WayWORD festival - North East Writers & Chamber Music Scotland
Wed 21 Sept
|The Blue Lamp
An evening of performances from traditional singer Cameron Nixon, and a host of weel-kent NE writers and spoken word performers
Time & Location
21 Sept 2022, 19:30
The Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1BU, UK
Guests
About the event
An evening of performances from traditional singer Cameron Nixon, and a host of weel-kent NE writers and spoken word performers: Sahar Abdulla, Sheena Blackhall, Jo Gilbert and Shane Strachan, followed by a live music performance of Songs from the Last Page from Gareth Williams and musicians from Chamber Music Scotland, Justyna Jablonska on cello and Aisling O'Dea on violin. The event will be compèred by Mae Diansangu.
Songs from the Last Page is a new musical celebration of Scottish writers and the world of stories, created by composer and songwriter Gareth Williams. From Sherlock Holmes to Peter Pan, Songs from the Last Page presents twelve joyous, wistful, and tragic songs, created from the last lines of some of our nation’s favourite books!
In this special, chamber-pop performance, Gareth will be teaming with award-winning cellist Justyna Jablonska and violinist Aisling O'Dea to bring great works of Scottish and international fiction to…