Box and Fiddle - June 2015

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38th Year No. 10 June 2015

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BOX& The magazine for Scottish music enthusiasts

Iain Wilson

GUEST OF HONOUR Newtongrange Accordion & Fiddle Festival THE NEW GENERATION Spring Concert in Orkney

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Welcome

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...to the June issue of Box & Fiddle The magazine for Scottish music enthusiasts

Editor • Pia Walker 7 Tarvit Gardens Cupar, Fife, KY15 5BT Tel: 01334 657 850 Mob: 07715 115 489 editor@boxandfiddle.com Designer • Marie Irvine mamidesigns@hotmail.com Cover Image © Gerd Altmann Printer • Meigle Colour Printers www.meigleprint.co.uk

NAAFC Chairman • Nicol McLaren 9 Sheila Road, Blairgowrie Perthshire, PH10 6RP Tel: 01250 874 526 nicol@boxandfiddle.com Vice Chairman • Iain Cathcart Tel: 01555 661 017 iain@boxandfiddle.com Secretary • Susan MacFadyen Carlung Farm, West Kilbride Ayrshire, KA23 9PU Tel: 01294 823 865 susan@boxandfiddle.com Treasurer • Charlie Todd 63 Station Road, Thankerton Biggar, ML12 6NZ Tel: 01899 308 327 charlie@boxandfiddle.com Executive Committee: Charlie Kirkpatrick David Cunningham Margo Maclennan Richard Ross Tom Orr Willie Johnstone

So many things have happened to promote the NAAFC, the clubs and magazine in May. The B&F was on the radio; well that was end of April, but still, I had a lovely few hours with Ewan Galloway in his studio. I also manned a table at the Dundee Strathspey and Reel Society’s Fiddler’s Rally in Dundee and Chairman Nicol McLaren was on Take the Pia Walker, Editor Floor. All this is well worthwhile, as it may just bring in more visitors to your club. The more people hear about us, the better the chances are that some will turn up to experience a club night. At the end of the month I went to Denmark with 183 Scottish Country Dancers, and I of course brought some magazines with me.

Promotion is important. I have just come home from the dentist and as I was there early (wanted to get it over and done with!), I had a look at their magazine table. And it struck me, why shouldn’t a back copy of the B&F sit there beside all the others? So next season, when you have a copy left over, don’t feel that you have lost the £2.70 because you haven’t sold it, see it as £2.70 that you reinvest in promoting your club, the NAAFC and the B&F. Staple a note to it with your club dates for the year and present the magazine to a waiting room near you. If you don’t have any left over, should you not try and order 1 or 2 more and see if they sell?

(Hint, hint, nudge, nudge!)

In this issue we cover the last Guest of Honour, Iain Wilson, and reveal the top nominees for the Baffi’s. We have more Festival results with photos, Jack Delaney is Centre Stage and Clappy Doo tells about the band in the Take the Floor session.

During the summer, while you work on your tan, Marie and I will work on the website, which, by the way, now has an events page.

We are still open for advertising; contact me for a media pack.

I hope you get a lot of sun over the summer, but beware of the midges!

Pia

Keep up with the latest news at

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While every care has been taken in compiling Box & Fiddle to ensure that it is correct at the time of going to press, Box & Fiddle assume no responsibility for any effects from errors or omissions.

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Morino Day at the Park

Castelfidardo visit Advance notice

Castelfidardo visit May 2016

George Burns, Colin Garvin, Steven Nelson, Lisa Mitchell, Stuart Cameron

Once again the third Sunday in April saw a gathering of players and enthusiasts in Glasgow’s Park Bar for the biannual Morino Day session. Organised by Nicky McMichan as an informal get-together for Morino box players (and anyone else wanting a tune), it was a great day of music and catching up with friends, including such well-travelled folk as Aidan Frost from Ireland and Drewie Hawick, Maggie Adamson and Brian Nicholson from Shetland. Thanks to all who attended and had a tune and to the Park Bar for looking after us so well.

