Box and Fiddle
Year 16 No 07
April 1993
Introducing the Clubs
No 15 Wick
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The Wick A&F Club was formed in September, 1975. Founder members of the Club were Bobby Coghill and Addie Harper. Addie is our current chairman, he took over from Bobby who had chaired the Club for 11 years.
Addie Harper Jnr was invited to open our initial club night on 21st October, 1975, and we were pleased to see the Tain Scottish Dance Band travel from Ross-shire to take part. The first guest artistes were the Bobby Crowe SDB who appeared at our November Club.
The guest artistes over the years have been excellent and thoroughly enjoyed by the members and the many non-members who attend the Club nights.
There were very few young musicians when the Club began, but through the untiring work of Addie and Isobel Harper, Addie Harper Jnr, Bobby Coghill and Ian Sinclair there are now many young accordionists, fiddlers, keyboard players and guitarists. The young musicians, along with their parents, travel from as far away as Sutherland and outlying areas of Caithness to play at the Club.
The Club meet in Mackay’s Hotel on the third Tuesday of every month for September to May.
No 15 Wick
by ?
The Wick A&F Club was formed in September, 1975. Founder members of the Club were Bobby Coghill and Addie Harper. Addie is our current chairman, he took over from Bobby who had chaired the Club for 11 years.
Addie Harper Jnr was invited to open our initial club night on 21st October, 1975, and we were pleased to see the Tain Scottish Dance Band travel from Ross-shire to take part. The first guest artistes were the Bobby Crowe SDB who appeared at our November Club.
The guest artistes over the years have been excellent and thoroughly enjoyed by the members and the many non-members who attend the Club nights.
There were very few young musicians when the Club began, but through the untiring work of Addie and Isobel Harper, Addie Harper Jnr, Bobby Coghill and Ian Sinclair there are now many young accordionists, fiddlers, keyboard players and guitarists. The young musicians, along with their parents, travel from as far away as Sutherland and outlying areas of Caithness to play at the Club.
The Club meet in Mackay’s Hotel on the third Tuesday of every month for September to May.