Box and Fiddle
Year 42 No 04
December 2018
Price £3.00
52 Page Magazine
12 month subscription £33.60 + p&p £15.85 (UK)
Editor – Pia Walker, Cupar
B&F Treasurer –
The main features in the above issue were as follows (this is not a comprehensive detail of all it contained. The Club reports, in particular, are too time-consuming at this stage to retype).
Editorial
It has been all systems go to get everything………
Pia Walker
The 69th All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival 2018
by Pia Walker
Saturday 27th October saw many people from Clubland and beyond descending on Perth and the Salutation Hotel in this Fair City to take part in the annual pilgrimage that is called Perth All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival.
But first the traditional start of the weekend – the Friday dance. This year it was to the Craig McCallum SDB and what a dance! Brilliant tempo………….
All Scotland Senior Traditional Accordion Solo (Jimmy Shand Shield)
1) Alan Small (Cupar)
2) Liam Stewart (Galston)
3) Susan MacFadyen (Falkirk)
Senior Accordion Solo for Traditional Pipe Music (Bill Black Challenge Cup)
1) John Burns (Kilsyth)
2) Colin Brown (Burnt Island)
3) Susan MacFadyen (Falkirk)
Senior Scottish Country Dance Band (Ronnie Cooper Memorial Trophy)
1) Duncan Black (Edinburgh)
2) John Burns (Glasgow)
3) The Shetland Dance Band (Shetland)
Senior Scottish Country Dance Band – Best Rhythm Section (John Gibson Memorial Trophy)
Duncan Black (Edinburgh)
Junior Scottish Trio (Alex MacArthur Memorial Quaich)
1) The Shand Family (Dunfermline)
2) Darroch Wood (Thornhill)
3) Jake Johnstone (Crawfordjohn)
Own Composition (Jimmy Blue Trophy)
1) Nicol McLaren (Blairgowrie)
2) Allan W. Smith (Kirkfieldbank)
3) Kyle Rowan (Edinburgh)
Scottish Trio (Perth Accordion & Fiddle Club Challenge Cup)
1) Duncan Black (Edinburgh)
2) Kyle Rowan (Edinburgh)
3) Rhiann Matthew (Aboyne)
Open Button Key Traditional Accordion Solo (Duncan Campbell Memorial Trophy)
1)
2)
3)
Veterans’ Solo (40 and over) (Andrew Rankine Memorial Quaich)
1)
2)
3)
Junior Traditional Accordion Solo (Under 16) (Angus Accordion College Challenge Shield)
1) Clelland Shand (Dunfermline)
2) Mike Laurenson (Shetland)
3) Darroch Wood (Thornhill)
Junior Accordion Solo for Traditional Pipe Music (Under 16) (Charlie Cowie Memorial Cup)
1) Archie MacKechnie (Stirling)
2) Mike Laurenson (Shetland)
3) Clelland Shand (Dunfermline)
Gaelic Medley (Accordion or Fiddle) (Iain MacPhail Trophy)
1) Kyle Rowan (Edinburgh)
2) Graham MacLennan (Stornoway)
3) Archie MacKechnie (Stirling)
Junior Traditional Accordion Solo (Under 12) (Black Isle Shield)
1) Inver Shand (Dunfermline)
2) Jake Johnstone (Crawfordjohn)
3) Reuben John (Annan)
Senior Ladies Accordion Solo (Margaret Hendrie Silver Salver)
1) Susan MacFadyen (Falkirk)
2)
3)
Junior Girls Traditional Accordion Solo (Under 16) (Jimmy Stephens Silver Salver)
1) Blyth Shand (Dunfermline)
2)
3)
Most Promising Under 16 Accordionist (Bill Wilkie Memorial Trophy)
Clelland Shand (Dunfermline)
FIDDLE CLASSES
Senior Fiddle Solo (16 and over) (Ian Powrie Cup)
1) George Davidson (Ellon)
2) Shona MacFadyen (Glasgow)
3) Anne Mitchell (Aberdeen)
Senior Fiddle Solo Slow Air (16 and over) (Pibroch MacKenzie Memorial Quaich)
1) Shona MacFadyen (Glasgow)
2) George Davidson (Ellon)
3) Anne Mitchell (Aberdeen)
Junior Fiddle Solo (Under 16) (Albie Tedham Trophy)
1) Emma Leask (Shetland)
2) Anya Johnston (Shetland)
3=) Lachlan Murdo Kennedy (Glasgow)
3=) Rhiann Matthew (Aboyne)
Junior Fiddle Solo Slow Air (Under 16) (Shelagh Rankine Memorial Trophy)
1) Emma Leask (Shetland)
2) Anya Johnston (Shetland)
3) Ashleigh Jarmson (Shetland)
Junior Fiddle Solo (Under 12) (Jim Ritchie Challenge Cup)
1) Islay Cathcart (Lanark)
2)
3)
Fiddle Group (Mickie Ainsworth Memorial Trophy & Award)
1) Deeside Loons & Quines (Aboyne)
2) The Accidentals (Shetland)
3) Fiddletasia (Shetland)
CLASSICAL CLASSES
Under 12 Musette Accordion Solo
1) Inver Shand (Dunfermline)
2) Jake Johnstone (Crawfordjohn)
3)
Under 12 World Music Solo
1) Inver Shand (Dunfermline)
2) Jake Johnstone (Crawfordjohn)
3)
Junior Musette Accordion Solo
1) Clelland Shand (Dunfermline)
2) Mike Laurenson (Shetland)
3) Darroch Wood (Thotnhill)
Junior World Music Solo (Accordion World Challenge Cup)
1) Clelland Shand (Dunfermline)
2) Archie MacKechnie (Stirling)
3) Darroch Wood (Thornhill)
Musical Memories – Part 3
by Denis Shepherd
In the previous issue of the B&F my school friend Bill Clark and I visited Jimmy Hay, in Kemnay, to record sessions in the format of ‘Take the Floor’. Jimmy, at the age of 83, was still an expert player; not so the other two members of the ‘James Hay Trio’. These amateur recordings provided much amusement for certain professional musicians. John Crossman, a family friend, used to promote country dances with the Michael McKay Band often providing the music and myself helping on the door. The photo shows the band when it was the Corly McKay Band, but in the few years between then and the Crossman dances Michael’s father Curly had passed away and Michel had taken over the band which included which included his sister Elizabeth and Tommy McDonald.
The band members used to look forward to the ‘fly’ cup at the end of the dance, when I would play my ‘James Hay Trio’ tapes to them as they admired Jimmy’s fiddle playing and killed themselves laughing at the extras.
One day’s Bill’s mum, Anne, was scanning the entertainment pages of the People’s Journal when she spotted a dance advertised in the hall at Kildrummy Inn and said, “Hey Bill, there really is a band called the James Hay Trio!” However, on closer inspection it appeared the dance was not only on a Tuesday, but on 1st April. Apparently, a party who had hired a car to attend the dance, stomped out of the bar, never to return, on discovering it was a hoax. I wasn’t the proprietor’s favourite person for some time after this!
