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Festival by the Loch

Parking is available in Holy Rood High School car park between 11:15am and 5:30pm. As normal NO dogs are allowed in the Garden other than assistance dogs.

IN THE MARQUEE

MC : Steve Harvey—Duddingston Kirk’s Poet-in-Residence

    12:00 Opening by Ian Rankin

    12.15 The Aberlady Moonshine Orchestra

    13:00 Brian Gibbs with Jessica Gibbs & Mike McGeary 

    14:00 The Tubby Horse Company

    15:00 Rosie Nimmo & band

    16:00 Raffle drawn

    16:15 The Aberlady Moonshine Orchestra

    17:00 Close

IN DUDDINGSTON KIRK

    12:30 Veda Runge (violin), Tricia Whyatt (piano) and Colette Woods (flute and vocals)

    12:15 Dr Bashabi Fraser, CBE reading her poetry

    14:15 The Wintones

    15:00 Alfred Leishman (classical guitar)

    15:15 June Nelson (fiddle) and Mike McGeary (guitar)

IN DR NEIL’S GARDEN, BY THE DIPPING POND AT THE FAR SIDE OF THE GARDEN

 A programme of children’s entertainment.

    12.:30 Clunie Mackenzie and Pete Baynes Stories and songs

    13:15 Gordon the Magician, Magic show

    14:30  Clunie Mackenzie and Pete Baynes will be back to singalong with children and the young at heart.

    15:30 Gordon the Magician is back.

IN TIMES SQUARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GARDEN

    13:45 Veda Runge (fiddle) and Tricia Whyatt (clarsach) will play a selection of Scottish airs and other Celtic music

    15:00 Arksong – The music of singer/songwriter, Marc Pilley

IN THOMSON’S TOWER’S UPPER ROOM

    12:45 The Painting Minister and his world. Presenters: Jacquetta Megarry and Keir Bloomer 

    14:30 The Painting Minister and his world. Jacquetta Megarry and Kier Bloomer (repeat of 12.45 talk)

ALL DAY:  Stalls, raffle, tombola, plant sales and refreshments. Some stalls require cash payment.

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