Who are the herber mooths?
An amateur traditional Scottish folk group from Dunbar in East
Lothian. The group of four consists of:
Gilbert Cairns- Vocals, Harmonica and Jew's Harp
Stuart Robertson - Vocals, Harmonica and Spoons.
Martin Fell - Vocals, Bodran, Lagerphone
Ian Hastie - Vocals, Guitar, 5 String Banjo, Irish Banjo,
Whistles, Mandola
The Herber Mooths material consists mainly of arrangements of
traditional and well -known Scottish folk tunes. They have a
particular interest in Robert Burns and regularly perform at Burns
Suppers at home and abroad often performing all the speeches, poems
and songs for the evening. This popular group have performed all
over Scotland from Duns in the south to Loch Carron in the north,
in village and town halls. Concerts are a blend of songs, great fun
and original humorous poetry from the pen of Stuart Robertson.
The Herber Mooths have produced a couple of successful Cd's
which are available from group members and at The John Muir
Birthplace Museum in Dunbar.
They sing mainly for enjoyment and have raised significant
amounts of money for charity. In June 2010 were named Rotary
citizens of the year.