About this same era, I briefly met another would-be musician – the local poultry dealer, known as ‘Feathery.’ One day I dropped in with a business message and he insisted I witness his new musical skills; “I go the piano ye ken!” The sheet music was in place and so eventually were all his fingers, which he maneuvered perfectly until grinding to a halt on the second bar. I certainly believed him when he said he needed a bit more practice.
Turning again to real musicians, one of the dances John Crossman promoted in the early 70s, at Muggarthaugh Hotel near Alford, featured the Lindsay Ross Trio. Mr Ross, who sadly passed away a few years later, was one of Scotland’s leading dance-band leaders and played a Cordovox, backed by his son Malcolm, now described as a legendary dance band drummer, who was barely out of primary school at that time, and banjo player Nigel Jelks. I had written a march using my knowledge of pipe music (I had by now started taking chanter lessons from a local piper) and gave them a copy as we moved through to start the dance. After examining it for a couple of minutes, they played it perfectly as the floor filled up with couples dancing the Gay Gordons.
It was Anne, a student friend, who unwittingly started my entertainment career. At my 21st birthday party, she gave me a present of the book Poems by J. C. Milne, and I started to recite an expanding repertoire of poems to amuse audiences. My friend Bill and I used to practice by reciting them into a cassette player but we were not word perfect: he once uttered the unimaginable concept of ‘a skirlin’ coo’ instead of ‘a skirlin’ soo!’
My recitations were normally well received. However, having learned the 18 verses of The Orra Loon, I included it in a recital at a nursing home called Cliff House just outside Aberdeen. By the time I was half-way through the poem, one old boy had started snoring! Nevertheless, I was asked back again, and by the time of my second visit I had met up with Sandy Rennie, a former jazz trumpet player packed full of off-beat humour, who was keen to do some entertaining. At our first rehearsal, he appeared dressed in his grandfather’s Gordon Highlanders dress uniform and this immediately planted the seeds in my mind for an item where we could use this along with my bothy outfit. This took the shape of a poem called Grieve and Gordon which was the conversation between a farm grieve (Gordon) and a Gordon Highlander (called Grieve) and which is still a regular item in the Denis and the Menace repertoire (albeit with just hats). Theatre costumes are normally designed to fit the script; in this case, the poem was designed to fit the costumes.
As we drove to Cliff House, Sandy played some of his unique guitar chords. By the time we arrived, we had invented the following conversation to include in our act:
“Can you play that guitar?”
“Michty aye, I can play like The Shadows! Jist listen tae this.” (Sandy plays a few odd-sounding chords).
“I doot that winda be good enough for Cliff Richard.”
“No – but it’s good enough for Cliff Hoose!”
As it turned out we were correct!
Shetland Festival 2018
by Pia Walker
It was yet again a celebration of dance music…………….
Centre Stage
Dougie Watson (Lewis & Harris Club)
In Memory - David Maxwell Pollock (1931 – 2018)
by Christie Ratter
I first met Davie at the Armadale A&F Club in 2008, and we have been close friends since. We traveled thousands of miles and played thousands of tunes together.
Davie left school at the age of 15 and took up work on various farms. He attended Agricultural College as a mature student after graduation. He joined the Agricultural and Food Research Association at Mordun, part of the Roslin Research Institute. After progressing through the ranks, he achieved the position of Higher Scientific Officer, before retiring through bad health in 1985.
Davie’s musical career began with learning to play the bagpipes at the age of 8, which he then gave up at 13. He then shifted his attention to the piano accordion, which he played for 12 years, before swapping the piano box for the 5-row accordion.
He always told me the story that his pay on the farm was 30/- a week. He then realised he could earn 30 bob per night playing along with his friends in the band they called ‘The Band from Hell’.
Davie was a very popular guy, well-known from the south of Ireland to the very north of Scotland. He was an extremely talented entertainer, singer, comedian, poet and musician. He was a truly great friend, who called me on the phone almost every day in the 10 years I knew him.
He will be sadly missed.
In Memory - Hugh Ferguson (14th June 1942-7th Oct 2018)
by Charlie Todd
Relatives, friends and musical colleagues met at St Kessog's Church in Balloch on Tuesday 16th October to pay their respects and say farewell to drummer Hugh Ferguson. Throughout his life Hugh had been a police officer, distillery worker and pleasure boat captain with Sweeney's on Loch Lomond. The latter was his real love, having been involved with boats on the loch since his boyhood, and, due to his friendly and welcoming manner, Hugh became ever popular with international tourists on the boats, many of whom returned to see if he still had his pet seagull whom he had named George (George Segal) - this was just typical of Hugh's sense of humour!
Musically Hugh had a long and successful career with Bob Lillie then Jimmy Yeaman's "Kelvin Ceilidh Band" and was popular with everyone who knew him in the music scene over many years.
Hugh and Jinty's other contribution to the music scene was the encouragement they gave to a (then) young accordionist from Bonhill, Andrew Gordon. As we all know Andrew turned into a fine accordionist and a lifelong friend to them both. Indeed it was Andrew, along with Hugh and Jinty's niece Catherine, who made all the arrangements for his "Uncle Hugh's" funeral. Musical items during the service were provided by Hugh and Jinty's other close friends, accordionists Stuart McKeown and Alan Roy.
Hugh had an ever cheerful, warm and welcoming personality and he will be greatly missed by all. Our thoughts are with Jinty, Andrew and Catherine.
Book Review
From Scots Borderer to Ulster Scot – Review by Nicky McMichan
Letters to the Editor
Dear Pia
Here’s a little something that may be of interest to you and the wider readership.
David Cunningham arrived on Saturday to play for the opening night of the Stirling Castle Scottish Country Dance Group’s 61st season and brought with him his father David, son Scott, and the original members of the David Cunningham Jnr Band, namely, Graham Berry and Ian Adamson.
David has played at the Castle Club for the last 30 years and his father played for the 30 years before that, either as part of The Olympians or as The David Cunningham SDB. It was a special evening particularly as David said this would be his penultimate gig as he’s retiring from playing. He needs to focus in his new career. Studying to be a psychologist doesn’t leave a lot of time to prepare and play at many dances.
It was a great evening, much enjoyed by the dancers but just as importantly by the musicians. We wish David wellbut also hope that once he’s established he’ll maybe come back and give us a tune or two.