Players and attendees included: Alasdair MacLeod, Matthew Maclennan, Steven Nelson, Hamish MacDougall, Alasdair MacPhail, Susan MacFadyen, Nicky McMichan, Aidan Frost, John Burns, Mark Cummine, Craig McFadyen, Andy Kinnear, Finlay Robertson, Ally K MacPherson, Drew Smilie, Stuart Cameron, Seamus O Sullivan, Colin Garvin, Lisa Mitchell, Ross Wilson, George Burns, Campbell Brown, Lindsay Weir, Maggie Adamson, Brian Nicholson, Jim Clark, John Omand, Ian Smith, Niall Kirkpatrick, Drewie Hawick, Andy Phillip. Apologies if I missed anyone, see you all for the next one in November. Neil Macgregor

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Following our visit to Castelfidardo ‘The Home of the Accordion’ last year a number of people have expressed interest in a trip in 2016.

The visit to Italy will be for 5 days (4 nights) and will include a visit to the Accordion Museum; the opportunity to try the world’s largest working piano accordion and a chromatic model. Visits to factories seeing accordions being built, discovering how bellows are made and how reeds are produced. Try the latest accordions; enjoy getting together in the evening playing on accordions loaned to the group. Experience the lovely region of Le Marche and some of the hilltop towns, visit Loreto and the underground tunnels at Osimo.

Last Gala Night includes a guest accordionist and entertainment by members of the group.

Flights are from Heathrow and accommodation is at a 4 star hotel with Gala Night dinner included.

Luxury coach travel from Bologna to Castelfidardo and use of the coach throughout the stay is included. Visit to Bologna or San Marino on the return journey.

Note: We plan to offer a Ryanair Stansted - Ancona option. Travellers will have to arrange their own transfer from Ancona to the hotel in Castelfidardo (bus or taxi).

To go on our list to receive full details please call: Peter Le Geyt on 020 8977 6680 or email: plg@plgmarketing.com

Contents

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News A Gretna Fund Raiser; Annan St Andrew; Spring Concert in Orkney; Morino Day at the Park; Castelfidardo visit

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Summer Subscriptions Find out where to pick up your copy

10 Newtongrange Accordion & Fiddle Club

Competition Results

11 The New Generation Magnus Westwell

12 Centre Stage Jack Delaney

18 Food for Thought

David Francis, Traditional Music Forum

19 Club News

The latest news from our clubs

35 Club Diary

You are never too old to go Clubbing!

38 Take the Floor

David Kennedy SDB

39 Dance Diary

Find the nearest dances and ceilidhs

13 In Memory

Logan MacGregor

15 Guest of Honour - Iain Wilson Interviewed by Charlie Kirkpatrick

18 BAFFI Awards 2015

We announce the nominees

Deadlines:

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42 On the Radio 42 Quiz 44 Music

The Balloch Club: 6/8 March

by Eric Allan

All articles, adverts, club reports and text for the magazine must be e-mailed to the editor by the 5th of every month at the latest. Copy received after this date cannot be guaranteed to feature in the next issue.

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What makes you angry, annoyed or short tempered?

Young players in particular who play material at accordion clubs for themselves rather than for their audience.

What is your favourite location in Scotland?

Mellon Udrigle, Achnasheen.

If you had to leave what would you miss and what would you be glad to see the back of? Scotland and politicians.

Jack Delaney Has been playing since 1950 with many of the great names of Scottish Dance Music and still does the rounds of the clubs with his son and grand-daughter playing with him.

He has taught many a young musicians the art of Scottish Dance Music and is a joy to listen to.

What is your most cherished childhood memory?

Going with my father to sail the model yacht he built for me.

Who was a big influence in your life?

My father, and in music: Andrew Rankine.

What was your first job?

Working in the family plant nursery.

When was the first time you performed in public?

Playing with Allen Barnett at an Alva Choir concert in 1950.

What do you appreciate most in life?

My family, my special friends and music.

What is your greatest indulgence?

My boat.

What is your abiding musical memory?

Watching Jack Emblow perform with Martin Taylor.

