Billy Kay: An Ayrshire Legend
- Mon 19 Aug 16:15 - 17:15
- EFI Venue NW
Attend in person
“O aw the airts the wind can blaw, I dearly like the West.”
In Born in Kyle, his memoir of growing up in Ayrshire, Billy Kay refers to this song as an Ayrshire anthem, one of many by Burns which gave people their strong Scottish identity.
Here, Billy is joined by one of the country’s finest exponents of Scots song, Robyn Stapleton, from Galloway. Billy will talk about the culture, history, folklore and literature of his home in the Irvine Valley and read passages in a powerful Scots that is shot through with a sense of belonging – and a sense of humour!
Jyne Ayrshire boay Billy Kay an Gallowa lass, Robyn Stapleton for a celebration o the culture o the Sooth West o Scotland. In Born in Kyle Billy describes the wey o life in the Irvine Valley when he wis a wean growin up there in the 1950s an 1960s. Robyn is ane o the bonniest sangsters in Scotland the day, an naebody haes duin mair than Billy tae promote the guid Scots tongue…sae the audience at the book festival is in for a real treat.
Categories: Scottish Interest
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