Janet Johnston
Take the Floor – Saturday Evenings 19.05 – 21.00 with Gary Innes (repeated on Sunday’s 13.05 – 15.00)
1st Dec 2018 – Wayne Robertson SDB
8th Dec 2018 – Alan Crookston SDB
15th Dec 2018 – Sandy Nixon SDB
22nd Dec 2018 – Ian Thomson SDB + Bistro Record
29th Dec 2018 – Repeat of BBC Radio Scotland’s 40th Anniversary Ceilidh – The Tom Orr Mega Dance Band + guests
CLUB DIARY
Aberdeen (Old Machar RBL) – 11th Dec 2018 – Ian Thomson & The Crynoch CB (Christmas Social Buffet & Dance)
Alnwick (The Farrier’s Arms) 12th Dec 2018 – Iain MacPhail SDB
Annan (St Andrew’s Social Club) - 16th Dec 2018 – Christmas Dinner Dance to Brian Griffin
Arbroath (Arbroath Artisan Golf Club) - 2nd Dec 2018 – Leonard Brown Duo
Balloch (St. Kessog’s Church Hall) – 16th Dec 2018 – Club Night
Banchory (Burnett Arms Hotel) – 26th Dec 2018 – Graeme Mitchell SDB
Banff & District (Banff Springs Hotel) – 19th Dec 2018 – Christmas Dance to McBain’s Dance Band
Beith & District (Beith Bowling Club) – 17th Dec 2018 – Club Night
Biggar (Biggar Bowling Club) – 9th Dec 2018 – Club Afternoon
Blairgowrie (Red House Hotel) - 11th Dec 2018 – Marian Anderson SDB
Button Key (Greig Institute, Windygates) – 13th Dec 2018 – Button & Bows (Christmas Party)
Campsie (Glazert Country House Hotel) - 4th Dec 2018 – The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
Carlisle (St Margaret Mary Social Club) -
Castle Douglas (Threave Rovers Football Club) – 18th Dec 2018 – Willie McRobert Band
Clydesdale (St Mary’s Club Rooms, Lanark) - 2nd Dec 2018 – Janet Graham SDB
Coalburn (Miners’ Welfare) - 20th Dec 2018 – David Oswald SDB
Crieff & District (British Legion) 6th Dec 2018 – Leonard Brown & Malcolm Ross
Dalriada (Argyll Inn, Lochgilphead) -
Dingwall (National Hotel) – 5th Dec 2018 – Sandy & Jimmy Lindsay
Dunblane (Victoria Hall) –
Dunfermline (Sportsman Bar, Rosyth) – 11th Dec 2018 – Alan Crookston CB
Duns (Masonic Lodge) 17th Dec 2018 – Ray Carse
Ellon (Station Hotel) – 7th Dec 2018 – Dance to The Garioch Blend
Forfar (Forfar RBL) - 23rd Dec 2018 – Scott Band SDB
Forres (Victoria Hotel) – 12th Dec 2018 – Seamus O’Sullivan
Fort William (Railway Club, Inverlochy) - 4th Dec 2018 – Richard Ross Trio
Galashiels (Gala YM RFC) - 6th Dec 2018 – Cadjers Ceilidh Band
Glasgow (Scotstounhill Bowling Club) -
Glendale (The Glendale Hall) - 20th Dec 2018 – Glencraig SDB
Glenfarg (Glenfarg Village Hall) - 5th Dec 2018 – Gary Sutherland SDB
Gretna (The Solway Lodge Hotel) - 2nd Dec 2018 – The Occasionals
Highland (Waterside Hotel) – 17th Dec 2018 – George Rennie Duo
Inveraray (Inveraray Inn) - 12th Dec 2018 – Donald MacLeod Trio
Isle of Skye – (The Royal Hotel, Portree) - 6th Dec 2018 – Archie & Alec MacAllister
Islesteps (Locharbriggs Social Club) – 4th Dec 2018 – Gordon Pattullo & Malcolm Ross
Kelso (Kelso Rugby Club) – 12th Dec 2018 – David Vernon
Langholm (Langholm Social Club) –
Lewis & Harris (Caladh Inn, Stornoway) - 6th Dec 2018 – Elizabeth Mackenzie Trio
Livingston (Hilcroft Hotel, Whitburn)
Lockerbie (Mid Annandale Comrades Club)
Macmerry (Miners Social Club) -
Mauchline (Harry Lyle Suite) - 18th Dec 2018 – Andy Philip Duo
Montrose (Park Hotel) – 5th Dec 2018 – Callum Cruickshank Band
Newburgh (Adbie Hall) -
Newtongrange (Dean Tavern) –
North East (Royal British Legion, Keith) – 4th Dec 2018 – Club Night
Oban (The Royal Hotel) – 6th Dec 2018 – Callum McColl
Orkney (The Reel, Kirkwall) – 5th 12th 19th Dec 2018 – Club Night
Peebles (Rugby Social Club) –
Perth & District (Salutation Hotel) – 18th Dec 2018 – Kyle Rowan Duo
Renfrew (Masonic Hall, Broadloan) – 12th Dec 2018 – David Oswald Duo
Rothbury (Queen’s Head Hotel) -
Seghill (Old Comrades Club) - 4th 11th Dec 2018 – Club Night 18th Dec 2018 – Christmas Dinner with Leonard Brown
Shetland (Shetland Hotel, Lerwick) -
Sutherland (Rogart Village Hall) -
Thurso (Pentland Hotel) – 3rd Dec 2018 – Daniel McPhee
Turriff (Commercial Hotel, Cuminestown) – 6th Dec 2018 – Garioch Blend
Tynedale (Hexham Ex Service Club) –
Uist & Benbecula (C of S Hall, Griminish) - 8th Dec 2018 – Club Night
Wick (MacKay’s Hotel) – 11th Dec 2018 – Daniel McPhee
THERE WERE CLUB REPORTS FROM :-
1. Aberdeen
2. Annan
3. Arbroath
4. Balloch
5. Beith
6. Button Key
7. Castle Douglas
8. Coalburn
9. Crieff
10. Dingwall
11. Dunblane
12. Dunfermline
13. Duns
14. Forfar
15. Forres
16. Glendale
17. Highland
18. Inveraray
19. Isle of Skye
20. Islesteps
21. Kelso
22. Langholm
23. Lewis & Harris
24. Livingston
25. Lockerbie
26. Mauchline
27. Montrose
28. Newburgh
29. Newtongrange
30. North East
31. Peebles
32. Perth
33. Renfrew
34. Rothbury
35. Seghill
36. Shetland
37. Turriff & District
38. Tynedale
39. Wick
CLUB DIRECTORY AS AT OCT 2016
(Clubs didn’t necessarily notify the Assoc when they closed so the following may not be entirely correct. Only the clubs submitting the reports or in the Club Diary above were definitely open.)
