1994
Alex MacArthur
(1930 - 1989)
Third youngest of a family of ten, Alex was born in the small Perthshire village of Kinbuck. After his National Service Alex teamed up with Jim MacLeod and Willie Tervit in 1950 to form The Arthur MacLeod Trio firstly to fulfil bookings Jim had obtained at The Forest Hotel, Aberfoyle which in turn led to regular appearances on Down at the Mains for 6 years. From 1955-58 Alex was second accordionist in The Ian Powrie Band and introduced Ian to Arthur Easson. As a Van den Bergh (Unilever) sales rep, (e.g. Stork margarine which Alex joked about a lot), he was based in Elgin from 1959 and in Balerno from 1970, where he played with The Jim Johnstone SDB, before moving to Biggar in 1974 where he founded the local Accordion & Fiddle Club in The Clydesdale Hotel. During those years he ran his own very successful dance band and appeared as guest artiste at almost every Accordion & Fiddle Club. In 1985 Alex moved to The Farmers Arms public house in Thornhill.
Alex MacArthur
(1930 - 1989)
Third youngest of a family of ten, Alex was born in the small Perthshire village of Kinbuck. After his National Service Alex teamed up with Jim MacLeod and Willie Tervit in 1950 to form The Arthur MacLeod Trio firstly to fulfil bookings Jim had obtained at The Forest Hotel, Aberfoyle which in turn led to regular appearances on Down at the Mains for 6 years. From 1955-58 Alex was second accordionist in The Ian Powrie Band and introduced Ian to Arthur Easson. As a Van den Bergh (Unilever) sales rep, (e.g. Stork margarine which Alex joked about a lot), he was based in Elgin from 1959 and in Balerno from 1970, where he played with The Jim Johnstone SDB, before moving to Biggar in 1974 where he founded the local Accordion & Fiddle Club in The Clydesdale Hotel. During those years he ran his own very successful dance band and appeared as guest artiste at almost every Accordion & Fiddle Club. In 1985 Alex moved to The Farmers Arms public house in Thornhill.