What are your worst fears?

Being unable to play my box.

What are the best places in the world you have visited?

Wester Ross.

What is your favourite musical venue?

Cochrane Hall, Alva and the Victoria Hall in Dunblane.

How would you like to be remembered?

As someone who encouraged others to play Scottish music.

If your house was on fire what item would you save?

My Manfrini accordion.

Who are your heroes and why?

People who work with the disabled.

The Scottish Dance Music scene - your thoughts and hopes: That it has a resurgence and doesn’t go too “folksy” What 5 people would you invite to your dream dinner party?

Only my family or closest friends as I don’t like dinner parties.

Your 1, 2, 3 of favourite tunes/songs: Leaving Lerwick Harbour, My Mother (Mo Mhathair) and Eilidh.

Today I will: Have a band practice to go over some new material.

Eat: Prawn salad.

Drink: Single malt whisky.

Read: Tom Shield’s Diary.

Visit: My pal in the care home.

Watch: Dad’s Army.

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by Andrew Coke and in which his brother Wilson, one of our most respected back Kenny also played fiddle. Iain line musicians. Recently I called played with this popular band in at his Crawford home to see for about 10 years at many Iain and to discover a little bit local venues under the name more about his long and varied of the Crawford Band and also musical career. It also gave me Andrew Coke’s Band. an opportunity to sample some I asked Iain who had been of the delicious home baking of his main early influences on Iain’s wife Bertha. the Scottish dance music Iain was born and brought up scene. Obviously the three in Leadhills, South Lanarkshire Interviewed by aforementioned bands were and his musical story began in Charlie Kirkpatrick a big influence, but also Ian the early fifties when he was sent Holmes and Max Houliston by his parents to piano lessons with a local tutor. Having progressed as far as Grade who used to come about the farm where Iain lived for VI on piano, his baptism to Scottish dance music a tune as brother Kenny played with both bands. In came when he was 14 years of age. At that time all particular, Iain’s style of piano playing was influenced the top Scottish Dance bands, Jimmy Shand, Bobby by Davy Whitehead who used to play with Bobby MacLeod and Ian Powrie, to name but a few, used MacLeod and then latterly with Ian Holmes. As far to play regularly for dances in Crawford Hotel and as the present day piano players are concerned, Iain one night when Jimmy Shand was playing, he invited thinks that Isobel Hodgson is “absolutely brilliant”.

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Iain Wilson

Bill Richardson, Iain Wilson and Derek McLeod

Eric Goodfellow Band. John Douglas, Billy Goodfellow, Eric Goodfellow and Iain Wilson

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Club News Just remember to seek permission to publish the photos and tell us the name of the photographers.

To ensure a more readable section, please only send in max 250-300 words.

A photo tells a better story, so add one or two of those too. Why not of your audience? If you don’t have a report to write, then mention someone from your club or a special event and send in a relevant photo. Information in Club News helps attract visitors to your club, so make sure your club sounds like the place we want to go to.

ABERDEEN

Scott Gordon, Chairman, welcomed a large turnout and first up on accordion was Frank Burnett accompanied

by Stanley Flett on piano.

Then Stanley took the lead on accordion and played a couple of sets accompanied by Esma Shepherd. Next Keith Duncan played with Scott joining him on drums. Thomas Laurie, an occasional visitor to the club took the floor with his accordion.

Our guest artists came from Inverness. They were Susie Simpson and her Scottish Dance Band who comprised Susie on lead accordion, Jock Fraser on 2nd accordion, Sheena Kelman on keyboard and Gillian Stephenson on fiddle.

They gave us a nice varied programme with interesting arrangements.

The second half started with Charlie and Florence Lawie who were joined by Andy Kain on fiddle. Andy plays with several bands and indeed has his own band, but he was pleased to join Charlie and Florence. They go back a long way with Andy being taught at St Machar Academy by Charlie who organised a musical group at

Susie Simpson SDB, Aberdeen

lunch-times to encourage any would-be artists. This group also included Gordon Middler who now plays keyboard with Tom Orr. Andy then took the stage and played the bonnie slow air Music of Spey and a strathspey and reel, which went down very well.