1. Aberdeen A&F Club (1975 – present)
2. Alnwick A&F Club (Aug 1975 – present)
3. Annan A&F Club (joined Assoc in 1996 but started 1985 – present)
4. Arbroath A&F Club (1991? – present)
5. Balloch A&F Club (Sept 1972 – per January 1978 issue – present)
6. Banchory A&F Club (1978 – present)
7. Banff & District A&F Club (Oct 1973 – present)
8. Beith & District A&F Club (Sept 1972 – per first edition – present)
9. Biggar A&F Club (Oct 1974 – present)
10. Blairgowrie A&F Club (
11. Button Key A&F Club (
12. Campsie A&F Club (Nov 95 – present)
13. Carlisle A&F Club (joined Sept 1993 -
14. Castle Douglas A&F Club (c Sept 1980 – present)
15. Clydesdale A&F Club (Sept 2016 – present)
16. Coalburn A&F Club (
17. Crieff A&F Club (cSept 1981)
18. Dalriada A&F Club (Feb 1981)
19. Dingwall & District A&F Club (May 1979 – per first report)
20. Dunblane & District A&F Club (1971 – present)
21. Dunfermline & District A&F Club (1974 – per first edition)
22. Duns A&F Club (formed 20th Sept 04 – present)
23. Ellon A&F Club (
24. Forfar A&F Club (
25. Forres A&F Club (Jan 1978)
26. Galashiels A&F Club (joined Sept 1982 - present)
27. Glasgow A&F Club (Aug 2017 -
28. Glendale A&F Club (Jan 1973 – present)
29. Glenfarg A&F Club (formed 1988 joined Assoc Mar 95 -
30. Gretna A&F Club (1991) Known as North Cumbria A&F Club previously (originally called Gretna when started in June 1966 but later had to move to venues in the North of England and changed name. No breaks in the continuity of the Club)
31. Highland A&F Club (Inverness) (Nov 1973 – present)
32. Inveraray A&F Club (Feb 1991 - present)
33. Islesteps A&F Club (Jan 1981 – present – n.b. evolved from the original Dumfries Club)
34. Isle of Skye A&F Club (June 1983 – present)
35. Kelso A&F Club (May 1976 – present)
36. Langholm A&F Club (Oct 1967 - present)
37. Lewis & Harris A&F Club (Aug 1994 – present)
38. Livingston A&F Club (Sept 1973 – present)
39 Lockerbie A&F Club (Nov 1973 - present)
40. Macmerry A&F Club (Feb 2016 – present)
41 Mauchline A&F Club (Sept 1983 - present)
42 Montrose A&F Club (joined Sept 1982 - present)
43 Newtongrange A&F Club (joined Sept 1977 - present)
44. North East A&F Club aka Keith A&FC (Sept 1971 - present)
45. Oban A&F Club (Nov 1975 - present)
46. Orkney A&F Club (Mar 1978 - present)
47. Peebles A&F Club (26 Nov 1981 - present)
48. Perth & District A&F Club (Aug 1970 - present)
49. Renfrew A&F Club (1984 -
50. Rothbury Accordion Club (7th Feb 1974) orig called Coquetdale
51. Shetland A&F Club (Sept 1978 - present)
52 Thurso A&F Club (Oct 1981 - present)
53 Turriff A&F Club (1st April 1982 - present)
54 Tynedale A&F Club (Nov 1980 - present)
55 Uist & Benbecula A&F Club (Dec 2007 but formed 1994 -
56 Wick A&F Club (Oct 1975 - present)
Not on official list at the start of the season (closed, did not renew membership or omitted in error?)
57. Araharacle & District A&F Club (cMay 1988)
58. Armadale A&F Club (Oct 1978? or 80) originally called Bathgate Club (for 2 months) Last meeting May 2010
59. Ayr A&F Club (Nov 1983 – per Nov 83 edition) Closed
60. Belford A&F Club (joined Sept 1982)
61. Bonchester Accordion Club (Closed?)
62. Bridge of Allan (Walmer) A&F Club (Walmer Hotel, Bridge of Allan) (c March 1982)
63. Brigmill A&F Club (Oct 1990) Closed
64. Britannia B&F Club ( joined 07-08 but much older
65. Bromley A&F Club (joined 95-96 – closed early 08-09)
66. Buchan A&F Club
67. Callander A&F Club (
68. Campbeltown & District A&F Club (c Dec 1980)
69. Cleland (cNov 1981 – March 1985) originally called Drumpellier A&F Club (for 2 months)
70. Club Accord
71. Coldingham A&F Club (Nov 2008 – cFeb 2014)
72 Coquetdale A&F Club (Feb 1974 or c1976/77 – 1981/2? – became Rothbury?)
73. Coupar Angus A&F Club (cSept 1978 - ?)
74. Crathes (aka Scottish Accordion Music – Crathes) (Nov 1997 -
75. Cults A & F Club (
76. Cumnock A&F Club (October 1976 - forced to close cDec 1982 - see Jan 83 Editorial)
77. Denny & Dunipace A&F Club (Feb 1981)
78. Derwentside A&F Club
79. Dornoch A&F Club (first mention in directory 1986)
80. Dumfries Accordion Club (Oughtons) (April 1965 at the Hole in the Wa’)
81. Dunbar Cement Works A&F Club (Closed?)
82. Dundee & District A&F Club (January 1971 – 1995?)
83. Dunoon & Cowal A&F Club (
84. East Kilbride A&F Club (Sept 1980 – Closed 04/05)
85. Edinburgh A&F Club (Apr 1981) prev called Chrissie Leatham A&F Club (Oct 1980)
86. Falkirk A&F Club (Sept 1978 - )
87. Fintry A&F Club (Dec 1972 – reformed Jan 1980 – ?)
88. Fort William A&F Club (21st Oct 1980 – per Dec 1980 B&F)
89. Galston A&F Club (Oct 1969 – per first edition – closed March 2006)
90. Glenrothes A&F Club (Mar 93? – left the Assoc c2013)
91. Gorebridge (cNov 1981) originally called Arniston A&F Club (for 2 months)
92. Greenhead Accordion Club (on the A69 between Brampton and Haltwistle)
93. Haddington A&F Club (formed Feb 2005 – 6th December 2015)
94. Islay A&F Club (23 Apr 93 -
95. Kintore A&F Club (
96. Kirriemuir A&F Club (cSept 1981)
97. Ladybank A&F Club (joined Apr 98 but formed earlier -
98. Lanark A&F Club (joined Sept 96 – closed March 2015)
99. Lauder A&F Club (May 2010 -
100. Lesmahagow A&F Club (Nov 1979 – closed May 2005)
101. M.A.F.I.A. (1966 – 1993?)
102. Maine Valley A&F Club (
103. Monklands A&F Club (Nov 1978 – closed cApril 1983)
104. Morecambe A&F Club (joined Sept 1982)
105. Muirhead A&F Club (Dec 1994 -
106. Mull A&F Club
107. Newcastleton Accordion Club
108. Newburgh A&F Club (joined 2002 but founded much earlier – closed April 2011 when venue closed)
109. New Cumnock A&F Club (cMarch 1979)
110. Newmill-on-Teviot (Hawick) (Formed late 1988 joined Assoc 1999 - closed March 2016)
111. Newton St Boswells Accordion Club (17th Oct 1972 see Apr 1984 obituary for Angus Park)
112. Northern A&F Club (Sept 2011 -
113. Ormiston Miners’ Welfare Society A&F Club (closed April 1992 – per Sept Editorial)
114. Premier A&F Club NI (April 1980)
115. Phoenix A&F Club, Ardrishaig (Dec 2004 -
116. Reading Scottish Fiddlers (cMarch 1997
117. Renfrew A&F Club (original club 1974/5 lapsed after a few years then again in 1984)
118. Selkirk A&F Club (
119. Stirling A&F Club (Oct 1991 – closed 20000/01?)
120. Straiton Accordion Club (c1968 – closed March 1979)
121. Stonehouse A&F Club (Opened 2003 - first report June 05 – Closed April 2018)
122. Stranraer & District Accordion Club (1974 – per first edition)
123 Sutherland A&F Club (Nov 1982 -
124 Thornhill A&F Club (joined Oct 1983 – see Nov 83 edition – closed April 2014)
125. Torthorwald A&F Club (near Dumfries)
126. Tranent A&F Club
127. Vancouver Fiddle Orchestra
128. Walmer (Bridge of Allan) A&F Club
129. Wellbank A&F Club
130. West Barnes (1981? - April 2016?)
131. Yarrow (prev known as Etterick & Yarrow) (Jan 1989 – closed 2001/02)
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B&F Treasurer –
The main features in the above issue were as follows (this is not a comprehensive detail of all it contained. The Club reports, in particular, are too time-consuming at this stage to retype).
