17 August 2011
Sounds from Edinburgh People’s Festival Ceilidh, 1951
11 - 4pm (30mins - every hour, on the hour)
Free, no booking required
Sounds from... Edinburgh People’s Festival Ceilidh
A sound installation in the EAF Pavilion
The Edinburgh People’s Festival (1951-1954) was set up as a true celebration of Gaelic and Scottish culture and pre-dates the Fringe Festival as a response to the perceived elitism of the International Festival. The first People’s Festival Ceilidh (held in Oddfellows Hall and arranged by renowned Scottish poet and folk song collector Hamish Henderson) was considered to be one of the catalysts for the folk revival in Scotland.
A project by Alice Ladenburg in association with The School of Scottish Studies Sound Archives and courtesy of the Alan Lomax Archive
www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/archives.htm
Edinburgh Art Festival Pavilion
St. Andrew Square Gardens, EH1
17 August 2011
Talk: Wednesday Walkabout
1.15pm
Free
To book: [email protected] and 0131 650 2210
Join us for an informal half-hour talk presented by members of the gallery’s team that is designed to fit into your lunch hour. The Wednesday Walkabout runs weekly throughout the exhibition.
Talbot Rice Gallery
The University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, EH8 9YL
0131 650 2210
17 August 2011
Detours: Nigel & Louise of Shunt at Bourne Fine Art
7pm
Free, booking Essential
Nigel & Louise of Shunt are creating an unsettling experience where whispering paintings come to life. Working with a team of live performers, the duo will develop a live soundscape that quite literally talks to you…
This Detour is a response to 500 Years of Scottish Portraiture at Bourne Fine Art.
6 Dundas Street, EH3 6HZ
0131 557 4050
Book
17 August 2011
Launch: Artlink & Talbot Rice Gallery / Pandora’s Light Box
7pm
Free
For more information and to book: [email protected] or 0131 229 3555
This evening reception launches Pandora’s Light Box and celebrates the achievements of a year-long collaborative project. Informed by the experiences of individuals with a visual impairment Ken Cockburn composed a descriptive poem of the gallery. This audio work aims to be informative and enjoyable for sighted and non-sighted audiences.
Talbot Rice Gallery
The University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, EH8 9YL
0131 650 2210
15 – 28 August 2011
The Agent Ria: Spelling the Myth
12.20pm – 1.20pm
£4 entry to screening
To book (from 1 Aug): 0131 243 3596
Join us before the screening for an introduction to The Agent Ria channel, its history and approach.
Fringe Venue 18, Sweet Grassmarket: City 2, Apex City Hotel, 61 Grassmarket, EH1 2JF
Box Office: 0131 243 3596
The Agent Ria: 07989 393 397