Full house at accordion and fiddle club
Inveraray and District Accordion and Fiddle Club got 2020 off to a flying start with a full house at the Inveraray Inn on Wednesday January 8.
Supporting players were Fyne Folk, with Sally Hall, Jake MacKay and Alex John MacLeod on fiddles and Agnes Liddell on keyboard.
They were joined by Angus J MacColl on small pipes. Also playing were Janet Graham on accordion, accompanied by Jimmy MacDonald on keyboard; Jim McMillan on vocals and guitar, accompanied by Agnes and Jake; Alison Diamond on fiddle with John Kelly on guitar; and Peter Stewart on accordion, accompanied by Jimmy on keyboard. Their varied contributions were enjoyed by the appreciative audience.
Guest artistes were the popular Ross MacPherson Trio, with Ross on accordion, Calum MacPhail on fiddle and Angus D MacColl on drums.
They treated the faithful to the great west coast sound of pipe marches, Gaelic and modern waltzes, jigs, reels, slow foxtrots and two-steps, with Angus playing the Highland bagpipes for some of the sets. Calum performed a couple of solos, including Calum’s Road, as a tribute to the late Malcolm and Duncan MacKay, who had connections with the island of Raasay.
For the finale, Angus J joined the band on Highland bagpipes and enthralled the crowd with a great selection and with the audience shouting for an encore, a grand stramash followed.
Chairman Niall Iain MacLean thanked all the artistes for a wonderful night’s entertainment. Next week the club welcomes Neil MacMillan from Rowardennan – no stranger to the Scottish dance music scene – and his band as guest artistes.