Abair | Bothy/Bothán

Using the work songs of both countries as a central theme, the event brings together artists from Scotland and Ireland to explore shared traditions and folk customs, covering everything from songs of migrant farm labourers in the North East of Scotland to the centuries-old ballads of emigrant Irish workers on the neighbouring isle.

ABAIR is an annual oral traditions programme taking place as part of the St. Patrick’s Festival which explores the Irish traditions of storytelling, song, and oral history and traces their links around the world.

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