

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Song and Dance of the Herring Gutters
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: In this talk, Meg Hyland will share her research about the role music played in the lives of herring gutters in the Scottish fishing industry from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. 

From work songs and protest songs to ceilidhs
in the gutting huts, she will explore the varied musical expressions of herring gutters based on her research in oral history archives and ethnographic interviews.

Meg Hyland is a PhD candidate in Celtic and Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh. She holds an MSc in Celtic and Scottish Studies from the University of Edinburgh and an MA (Hons) Mediaeval History from the University of St Andrews.

This is part of the "Following the Fish" project, a joint project run by High Life Highland’s Archive Service in partnership with Suffolk Archives, the Norfolk Record Office, and Tasglann nan Eilean (the Hebridean Archives).

Event details: 
Date - 17 March 2026
Venue - Online 
Time - 6pm UK time 

The "Following the Fish" exhibition will be at West Highland Museum from 10th March to 25th April.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fort-william-highland/song-and-dance-of-the-herring-gutters/200029676944532
- **Event Categories**: exhibitions, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 112

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Fort William, Highland
- **location**: Online event
- **full address**: Online event, Fort William Tourist Information, Cameron Square, Fort William, PH33 6AJ, United Kingdom, Fort William, Highland

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: West Highland Museum (https://allevents.in/org/west-highland-museum/20058024)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Online event, Fort William Tourist Information, Cameron Square, Fort William, PH33 6AJ, United Kingdom, Fort William, Highland
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** West Highland Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** exhibitions, live-music
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Song and Dance of the Herring Gutters ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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