Year 1 No 1 October 1977
The opening night of the Milngavie Accordion, Fiddle and Instrumental Association – known to all its members and visitors simply as THE MAFIA – got off to a very lively and rollocking start on Thursday, 8th September. It was held as usual in the Black Bull Hotel in Milngavie with a tremendous attendance of approximately 140 people.
The first night had a strong Irish flavour to it, the guest stars being the Sean Maguire Trio, who entertained a delighted audience with a non-stop selection of traditional Irish music. Not only did they play as a trio but as individuals – Sean Maguire playing in his usual brilliant style on the fiddle, Joe Burke in inimitable puck-like fashion on the melodeon and Josie, Sean’s wife, with not only non-stop accompaniment on the piano but also a solo fiddler in her own right.
In addition to the guests artists the following players also pleased the audience with a wide variety of selections on their instruments.
The programme started with a welcome return to the club of Bobby Lillie on accordion, and throughout the evening, on fiddle; Harry Curran (Irish traditional), Frank O’Donnell (light classical), Gordon Simpson (Scottish traditional), on accordion Brian Scott (Scottish traditional), Jim Sharpe, aged 13 (light classical), James Burns (Bach Fugue), Stuart McKeown (Scottish traditional), with James Cameron piano; Isabel Hurst (Scottish own compositions), with Joyce Smith, piano; on mouth organ, Eric Smith, with Alex Primrose on guitar. There were also pipe march selections from a ‘splinter’ section of the Allender Players who play regularly to the patients in various Glasgow Hospitals – Harry Roy, accordion; Judith Menzies, fiddle; Morag MacAskill, piano. Club accompanists were – on piano George Orr, Morag MacAskill, on drums Hugh Ferguson, Tom McWilliams, Walter Wright.
A hearty welcome was given by the club to a visitor from Canada, Mrs Marchbank, an exiled Scot; hope she visits us again soon.
The opening night of the Milngavie Accordion, Fiddle and Instrumental Association – known to all its members and visitors simply as THE MAFIA – got off to a very lively and rollocking start on Thursday, 8th September. It was held as usual in the Black Bull Hotel in Milngavie with a tremendous attendance of approximately 140 people.
The first night had a strong Irish flavour to it, the guest stars being the Sean Maguire Trio, who entertained a delighted audience with a non-stop selection of traditional Irish music. Not only did they play as a trio but as individuals – Sean Maguire playing in his usual brilliant style on the fiddle, Joe Burke in inimitable puck-like fashion on the melodeon and Josie, Sean’s wife, with not only non-stop accompaniment on the piano but also a solo fiddler in her own right.
In addition to the guests artists the following players also pleased the audience with a wide variety of selections on their instruments.
The programme started with a welcome return to the club of Bobby Lillie on accordion, and throughout the evening, on fiddle; Harry Curran (Irish traditional), Frank O’Donnell (light classical), Gordon Simpson (Scottish traditional), on accordion Brian Scott (Scottish traditional), Jim Sharpe, aged 13 (light classical), James Burns (Bach Fugue), Stuart McKeown (Scottish traditional), with James Cameron piano; Isabel Hurst (Scottish own compositions), with Joyce Smith, piano; on mouth organ, Eric Smith, with Alex Primrose on guitar. There were also pipe march selections from a ‘splinter’ section of the Allender Players who play regularly to the patients in various Glasgow Hospitals – Harry Roy, accordion; Judith Menzies, fiddle; Morag MacAskill, piano. Club accompanists were – on piano George Orr, Morag MacAskill, on drums Hugh Ferguson, Tom McWilliams, Walter Wright.
A hearty welcome was given by the club to a visitor from Canada, Mrs Marchbank, an exiled Scot; hope she visits us again soon.