Carrying Stream Festival 2011

A Celebration of the Life & Legacy of Hamish Henderson

This is the official press release for for 10th Festival The following links are PDF files with good photos and information about the 10th Carrying Stream festival. The Sixtieth Anniversary of the First People’s Festival Ceilidh Will Kaufman ‘Hard Times and Hard Travellin’ – The Songs of Woody Guthrie Gala Concert Marking the 60th Anniversary of the School of Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh Ceilidh House Night’ presented by Margaret Bennett All of the above files are fairly large but do contain great information and photographs so your patience waiting for the downloads will be very well rewarded

The 10th Carrying Stream Festival including concerts marking the 60th anniversaries of the School of Scottish Studies and the First People's Festival Ceilidh Tickets are available from: Edinburgh Folk Club (every Wednesday night, The Pleasance Cabaret Bar), or Coda Music on The Mound, or Paddy Bort; t: 0131-650 2458, e: ebort@ed.ac.uk. Also from the School of Scottish Studies (27 George Square) and from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Talitha MacKenzie) Events 9th Nov 2011 Martin Carthy The Sixtieth Anniversary of the First People’s Festival Ceilidh Will Kaufman Hard Times and Hard Travellin’ The Songs of Woody Guthrie David Ferrard CD-launch 'Journeyman’ Fri 11 Nov from 9:30 pm The Duffers were in session in The Tass – led by George Duff and Adam Jack. 12th Nov 2011 Gala Concert 12th Nov 2011 Annual Hamish Henderson Lecture 13th Nov 2011 Alan Lomax in Scotland 13th Nov 2011 TMSA Session at The Royal Oak Ceilidh House Night Ceilidh House Night Floor Singers 16th Nov Martin Simpson