Folk Festival this weekend, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mouth Music Lennox Family Folk Festival Dunfermline Fife Scotland


DUNFERMLINE Folk weekend kicks off tomorrow (Friday) and will celebrate the town's musical history.


Big names, including Dunfermline's Barbara Dickson (pictured) along with Archie Fisher, will be performing with friends at the Saturday Gala Concert in the Glen Pavilion on Saturday.


Both will be singing and reflecting on their experiences of folk music in Dunfermline and beyond.


The concert will also feature performances by Pete Shepheard and Tommy Bonnar, Jack Beck who was a co-founder of the Dunfermline Howff with John Watt, Clutha from Glasgow who performed at the Howff, Adam MacNaughton who has been part of the Glasgow Folksong scene since the 1960s, and the Lennox Family, a young harmony group from Banff who will be performing the songs of Jimmy McBeath, a traditional singer from Portsoy who performed at the Dunfermline Howff in the 1960s.


After the concert there is an open stage with songs and tunes from Riley Briggs and Kirsten Adamson and others into the night.


The Folk Weekend opens tomorrow with a Celebration Family Ceilidh with the Dollarfield Ceilidh Band on Friday night.


On Saturday afternoon The Glen Pavilion hosts an open stage which has attracted some extraordinarily fine musicians - Oakfield, Clydebuilt, Watt Nicol, Lennox Family, Jack Beck, Big River, Weekend Singers, Robin Campbell, Albanach Guitar Duo.


Families can also enjoy a Halloween songs and games with The Linties for a scarily enjoyable experience!


On Sunday the celebrations continue with a chance for musicians and listeners to spend an afternoon making and appreciating folk music in the Thistle Tavern, Bardridgeburn.


The weekend finishes with a concert in the Thistle Tavern with Alistair MacDonald.


All details and online tickets can be found at www.visitdunfermline.com. Tickets will be available at the Glen Pavilion on Saturday.


DUNFERMLINE FOLK WEEKEND 2011

FRIDAY 28th

7.30pm: Celebration Ceilidh Dance with The Dollarfield Ceilidh Band and The Travelling People.

Glen Pavillion. Adult £10; child £5.


SATURDAY 29th

10am: Exhibition - Remembering the Dunfermline Howff - an exhibition of photos from the Howff taken from John Watt's collection, along with a painting specially created for the event by award-winning local artist Ian Moir plus Greentrax stall.

Glen Pavilion. Entrance free.


12pm: Lunchtime Session in Glen Pavilion. All singers and musicians welcome to fill the Glen Pavilion with music. Bar and lunch available.

Entry free.


2pm: Open Stage with Oakfield, Clydebuilt, Watt Nicol, Lennox Family, Jack Beck, Big River, Weekend Singers - Dave and Anne Reekie, Robin Campbell formerly of the Lomond Folk.

Entry free.


2pm: Family Halloween Event with the Linties. Fancy dress optional.

Glen Pavilion Dining Room. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £5 adult with child free.Early evening food available in Glen Pavilion.


7pm: Gala Concert in Glen Pavilion. Barbara Dickson and Archie Fisher go back to their roots, along with Tommy Bonnar, Pete Shepheard, Clutha, Jack Beck, Adam MacNaughton and The Lennox Family from Portsoy.

Tickets: £20 including entrance to late night open stage.

After the concert - open stage in the Glen Suite. Songs and Tunes into the night. Bar shuts 12pm.


SUNDAY 30th October

12.30pm: Lunchtime and afternoon session in Thistle Tavern. Bar lunches available.

Entry free.


7pm: Folk Club Night with Alistair MacDonald.

Thistle Tavern, Baldridgeburn £10.


For further information: www.dunfermlinefolkclub.co.uk; Facebook 'Dunfermline Howff' or 'Dunfermline Folk Club'; phone Jeanie Gardiner 01383 725872, or Gifford Lind on 01383 729673.


Tickets available from Carnegie Hall box office on 602302 or online at www.visitdunfermline.com.


http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2011/10/27/419013-dunfermline-ready-for-folk-festival/




Unst Boat Song by Lennox Family, Folk Festival Dunfermline Fife Scotland

Rural Drive North Fife Scotland August 17th

This is for you Haggis. I can dream of Fife and watch this little clip! This is about the time of year I visited in 2007 so it looks so familiar with the corn fields turning golden. Fife ([ˈfəif]; Scottish Gaelic: Fìobha) is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. It was originally one of the Pictish kingdoms, known as Fib, and is still commonly known as the Kingdom of Fife within Scotland.

Oh my, I have been to this place!

Man's body discovered on beach

Police in Fife have appealed for information after a body was discovered on a beach in Dalgety Bay.

The body of a 42-year-old man from Warwickshire was found on the foreshore at St Bridget's Kirk at 0830 BST.

A spokesman for Fife Constabulary said his death was not being treated as suspicious.

But he added that officers were trying to trace a Silver Ford Galaxy they believe will help determine how the man came to be in the area.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8626111.stm

Norland Wind.

"Oh tell me fit was on yer road, ye roarin Norland wind?
As ye come blawin frae the land that's never frae ma mind.
Ma feet they traivel England but I'm deein for the North."
"Ma man, I saw the siller tides rin up the Firth o Forth."

"Aye wind, I ken them weel eneuch an fine they fa and rise,
And fain I'd feel the creepin mist on yonder shore that lies.
But tell me as ye pass them by, fit saw ye on the way?"
"Ma man, I rocked the rovin gulls that sail abin the Tay."

"Bit saw ye naethin leein wind afore ye come tae Fife?
For there's muckle lyin 'yont the Tay that's mair tae me nor life."
"Ma man, I swept the Angus braes that ye hivna trod for years."
"Oh wind, forgie a hameless loon that canna see for tears."

"And far abin the Angus straths I saw the wild geese flee,
A lang, lang skein o beatin wings wi their heids toward the sea,
And aye their cryin voices trailed ahint them on the air."
"Oh wind, hae mercy, haud your wheesht for I daurna listen mair."

Poem by Violet Jacob
1915.

Scots Words:
The poem is written in the Angus dialect of Scots. fit - what, frae - from, deein - dying, traivel - travel, eneuch - enough, muckle - much, mair - more. "Haud yer wheesht" in the last line is an expression you would use to a friend or child, telling them to be quiet/stop talking about something as it is too upsetting or painful for the listener to continue to hear.

Me and that Cool Sundial!

Beth in the Gardens of Aberdour Castle 2005