the man known as Scotland’s Bard.
The Celts, which includes world champion highland dancer Daniel Carr (also on bagpipes) feature Anne Lederman on fiddle and vocals, Nonie Thompson on guitar and vocals, Tom Leighton on accordion and keyboards, Paul Gribbon on Uillean Pipes and whistles, and, multi-instrumentalist and band-leader Eugene Rea.
In 2015, the band was invited to play at the Canadian National Highland Dance Championships in London.
Tickets are $25 and can be ordered online from Fergus Grand Theatre’s website at http://www.centrewellington.ca/beactive/Pages/Fergus-Grand-Theatre.aspx.
Tickets can also be purchased at the door.
For more information call 519-787-1981.
