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‘14 Years Ago’ – Scottish band performs in Turkey, November 1999by Rob Howard |
The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending November 5th 1999 reported that the Scottish band Burach, featuring accordionist Sandy Brechin, were about to play some dates in Turkey. The accordion has long been popular in Turkey, and features often in that country’s traditional folk music. The Turkish accordion association, Iberya Özkan Akordeon Tölyesi, organises accordion tuition at the GÜRCÜ SANAT EVI (Georgian Arts Hall), Istanbul, and every Wednesday, 7.30pm until 10pm, there is an accordion workshop. ‘Burach’ Tours Turkey Scottish group ‘Burach’ (which includes accordionist Sandy Brechin) will tour Turkey from November 15th to 28th, performing concerts in Antalya, Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Kayseri, Konya and Bursa. Their program will include many new songs, which they plan to record on their new album in December such as ‘Stranger These Days’ and ‘Sweet Thing’. |