Editorial
It has been all systems go to get everything………
Pia Walker
The 69th All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival 2018
by Pia Walker
Saturday 27th October saw many people from Clubland and beyond descending on Perth and the Salutation Hotel in this Fair City to take part in the annual pilgrimage that is called Perth All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival.
But first the traditional start of the weekend – the Friday dance. This year it was to the Craig McCallum SDB and what a dance! Brilliant tempo………….
All Scotland Senior Traditional Accordion Solo (Jimmy Shand Shield)
1) Alan Small (Cupar)
2) Liam Stewart (Galston)
3) Susan MacFadyen (Falkirk)
Senior Accordion Solo for Traditional Pipe Music (Bill Black Challenge Cup)
1) John Burns (Kilsyth)
2) Colin Brown (Burnt Island)
3) Susan MacFadyen (Falkirk)
Senior Scottish Country Dance Band (Ronnie Cooper Memorial Trophy)
1) Duncan Black (Edinburgh)
2) John Burns (Glasgow)
3) The Shetland Dance Band (Shetland)
Senior Scottish Country Dance Band – Best Rhythm Section (John Gibson Memorial Trophy)
Duncan Black (Edinburgh)
Junior Scottish Trio (Alex MacArthur Memorial Quaich)
1) The Shand Family (Dunfermline)
2) Darroch Wood (Thornhill)
3) Jake Johnstone (Crawfordjohn)
Own Composition (Jimmy Blue Trophy)
1) Nicol McLaren (Blairgowrie)
2) Allan W. Smith (Kirkfieldbank)
3) Kyle Rowan (Edinburgh)
Scottish Trio (Perth Accordion & Fiddle Club Challenge Cup)
1) Duncan Black (Edinburgh)
2) Kyle Rowan (Edinburgh)
3) Rhiann Matthew (Aboyne)
Open Button Key Traditional Accordion Solo (Duncan Campbell Memorial Trophy)
1)
2)
3)
Veterans’ Solo (40 and over) (Andrew Rankine Memorial Quaich)
1)
2)
3)
Junior Traditional Accordion Solo (Under 16) (Angus Accordion College Challenge Shield)
1) Clelland Shand (Dunfermline)
2) Mike Laurenson (Shetland)
3) Darroch Wood (Thornhill)
Junior Accordion Solo for Traditional Pipe Music (Under 16) (Charlie Cowie Memorial Cup)
1) Archie MacKechnie (Stirling)
2) Mike Laurenson (Shetland)
3) Clelland Shand (Dunfermline)
Gaelic Medley (Accordion or Fiddle) (Iain MacPhail Trophy)
1) Kyle Rowan (Edinburgh)
2) Graham MacLennan (Stornoway)
3) Archie MacKechnie (Stirling)
Junior Traditional Accordion Solo (Under 12) (Black Isle Shield)
1) Inver Shand (Dunfermline)
2) Jake Johnstone (Crawfordjohn)
3) Reuben John (Annan)
Senior Ladies Accordion Solo (Margaret Hendrie Silver Salver)
1) Susan MacFadyen (Falkirk)
2)
3)
Junior Girls Traditional Accordion Solo (Under 16) (Jimmy Stephens Silver Salver)
1) Blyth Shand (Dunfermline)
2)
3)
Most Promising Under 16 Accordionist (Bill Wilkie Memorial Trophy)
Clelland Shand (Dunfermline)
FIDDLE CLASSES
Senior Fiddle Solo (16 and over) (Ian Powrie Cup)
1) George Davidson (Ellon)
2) Shona MacFadyen (Glasgow)
3) Anne Mitchell (Aberdeen)
Senior Fiddle Solo Slow Air (16 and over) (Pibroch MacKenzie Memorial Quaich)
1) Shona MacFadyen (Glasgow)
2) George Davidson (Ellon)
3) Anne Mitchell (Aberdeen)
Junior Fiddle Solo (Under 16) (Albie Tedham Trophy)
1) Emma Leask (Shetland)
2) Anya Johnston (Shetland)
3=) Lachlan Murdo Kennedy (Glasgow)
3=) Rhiann Matthew (Aboyne)
Junior Fiddle Solo Slow Air (Under 16) (Shelagh Rankine Memorial Trophy)
1) Emma Leask (Shetland)
2) Anya Johnston (Shetland)
3) Ashleigh Jarmson (Shetland)
Junior Fiddle Solo (Under 12) (Jim Ritchie Challenge Cup)
1) Islay Cathcart (Lanark)
2)
3)
Fiddle Group (Mickie Ainsworth Memorial Trophy & Award)
1) Deeside Loons & Quines (Aboyne)
2) The Accidentals (Shetland)
3) Fiddletasia (Shetland)
CLASSICAL CLASSES
Under 12 Musette Accordion Solo
1) Inver Shand (Dunfermline)
2) Jake Johnstone (Crawfordjohn)
3)
Under 12 World Music Solo
1) Inver Shand (Dunfermline)
2) Jake Johnstone (Crawfordjohn)
3)
Junior Musette Accordion Solo
1) Clelland Shand (Dunfermline)
2) Mike Laurenson (Shetland)
3) Darroch Wood (Thotnhill)
Junior World Music Solo (Accordion World Challenge Cup)
1) Clelland Shand (Dunfermline)
2) Archie MacKechnie (Stirling)
3) Darroch Wood (Thornhill)
Musical Memories – Part 3
by Denis Shepherd
In the previous issue of the B&F my school friend Bill Clark and I visited Jimmy Hay, in Kemnay, to record sessions in the format of ‘Take the Floor’. Jimmy, at the age of 83, was still an expert player; not so the other two members of the ‘James Hay Trio’. These amateur recordings provided much amusement for certain professional musicians. John Crossman, a family friend, used to promote country dances with the Michael McKay Band often providing the music and myself helping on the door. The photo shows the band when it was the Corly McKay Band, but in the few years between then and the Crossman dances Michael’s father Curly had passed away and Michel had taken over the band which included which included his sister Elizabeth and Tommy McDonald.
The band members used to look forward to the ‘fly’ cup at the end of the dance, when I would play my ‘James Hay Trio’ tapes to them as they admired Jimmy’s fiddle playing and killed themselves laughing at the extras.
One day’s Bill’s mum, Anne, was scanning the entertainment pages of the People’s Journal when she spotted a dance advertised in the hall at Kildrummy Inn and said, “Hey Bill, there really is a band called the James Hay Trio!” However, on closer inspection it appeared the dance was not only on a Tuesday, but on 1st April. Apparently, a party who had hired a car to attend the dance, stomped out of the bar, never to return, on discovering it was a hoax. I wasn’t the proprietor’s favourite person for some time after this!
About this same era, I briefly met another would-be musician – the local poultry dealer, known as ‘Feathery.’ One day I dropped in with a business message and he insisted I witness his new musical skills; “I go the piano ye ken!” The sheet music was in place and so eventually were all his fingers, which he maneuvered perfectly until grinding to a halt on the second bar. I certainly believed him when he said he needed a bit more practice.
