Posts Tagged ‘fife’

16 May, 2009

all aboard the reaper…

Posted by: Stephen In: stephen's blog

On Thursday May 14th 2009 Pigtown Fling played on board a 107 year old Fife herring drifter which was moored in Oban Bay, Argyll, Scotland. More…

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Tags: argyll, boat, fife, fishing, fishing boat, folk, herring, music, oban, oban bay, pigtown, pigtown fling, reaper, scotland

07 May, 2009

Reaper, Oban (old fishing boat)

Posted by: Stephen In: gigs

Pigtown Fling will be playing on Reaper, a Fifie sailing herring drifter dating from 1902, on Thursday 14th May, 2009 in Oban, Argyll, Scotland. The boat is undertaking a tour of the West Highlands to allow schools and the public to visit it an learn about it’s history and the history of th eherring fleet in Scotland. More…

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Tags: argyll, boat, fife, folk, herring, music, oban, pigtown, pigtown fling, reaper, scotland, tour, traditional

Stephen: Yeah, it is a great tune. It's tunes like this that make me want to get a banjo!
David Brooks: This is a great tune. Evie Ladin, the banjo player for the Stairwell Sisters, plays a driving, syncopated version that is the engine for the tune. I

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