Ryöstölapsi: Kertomus David Balfourin seikkailuista

A seventeen‑year‑old orphan from the bleak Ettrick hills receives a solemn summons from his late father’s estate, a sealed letter that points to the distant Shaws manor. With the morning mist lifting over the lowlands, he sets out under the watchful eye of the village priest, feeling both the weight of his family name and the pull of an unknown future.

The journey carries him across windswept moors toward the rugged Highlands, where the promise of a noble lineage clashes with whispered rumors of betrayal, piracy and forgotten feuds. Along the way he meets colorful locals—highland “jacks” and a charismatic, if enigmatic, ally—each hinting at the wider world that awaits beyond the familiar fields of his childhood.

Listeners will be drawn into a vivid tapestry of 18th‑century Scotland, where duty, destiny and daring adventure intertwine. The opening act lays a solid foundation of mystery and yearning, inviting you to walk beside David as he steps from his modest past into a realm of peril and possibility.