Boy and the Bunnet, The

Part of Celtic Connections 2012

The Boy and the Bunnet unites the formidable talents of Booker-nominated author James Robertson, pianist/composer James Ross and Gaelic poet Aonghas MacNeacail. Read more …

Robertson’s Scots text, narrated by Gerda Stevenson, spins a lively contemporary fairy-tale about a boy getting lost in the woods, where he encounters an array of real and supernatural creatures, each characterfully conjured by Ross’s typically imaginative, lyrical score.

The critical consensus

A CD is already available, with a book due next month, so this show will definitely have legs. But more time spent exploring just what these superb musicians – and their instruments – can do would have it off and running.

(*) Kelly Apter, The Scotsman, 04/02/2012