Jackie Kay
b"It's a great honour and treat for the festival to welcome Scotland's poet laureate, or makar. Jackie's work is tender, funny and haunting by turns, informed by the fascinating dual Scottish/ Nigerian parentage explored in her memoir 'Red Dust Road' and captivating when performed live. Imagine a fabulous hybrid of Aretha Franklin, Miss Jean Brodie and Anne Sexton and you'll know why this is unmissable"