The 9th Carrying Stream Festival: 3rd - 13th November 2010
Hamish Henderson (1919-2002) is often referred to as the ‘father of the Scottish folk revival’. Since the year of his death, Edinburgh Folk Club has kept the memory of this remarkable man alive in an annual festival dedicated to his life and legacy. But the Carrying Stream Festival is not just a shrine to the great folklorist, song collector, poet and songwriter, political activist - it is a Festival in the spirit of Hamish Henderson: celebrating traditional music, song, storytelling and poetry in all their historical and contemporary contexts, presenting established tradition bearers alongside international acts and up-and-coming talents. It is looking backward and forward, is part of the carrying stream of the folk tradition.
Here's this year's programme:

3 Nov Bellevue Rendezvous Pleasance Cabaret Bar 8pm
Tickets £8/7/6

4 Nov Aly Bain, Ale Möller & Bruce Molsky St Bride's, 10 Orwell Terrace
Tickets £15/£13 concessions / £10 members

5 Nov Jim King, Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan
Alison McMorland & Geordie McIntyre - CD-launch 'Where Ravens Reel'
7.30 pm start (doors at 7 pm) Tickets £10/8/6

6 Nov Cathal McConnell & Duncan Wood, Robbie O’Connell & Dan Milner

7 Nov Robbie O'Connell, Illustrated Talk about Liam Clancy (1935-2009)
3pm Pleasance Cabaret Bar (£5)
7 Nov Margaret Bennett, Janet Russell, Whirlypit

10 Nov Mick West Band

11 Nov Scottish Storytelling Centre
6 pm Book Launch ‘Borne on the Carrying Stream’ free
7.30 pm Homage to Hamish
Music, Song, Storytelling and Poetry with Nancy Nicolson, Gareth Davies-Jones, Lucy Pringle & Chris Wright,, Tom Hubbard, and David Campbell.

13 Nov Annual Hamish Henderson Lecture
Sheila Stewart: ‘Hamish Among the Travellers’

Tickets (except for Storytelling Centre event) - from Edinburgh Folk Club (every Wednesday at the Pleasance) and from Coda Music on the Mound, also from Paddy Bort (0131 6502458) and ebort@ed.ac.uk.

SPECIAL OFFER: For the Frid, Sat, and Sunday Pleasance events
£25(non members), £20 (concession), £15 (members) will get you into all three of these concerts if you purchase these together

The Carrying Stream : http://www.carryingstreamfestival.co.uk

Read the article "Hamish Scott Henderson: More than a Scholar and a Gentleman" By Dr. Margaret Bennett: http://bit.ly/d5iLYc

We've been talking about this since June..

http://www.footstompin.com/public/forum?threadid=1031967

but , of course, it's always good to get a more up to date and succinct description as extra events have been added.

So thanks.

The Paddy One has obviously been in touch with you. :-)

No he hasn't! The event is in our next newsletter and this thread was merely to give a single link for all the available info.
Elizabeth

Well, thanks very much just the same.

:-)

bump

Next week folks...

"O come all ye at hame wi’ Freedom
Never heed whit the hoodies croak for doom.
In yer hoose a’ the bairns o’ Adam
Can find breid, barley-bree and painted room.
When Maclean meets wi’s freens in Springburn,
A’ the roses and geans will turn tae bloom,
And a black boy frae yont Nyanga
Dings the fell gallows o’ the burghers doon."

I couldn't have put it better JAJ. It's a song I love to read and to hear, but one I doubt I'll ever perform. Despite being a Glasgow resident for twenty five years (on Friday in fact) I still haven't picked up a suitable accent.

Why not give it a try on Friday and we'll all help you?

:-)

That's something I love about the Scots. The notion that rolling about on the floor laughing and ripping the piss out of someone is viewed as 'helping'. ;¬)

JAJ, what time does the concert with Margaret Bennett start on the 7th?

20.00

Great - thanks, JAJ.

No problem, Rena.

This is a very handy wee thread with all the relevant info. So, thanks again Elizabeth.

You're welcome
Elizabeth

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