Year 1 No 1 October 1977
For their final meeting of the season on Tuesday, 31st May, Lockerbie Accordion and Fiddle Club entertained another large company of enthusiasts in the Queen’s Hotel and a feature was the exceptionally large number of volunteer artistes who took place.
The guest artist was button-key accordionist Bill Powrie, from Perthshire, and he had with him as pianist, Mrs Joan Blue, wife of the well known accordionist and television star Jimmy Blue. Bill was in excellent form and, ably supported by Mrs Blue, he delighted the audience with his technical mastery of the accordion and his programme of traditional Scottish music.
Some 30 volunteers, with fiddles and accordions, also contributed to the evenings pleasure, and they included a group from Straiton Accordion Club in Ayrshire, who were given a warm welcome. They comprised a girl accordionist, a pianist, a vocalist, and accordionist John Loch, who also kept his listeners in good humour with a few amusing stories.
Other artists were forward from Langholm, Moffat, Beattock, Dumfries, Kirkcudbright and Carlisle, and two schoolgirl accordionists from Beeswing also created an excellent impression.
At the close Mr Jack Brockbank, on behalf of the club, expressed thanks to all the volunteer artistes who had assisted the club throughout the past session and also the hotel staff for their help in making the meetings so enjoyable. In reply, Mr Andrew Stevenson, a member of the Langholm Club, paid tribute to the Lockerbie Club on behalf of the guests and the artistes.
For their final meeting of the season on Tuesday, 31st May, Lockerbie Accordion and Fiddle Club entertained another large company of enthusiasts in the Queen’s Hotel and a feature was the exceptionally large number of volunteer artistes who took place.
The guest artist was button-key accordionist Bill Powrie, from Perthshire, and he had with him as pianist, Mrs Joan Blue, wife of the well known accordionist and television star Jimmy Blue. Bill was in excellent form and, ably supported by Mrs Blue, he delighted the audience with his technical mastery of the accordion and his programme of traditional Scottish music.
Some 30 volunteers, with fiddles and accordions, also contributed to the evenings pleasure, and they included a group from Straiton Accordion Club in Ayrshire, who were given a warm welcome. They comprised a girl accordionist, a pianist, a vocalist, and accordionist John Loch, who also kept his listeners in good humour with a few amusing stories.
Other artists were forward from Langholm, Moffat, Beattock, Dumfries, Kirkcudbright and Carlisle, and two schoolgirl accordionists from Beeswing also created an excellent impression.
At the close Mr Jack Brockbank, on behalf of the club, expressed thanks to all the volunteer artistes who had assisted the club throughout the past session and also the hotel staff for their help in making the meetings so enjoyable. In reply, Mr Andrew Stevenson, a member of the Langholm Club, paid tribute to the Lockerbie Club on behalf of the guests and the artistes.