Clyde valley stompers biography of williams county

Some bands were going even further; a group led by Glasgow trumpeter Dean Kerr was currently playing to fans each night in East Germany. Another Scots band was hoping to follow in the footsteps by the English jazz trombonist, Chris Barber, with an American tour in John Martin, Scottish agent for three of the England-bound trad jazz bands, said that Scottish groups were just as good as their English counterparts.

THE CLYDE VALLEY STOMPERS were Scotland's premier jazz band and its first ever super group; Caledonian kings of the 'Trad Boom' that swept Britain during the.

The Stompers, seen here in with Mary McGowan as vocalist, were formed in and quickly established an extensive and enthusiastic Scottish fan-base. They had a UK top 30 hit in with Peter and the Wolf. The band broke up in the early s when they were at their peak, packing dance-halls across the country. In September , however, following extensive efforts to track down the members, the Stompers got back together for a string of reunion dates.

Alison Kerr interview with Fionna Duncan, June Read more: Herald Diary. It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.

In the s, Peter was a jazz musician - the clarinettist-leader of Scotland's premier jazzband, 'The Clyde Valley Stompers', with whom he recorded the hit.

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