Bog Standard - Part of Edinburgh Tradfest 2025

Bog Standard is the gripping true story of a tip off which led a rookie journalist to one of the most important archaeological finds of the 20th century. It’s also a story about a magical bogland called Lindow Moss, two murders 1500 years apart, and how an ancient bog man became a 21st-century eco warrior. Award-winning health journalist and storyteller Rachel Pugh and prize-winning harpist Lucy Nolan collaborate in a show weaving words, music and natural bog sounds from the UK and Kyrgyzstan to recreate the nail-biting days of 1984 when Rachel fought to save Lindow Man from ending up in a bag of compost! Directed by Marion Kenny.

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Edinburgh Tradfest presents the very best traditional music and traditional arts from Scotland and around the world. This year's dates are Fri 2 – Mon 12 May 2025. Edinburgh Tradfest is run by Soundhouse, alongside programming partners at TRACS, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Queen's Hall, University of Edinburgh Celtic & Scottish Studies, Folk Film Gathering and other individual artists and creatives. Funded by Creative Scotland and the William Grant Foundation.

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• Next Monday, 5th May, 04:00 pm, Scotland’s Ancient Goddess: Hidden in Plain Sight - Part of Edinburgh Tradfest 2025 in Edinburgh
• Next Tuesday, 6th May, 07:30 pm, Stories and Songs in the North-East Bothy Tradition - Part of Edinburgh Tradfest 2025 in Edinburgh
• Next Wednesday, 7th May, 07:30 pm, Let Them Be Heard: Sangstream Scots Folk Choir - Part of Edinburgh Tradfest 2025 in Edinburgh

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