The Playlets:

Acknowledgements Title:Pamphlet no 179 Cover: Crow on a Branch by Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) from the online collection of Brooklyn Museum Published by Malfranteaux Concepts Printed by Retro Overflow Copyright: Sheena Blackhall, July 2022: North-east poet Sheena Blackhall was commissioned to write 5 playlets, to perfom alongside actor Hamish Somers . The work was specially created for the magical and intimate surrounds of St Margaret’s Braemar, drawing inspiration from major historical events and ghost stories of the area. The playlets were inspired by local legend, many learned on her aunt’s bus service which ran tours with local stories for tourists.The poem Filmin oor Culture was written for the Doric film festival, 2022. The Song: Homage to Haddo was written after being asked to perform at Haddo House. Linking Doric Couplets were commissioned as part of the filmed documentary Tatties and Typhoid Ham, a fusion of evolving visual art, music, and spoken word, wherein three women from Aberdeen, Diana Buchan, Ruby Stephen, and Pat Robertson, shared their thoughts and experiences on being locked down during the typhoid outbreak in 1964 and their concurrent situation during the 2020 Coronavirus outbreak. It was directed by visual artist Kate Steenhauer and produced in collaboration with Blackhall, composer Maria Sappho, and videographers Alex Cormack and Martina Camatta.Thanks are due to Malfranteaux Concept for publishing this volume, and to the creator of the cover image.July 2022 Sheena Blackhall This is a limited print run of 50 copies