Norman Chalmers & Jock Tamson's Bairns ~ 1979!

[Ptarmigan]

I just spotted this video of Norman Chalmers & The Bairns on YouTube.

 

Norman Chalmers & Jock Tamson's Bairns

 

So what were you doing, back in 1979?

 

Cheers

Dick

[Sailor]

So what were you doing, back in 1979?

 

 

My goodness my guinness - we had plenty of it in 1979 on our 6 week tour through scotland and ireland. And we had a funny night in our tent on Skye during the legendary storm which caused the fastnet yacht race tragedy. In Ireland I bought my first concertina (very cheap - made in GDR) toyed around and drove my friends half mad. At that time even in Germany we had plenty of good irish an scottish music in bars and clubs. Now I'm thirsty.

 

Cheers

[Ptarmigan]

Ha Ha Sailor.

Towards the end of '80 I went over to West Berlin & stayed there for over a year, playing the Irish Bars most nights of the week.

I guess we were both part of some sort of cultural exchange programme!

 

I bought my first Concertina, a wee Lachenal, in Dublin in '80.

 

..... Ahhhh the Good Old Days!

 

Cheers

Dick

[spindizzy]

Ha Ha Sailor.

Towards the end of '80 I went over to West Berlin & stayed there for over a year, playing the Irish Bars most nights of the week.

I guess we were both part of some sort of cultural exchange programme!

 

I bought my first Concertina, a wee Lachenal, in Dublin in '80.

 

..... Ahhhh the Good Old Days!

 

Cheers

Dick

 

That maybe when we got our first concertina.

We put Steve Turner up for the night after a gig at the East Kilbride FC, and within a few months DH got a lach. EC.

He moved on to learn fiddle and I got the concertina ... we still have it, though I play one of my own now.

 

Chris

ps he also cooks very well!!

[fernando]

Good stuff Dick! I'm beginning to recognise the scottish accent in the songs hehehe I like the english concertina at the end