> I don't know if I've already recounted this:
>
> Once, many years ago, I was downstairs at The Oak in Edinburgh. It was
> packed (it's so small it doesn't take much for it to be packed), and there
> was a session going on. I think Jim Sutherland was there, but I was
> astounded by one fiddler, Davie Tulloch from Shetland, who was playing
> manically with a grin on his face. He was drunk, but you wouldn't have
> known from his playing. He started to fall over, which with the mass of
> standing bodies took a long time, but he managed it, ending up on his
> back. He never missed a note.
Sadly, I think a lot of folks have similar memories of Davy. He died earlier
this year, must have been around 40. I remember meeting him on my first visit
to Shetland. Davy and Trevor Hunter were Tom Anderson's proteges. Trevor was
the sensible one, hard to believe now I know. Davy had discovered plumbing,
and was set on making it his career. I think he did take up the 'pipes', but
also kept up the fiddle. He was one of the best of recent years.
Derek
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