There has been a wee resurgence in the performance of these traditional plays - which usually include music and sometimes songs.

The Beacons Arts Centre in Greenock had a Galoshans festival last Hallowe'en, and another scheduled for this October.

The Meadows Mummers have been doing Galoshans (and other?) plays / performances since - when? Fiona, Trish - - more info please?


The revival of the Burgh Hall Players in Dunoon and Cowal will feature a Galoshans in a couple of weeks time, shortly before Hallowe'en

I know there are other groups, including puppeteers, keeping the tradition alive----

Is it only in Scotland?

Are they all 'revival' groups, or were there still pockets of the tradition being kept alive somewhere all along-----?
(I know a guy who was raised in Port Glasgow, he is ages with me, and when he was a youngster they didn't 'go guising' but would ask one another 'are you going Galoshans?' - tho what they did was just regular guising, not a play or scripted performance)

Are there any older people who recall seeing or hearing of Galoshans being performed way back when?