welcome to.... 13-30 NOVEMBER 2013
W E N New ‘History Hub’ at Adam House from 18th - 23rd November. Highlights include a week long season of historic theatre, our pop up café and bookshop and drop in Family history surgeries run by ScotlandsPeople Centre.
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Win a fine bottle of vintage single Malt whisky by telling us ‘Who is William Dunbar’s opponent in The Flyting’? To enter (over 18s only), just log onto list.co.uk/offers.
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Catch a ‘Short History of David Hayman’, ‘Richard Demarco’ and Lady Claire MacDonald and all with Bruce Morton and Dr Bruce Durie, in association with Scottish Memories. Poets on a bus, A Random History of Scottish Poetry, authors, writers, candle lit choral choirs, Jazz and Blues, we present 3 weeks of extraordinary performance as well as challenging, informative and entertaining authors and writers, talks, discussions, debates and pub summits.
Juicy gossip? Scotland's got more history than we can handle – so let’s celebrate it! It's our third, great festival where we get out our fantastic story and this year we includes events in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and Dunfermline.
We have theatre, poetry, music, talks, debates, discussions, tours, dinners – gosh, we've even got sweary words, drink, comedy and gory murders. This is our history alive on our streets, bars, cafés and comedy cubs
‘Previously...’ it’s the story so far...and who can resist a bit of juicy gossip... ?
The Flyting 30 Nov 2013, City Chambers, Edinburgh
In the glittering court of James IV, two poets squared up to take the other guy out in verse. In rhetoric, verse and crudeness William Dunbar and Walter Kennedy took each other apart. For the third year, we are bringing that incredible battle of the stanzas back – in a new home, the fabulous surroundings of the City Chambers. And this year, 16th century rapper Walter Kennedy, becomes time traveller, as he comes face to face with 21st century novelist AL Kennedy, the flyters fancy and a woman not likely to spare the invective.
Andrew Carnegie Day on Monday 25 November takes us to Dunfermline for a day of celebrating the great entrepreneur and philanthropist. Get active and discover with 3 weeks of guided walks, bus and even cycle tours. Graveyards, dungeons, homes, castles, streets and alleyways to explore.
Get involved and keep up to date on facebook.com/historyfestscotland and twitter.com/prevhistfest 28 THE LIST 17 Oct–14 Nov 2013