DUBAI – The Scott Wood Band and Scottish singers Anna MacDonald and Ainsley Hamill brought to life Scottish folk and contemporary music at the Jubilee Stage tonight (10 February), in celebration of the United Kingdom’s Expo 2020 Dubai National Day.
Singer-songwriter MacDonald kicked off the show with her unique renditions of traditional Scottish folk songs, followed by Hamill, who gave an energetic performance of her latest music from album Not Just a Ship Land. Award-winning group the Scott Wood Band then delivered a thrilling performance that blended folk music with jazz, pop and rock influences.
The UK also marked its Expo 2020 Dubai National Day with memorable cultural performances by the Band of the Coldstream Guards, a site-wide journey of the Queen’s Baton Relay to promote this summer’s Commonwealth Games, and a visit by His Royal Highness Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge.