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25th (2010)
Festival takes place from 17th to 19th September
Thanks
to all of you who came along last year and helped us have another great weekend!
More Details
of 2010 festival will be announced here when available!
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Artists
included ...
Skerryvore
The
Anyways
Archie
McAllister & Ian 'Stretch' McFadden
Twisted
Melons
The
Disguisers
The
Democrats
The
Keelies
The
New Jolly Beggars
Keep'er
Lit
Alex
Wayt
The
Wild Sarachs
The
Den Collective
Rob
Caragh
Sinclair and Lauren Prentice
Strangetouch
No
Nightmares
Ramon
Raiz
Sir
Mick Swagger
Neil
McClafferty
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In honour of the 'Homecoming Scotland' celebrations of the 250th Anniversary of
the birth of our national bard, Robert Burns, we would welcome your submissions
of poetry - we will publish the best here, like this example from Our good
friend Donny Graham.
THE
LAST SUPPER (1992)
(An Address to My Burns Night 'Drouthie Croanies', in
Milngavie and the Blane Valley)
Scots
wha dae the Burns circuit
Scots
wha hae the haggis dirk'it
Scots
wham ne'er a dram hae shirk'it
in his name
Let
us birl jist yin last bucket
thain
get hame.
Scots
wha say the Selkirk grace
Scots
wha stuff their ain wee face
Scots
wha lose the bluidy place
an'
ba’ an' babble
Sune
ye'll sink wioot a trace
ablaw
the table.
Scots
wha's great 'Immortal Memories'
Praise
oor Bard an' damn his enemies
Guid
Scotch drink has made sic men o' ye's
a'
will heed ye
Nane
wad daur tae tak a len o' ye's
nane
wad need tae.
Scots wha stagger tae their feet
Scots wha toast the lassies sweet
Scots bung fu' o' whisky neat
and
warm affection
Sune sall a' yer passes meet
wi’
cauld rejection.
Scots wha choke upon the chanter
Scots wha murder 'Tam O' Shanter'
How ye'll greet when yon auld ranter
sings "Pint O' Wine"
Thain sooks the dregs oot your decanter
for Auld Lang Syne.
Scots wha lurch oot howffs an' ha's
Scots wha bounce aff concrete wa's
Scots wha prove a' Newton's laws
wi’ their momentum
A trow, if Rabbie never was,
Scots wad invent him!
©
Copyright 'Poetry Pairtly
Scots' Donald Munro Graham
Our thanks again to Donny Graham
for the following poem - Donny wrote to say "The
idea for the attached poem came to me while sitting in the beer garden of the
Victoria Hotel and looking across to the castle where my tent was pitched for
the duration of the 2006 music festival"
THE PHANTOM O' THE FESTIVAL
(A Tale from the Tarbert Music Festival 2006)
Ae day A went
tae pitch ma tent
i the gruns o' Tarbert Castle
But first A'd asked the Tourist Board
Wha said t'wad be nae hassle.
But ne'er again
dae A intend
On sic an expedition
For t'was nae lark, when efter dark
A saw this apparition.
It dreeped doon
frae the castle wa'
A' glowin' green an' slimy
Thain made its way doon tae the bay
An' breenged intae the briny.
Next day, A
never cracked a licht
Aboot it, for ma thinkin'
Was if A had, they'd cry me mad
Or ask whit A'd been drinkin'.
Well as for me,
A wish tae see
Nae mair phantasmagoria
Sae come next year, A'll stick tae beer
An' stey - at the Victoria!
©
Copyright 'Poetry Pairtly Scots'
Donald Munro Graham
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reproduced by permission
2008 Line up included
Face the West
Framed
Twisted Melons
The New Jolly Beggars
Unkle Remus
The Keelies
Cahoots
The Assassenachs
The Anvil Divers
The Wild Sarachs
Open Stage
including
The Den Collective
The Anyways
Jennifer Concannon
Alex Wayt
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of the individual artists / bands
Thanks to our sponsors, Tarbert is still mainly a free festival
- there is a small admission fee for the main gig in the Marquee on Saturday
Night (the only gig we charge for - no tickets needed - pay at the door)
and a collection to cover costs - please give generously! We really need your help to
keep the festival going
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