Year 23 No 03 November 1999
On Sunday, October 10th the Club celebrated its Silver Anniversary. Yes, 25 years since Alex (The General) MacArthur decided that Biggar would be an ideal place to establish a new Club. How right he was and the Club began with the help of the Jim Johnstone SDB appearing as guests that first night.
Over the years the Club has gone from strength to strength producing many fine musicians in the process. It was fitting therefore to invite musicians who have been dedicated to the Club over the years to appear as the guest artistes on this, a significant occasion. The choice was none other than the Alan Gardiner SDB, with Keith Dickson on second box, Gordon Smith on drums and Alan’s wife Emma on fiddle.
The hall was soon bouncing with life to a superb sound that only Alan can produce. Through the years, Alan, with the help of his backing players, has brought a new height to Scottish dance music and is a recognised and well-respected figure both by professional players and new players alike.
During the night, there was a ceremonious cutting of the Anniversary cake and instead of bread and soup, everyone was offered tea and a piece of the cake.
Supporting players on the night included :-
On accordion – John Anderson, Peter Jardine, Jim Paterson, Davie Coke, David Miller, John Weaks, Ann Wall, Charlie Todd, Gordon Walker, Tom Orr and Tom Porteous.
On concertina – David Corner.
On keyboard – George Walker, Dorothy Lawson and Keith Dickson.
On drums – Tom Hope, Jim Paterson and Bobby Dorrance.
On bodhran – Janette Salvanmoser.
On fiddle – Gilbert Logan.
Due to shortage of time, some other musicians kindly stepped down.
The nest Club meeting will take place on 14th November when the Keith Dickson Accordion Orchestra will appear as the guests. Keith’s Orchestra come highly recommended, confirmed by the release of ‘Mist in the Glen’ an exciting new album from an Orchestra with an average age of 15.
GL
Over the years the Club has gone from strength to strength producing many fine musicians in the process. It was fitting therefore to invite musicians who have been dedicated to the Club over the years to appear as the guest artistes on this, a significant occasion. The choice was none other than the Alan Gardiner SDB, with Keith Dickson on second box, Gordon Smith on drums and Alan’s wife Emma on fiddle.
The hall was soon bouncing with life to a superb sound that only Alan can produce. Through the years, Alan, with the help of his backing players, has brought a new height to Scottish dance music and is a recognised and well-respected figure both by professional players and new players alike.
During the night, there was a ceremonious cutting of the Anniversary cake and instead of bread and soup, everyone was offered tea and a piece of the cake.
Supporting players on the night included :-
On accordion – John Anderson, Peter Jardine, Jim Paterson, Davie Coke, David Miller, John Weaks, Ann Wall, Charlie Todd, Gordon Walker, Tom Orr and Tom Porteous.
On concertina – David Corner.
On keyboard – George Walker, Dorothy Lawson and Keith Dickson.
On drums – Tom Hope, Jim Paterson and Bobby Dorrance.
On bodhran – Janette Salvanmoser.
On fiddle – Gilbert Logan.
Due to shortage of time, some other musicians kindly stepped down.
The nest Club meeting will take place on 14th November when the Keith Dickson Accordion Orchestra will appear as the guests. Keith’s Orchestra come highly recommended, confirmed by the release of ‘Mist in the Glen’ an exciting new album from an Orchestra with an average age of 15.
GL