OOR_Scintilla have created The Whiteadder Tapes (released on Bandcamp Friday 4th Sept 2020). They record sounds in the natural environment and then add layers of voice, composed music and improvised performance. You can visit their Facebook page to find out more about this release here: https://www.facebook.com/oorscintilla/ You can find more about their involvement in the … Read More
The poet Kate Campbell helped us source a fantastic library of aerial photographs of the Whiteadder area in snow. These were commissioned by a local group to support an objection on landscape and visual grounds to the proposed Fallago Rig wind farm. They were taken from a flight over the Lammermuirs after heavy snow in … Read More
29th Aug – 13th Sept 2020 An exciting opportunity to celebrate East Lothian’s heritage in new ways, and to safely explore historic buildings and archaeological sites, without leaving home! There is an exciting programme of over 60 events – from virtual guided tours, presentations and films to workshops, poetry, and music, all about the heritage … Read More
Between 2-5th May 2020 we hosted a very successful online event to celebrate what would have been the 220th birthday of Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800-1860). The events were posted on the project’s Facebook page where you can still watch, read, listen and comment on them all! Over the next few days we will be adding some … Read More
Tuesday 5th of May 2020 would have been the 220th birthday of Dr George Henderson of Chirnside (1800-1860) – a country doctor whose writings are a treasury of local custom, tradition, story and rhyme. To mark the occasion we are hosting an online festival to bring together the history, archaeology and creative arts of the … Read More
In March, a small team set out to explore a possible new site: an anomaly in the LiDAR data (below) was interpreted as a possible cairn, so we headed out to investigate. The site is located on a promontory in Whiteadder Reservoir. However, assuming that our site is prehistoric, it would not have been on … Read More
A local band, Barnstorm have responded to the Whiteadder project with their piece ‘Our Scotland’. They originally started as a duet some years ago, has developed into the current line-up of:Carol Dubber: vocals / guitar / mandolin / songwriterChris Dubber: vocals / percussionAlan Bradd: vocals / guitar / banjoKenny Tait: Bass / keyboard They enjoy performing … Read More
Artist Fiona McLachlan-Powell has proposed to create sculptural installations inspired by the female agricultural workers from the past called bondagers, who worked in agriculture in East Lothian and Berwickshire. The installation will be of sculptural objects taken from the material culture of the bondagers. They were hired at a hiring fair by hinds who needed … Read More
A small group gathered at the Volunteer Arms in Dunbar on Friday 10th January 2020 to look at and discuss various place-names in the Whiteadder project area. It was a very successful workshop with great input from all. The items discussed will be posted as a page on this website, including a downloadable PDF containing … Read More
The ‘Herring Road’ is a route that went from Dunbar to Lauder and cut through the Whiteadder area near the reservoir. The route was used by people bringing a stock of salted herring home for the winter and also by fishwives carrying huge creels of herring from Dunbar to the markets in Lauder. The path has changed … Read More