Dunfermline Historical Society presents
Prof. Gerard Carruthers “Burns, Fakery and Forgery”
Professor Carruthers FRSE is Francis Hutcheson Professor of Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow, General Editor of the Oxford University Press edition of the Collected Works of Robert Burns and Convenor of the ‘Burns Scotland’ partnership. He is author or editor of 18 books and over 160 academic essays.
7:30 pm at the Abbey Church Halls, all welcome.
This year, the entertainment at our members only Christmas Evening will be provided by “Kinrick”.
Fine songs, great craic and a whole music shop of instruments !
Kinrick perform traditional, contemporary and self-penned songs as a duo, trio or four oh, sing fine harmonies, employ a whole music shop of instruments and all with a great dollop of humour! The band have performed at Folk clubs and festivals all over Scotland to great acclaim. Come and see them Live. We promise you a great night!
Kinrick are John Blackwood, Brian McArthur, Alex Mackenzie and Dave Spittal .
Alex Mackenzie, Brian McArthur and John Blackwood are three quarters of well known folk band KInrick who have been entertaining audiences up and down the country for two decades. Alex and John cut their folk teeth in the bars and clubs of Edinburgh in the 70’s but didn’t actually meet until the 90’s when the band, Kinrick, came into being. As well as performing, Alex is a keen musical instrument maker and often plays one or more of his creations at concerts. Brian joined the band more recently bringing a wealth of new material, a fine voice and guitar. Alex lives in the Dunfermline area while Brian and John live in Kirkcaldy (please don’t hold that against them)!
Unfortunately, due to unexpected and unavoidable work commitments at Newcastle University, Dr Annie Tindley is unable to present her talk on Andrew Carnegie to the Dunfermline Historical Society as planned. Annie hopes to be able to re-arrange her talk to us for next season instead.
In the meantime, on 21st November 2019, Honorary President George Robertson will present a new talk on
“The Rolland Family, Ropemakers of Dunfermline – and other places .”
As usual, this will take place at 7:30 pm, in the Abbey Church Halls and all members and visitors will be welcome.
12:30 pm, Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries, £3.00
Hon. President George Robertson will discuss the story of the Rev Ralph Erskine’s life as a Minister in Dunfermline and his struggle with the Established Church in Scotland, and how, with other Ministers, he seceded from that Church. His “miraculous birth” after the “death” of his mother will be discussed as will his marriage to a “lassie from Lassodie”.
7:30 pm in the Abbey Church Halls, Dunfermline.
2019 is the 200th Anniversary of the death of James Watt, one of the most influential of the pioneering engineers of the industrial revolution. Those of you who were on the DHS outing to Kinneil House in 2016 will remember the brief biography we were given then, by James Watt himself, apparently, so we are very lucky to have a historian from Falkirk visiting to tell us more about him.
Ian Scott was Assistant Principal at Falkirk College where he taught history for a number of years. He has been both Director and national Chairman of the Saltire Society. Ian’s main interest is the history of the Falkirk area and he has written several books on the subject including Falkirk: a History published in 2006. He has written over 400 historical articles for the Falkirk Herald and was a founder member of Falkirk Local History Society in 1981.