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26-Oct-2018
by Rob Howard
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 The 69th All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival takes place on Saturday October 27th, 9am onwards, at The Salutation Hotel, St. Matthew's Church, and in the Greyfriars Bar, all in close proximity in Perth, Scotland. This festival has run every year since 1949, and was founded by the late Bill Wilkie MBE.This year’s adjudicators for the accordion sections are Jimmy Cassidy, Billy Anderson, James Coutts and John Carmichael; the fiddle sections adjudicators are Gordon Gunn and Maureen Rutherford. Social events include a dance on Friday October 26th, 8pm – 11.30pm in the Salutation Hotel with Craig McCallum and his Scottish Dance Band. On the Saturday afternoon, 1.30-4pm, there is an informal free music session in the bar at the Salutation Hotel led by Craig McCallum and his Scottish Dance Band. Also on Saturday afternoon at The Venue (pub/restaurant), 1.30-4pm, there will be free background music provided by members of the Gary Sutherland Ceilidh Band. In the Salutation Hotel on Saturday, 4.30pm-6pm, in the Moncrieffe Suite there is the Grand Finale. This is a festival showcase of the best of talent on the Accordion & Fiddle scene, featuring a concert performance with the fiddle players Gordon Gunn and Margaret Robertson, Lynne Christie and her Scottish Dance Band, and the 2017 All Scotland Senior Traditional Accordion Champion Matthew MacLennan and Friends. |