Then it was Sandy MacAllan’s turn. For a change Sandy chose to play a couple of classical pieces, one being The Swan by Saint-Saëns. Nice to hear a different kind of music.

The last performer from the floor was Denis Shepherd on mouth organ who gave us a couple of pipe marches.

After this it was time for Susie Simpson and her band for their second spot. Again a nice mixture of styles and

arrangements, which went down well with the audience.

Esma Shepherd ALNWICK FEBRUARY It was as always another great night of good company, music and enjoyment. The local players were on accordion: Anita James and Ann Brown.

Anita also played the mouth organ. Di Jevons on fiddle and Ian Riddell played drums.

The other box players were John Murray, Brian Jacques, Leonard Brown, Colin Bradford and yours truly. Ernie Gordon and Jimmy Little played their moothies.

The guest artists were Alan Small on accordion, Gemma

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Roddy Matthews Trio, Arbroath

Donald on fiddle with Kyle Innes on drums and he also played a couple of sets on accordion.

A great programme very well played and presented, which made the night very worthwhile.

Many thanks and well done to everyone.

MARCH Yet another enjoyable night.

Our local players were Ann Brown, Mathew Lamont, Robbie Herdman, Robin Cowens, Leonard Brown and myself playing accordions. Jimmy Little on his moothie with Andy Kain and Ian Woods on their fiddles, Ian Riddell played drums.

Our guests for the night were Ian Muir on accordion; Marie Fielding on fiddle with Neil McMillan on piano, Neil also played a superb set on accordion.

APRIL April saw the club hold its AGM. No real changes or surprises, The Committee was re-elected and the format for the club is to continue as is. The Farriers provided the company with a grand buffet supper enjoyed by all.

No guest artist, but a great night of music was provided by

the local players who were: Di Jevons, Gillian Birnie and Andy Kain on fiddles. Jimmy Little on mouth organ and Leonard Brown, Neil Riddell and myself playing accordions.

A rousing stramash brought a very enjoyable night to close.

Thanks one and all.

Mungo Riddell ANNAN ST ANDREW The guest band for the monthly meeting was the Lyne Valley Scottish Dance Band, comprising David Bell on lead accordion, Donald Ridley on second accordion, Ian Wilson on keyboard and Robert Willens on drums. David purchased his first accordion when he started earning a wage, having learned how to play the instrument. Although only a teenager, he started his band and fifty plus years down the road it remains as popular as ever. His first booking was close to home playing for a dance in Hethersgill Village Hall and over the years they have played at venues across, Scotland, England and Wales. Importantly, David has supported and continues to support all the local Accordion and Fiddle Clubs.

The band commenced the evening playing for a number of popular dances.

The local players, accompanied by Ian Wilson on keyboard and Billy Porter on drums were: Newbie Park from Carlisle playing a number of popular quickstep tunes on piano accordion, Richard Brown from Aspatria playing for a Palais Glide on piano accordion.

Then Willie Little from Dumfries played the whistle and Jim Fraser from Dumfries played piano accordion followed

by Norman Swainson from Wigton who played a number of popular tunes on piano accordion. Barbara Fisher from Springholm was accompanied

by John Waugh both on piano accordion. Finally John Waugh from Carlisle played piano accordion.

The guest band then returned to the stage and concluded the evening playing for further dancing.

BANFF & DISTRICT Andy welcomed all and the following musician came on stage: Allan Ferguson on button-box, George Ogg on piano accordion, Alan Shepherd on keyboard, John Cook on washboard, Andy on piano accordion. They were joined by part of the guest band. We had Wullie James on fiddle, Ian Anderson on drums and Dave Morris on fiddle. The music was tremendous, what a welcoming start. George and Chris Stepien on piano accordion and John continued with sets including Ashokan Farewell. It was great to listen to. Next up was Dave

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Club Diary

Please contact editor@boxandfiddle.com for any corrections to the diary.

