Search results
Aug 4, 2009 · Leading storyteller and ballad singer Stanley Robertson, who died of a heart attack in Aberdeen at the age of 69, left school at 14 and became a fish filleter.
Stanley Robertson (folk singer) Stanley Robertson (8 June 1940 – 2 August 2009 [1]) was a Scottish storyteller, author, ballad singer, and piper. He was born in Aberdeen in 1940 [2] into a Traveller family which had settled there. From his aunt, folk singer Jeannie Robertson, and others including his father, [3] he inherited a huge repertoire ...
Nov 25, 2009 · William Stanley Robertson: storyteller, singer, piper, writer and historian: born Aberdeen 8 June 1940; married Johnann (four sons, two daughters); died Aberdeen 2 August 2009. More about
Aug 21, 2009 · Stanley Robertson, the ballad singer, storyteller and writer, who has died aged 69, was recognised as a wellspring of Scottish travellers' lore; renowned for his phenomenal memory, he could recall ...
Sep 3, 2009 · Stanley Robertson, the last of Scotland’s Traveller storytellers, died on August 2nd, aged 69. Sep 3rd 2009 |. Derek Ironside. THE fish-hooses of old Aberdeen were dark, reeking places, and the ...
Aug 11, 2009 · Folklorist of Scotland's travellers; Born June 8, 1940; Died August 3, 2009. Stanley Robertson, who has died aged 69, was Scotland's pre-eminent balladeer and storyteller.
People also ask
When did Stanley Robertson die?
Who is Stanley Robertson?
How old was Robert Robertson when he died?
What did John Robertson do for a living?
He was an Honorary Founder of the Scottish Storytelling Forum. Stanley died at his home in Aberdeen on Sunday, 2 August 2009. A musical about Robertson's life by Kyle Jarrow and Bright Lights, Big City composer Paul Scott Goodman tentatively titled Reek Roon is currently under development, reportedly commissioned by Fela! producer Steve Hendel ...
