Stanley Robertson
(Reguidit frae Stanley Robertson (folk singer))
Stanley Robertson | |
|---|---|
 Stanley Robertson tellin a sonnet at the Barrie Nicht in the Aberdeen Arts Centre on the 26t Januar 2004 | |
| Born | William Stanley Robertson 8 June 1940 Aiberdeen, Scotland |
| Dee'd | 2t August 2009 Aiberdeen, Scotland |
Restin place | Old Lumphanan Kirkyard, Aberdeenshire |
| Thrift | Sangster, sangwriter, upmakker |
| Years active | 1950s–2009 |
| Hauf-marrae(s) | Johnanne Robertson |
| Bairns | Anthony, Clifford, Dale, Gabrielle, Nicole an Robert |
Stanley Robertson (8 June 1940 – 2 August 2009[1]) wis a Scots upmakker, ballad sangster, an piper.
He wis born in Aberdeen in 1940[2] intae a Traiveller faimlie at haed sattlet yonder. Frae his untie (fowk sangstress Jeannie Robertson) an ithers amang fam his faither,[3] he wis heir tae a repertoire repertoire o northeast ballads.[4] He wis the keywirker for the Heritage Lottery-foonit "Oral and Cultural Traditions of Scottish Travellers" project at the Elphinstone Institute o Aiberdeen Varsity, frae April 2002 til April 2005.[5]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Obituaries – Stanley Robertson". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 Mairch 2016.
- ↑ Robertson, Stanley (1988). Exodus to Alford. Nairn: Balnain Books. pp. 214. ISBN 0-9509792-6-0.
- ↑ "Tobar an Dualchais". Tobar an Dualchais (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ↑ Robertson, Stanley (1989). Nyakim's Windows. Nairn: Balnain Books. p. 212. ISBN 0-9509792-7-9.
- ↑ "Former Associates – Stanley Robertson". Elphinstone Institute. Retrieved 21 Mairch 2016.
