2009
Andrew Knight
Andrew was born in Dundee but has long been associated with the Midlothian town of Newtongrange. He was taught classical viola by Harry C. Ogilvie in Dundee for many years, becoming involved in Dundee’s annual Music Festival, the City of Dundee Orchestra, the Schools Symphony Orchestra, the National Youth String Orchestra of Scotland and the improvised pit orchestra in The Whitehall Theatre, Dundee before a fellow 5th year pupil at Harris Academy, accordionist Sandy Nixon, introduced him to Scottish Dance Music. Andrew trained as a piano tuner at Stevenson College in Edinburgh, then, passing with flying colours, was asked to stay on as a lecturer, which he did for the next 22 years. An introduction to Iain MacPhail soon after his move to Edinburgh led in turn to him playing with Robert Baird’s Border Reivers. In 1982 Andrew formed The West Telferton Caledonian SDB, demonstrating his sense of humour by naming it after an industrial estate in Portobello.
Andrew Knight
Andrew was born in Dundee but has long been associated with the Midlothian town of Newtongrange. He was taught classical viola by Harry C. Ogilvie in Dundee for many years, becoming involved in Dundee’s annual Music Festival, the City of Dundee Orchestra, the Schools Symphony Orchestra, the National Youth String Orchestra of Scotland and the improvised pit orchestra in The Whitehall Theatre, Dundee before a fellow 5th year pupil at Harris Academy, accordionist Sandy Nixon, introduced him to Scottish Dance Music. Andrew trained as a piano tuner at Stevenson College in Edinburgh, then, passing with flying colours, was asked to stay on as a lecturer, which he did for the next 22 years. An introduction to Iain MacPhail soon after his move to Edinburgh led in turn to him playing with Robert Baird’s Border Reivers. In 1982 Andrew formed The West Telferton Caledonian SDB, demonstrating his sense of humour by naming it after an industrial estate in Portobello.