Sorry to hear about Derek's memory problem - doen't seem to have affected
that part of the brain that retains tunes though, thank goodness.
Many thanks for all the suggestions - Can I add the following?:
Willie Beaton of Glasgow and Wester Ross, how did we miss him?
There was also a fiddler living in Glasgow called Roy Mitchell who was
outstanding on both the Skinner repertory and American country styles. He
played with a local bluegrass group for a while but I know he suffered from
health problems. He used to come to the Irish Sessions sometimes and Jimmy
McHugh would always encourage him to play a few strathspeys.
Is he still around?
Stuart
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