I'm sitting on the train to London, feeling rested after the crazy Edinburgh Festival Fringe month of August. My 30+ gigs went very well. It was a pleasure to do a marathon 26 nights of a largely traditional show Scottish Folk Roots & Offshoots in the cozy Royal Oak, and to join Roy Bailey for five nights of Not In Our Name: Songs Of Peace & Protest. Both shows attracted very positive audiences and reviews. I'm now looking forward to a quieter September, including a month's holiday in the north of Scotland, and a trip down to Dorset to sing at a fundraiser for the people of Burma.
Unfortunately I couldn't attend a protest outside the Scottish Parliament today against the government's cuts in funding of the traditional arts in Scotland. If the Scottish goverment is not prepared to fund our traditional arts, who else will? If you care about this campaign, please do sign our petition . The aim is to achieve as many signatures as possible within the next month with a view to influencing any future developments of the Creative Scotland Bill. You can view and sign the petition here: http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/21202.html
Unfortunately I couldn't attend a protest outside the Scottish Parliament today against the government's cuts in funding of the traditional arts in Scotland. If the Scottish goverment is not prepared to fund our traditional arts, who else will? If you care about this campaign, please do sign our petition . The aim is to achieve as many signatures as possible within the next month with a view to influencing any future developments of the Creative Scotland Bill. You can view and sign the petition here: http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/21202.html