History in Song

Ishbel MacAskill, Inverness Internationally-acclaimed Gaelic singer Ishbel MacAskill comes from the Point area of the Island of Lewis, one of Scotland’s Western Isles. She was brought up with the rich heritage of centuries old Gaelic music and song, and for several years she taught traditional Gaelic singing to children. Regular appearances in her leading acting role in the Gaelic TV drama, Machair, has also made her familiar to Scottish TV viewers. Stanley Robertson, Aberdeen Master storyteller Robertson grew up in a traditional Traveller’s household and is a nephew of the legendary ballad singer Jeannie Robertson. His family is an internationally renowned repository of Traveller’s lore, Scottish song, balladry, stories, and folklore from Aberdeenshire and Northeast Scotland.