Roy Williamson, born this day 65 years ago. Founding member of The Corrie Group in 1961 with Bill Smith and Ron Cruikshank, then The Corrie Folk Trio and Paddie Bell; first public appearance at The Waverley Bar, Edinburgh. Ronnie Brown joined in 1962, and eventually The Corries became a duo, becoming one of the most popular acts in the commercial/showbiz end of the folk music scene. Roy died of a brain tumour in August 1990. -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/ Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
