# Event Details - **Event Name**: Scottish Travellers in focus - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 29 Oct, 2025 at 02:30 pm – Wed, 29 Oct, 2025 at 03:30 pm - **Event Description**: Enjoy tales from the rich history of Scotland's travelling communities with storytellers Jess Smith and Jimmy Williamson.About this EventPart of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival.Scotland’s storytelling renaissance could not have happened without the generosity of Scotland’s Travelling People. Discover tales rooted in this traidiotn with storytellers Jess Smith and Jimmy Williamson, drawing on rich Traveller family and cultural traditions.About the storytellersFrom a Scottish Traveller family, Jess Smith was privileged to sit round campfires and be enthralled within a circle of ancient kings, dragons, witches, tramps and all manner of heroes. As a teller of tales, the hardships of her ancestors help the listener to come a wee bit closer to understanding the Traveller.Jimmy Williamson is a storyteller and singer in the relaxed and engaging Scottish Traveller tradition. Eldest son of the celebrated Duncan Williamson, Jimmy was brought up in Fife while remaining connected with the Traveller networks in Argyll and Dumbarton where he lives and continues Traveller culture as a fisherman, basket maker and tradition bearer.When you book an event, your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and our third-party suppliers for the purposes of allowing you to attend the event and for audience research. For more information, visit the privacy pages, in particular the events notice and feedback and complaints notice. We expect attendees to behave respectfully towards presenters, guests and other audience members. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/scottish-travellers-in-focus/100001538472234869 - **Event Categories**: festivals, music, art, fine-arts, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: National Library of Scotland - **lat**: 55.9485782 - **long**: -3.1919722 - **full address**: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Scottish Travellers in focus - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/e4e1741227bb235a04f843ab087be02ed08dcd9adc51643149d7dd4e13dd386b-rimg-w1200-h675-dc010101-gmir.jpg?v=1760436273 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Scottish Travellers in focus being held? - **A:** Scottish Travellers in focus takes place on Wed, 29 Oct, 2025 at 02:30 pm to Wed, 29 Oct, 2025 at 03:30 pm at National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Scottish Travellers in focus? - **A:** Scottish Travellers in focus is organized by National Library of Scotland. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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