1. The Oral and Cultural Traditions of Scottish Travellers a selection of images from the project

2. People and Place
Family and geography are essential elements of Traveller identity and culture
Stanley Robertson, Gabrielle Ijdo and Angela Masia performing in Aberdeen PH
Stanley Robertson at Mill o Tifty, scene of ‘Andrew Lammie’ (Child 233) PH

3. People and Place Robbie Robertson, Aberdeen, 1970s PH 2005 024 001
Stanley Robertson, 1952 PH
Robbie Robertson,
Aberdeen, 1970s PH

4. People and Place Around Hanover Street School, Aberdeen
The foot of Castle Terrace, Aberdeen PH
Around Hanover Street School, Aberdeen PH

5. People and Place Corner shop, Frederick Street, Aberdeen, 1950sPH
Stanley Robertson and family, Aberdeen, ca. 1976 PH

6. People and Place
Class photograph, Hanover Street School, early 1950s, Aberdeen PH
The Castlegate, Aberdeen, 1950s PH

7. The Oral and Cultural Traditions of Scottish Travellers
Fieldwork with Scottish Travellers Gathering New and Old

8. Fieldwork
One of the main aims of the project is for Travellers to interview Travellers
Alan Smith, Aberchirder PH
Alan Smith, Aberchirder
with some of his craftwork PH

9. Fieldwork John Henry, Aberdeen PH 2005 030 020 Sam Stewart, Ellon

10. Fieldwork Brooks Macdonald at her graduation PH 2005 030 012
Brooks Macdonald (Janet Robertson), Aberdeen PH
Brooks Macdonald at her graduation PH

11. Fieldwork
The project has also gathered together and remastered important old recordings from private collections
Margaret ‘Maggie’ Stewart, recorded by her nephew Stanley Robertson
Elphinstone Institute
Jeannie Robertson, one of Scotland’s best-known singers

12. Fieldwork
The Stewarts of Fetterangus are one of Scotland’s leading families for traditional music and song
Lucy Stewart ( ), a major tradition-bearer with a varied repertoire ranging from classic ballads to rare music hall songs
‘Crichie Donald’ and Margaret Stewart (neé Hutchison), ca. 1900

13. Fieldwork
Martha Stewart, grand-daughter of David and Martha, now studying for an MLitt in Ethnology and Folklore at the Elphinstone Institute
David ‘Dytes’ and Martha ‘Peasie’ Stewart (neé Reid), on right, camped near Ballinluig, Perthshire, Elphinstone Institute

14. Fieldwork
Girls from Aberdeen in a Gypsy caravan, Open Roads Festival, Glasgow, 2000 North East Traveller and Information Project
David Stewart, ca. 1945, described as the ‘King of the Gypsies’ at his funeral in Aberdeen (1954) Elphinstone Institute

15. The Oral and Cultural Traditions of Scottish Travellers
Travellers in Performance:
‘A Barrie Nicht’, ‘Gaither Roon the Glimmer’ and
‘A Boorachie o Traivellers: A Celebration of the Oral and Cultural Traditions of Scottish Travellers’

16. Travellers in Performance
Public performances are an important way of giving the public an insight into Traveller identity
Stanley Robertson welcomes audience and
performers to the ‘Gaither Roon the Glimmer’
October 2004 PH

17. Travellers in Performance
Elizabeth Stewart, Mintlaw, playing ‘The Highland Wedding’ PH
The Lindsay Family, Strichen PH

18. Travellers in Performance
Jason Heaps, Aberdeen,
introduced by Stanley Robertson PH
The audience enjoys a night
among Travellers PH

19. Travellers in Performance
Angela Masia, Aberdeen,
performs on the fiddle PH
Johnny Lindsay, Strichen, with his father at the Barrie Nicht PH

20. Travellers in Performance
Alan Smith, Aberchirder, performs ‘The Gypsy Laddies’ (Child 200) PH

21. Travellers in Performance
Elizabeth Stewart, Mintlaw PH
Angela Masia, Aberdeen PH

22. Travellers in Performance
Clifford Robertson, Aberdeen, and group
at the ‘Barrie Nicht’, October 2004 PH
Stanley Cruickshank, Aberdeen PH

23. Travellers in Performance
Carmen Higgins, Aberdeen, performs at the
‘Boorachie o Traivellers: A Celebration of the Oral and Cultural
Traditions of Scottish Travellers’, March 2005 PH

24. Travellers in Performance
Simon Robertson, Aberdeen PH
Author and storyteller Jess Smith, Perthshire PH

25. Travellers in Performance
Storyteller Simon Robertson, Aberdeen, at the Boorachie PH
Singer and composer Bob Knight,
Aberdeen PH

26. Travellers in Performance
Participants at the
‘Gaither Roon the Glimmer’
March 2004, Aberdeen PH
Stanley Robertson in concert with Lawrence Tulloch, ‘Scotland at the Smithsonian’ Washington, DC, July 2003 PH

27. The Oral and Cultural Traditions of Scottish Travellers
The Project

28. Whitby Festival, August 2004
The Project
The project has been publicized through festival presentations, conferences, schools visits, workshops and performances, from Washington to Whitby
Stanley Robertson at
Whitby Festival, August 2004 PH
Author-filmaker Tim Neat addresses the Travellers’ conference, Aberdeen PH

29. Tim Neat addressing conference participants at the ‘Boorachie’,
The Project
Tim Neat addressing conference participants at the ‘Boorachie’,
March 2005 PH

30. The Project Tim Neat and Ian Russell at the ‘Boorachie’, March 2005PH
Author and storyteller Jess Smith at
the ‘Boorachie’, March 2005 PH

31. Akiko Takamatsu addresses the ‘Boorachie’, March 2005
The Project
Sheila Stewart, Blairgowrie, at the Elphinstone Institute Storytelling Weekend, April 2005 PH
Akiko Takamatsu addresses the ‘Boorachie’, March 2005 PH

32. The Project
Elizabeth Stewart plays at the Elphinstone Institute Storytelling Weekend, April 2005 PH
Sheila Stewart, Taffy Thomas, Stanley Robertson, Peter Chand at the Elphinstone Institute Storytelling Weekend, April 2005 PH

33. The Project Stanley Robertson at the HLF
‘Who Do We Want to Be?’ conference, November 2005 PH
Stanley Robertson with PhD researcher and project transcriber Sara Reith, Heritage Lottery Fund ‘Who Do We Want to Be?’ conference, November 2005 PH

34. Acknowledgements Stanley Robertson, Project Keyworker
Ian Russell, Director
Photography by Ian Russell, Carley Williams, Martha Stewart, Sara Reith
Powerpoint assembled by Thomas A. McKean
© 2006 Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen