TRAQUAIR FAIR 2007

Traquair Fair goes Latin American!

See: Some photographs from the 2007 Fair

which took place on 4th and 5th August.

Hot rhythms, wonderful costumes, masks, puppets and fantastic stilt walkers transformed the tranquil grounds of this ancient Scottish castle now celebrating its 900th anniversary.

THEATRE-MUSIC: WORLD AND TRADITIONAL-CHILDRENS' ENTERTAINMENTS & WORKSHOPS-ACROBATS-SALSA/TANGO DANCERS- STREET ENTERTAINERS-STORYTELLING-OVER 70 CRAFT & COMLEMENTARY MEDICINE STALLS.

Highlights

Highlights of the weekend included Salsa Celtica, one of the UK’s leading Latin American big dance bands with a Scottish Accent. Then there was the fiery Macumba an Edinburgh based band fusing traditional sounds of Scottish bagpipes with infectious rhythms of Brazilian percussion. Superb funky Latin Jazz with the Dias Quartet and marvellous Chilean vocals from Voces del Sur.

On the wineglass lawn the amazing Brazilian acrobats, De Ramos performed a variety of extraordinary acrobatic feats, knife throwing and capoeira. Also, one of the best street theatre acts in the country, Bruce Airhead performed the metamorphosis of a man into a six foot balloon!

Around the Fair the Latin theme continued with Legendary Lynn a spectacular stilt act based on Carmen Miranda and Two Left Feet-a ballroom dancing couple sequinned to the hilt and ready to rumba!

For children there was a great programme of things to see and workshops to take part in. The Mora Brothers from Cuba had papier mache workshops making masks and animals. There were puppet shows from Ailie Paley and Over the Top as well as the inimitable Mr Boom and slapstick from Maynard Flipflap. Storytelling in the Green Shee yurt and show boats, inflatables and face painting.