5 Hand Reel; saw them a couple of times at the Marquee (!) and at a pub in
Fulham..........great gigs all. What happened to Barry Lyon, the bassist?
At the Marquee when Dick broke a string during (I think...) Jig o' Slurs,
Barry carried the tune until Dick was back in action. No mean feat. I
remember the nice lady at Dobell's in Shaftesbury Avenue (or was that
Collett's?) saying..'This lot are really bad taste; you'll love them!' She
was right.
Where are the CDs, CM?
Jonathan
----- Original Message -----
From: Ted Hastings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 6:40 AM
Subject: RE: [scots-l] Scottish Folk Groups of the 1970s
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nigel Gatherer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: 13 October 2000 20:29
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [scots-l] Scottish Folk Groups of the 1970s
> >
> >
> > Charles McGregor wrote:
> >
> > > ...Bitter Withy: Yes
> >
> > 5 Hand Reel...Yes - I remember seeing a couple of superb performances
> down in London - and a dreadful one at Govan Town Hall. At their best
> they were as good as Steeleye Span, at their worst they sounded like
> an electric Gaberlunzie - but so did Gaberlunzie - remember the leather
> suits and the strobe lights?
>
> > Anyone remember Beggar's Mantle (Bruce Davies & Bill McArthur)? No
>
> > The Gaugers? Yes
>
> > Dingly Dell (Dave Davidson, Chic Bachelor & Jan Caldon)? No
>
> > The Islanders (featuring a very young Ian Mackintosh)? (actually, they
> don't
> count - they're from the 60s.) No, but I do remember Iain with The
Skerries,
> along with Jackie Jeanette and a VERY young Gavin Livingstone.
>
> > Finn MacCuill? Yes: Nick Keir as a wee boy.
>
> In the interests of total irrelevance, I have to add that Frank McKay (of
> the
> Livingstones) was my History teacher at school, and ran the school folk
> club,
> on of the major reasons I became involved in traditional music in the
1960s.
> I last heard of him selling calculators in Paris ...
>
> Regards,
>
> Ted
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> > --
> > Nigel Gatherer, Crieff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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