Ankur Festival My Afro-Celtic Angst

Bruce Fummey was born in the 60s to a Scottish mother and an African father. He was brought up by a Yorkshire granny who had married a Black Watch soldier. It was bound to lead to Afro Celtic Angst.

“He is a natural storyteller and such an amiable character that you can’t help but get swept up by his stories, and the fact that he’s obviously enjoying the show so much is incredibly infectious and the audience is on his side from the start” (ThreeWeeks)

Ankur Festival is a free, multi-artform weekend event, where local artists, academics and the general public interrogate the issue of race and ethnicity in contemporary Scotland. Driven by questions “Where are you really from?” and “Do you have to be white to be Scottish?”, as well as examining the subject of growing up mixed race. A compelling range of responses, notions of dual heritage, immigration and clashes of culture will be explored through an eclectic programme of performance, art, music, poetry, film, comedy and discussion.