Concerts, bioscope shows, and travelling theatres in Peebles...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1971
Track ID
26966
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1972.203.B4
Original Tape ID
Summary
Concerts, bioscope shows, and travelling theatres in Peebles in the late 19th century.
In Peebles in David Lawson's youth there were concerts twice a month in the winter, organised by two committees, and held in the parish church hall. The Co-operative also put on concerts. A man called Lumsden sometimes came from Edinburgh with a bioscope. Travelling theatres came too, and some quite well-known concert performers. For seven or eight summers there was a concert party in the bandstand belonging to Peebles Silver Band.
Item Location
County - Peeblesshire
Parish - Peebles
Village/Place - Peebles
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair