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Heritage Festival West Dunbartonshire- Speakeasy

Monday 18 May, 2026 7 p.m.

Fountain Tavern, 9 Bank St, Alexandria G83 0NG

Part of Clydesider Heritage Festival 1 – 31 May

Free No Need To Book

Speakeasy Programme

Balloch Boatyard in Summer – Muriel Sharples – read by Mary Irvine.

“Sadly Nae Mer” – a woman’s story about working in the Dumbarton distillery fondly known as The Red Tower. Christine Robinson (may move to after break)

Leaving and Returning – Ian Retson

Funny/Scurrilous poems – Dora Wright

Irish Immigration – Charlie Docherty

Anecdote from Old Kilpatrick – Pat Byrne

Musical Interlude – Paul Murdoch

Raconteur – Ian Miller

Break – 15 mins??

Tattie Picking – Barbara Myers – read by Mary Irvine

Tbc Havoc??- Maureen Cullen

The Ben Lomond Legend – Paul Underwood

Islands of Loch Lomond –  Ann MacKinnon

The Trial of Isabel of Inchmurrin Bruce Biddolph

Paul Murdoch – The Bear Park

  Loch Lomond (song) please feel free to join in . . .

The Clydesider Magazine has organised a Heritage Festival to celebrate West Dunbartonshire’s rich heritage. Some forty events have been organised. As part of the heritage celebration.

The Speakeasy has been organised by Mary Irvine – come along and hear some local stories and anecdotes.

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“We would also like an audience so feel free to come along and enjoy the nostalgia!”

“The Fountain Tavern does not usually open in the evenings but is opening especially for this community event.”

Mary Irvine, March 2026

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