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Glenbuchat is considered by many to be the perfect glen, especially proud in the past of its tradition of ballad-singing, and fiddle and pipe music. Now its ballads have achieved more than local acclaim, and we were pleased to be welcomed to the community hall to hear a presentation on the Glenbuchat Ballads, organized by Jennifer Carter, secretary of the community association. The collection of 68 songs was published last year by the university, and examples were ably performed by fiddler Raemond Jappy, and singers Robert Lovie and Mark Ellington.
Annie Inglis is a name synonymous with the Arts in Aberdeen. Having been involved in amateur dramatics for 50 years, she was recently awarded an MBE for her services to drama, and she richly deserves it. Annie held a ‘wee conversazione, pet’ so that her friends could celebrate in style with her, and it was a memorable occasion. Congratulations, Annie!
I had just read the letter from Peter Grant, of Queensland, Australia when he and his wife arrived at the door. Over on holiday, they were doing a Leopard tour, tracing people and places they had read about. Peter believes that his grandmother, Margaret McWilliam, was one of the signatories of the dissent on the mill wall, mentioned in Patrick Davidson’s Tomintoul Mystery in the March Leopard. The plot thickens.
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