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9th Carrying Stream Festival (5-13 November)
Hamish Henderson (1919-2002) is often referred to as the ‘father of the Scottish folk revival'. Since the year of his death, Edinburgh Folk Club has kept the memory of this remarkable man alive in an annual festival dedicated to his life and legacy. But the Carrying Stream Festival is not just a shrine to the great folklorist, song collector, poet and songwriter, political activist - it is a Festival in the spirit of Hamish Henderson: celebrating traditional music, song, storytelling and poetry in all their historical and contemporary contexts, presenting established tradition bearers alongside international acts and up-and-coming talents. It is looking backward and forward, is part of the carrying stream of the folk tradition.

http://www.carryingstreamfestival.co.uk/csf10.htm

Programme:
November
3 Bellevue Rendezvous
4 Aly Bain, Ale Møller & Bruce Molsky
(At St Bride's Community Centre, £15, £13)

 5 Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan / Jim King
 6 Dan Milner & Robbie O'Connell // Cathal McConnell & Duncan Wood & Allan Macdonald
 7 Margaret Bennett, Janet Russell, Whirlypit
10 Mick West Band
11 Homage to Hamish: Nancy Nicolson, Lucy Pringle & Chris Wright, Gareth Davies-Jones, Tom Hubbard
(Scotish Story Telling Centre  £8, £6)

17 Tom Kitching & Gren Bartley
24 Lyra Celtica

December
 1 Brian Peters
 8 Paul McKenna Band
15 New Rope String Band