Barrowsgate enjoys a free day out at Aikey Fair but thinks he might have come home with one of the tiny performance artists he saw there.
Background: The annual Sunday Fair at Aikey Brae preceded the Wednesday horse market, and was known for the somewhat dubious items being sold by tramps and hawkers. The Fair was held on Aikey Brae, in Buchan for over a century until 1946 and was the largest Fair in the North of Scotland.
Note: The cornkister (folk song) “Aikey Brae”, describes an outing to the Fair by some farm loons to celebrate the forthcoming sale of a horse. They were surprised that such a gawdy event could be allowed on the Sabbath.