Turning again to real musicians, one of the dances John Crossman promoted in the early 70s, at Muggarthaugh Hotel near Alford, featured the Lindsay Ross Trio. Mr Ross, who sadly passed away a few years later, was one of Scotland’s leading dance-band leaders and played a Cordovox, backed by his son Malcolm, now described as a legendary dance band drummer, who was barely out of primary school at that time, and banjo player Nigel Jelks. I had written a march using my knowledge of pipe music (I had by now started taking chanter lessons from a local piper) and gave them a copy as we moved through to start the dance. After examining it for a couple of minutes, they played it perfectly as the floor filled up with couples dancing the Gay Gordons.
It was Anne, a student friend, who unwittingly started my entertainment career. At my 21st birthday party, she gave me a present of the book Poems by J. C. Milne, and I started to recite an expanding repertoire of poems to amuse audiences. My friend Bill and I used to practice by reciting them into a cassette player but we were not word perfect: he once uttered the unimaginable concept of ‘a skirlin’ coo’ instead of ‘a skirlin’ soo!’
My recitations were normally well received. However, having learned the 18 verses of The Orra Loon, I included it in a recital at a nursing home called Cliff House just outside Aberdeen. By the time I was half-way through the poem, one old boy had started snoring! Nevertheless, I was asked back again, and by the time of my second visit I had met up with Sandy Rennie, a former jazz trumpet player packed full of off-beat humour, who was keen to do some entertaining. At our first rehearsal, he appeared dressed in his grandfather’s Gordon Highlanders dress uniform and this immediately planted the seeds in my mind for an item where we could use this along with my bothy outfit. This took the shape of a poem called Grieve and Gordon which was the conversation between a farm grieve (Gordon) and a Gordon Highlander (called Grieve) and which is still a regular item in the Denis and the Menace repertoire (albeit with just hats). Theatre costumes are normally designed to fit the script; in this case, the poem was designed to fit the costumes.
As we drove to Cliff House, Sandy played some of his unique guitar chords. By the time we arrived, we had invented the following conversation to include in our act:
“Can you play that guitar?”
“Michty aye, I can play like The Shadows! Jist listen tae this.” (Sandy plays a few odd-sounding chords).
“I doot that winda be good enough for Cliff Richard.”
“No – but it’s good enough for Cliff Hoose!”
As it turned out we were correct!
Shetland Festival 2018
by Pia Walker
It was yet again a celebration of dance music…………….
Centre Stage
Dougie Watson (Lewis & Harris Club)
In Memory - David Maxwell Pollock (1931 – 2018)
by Christie Ratter
I first met Davie at the Armadale A&F Club in 2008, and we have been close friends since. We traveled thousands of miles and played thousands of tunes together.
Davie left school at the age of 15 and took up work on various farms. He attended Agricultural College as a mature student after graduation. He joined the Agricultural and Food Research Association at Mordun, part of the Roslin Research Institute. After progressing through the ranks, he achieved the position of Higher Scientific Officer, before retiring through bad health in 1985.
Davie’s musical career began with learning to play the bagpipes at the age of 8, which he then gave up at 13. He then shifted his attention to the piano accordion, which he played for 12 years, before swapping the piano box for the 5-row accordion.
He always told me the story that his pay on the farm was 30/- a week. He then realised he could earn 30 bob per night playing along with his friends in the band they called ‘The Band from Hell’.
Davie was a very popular guy, well-known from the south of Ireland to the very north of Scotland. He was an extremely talented entertainer, singer, comedian, poet and musician. He was a truly great friend, who called me on the phone almost every day in the 10 years I knew him.
He will be sadly missed.
In Memory - Hugh Ferguson (14th June 1942-7th Oct 2018)
by Charlie Todd
Relatives, friends and musical colleagues met at St Kessog's Church in Balloch on Tuesday 16th October to pay their respects and say farewell to drummer Hugh Ferguson. Throughout his life Hugh had been a police officer, distillery worker and pleasure boat captain with Sweeney's on Loch Lomond. The latter was his real love, having been involved with boats on the loch since his boyhood, and, due to his friendly and welcoming manner, Hugh became ever popular with international tourists on the boats, many of whom returned to see if he still had his pet seagull whom he had named George (George Segal) - this was just typical of Hugh's sense of humour!
Musically Hugh had a long and successful career with Bob Lillie then Jimmy Yeaman's "Kelvin Ceilidh Band" and was popular with everyone who knew him in the music scene over many years.
Hugh and Jinty's other contribution to the music scene was the encouragement they gave to a (then) young accordionist from Bonhill, Andrew Gordon. As we all know Andrew turned into a fine accordionist and a lifelong friend to them both. Indeed it was Andrew, along with Hugh and Jinty's niece Catherine, who made all the arrangements for his "Uncle Hugh's" funeral. Musical items during the service were provided by Hugh and Jinty's other close friends, accordionists Stuart McKeown and Alan Roy.
Hugh had an ever cheerful, warm and welcoming personality and he will be greatly missed by all. Our thoughts are with Jinty, Andrew and Catherine.
Book Review
From Scots Borderer to Ulster Scot – Review by Nicky McMichan
Letters to the Editor
Dear Pia
Here’s a little something that may be of interest to you and the wider readership.
David Cunningham arrived on Saturday to play for the opening night of the Stirling Castle Scottish Country Dance Group’s 61st season and brought with him his father David, son Scott, and the original members of the David Cunningham Jnr Band, namely, Graham Berry and Ian Adamson.
David has played at the Castle Club for the last 30 years and his father played for the 30 years before that, either as part of The Olympians or as The David Cunningham SDB. It was a special evening particularly as David said this would be his penultimate gig as he’s retiring from playing. He needs to focus in his new career. Studying to be a psychologist doesn’t leave a lot of time to prepare and play at many dances.
It was a great evening, much enjoyed by the dancers but just as importantly by the musicians. We wish David wellbut also hope that once he’s established he’ll maybe come back and give us a tune or two.
