The Light, the Bell & the Burden
Cellist Su-a Lee and fiddler/composer Donald Grant create a compelling site-specific installation to be premiered in St Fillan’s Cave in Pittenweem at East Neuk Festival.
About The Light, the Bell & the Burden
Multi-disciplinary artist and designer Andy McGregor has teamed up with two of Scotland’s most exciting musicians, cellist Su-a Lee and fiddler/composer Donald Grant to create a compelling site-specific installation to be premiered in St Fillan’s Cave in Pittenweem at East Neuk Festival.
The Light, the Bell & the Burden explores mysteries around belief, folklore and healing through St. Fillan and the relics connected to him. Amongst these relics are eight river stones which are said to have specific healing properties; the saint’s bronze bell (known as The Bernane), also used for healing; and perhaps most curiously, the arm and hand of the saint himself (The Mayne) which is said to have glowed with light allowing the saint to write sermons in the cave and as a preserved relic, it played a part in Robert the Bruce’s success at Bannockburn.
Screenings begin every half hour from 12.30-5pm on Saturday 28 June then from 11am-5pm on Sunday 29 June. Admission is free but we ask visitors to make a cash donation at the door which will be passed on to St John’s Episcopal Church, Pittenweem which maintains the cave. [NB normal entrance to the cave is a £1 donation per person]. We are grateful to St John’s for permission to present this piece in the cave.
ACCESS: Please note: The cave is fully accessible but involves managing uneven surfaces and slopes inside and outside (see picture below): if you have any questions please email us.
There is non-step access to the cave from East Shore (on a rising, paved slope), and stepped access from Kirkgate.
Inside there is a short slope from the doorway into the cave itself, uneven floors and low ceilings. Light levels will be low so we ask all visitor to take good care.
Image credit: Andy McGregor
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