June 2015 DATE

CLUB

VENUE

TIME

CONTACT

GUEST ARTISTE

2

North East

Royal British Legion, Keith AB55 5EN

7.30 pm

Mrs Petrie 01542 860 246

AGM

2

Seghill

Seghill Comrades Club, Cramlington NE23 7TQ

7.30 pm

James Youngson 01670 356 410

Club Night Visitors welcome

3

Glenfarg

Glenfarg Village Hall, Glenfarg PH2 9NZ

8.00 pm

Russell Robertson 01577 830 642

Charlie Kirkpatrick Trio

3

Montrose

Park Hotel, Montrose DD10 8RJ

7.30

Ron Ramsay 01241 879 487

Leonard Brown Trio

4

Lewis and Harris

Caladh Inn, Stornoway HS1 2QN

8.00 pm

Janette MacIver 01851 704 870

Leonard Brown Trio

4

Rothbury

Queens Head Hotel, Rothbury NE65 7SR

7.30 pm

Mary Davidson 01668 281 307

Stuart Anderson Trio

4

Turriff

Commercial Hotel, Cuminestown AB53 5WJ

7.30 pm

Pat Steele 01888 562 486

Lomond Ceilidh Band

5

Dunblane

Victoria Hall, Dunblane FK15 9EX

7.15 pm

Pat Anderson 01786 822 505

Annual Dance

5

Kelso

Kelso Rugby Club, Kelso TD5 7EH

7.00 pm

Fiona Oliver 01668 216 162

3-band Fundraising Dance/ceilidh

9

Blairgowrie

Red House Hotel, Coupar Angus PH13 9AL

7.45 pm

Helen Aitchison 01821 670 302

Alasdair MacLeod SDB

9

Seghill

Seghill Comrades Club, Cramlington NE23 7TQ

7.30 pm

James Youngson 01670 356 410

Club Night Visitors welcome

10

Alnwick

The Farriers Arms, Alnwick NE66 2XX

7.30 pm

Leonard Brown 0191 4219 804

Jim Lindsay & Malcolm Ross

10

Forres

Victoria Hotel, Forres IV36 1EL

7.30 pm

Ann Sharp 01309 672 672

AGM

10

Kelso

Kelso Rugby Club, Kelso TD5 7EH

7.00 pm

Fiona Oliver 01668 216 162

AGM

11

Button-Key (Windygates)

The Greig Institute, Windygates KY8 5DG

7.00 pm

Mary Cook 01592 713 687

George & David Rae

14

Arbroath

Arbroath Artisan Golf Club, Elliot, By Arbroath DD11 2PE (Doors open at 7.30pm)

8.00 pm

Tony Simpson 01241 875 326

Leonard Brown and Maggie Adamson

16

Seghill

Seghill Comrades Club, Cramlington NE23 7TQ

7.30 pm

James Youngson 01670 356 410

Club Night Visitors welcome

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Tynedale

Hexham & District Ex-Servicemens Club Hexham NE46 3PQ

7.30 pm

Cynthia MacKenzie 01434 618 646

Scott Leslie Band (AGM)

20

Lanark

Ravenstruther Hall, Ravenstruther ML11 7SS

7.30 pm

Janette Scott 01555 870 345

Keith Robertson SDB (Charity Dance)

