Stanley Robertson (8 June 1940 – 2 August 2009) wis a Scots upmakker, ballad sangster, an piper.
Stanley Robertson | |
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Stanley Robertson tellin a sonnet at the Barrie Nicht in the Aberdeen Arts Centre on the 26t Januar 2004 | |
Born | William Stanley Robertson 8 June 1940 Aiberdeen, Scotland |
Dee'd | 2t August 2009 Aiberdeen, Scotland |
Restin place | Old Lumphanan Kirkyard, Aberdeenshire |
Thrift | Sangster, sangwriter, upmakker |
Years active | 1950s–2009 |
Hauf-marrae(s) | Johnanne Robertson |
Bairns | Anthony, Clifford, Dale, Gabrielle, Nicole an Robert |
He wis born in Aberdeen in 1940 intae a Traiveller faimlie at haed sattlet yonder. Frae his untie (fowk sangstress Jeannie Robertson) an ithers amang fam his faither, he wis heir tae a repertoire repertoire o northeast ballads. He wis the keywirker for the Heritage Lottery-foonit "Oral and Cultural Traditions of Scottish Travellers" project at the Elphinstone Institute o Aiberdeen Varsity, frae April 2002 til April 2005.
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