Galashiels accordion and fiddle club get in tune for new year
1 February
The first meeting of the New Year for Galashiels Accordion and Fiddle Club features the Jim Cleland Quartet, and promises to be a wee bit different... although Scottish music will no doubt be well represented, the guys like to mix in a fair amount of other styles as well.
Leader Jim Cleland started playing at eight years old and took all the exams with the British Association of Accordionists where he achieved honours in all including the diploma. That was all classical training and he was the under 16 British champion many years ago. He won a talent contest at Dunblane Hydro, where he was spotted by the late Jim MacLeod and the rest is history. He played with the Jim MacLeod band for over 30 years, travelling the world as well as filling the resident spot in the Hydro.
A glance at the rest of the line-up is evidence of the quality on show, with Donald Christie on piano, John Sinton on bass and Max Ketchin on drums.
Add in the usual high standard from our local and visiting musicians and a great night's music is in prospect. Come early...Clovenfords Country Hotel, Thursday,2nd February 2nd, 7.30pm, entry £3.50 (£3.00), optional supper £1.50. Look forward to seeing you !
You can find out more about the club here on their s1galashiels mini-site
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