Collogue programme
Our annual Collogue is this comin Setterday, the 7t o June, in the Sandeman Room in the AK Bell Library on York Place, Perth. This is the programme:
- 9.30
- Reception & Registration
- 10.00
- Welcome & Introduction Rab Wilson (Preses)
- 10.10
- Rab Wilson & Willie Hershaw will read from their latest publications which relate to the 1984-85 UK Miner’s Strike and its 40th anniversary. Rab’s memoir & poetry collection ‘Collier Laddie’ and Willie’s collection ‘The Orgreave Stations’.
- 11.10
- Margaret Bennett will read from and talk about ‘Up the Glen an Doon the Village’. Set in Strathearn, her book is a series of fireside conversations among shepherds, gamekeepers, farm-folk, shop-keepers, tradesmen, construction workers and professionals. Among the recorded voices are folk whose language is ‘Strathairn Scots’ which features in this ‘talk’.
- 12:10
- Sangschaw session a selection from the Sangshaw literary competition entries, & announcement of this years winners of the Scotsoun Hugh MacDiarmid and Robert MacLellan Trophies for poetry and prose, and the John MacPhail Law Tassie for owersettin.
- 13:00
- Buffet Lunch
- 14.10
- Thomas Clark & David Bleiman talk and read about their work in Scots. Thomas will read from his poetry collection "Intae the Snaw", the "Diary of a Wimpy Wean" series, and his award-winnin owersettin frae George Orwell, "Animal Fairm". David will be reading from his new collection ‘Tongue Stramash’
- 15.10
- Dr Michael Dempster, Director of the Scots language Centre will talk about his work in Scots Language and current challenges regarding online and digital publishing.
- 16:10
- Q&A session re the day’s talks an ongauns; ettlin tae skail fir 5pm.
We howp tae see as mony members there as can mak it! Gin you’re no a member, you can buy a membership whan you arrive.