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Annan St Andrew

St Andrew Social Club, Annan DG12 5JW

7.30 pm

Mrs N Taylor 01461 204 604

Dick Black

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Ellon

Station Hotel, Ellon AB41 9BD

7.30 pm

Dr Tom R Jamieson 01358 268 354

Steven Carcary Duo

23

Seghill

Seghill Comrades Club, Cramlington NE23 7TQ

7.30 pm

James Youngson 01670 356 410

Club Night Visitors welcome

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Banff and District

Banff Springs Hotel, Banff AB45 2JE

7.30 pm

Alison Coutts 01346 518 754

Luke Brady SDB

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Orkney

King Street Halls Kirkwall

7.30 pm

Jim Marwick 01856 874 474

Kirkjuvagr Ceilidh Band

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Forfar

Plough Inn, Forfar DD8 3EW

7.30 pm

Gordon Simmers 01307 467 257

Wullie Scott Band

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Banchory

Burnett Arms Hotel, Banchory AB31 5TD

7.45 pm

Brian Cruickshank 01339 883582

Adin Graham and His Dance Band

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Seghill

Seghill Comrades Club, Cramlington NE23 7TQ

7.30 pm

James Youngson 01670 356 410

Club Night Visitors welcome

July 2015 DATE

CLUB

VENUE

TIME

CONTACT

GUEST ARTISTE

1

Banff and District

Banff Springs Hotel, Banff AB45 2JE

7.30 pm

Alison Coutts 01346 518 754

Michael Mackay Country Edition

1

Glenfarg

Glenfarg Village Hall, Glenfarg PH2 9NZ

8.00 pm

Russell Robertson 01577 830 642

Gary Forrest Trio

1

Montrose

Park Hotel, Montrose DD10 8RJ

7.30 pm

Ron Ramsay 01241 879 487

Callum Wallace & Jimmy Cassidy

2

Lewis and Harris

Caladh Inn, Stornoway HS1 2QN

8.00 pm

Janette MacIver 01851 704 870

Local players Visitors welcome

2

Rothbury

Queens Head Hotel, Rothbury NE65 7SR

7.30 pm

Mary Davidson 01668 281 307

Ian Cruickshanks Duo

2

Turriff

Commercial Hotel, Cuminestown AB53 5WJ

7.30 pm

Pat Steele 01888 562 486

Robert Whitehead Trio

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Seghill

Seghill Comrades Club, Cramlington NE23 7TQ

7.30 pm

James Youngson 01670 356 410

Liam Stewart and Malcolm Ross

8

Alnwick

The Farriers Arms, Alnwick NE66 2XX

7.30 pm

Leonard Brown 0191 4219 804

Steven Carcary Trio

8

Banff and District

Banff Springs Hotel, Banff AB45 2JE

7.30 pm

Alison Coutts 01346 518 754

Roddy Matthews SDB

9

Button-Key (Windygates)

The Greig Institute, Windygates KY8 5DG

7.00 pm

Mary Cook 01592 713 687

Keith Robertson

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Blairgowrie

Red House Hotel, Coupar Angus PH13 9AL

7.45 pm

Helen Aitchison 01821 670 302

Gordon Brown SDB

14

Seghill

Seghill Comrades Club, Cramlington NE23 7TQ

7.30 pm

James Youngson 01670 356 410

Club Night Visitors welcome

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Banff and District

Banff Springs Hotel, Banff AB45 2JE

7.30 pm

Alison Coutts 01346 518 754

Johnny Duncan

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Tynedale

Hexham & District Ex-Servicemens Club Hexham NE46 3PQ

7.30 pm

Cynthia MacKenzie 01434 618 646

Ray Carse

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Annan St Andrew

St Andrew Social Club, Annan DG12 5JW

7.30 pm

Mrs N Taylor 01461 204 604

John Waugh

21

Ellon

Station Hotel, Ellon AB41 9BD

7.30 pm

Dr Tom R Jamieson 01358 268 354

Tommy Newcomen

21

Seghill

Seghill Comrades Club, Cramlington NE23 7TQ

7.30 pm

James Youngson 01670 356 410

Club Night Visitors welcome

22

Banff and District

Banff Springs Hotel, Banff AB45 2JE

7.30 pm

Alison Coutts 01346 518 754

Jock Fraser SDB

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Forfar

Plough Inn, Forfar DD8 3EW

7.30 pm

Gordon Simmers 01307 467 257

Wullie McFarlane

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Banchory

Burnett Arms Hotel, Banchory AB31 5TD

7.45 pm

Brian Cruickshank 01339 883582

Neil Hardie and His Band

28

Seghill

Seghill Comrades Club, Cramlington NE23 7TQ

7.30 pm

James Youngson 01670 356 410

Club Night Visitors welcome

29

Banff and District

Banff Springs Hotel, Banff AB45 2JE

7.30 pm

Alison Coutts 01346 518 754

George Rennie

29

Orkney

King Street Halls Kirkwall

7.30 pm

Jim Marwick 01856 874 474

Susie Simpson SDB

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Dance Diary

View the Scottih Country Dances online at www.dancediary.info/index.html Contact: ceilidh@dancediary.info Tel: 01389 767718 or send your entry to: Alasdair Graham, 1 First Avenue, Dumbarton G82 2PU

