Iain MacFadyen
An Appreciation
Iain MacFadyen who died last April (1983) will be remembered by many for his outstanding achievements during his lifetime ; mainly as Head of Light Entertainment of BBC Scotland.
Way back in 1957 he founded the most famous of our programmes ‘The White Heather Club.’
As a musician he was also noted for his compositions and under his nom-de-plume of Neil Grant he wrote
The Thurso Wedding
Deveron Reel
He also wrote some music for Andy Stewart. Among them were
The Girl from Glasgow Town
Come In, Come In
The Lads of Bonnie Scotland and
Lassie Come and Dance Wi’ Me
Box and Fiddle
December 1983
Way back in 1957 he founded the most famous of our programmes ‘The White Heather Club.’
As a musician he was also noted for his compositions and under his nom-de-plume of Neil Grant he wrote
The Thurso Wedding
Deveron Reel
He also wrote some music for Andy Stewart. Among them were
The Girl from Glasgow Town
Come In, Come In
The Lads of Bonnie Scotland and
Lassie Come and Dance Wi’ Me
Box and Fiddle
December 1983