The magnificent traditional singer Jock Duncan (1925-2021) is remembered in this new book ‘Jock Duncan – The Man and his Songs’, compiled and edited by Peter Shepheard. This book was launched on the 17th March 2024 at a concert in the Cowdry Hall, Aberdeen.

Jock was brought up in the ballad rich farming country around New Deer and Fyvie in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire and was one of Scotland’s great traditional singers and one of the last to inherit his songs from a living oral tradition. This book is a collection of songs transcribed from Jock’s singing with detailed notes on sixty songs, from ‘Aikey Brae’ to ‘Ythanside’. It also includes a unique biography of the man himself.

Hardback book. Available to purchase as a discounted bundle with the accompanying CD, Jock Duncan – Aikey Brae to Ythanside.