Janet Johnston
Take the Floor – Saturday Evenings 19.05 – 21.00 with Gary Innes (repeated on Sunday’s 13.05 – 15.00)
1st Dec 2018 – Wayne Robertson SDB
8th Dec 2018 – Alan Crookston SDB
15th Dec 2018 – Sandy Nixon SDB
22nd Dec 2018 – Ian Thomson SDB + Bistro Record
29th Dec 2018 – Repeat of BBC Radio Scotland’s 40th Anniversary Ceilidh – The Tom Orr Mega Dance Band + guests
CLUB DIARY
Aberdeen (Old Machar RBL) – 11th Dec 2018 – Ian Thomson & The Crynoch CB (Christmas Social Buffet & Dance)
Alnwick (The Farrier’s Arms) 12th Dec 2018 – Iain MacPhail SDB
Annan (St Andrew’s Social Club) - 16th Dec 2018 – Christmas Dinner Dance to Brian Griffin
Arbroath (Arbroath Artisan Golf Club) - 2nd Dec 2018 – Leonard Brown Duo
Balloch (St. Kessog’s Church Hall) – 16th Dec 2018 – Club Night
Banchory (Burnett Arms Hotel) – 26th Dec 2018 – Graeme Mitchell SDB
Banff & District (Banff Springs Hotel) – 19th Dec 2018 – Christmas Dance to McBain’s Dance Band
Beith & District (Beith Bowling Club) – 17th Dec 2018 – Club Night
Biggar (Biggar Bowling Club) – 9th Dec 2018 – Club Afternoon
Blairgowrie (Red House Hotel) - 11th Dec 2018 – Marian Anderson SDB
Button Key (Greig Institute, Windygates) – 13th Dec 2018 – Button & Bows (Christmas Party)
Campsie (Glazert Country House Hotel) - 4th Dec 2018 – The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
Carlisle (St Margaret Mary Social Club) -
Castle Douglas (Threave Rovers Football Club) – 18th Dec 2018 – Willie McRobert Band
Clydesdale (St Mary’s Club Rooms, Lanark) - 2nd Dec 2018 – Janet Graham SDB
Coalburn (Miners’ Welfare) - 20th Dec 2018 – David Oswald SDB
Crieff & District (British Legion) 6th Dec 2018 – Leonard Brown & Malcolm Ross
Dalriada (Argyll Inn, Lochgilphead) -
Dingwall (National Hotel) – 5th Dec 2018 – Sandy & Jimmy Lindsay
Dunblane (Victoria Hall) –
Dunfermline (Sportsman Bar, Rosyth) – 11th Dec 2018 – Alan Crookston CB
Duns (Masonic Lodge) 17th Dec 2018 – Ray Carse
Ellon (Station Hotel) – 7th Dec 2018 – Dance to The Garioch Blend
Forfar (Forfar RBL) - 23rd Dec 2018 – Scott Band SDB
Forres (Victoria Hotel) – 12th Dec 2018 – Seamus O’Sullivan
Fort William (Railway Club, Inverlochy) - 4th Dec 2018 – Richard Ross Trio
Galashiels (Gala YM RFC) - 6th Dec 2018 – Cadjers Ceilidh Band
Glasgow (Scotstounhill Bowling Club) -
Glendale (The Glendale Hall) - 20th Dec 2018 – Glencraig SDB
Glenfarg (Glenfarg Village Hall) - 5th Dec 2018 – Gary Sutherland SDB
Gretna (The Solway Lodge Hotel) - 2nd Dec 2018 – The Occasionals
Highland (Waterside Hotel) – 17th Dec 2018 – George Rennie Duo
Inveraray (Inveraray Inn) - 12th Dec 2018 – Donald MacLeod Trio
Isle of Skye – (The Royal Hotel, Portree) - 6th Dec 2018 – Archie & Alec MacAllister
Islesteps (Locharbriggs Social Club) – 4th Dec 2018 – Gordon Pattullo & Malcolm Ross
Kelso (Kelso Rugby Club) – 12th Dec 2018 – David Vernon
Langholm (Langholm Social Club) –
Lewis & Harris (Caladh Inn, Stornoway) - 6th Dec 2018 – Elizabeth Mackenzie Trio
Livingston (Hilcroft Hotel, Whitburn)
Lockerbie (Mid Annandale Comrades Club)
Macmerry (Miners Social Club) -
Mauchline (Harry Lyle Suite) - 18th Dec 2018 – Andy Philip Duo
Montrose (Park Hotel) – 5th Dec 2018 – Callum Cruickshank Band
Newburgh (Adbie Hall) -
Newtongrange (Dean Tavern) –
North East (Royal British Legion, Keith) – 4th Dec 2018 – Club Night
Oban (The Royal Hotel) – 6th Dec 2018 – Callum McColl
Orkney (The Reel, Kirkwall) – 5th 12th 19th Dec 2018 – Club Night
Peebles (Rugby Social Club) –
Perth & District (Salutation Hotel) – 18th Dec 2018 – Kyle Rowan Duo
Renfrew (Masonic Hall, Broadloan) – 12th Dec 2018 – David Oswald Duo
Rothbury (Queen’s Head Hotel) -
Seghill (Old Comrades Club) - 4th 11th Dec 2018 – Club Night 18th Dec 2018 – Christmas Dinner with Leonard Brown
Shetland (Shetland Hotel, Lerwick) -
Sutherland (Rogart Village Hall) -
Thurso (Pentland Hotel) – 3rd Dec 2018 – Daniel McPhee
Turriff (Commercial Hotel, Cuminestown) – 6th Dec 2018 – Garioch Blend
Tynedale (Hexham Ex Service Club) –
Uist & Benbecula (C of S Hall, Griminish) - 8th Dec 2018 – Club Night
Wick (MacKay’s Hotel) – 11th Dec 2018 – Daniel McPhee
THERE WERE CLUB REPORTS FROM :-
1. Aberdeen
2. Annan
3. Arbroath
4. Balloch
5. Beith
6. Button Key
7. Castle Douglas
8. Coalburn
9. Crieff
10. Dingwall
11. Dunblane
12. Dunfermline
13. Duns
14. Forfar
15. Forres
16. Glendale
17. Highland
18. Inveraray
19. Isle of Skye
20. Islesteps
21. Kelso
22. Langholm
23. Lewis & Harris
24. Livingston
25. Lockerbie
26. Mauchline
27. Montrose
28. Newburgh
29. Newtongrange
30. North East
31. Peebles
32. Perth
33. Renfrew
34. Rothbury
35. Seghill
36. Shetland
37. Turriff & District
38. Tynedale
39. Wick
CLUB DIRECTORY AS AT OCT 2016
(Clubs didn’t necessarily notify the Assoc when they closed so the following may not be entirely correct. Only the clubs submitting the reports or in the Club Diary above were definitely open.)
