Dear All,
I make no apologies for sending you news of a special 
occasion to celebrate the songs and singing of one of the 
greatest ballad singers from Scotland.
Please spread the word...
Ian


THE ELPHINSTONE INSTITUTE
present a concert to honour  

	JEANNIE!

Sunday 12 November 2000, 7.30 pm
The Lemon Tree 
Aberdeen

	GUESTS

Arthur Watson
Stanley Robertson 
Nichole Robertson
Carmen Higgins, 
Ray Fisher 
Andy Hunter 
Danny Couper 
Janice Clark 
Tom Spiers 
Peter Shepheard 
Bill and Thomas Fraser

Bookings: 01224 642230	
Tickets £7.50 (concessions £5.00)
Lemon Tree: www.lemontree.org

Jeannie Robertson MBE (1908-1978), of the 
travelling folk, was a traditional singer of 
unique ability. Her songs and her singing have 
had a profound influence over the folksong revival 
in Scotland and beyond from the 1950s to the present 
day. This year the City of Aberdeen acknowledges 
her extraordinary talent and her contribution to 
the cultural tradition of North-East Scotland with 
the placing of a plaque at 90 Hilton Street, her 
former home.

To celebrate this honour, the Elphinstone Institute 
in conjunction with the Lemon Tree is organising an 
evening celebration of her life and her songs.
	 
The concert, introduced by Arthur Watson, will feature 
members of her family who maintain the tradition, Stanley 
Robertson, Nichole Robertson, and the fiddler Carmen Higgins, 
as well as a host of other well-known singers, 
instrumentalists, friends and admirers, who have been 
influenced by her.  These include Ray Fisher, Andy Hunter, 
Danny Couper, Janice Clark, Tom Spiers, Peter Shepheard, 
Bill and Thomas Fraser.

It will be a very special night for a very special person.  
Please join us.

Bookings: 01224 642230	Tickets £7.50 (concessions £5.00)
Lemon Tree: www.lemontree.org

For further information, please contact Ian Russell at:
Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, 
24 High Street, Aberdeen AB24 3EB
Tel: +44 (0)1224 272996 Fax: +44 (0)1224 272728 
Website: www.abdn.ac.uk/Elphinstone/    
E-mail:  [log in to unmask]
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Dr Ian Russell, Director
The Elphinstone Institute
University of Aberdeen
24 High Street
Aberdeen
AB24 3EB
Tel: +44 (0)1224 272386
Fax: +44 (0)1224 272728
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Website:
www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/









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