‘If once, why not again?’ Rediscovering Freddy Anderson

A new pamphlet restores the writing of Freddy Anderson to popular attention. Erin Farley, Scottish folk scholar and Local History Officer for Dundee Libraries, explores his rich and living legacy. (Erin can be found on Twitter at @aliasmacalias)

Let us Act for Ourselves: Selected Works of Freddy Anderson
Edited by Joey Simons (Platform Arts, 2020)
Online edition: https://issuu.com/platformglasgow/docs/let_us_act_for_ourselves_publication

Compiled by Joey Simons and published in association with Platform Arts, Let Us Act For Ourselves brings a collection of poetry, prose and drama by Freddy Anderson into print for the first time in decades. Freddy Anderson (1922-2005) was born in County Monaghan, and lived in Glasgow from 1946. Putting down roots in Easterhouse, he became part of a rich and wide-ranging network of writers, singers and activists during the Scottish folk revival and beyond. During his lifetime, Freddy published several collections of poetry, a novel, Oiney Hoy, and…