Shipyard Bards, Tall Tales and Dinner

Sat Jan 24 2026 at 03:45 pm to 06:15 pm UTC+00:00

Gael & Grain | Glasgow

Gael & Grain
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Shipyard Bards, Tall Tales and Dinner
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Celebrate Glasgow’s shipbuilding heritage! A joint production from Glasgow Music City Tours and Gael and Grain.
About this Event

Saturday 24th January · From 3.45pm - 6.15pm
Tickets: £47pp

John Brown’s, Fairfield, Yarrows… Cutty Sark, HMS Hood, Queen Mary… Titan crane, Broomielaw, Ovo Hydro… all names that have helped shape the past and present of the Clyde River and Glasgow.


Taking place in Gael and Grain Scottish Pub and Kitchen on Sandyford Place, Shipyard Bards, Tall Tales and Dinner uses entertaining stories and trad songs to explore the Clyde’s shipbuilding heritage and the Clydeside’s current regeneration.
A joint production from Glasgow Music City Tours and Gael and Grain, the events also feature a delicious two course meal from a menu of Scottish favourites plus a dram of whisky.

Including material from Fairfield Heritage Museum and former shipyard workers, the stories – some funny, some more serious – range from famous work-ins to heated run-ins between the bosses in their bowler hats and the bunnet-wearing workers.

And of course there are plenty of songs inspired by the Clyde and its industrial heritage. Live music is from singer Mae MacInnes. Mae is from the Isle of Skye, and grew up steeped in the island’s music tradition. The performance part of the event is illustrated by past and present photos of the Clyde, the yards and their famous ships.

The food will be hearty, wholesome and local – think Peterhead haddock and chips; haggis, neeps and tatties (veggie version available) and Gael & Grain steak and sausage pie. Desserts will be a warm apple pie with custard, traditional cranachan or sticky toffee pudding served with vanilla ice cream.

Doors open at 3.40pm with meal from 3.45pm, show starting at 5.15pm and finishing at 6.15pm.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Gael & Grain, 23 Sandyford Place, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 51.63

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