Edinburgh People's Festival
edinburgh people festival art festival labour festival edinburgh scotland intended celebration indigenous talent cultural entertainment venue across city especially outer scheme price everyone afford inspired labour government established edinburgh festival celebration art people people festival reestablished colin fox later elected parliament lothian msp reaction high ticket price edinburgh festival fringe lack event away city centre initially organised scottish socialist party trade union local artist carry tradition original edinburgh people festival – acknowledges cultural contribution made hamish henderson ewan maccoll joan littlewood norman buchan joe corrie since people festival presented show saughton prison edinburgh royal infirmary scottish parliament stand comedy club woodburn miner welfare bmc club gorgie artspace craigmillar north edinburgh art centre well community centre north south east west city people festival awardwinning exhibition constructed inmate saughton prison tell story organisation origin present day centrepiece last year radical book fair august programme included hamish henderson memorial lecture launch book robert burn mean celebrate poet th anniversary walking tour radical edinburgh concert song people tour rebus edinburgh endorsed ian rankin edinburgh people festival archived february wayback machine