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A Blether and a Bevvy – Arthur Lloyd – Aberdour – A Walk Through History
The Institute/Library Aberdour Library, AberdourWe invite you, from the comfort of your seat, on a filmed walk through the village of Aberdour, where every street, building and boundary tells a story. As we explore, Arthur Lloyd uncovers how centuries of daily life have shaped the village’s character, from its earliest origins to the community you see today.
The layout of roads, the position of homes, and the marks left by landowners, communities and industry all reveal a living history formed over hundreds of years. By looking closely and moving at walking pace, Arthur explores how the past continues to influence the present in this quietly evolving village.
A Blether and a Bevvy with Harriet Tyce
Church Hall Aberdour Church Hall, AberdourWe are delighted to be joined this year by Harriet Tyce author, former criminal barrister and contestant on the fourth series of The Traitors.
Harriet practised as a criminal barrister for nearly ten years, before changing her career path to writing crime fiction. Her first novel Blood Orange, published in 2019 to huge critical acclaim became a Richard and Judy choice.
Her new book Witch Trial is a chilling, multi-layered legal thriller that centres on the murder of 18-year-old Christian Shaw in Edinburgh, for which police charge her two best friends.
Hosted by Aberdour’s very own international bestselling novelist Jenny Colgan.
A Blether and a Bevvy with Lucy Ribchester
The Institute/Library Aberdour Library, Aberdour18th century Edinburgh’s Music Scene: from High Society to Murder Ballads
Join author and former Aberdour local Lucy Ribchester for a journey into the glittering and grisly world of 18th century Edinburgh, the setting for her latest novel Murder Ballad. With a heady mix of camp and high drama, the novel tells the story of a street ballad singer’s rise into high society, and the notorious murder she sings of.
Delve into the real life locations and historical figures who inspired the book. Learn about St Cecilia’s hall, once home to the Edinburgh Musical Society, where the famous castrato Tenducci performed, and about the gory tradition of murder ballads and execution ballads, sung and sold in the streets outside.
Lucy Ribchester was born in Edinburgh and grew up in Aberdour. She has written three historical novels, The Hourglass Factory, The Amber Shadows and Murder Ballad, and two contemporary thrillers under the name Elle Connel.
She won a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award in 2013 and in 2015 The Hourglass Factory was nominated for the Historical Writers Association Debut Crown. Her short fiction has been shortlisted for the Costa Short Story Award and Manchester Fiction Prize. She is currently a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.