Hutton 300: the concert

Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2QQ
Saturday 27 June 2026, 7:30pm

Join us for a unique evening of music, song, video and poetry inspired by James Hutton’s insights regarding deep time and Earth’s processes with performances from leading Scottish performers. Karine Polwart and Dave Milligan have featured the song ‘Siccar Point’ on their most recent album and will close the concert with a headline set inspired by the Earth. Olivia Rafferty will sing songs from her album ‘Typical Forever’ which is entirely about geology. East Lothian ambient composer Michael Begg’s work includes Deep Time and accompanies atmospheric video from Glenda Rome which will also be shown as excerpts from the film ‘Expressing the Earth’. There will be poetry featuring Siccar Point and Arthur’s Seat by Patrick Corbett, Jack Cooper, Colin Will and Alexander McCall Smith.

Produced by the Edinburgh Geological Society.

Tickets (£25 + booking fee) – book here

For those interested in exploring Hutton connections even further, visit the Hutton memorial in Greyfriars Kirkyard before the concert (from 6pm) and join us the next morning for:

Geopoets tour to Siccar Point 

Join the creative team involved in the Hutton 300 concert for a coach tour to Siccar Point, to explore the new Deep Time Trail and creative responses to James Hutton’s ideas.

Sunday 28 June 2026
09:30 Depart Edinburgh city centre
10:45 Arrive Siccar Point (or meet us there if you are travelling independently)
12:00 Depart Siccar Point for Cockburnspath (refreshments/toilets)
12:45 Depart Cockburnspath
14:00 Drop off Edinburgh city centre

Coach tickets (£20 + booking fee) – book here