1. Aberdeen A&F Club (1975 – present)
2. Alnwick A&F Club (Aug 1975 – present)
3. Annan A&F Club (joined Assoc in 1996 but started 1985 – present)
4. Arbroath A&F Club (1991? – present)
5. Balloch A&F Club (Sept 1972 – per January 1978 issue – present)
6. Banchory A&F Club (1978 – present)
7. Banff & District A&F Club (Oct 1973 – present)
8. Beith & District A&F Club (Sept 1972 – per first edition – present)
9. Biggar A&F Club (Oct 1974 – present)
10. Blairgowrie A&F Club (
11. Button Key A&F Club (
12. Campsie A&F Club (Nov 95 – present)
13. Carlisle A&F Club (joined Sept 1993 -
14. Castle Douglas A&F Club (c Sept 1980 – present)
15. Clydesdale A&F Club (Sept 2016 – present)
16. Coalburn A&F Club (
17. Crieff A&F Club (cSept 1981)
18. Dalriada A&F Club (Feb 1981)
19. Dingwall & District A&F Club (May 1979 – per first report)
20. Dunblane & District A&F Club (1971 – present)
21. Dunfermline & District A&F Club (1974 – per first edition)
22. Duns A&F Club (formed 20th Sept 04 – present)
23. Ellon A&F Club (
24. Forfar A&F Club (
25. Forres A&F Club (Jan 1978)
26. Galashiels A&F Club (joined Sept 1982 - present)
27. Glasgow A&F Club (Aug 2017 -
28. Glendale A&F Club (Jan 1973 – present)
29. Glenfarg A&F Club (formed 1988 joined Assoc Mar 95 -
30. Gretna A&F Club (1991) Known as North Cumbria A&F Club previously (originally called Gretna when started in June 1966 but later had to move to venues in the North of England and changed name. No breaks in the continuity of the Club)
31. Highland A&F Club (Inverness) (Nov 1973 – present)
32. Inveraray A&F Club (Feb 1991 - present)
33. Islesteps A&F Club (Jan 1981 – present – n.b. evolved from the original Dumfries Club)
34. Isle of Skye A&F Club (June 1983 – present)
35. Kelso A&F Club (May 1976 – present)
36. Langholm A&F Club (Oct 1967 - present)
37. Lewis & Harris A&F Club (Aug 1994 – present)
38. Livingston A&F Club (Sept 1973 – present)
39 Lockerbie A&F Club (Nov 1973 - present)
40. Macmerry A&F Club (Feb 2016 – present)
41 Mauchline A&F Club (Sept 1983 - present)
42 Montrose A&F Club (joined Sept 1982 - present)
43 Newtongrange A&F Club (joined Sept 1977 - present)
44. North East A&F Club aka Keith A&FC (Sept 1971 - present)
45. Oban A&F Club (Nov 1975 - present)
46. Orkney A&F Club (Mar 1978 - present)
47. Peebles A&F Club (26 Nov 1981 - present)
48. Perth & District A&F Club (Aug 1970 - present)
49. Renfrew A&F Club (1984 -
50. Rothbury Accordion Club (7th Feb 1974) orig called Coquetdale
51. Shetland A&F Club (Sept 1978 - present)
52 Thurso A&F Club (Oct 1981 - present)
53 Turriff A&F Club (1st April 1982 - present)
54 Tynedale A&F Club (Nov 1980 - present)
55 Uist & Benbecula A&F Club (Dec 2007 but formed 1994 -
56 Wick A&F Club (Oct 1975 - present)
Not on official list at the start of the season (closed, did not renew membership or omitted in error?)
57. Araharacle & District A&F Club (cMay 1988)
58. Armadale A&F Club (Oct 1978? or 80) originally called Bathgate Club (for 2 months) Last meeting May 2010
59. Ayr A&F Club (Nov 1983 – per Nov 83 edition) Closed
60. Belford A&F Club (joined Sept 1982)
61. Bonchester Accordion Club (Closed?)
62. Bridge of Allan (Walmer) A&F Club (Walmer Hotel, Bridge of Allan) (c March 1982)
63. Brigmill A&F Club (Oct 1990) Closed
64. Britannia B&F Club ( joined 07-08 but much older
65. Bromley A&F Club (joined 95-96 – closed early 08-09)
66. Buchan A&F Club
67. Callander A&F Club (
68. Campbeltown & District A&F Club (c Dec 1980)
69. Cleland (cNov 1981 – March 1985) originally called Drumpellier A&F Club (for 2 months)
70. Club Accord
71. Coldingham A&F Club (Nov 2008 – cFeb 2014)
72 Coquetdale A&F Club (Feb 1974 or c1976/77 – 1981/2? – became Rothbury?)
73. Coupar Angus A&F Club (cSept 1978 - ?)
74. Crathes (aka Scottish Accordion Music – Crathes) (Nov 1997 -
75. Cults A & F Club (
76. Cumnock A&F Club (October 1976 - forced to close cDec 1982 - see Jan 83 Editorial)
77. Denny & Dunipace A&F Club (Feb 1981)
78. Derwentside A&F Club
79. Dornoch A&F Club (first mention in directory 1986)
80. Dumfries Accordion Club (Oughtons) (April 1965 at the Hole in the Wa’)
81. Dunbar Cement Works A&F Club (Closed?)
82. Dundee & District A&F Club (January 1971 – 1995?)
83. Dunoon & Cowal A&F Club (
84. East Kilbride A&F Club (Sept 1980 – Closed 04/05)
85. Edinburgh A&F Club (Apr 1981) prev called Chrissie Leatham A&F Club (Oct 1980)
86. Falkirk A&F Club (Sept 1978 - )
87. Fintry A&F Club (Dec 1972 – reformed Jan 1980 – ?)
88. Fort William A&F Club (21st Oct 1980 – per Dec 1980 B&F)
89. Galston A&F Club (Oct 1969 – per first edition – closed March 2006)
90. Glenrothes A&F Club (Mar 93? – left the Assoc c2013)
91. Gorebridge (cNov 1981) originally called Arniston A&F Club (for 2 months)
92. Greenhead Accordion Club (on the A69 between Brampton and Haltwistle)
93. Haddington A&F Club (formed Feb 2005 – 6th December 2015)
94. Islay A&F Club (23 Apr 93 -
95. Kintore A&F Club (
96. Kirriemuir A&F Club (cSept 1981)
97. Ladybank A&F Club (joined Apr 98 but formed earlier -
98. Lanark A&F Club (joined Sept 96 – closed March 2015)
99. Lauder A&F Club (May 2010 -
100. Lesmahagow A&F Club (Nov 1979 – closed May 2005)
101. M.A.F.I.A. (1966 – 1993?)
102. Maine Valley A&F Club (
103. Monklands A&F Club (Nov 1978 – closed cApril 1983)
104. Morecambe A&F Club (joined Sept 1982)
105. Muirhead A&F Club (Dec 1994 -
106. Mull A&F Club
107. Newcastleton Accordion Club
108. Newburgh A&F Club (joined 2002 but founded much earlier – closed April 2011 when venue closed)
109. New Cumnock A&F Club (cMarch 1979)
110. Newmill-on-Teviot (Hawick) (Formed late 1988 joined Assoc 1999 - closed March 2016)
111. Newton St Boswells Accordion Club (17th Oct 1972 see Apr 1984 obituary for Angus Park)
112. Northern A&F Club (Sept 2011 -
113. Ormiston Miners’ Welfare Society A&F Club (closed April 1992 – per Sept Editorial)
114. Premier A&F Club NI (April 1980)
115. Phoenix A&F Club, Ardrishaig (Dec 2004 -
116. Reading Scottish Fiddlers (cMarch 1997
117. Renfrew A&F Club (original club 1974/5 lapsed after a few years then again in 1984)
118. Selkirk A&F Club (
119. Stirling A&F Club (Oct 1991 – closed 20000/01?)
120. Straiton Accordion Club (c1968 – closed March 1979)
121. Stonehouse A&F Club (Opened 2003 - first report June 05 – Closed April 2018)
122. Stranraer & District Accordion Club (1974 – per first edition)
123 Sutherland A&F Club (Nov 1982 -
124 Thornhill A&F Club (joined Oct 1983 – see Nov 83 edition – closed April 2014)
125. Torthorwald A&F Club (near Dumfries)
126. Tranent A&F Club
127. Vancouver Fiddle Orchestra
128. Walmer (Bridge of Allan) A&F Club
129. Wellbank A&F Club
130. West Barnes (1981? - April 2016?)
131. Yarrow (prev known as Etterick & Yarrow) (Jan 1989 – closed 2001/02)
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