Projects

Burns: The Giftie Bard celebrates the life, loves and letters of Burns through songs, tunes and words. It was first performed in 2009 for Homecoming Scotland! inaugurated to celebrate the work and legacy of Robert Burns. Researched and conducted by … Read more »

It’s a Land Girl’s Life is a performance that was I was commissioned to devise in 2011 by Shambellie House, Scotland’s National Museum of Costume, in order to celebrate the lives of members of the Scottish Women’s Land Army.  As … Read more »

LONGSCAR is a solar powered sound installation. When approached, the movement sensor triggers the playing of the song I’ll be Watching This Shore by Alison Burns. “Longscar sound beacon was conceived by the German artist Reinhild Beuther. The sound sculpture is … Read more »

This performance was devised in 2007 with the intention of explore not only Britain’s, but more specifically Scotland’s and in particular Galloway’s seafaring past through traditional songs and narratives. Over the summer visiting workshop leaders, all specialists in their fields, … Read more »