What was special about this performance was the combination of great poetry, beautifully read by Billy Kay, and great Scots traditional music played by some of Scotland’s finest musicians.
Fergusson's Auld Reikie
Portobello Town Hall
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Description
After the sell-out success of Fergusson's Auld Reikie in 2024, it is time to give it another airing! We come together to celebrate the genius of 18th Century Edinburgh poet, Robert Fergusson.
Auld Reikie will be read by Billy Kay with music and song of the period intertwined by Jim Malcolm, Sarah Hoy, Steve Byrne and Gary West.
Fergusson’s Auld Reikie portrays the teeming life of Edinburgh’s closes, tenements and taverns in the 1770s through the vivid poetry of Robert Fergusson and the great Scots songs and airs of the time.
Fergusson's Auld Reikie was originally performed by Billy Kay, Tony Cuffe, Derek Hoy, Norman Chalmers and Rod Paterson and it is an honour to bring this beautiful piece of work back to life.
Doors open at 2.30pm for a 3pm start. The first part of this concert will feature solo sets from the musicians and singers before a short interval and then the second half will be a performance of the show Fergusson's Auld Reikie.
This concert is being supported by the Traditional Arts and Culture Fund, administrated by TRACS with support from The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
Lineup
Billy Kay
Gary West
Jim Malcolm
Sarah Hoy
Steve Byrne
Testimonials
What transpired was one and a half hours of music and verse which kept us spellbound until the end, when the packed audience roared its approval.
It was beyond description. I felt saturated in the music. No applause until the end, song followed song, and fiddle and pipes, guitar and whistle all blended and sound perfectly balanced.
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Portobello Town Hall
Edinburgh, United Kingdom