Scottish Travellers in focus
Schedule
Wed Oct 29 2025 at 02:30 pm to 03:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
National Library of Scotland | Edinburgh, SC
About this Event
Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
Scotland’s storytelling renaissance could not have happened without the generosity of Scotland’s Travelling People. Discover tales rooted in this traidiotn with storytellers Jess Smith and Jimmy Williamson, drawing on rich Traveller family and cultural traditions.
About the storytellers
From a Scottish Traveller family, Jess Smith was privileged to sit round campfires and be enthralled within a circle of ancient kings, dragons, witches, tramps and all manner of heroes. As a teller of tales, the hardships of her ancestors help the listener to come a wee bit closer to understanding the Traveller.
Jimmy Williamson is a storyteller and singer in the relaxed and engaging Scottish Traveller tradition. Eldest son of the celebrated Duncan Williamson, Jimmy was brought up in Fife while remaining connected with the Traveller networks in Argyll and Dumbarton where he lives and continues Traveller culture as a fisherman, basket maker and tradition bearer.
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Where is it happening?
National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00
