Andrew Jamieson opens the ceremony with bagpipes and plays "Scotland the Brave".
Andrew Jamieson had the entire poem of "Tam O'Shanter" memorized and didn't stumble once in his delivery. A most impressive performance as the poem is both long and challenging with Auld Scots words.
An impressive turnout of people filled the downstairs of the Condon Elks Lodge on Saturday to commemorate the great Scottish bard, Robert Burns. Estimates of the crowd put about 100 people inside the Elks, with many of them being families and kids.
Cameron Stinchfield and his wife Lara were in attendance, with their two children, as was Andrew Stinchfield with his three bairns. Also in attendance were Mike Durfey and his daughter Tula, along with grandma Rene Durfey. Also, a family with their three children who happened to be coming through Condon stumbled on the celebration and were welcomed with open arms.
The family friendly event showcased Scottish music, poetry and cuisine. Chef Aly Sedlock cooked a fantastic meal, with a dynamite fish soup, neeps and tatties and Scotch eggs.
Andrew Jamieson played the bagpipes and opened the celebration by playing "Scotland the Brave." Jamieson also performed "Tam O'Shanter," one of Burns's best known poems – which he had memorized in completion. While the adults were thoroughly impressed with this feat, the children were equally enthralled and watched in amazement as the kilted Jamieson spoke in a language from another time and place.
The shortbread contest was also a crowd favorite and contestants were eager to learn who had won. After careful tasting and studying each cookie, the judges awarded Brooklynn Griffith with third place, Sarah Conway with second, and Mary Kay Campbell with the first place prize.
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