Ceilidh & Old Time Dances

Regular Weekly Events

DATE

TOWN

HALL

BAND

TIME

COST

CONTACT

COMMENTS

Every Monday

Kirkwall

St Magnus Centre

Live Music

7.30pm -10pm

£3/£1

Door - All Welcome

No Dancing 15th or 22nd .

Orkney Dance Assoc.

Stornoway

Primary School

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7pm-9pm

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01851 704 870

Ceilidh & Old Time

Every Tuesday

Humbie, East Lothian

Village Hall

(Tuition Given)

7.30-10pm

£3 B.Y.O.B.

Door (Owen & Catherine Harrison) 01383 415 142

Ceilidh, Old Time & Social Dance Club

Every Wednesday

Garelochhead

Parish Church

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2pm-4pm

£2 (tea)

01436 671 089

Social Club

Bonnyrigg

Pitcairn Centre

Live Music

7.30pm -10pm

£4

Door (Jennifer Johnstone)

Ceilidh & Old Time

Glasgow

St Andrews in Square

Live Music

7.15pm -9.30pm

£5.50 Bar

Door (Tricia Matthews) 01324 716855

Ceilidh & Old Time Class

Every Friday

Stornoway

Primary School

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7pm-9pm

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Janette Maciver 01851 704 870

Ceilidh & Old Time Term time only

Every Saturday

Fife, Largo Ward

Largo Ward Village Hall

Live Music

8pm -11pm

No Bar £5 (tea)

Door

Different bands each week. (See Diary)

Every Sunday

Fife, Cupar

Old Parish Church Hall, Kirk Wynd

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2pm-5pm

£3 (tea)

Door (Owen & Catherine Harrison) 01383 415 142

Ceilidh, Old Time & Social Dance Club

Most Sundays

East Kilbride

Girl Guide Hall, Dundas Place

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7.30pm -10pm

£2 (tea)

Door or tel: 01355 230 134 or 245 052

Ceilidh & Old Time Club

Ceilidh & Old Time Dances

June 2015

DATE

TOWN

HALL

BAND

TIME

COST

CONTACT

COMMENTS

12

Foulden

Village Hall

Dave Husband S.

8pm-12mn

£6 [No Bar]

01289 386 400

Supper Dance – soft drinks sold

13

Canonbie

Village Hall

Ewan Galloway

7.30pm -11.30pm

£6 Tea

01387 371 544

BYOB & Food.

13

Largo Ward

Village Hall

Dave Husband S.

8pm-11pm

£5 Tea

Door

Weekly Dance

13

Inverness

Daviot Hall

Neil Hardie

8pm-12mn

£5 Tea

01463 870 508

Social Dancers - B.Y.O.B.

14

Glencarse

Village Hall

Ken McCrae

7.30pm -10pm

£3 [No Bar]

01738 552 688

Set & Couples Dances

14

Glenfarg

Village Hall

Glenfarg S.D.B.

2pm-5pm

£5 Tea

01577 830 296

A. & F. C. Dancing

14

Aberdeen

Ashdale Hall

Wayne Robertson

7.30pm -10pm

£4

01224 713 674

Part proceeds local charities

19

Bridge of Earn

The Institute

Leonard Brown D.

8pm-11pm

£5 [No Bar]

07952 026 633

Pay at Door

20

Kincraig

Community Hall

Garioch Blend

8pm-12mn

£5 Tea/Bar

01540 651 377

Cairngorm Ceilidh dancers