Talks & Lectures

Hamish Henderson Memorial Lecture with Dr Stephanie Smith

Carrying Stream Festival/Fèill Sruth an Eòlais 2026

(Sat 14 Nov: 12pm)

This year’s Hamish Henderson Memorial Lecture is presented by Dr. Stephanie Smith, hosted by TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland).

The force of Hamish Henderson’s influence spans beyond Stephanie Smith’s time as a postgraduate student in the 1970s and 1980s, when she studied tradition bearers such as Lizzie Higgins and the Fisher family. Stephanie went on to work for over two decades at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage in Washington DC, including a period as Archives Director. Join us as she recalls a lifetime of learning from and alongside Hamish, reflecting on his impact across her life and career.

Doors open at 12pm with the lecture starting at 12:45pm.

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This autumn, explore the changing world of the traditional arts and the legacy of the great Scottish folklorist, songwriter and activist Hamish Henderson. Audiences, writers and traditional artists of all kinds will come together as part of the Carrying Stream Festival 2026 for gatherings, talks, sessions, workshops and performances.

The ethos of the festival is to celebrate and encourage the Carrying Stream; the organic route by which music, song, spoken word and all manner of culture, is passed on from person to person and from generation to generation. The Festival originated with the Edinburgh Folk Club and SSC is delighted to be part of its revival this year along with friends and partners across Edinburgh.

As t-fhoghar seo 's e saoghal ealan thraidiseanta agus dìleab Hamish MhicEanraig a tha romhainn. Bidh iomadh seòrsa duine a’ cruinneachadh aig Fèill Sruth an Eòlais 2026 - bho sgriobhaidearan gu seinneadairean is luchd-èisteachd ealanta nam measg gus còmhraidhean, seiseanan, bùthan-obrach agus taisbeanaidhean a chumail.

’S e amas na fhèille a bhith a’ comharrachadh agus a’ brosnachadh an ‘Carrying Stream’ (beul oideachas/beul aithris, sa Ghàidhlig) – an t-slighe nàdarrach anns a bheil ceòl, òrain, sgeulachdan agus cultar gan toirt seachad bho dhuine gu duine agus bho ghinealach gu ginealach. Thòisich an fhèill gu tùsail aig Edinburgh Folk Club, agus tha an SSC air leth toilichte a bhith an sàs san ath-bheothachadh aice am-bliadhna, còmhla ri caraidean is com-pàirtichean Dhùn Èideann.

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With thanks to Jeni Ní Fhlannagáin & Eideard MacCoinnich for translation support.

• Talk
• £0.00
• 14 November 2026
• 855 minutes
• 12:00
• Scottish Storytelling Centre
• Netherbow Theatre