Bill Wilkie MBE is one of the great pillars of Scottish accordion music, a master and tireless champion of the instrument and an impresario and businessman who has promoted and encouraged many of the leading players on the Scottish music scene. Born in Perth on January 6, 1922, Bill began […]
Alan Gorrie native of Perth formed the Average White Band with friends in 1972. The Average White Band are a Scottish funk and rhythm and blues group with a number of hits between 1974 and 1980. They were one of the first performers at Perth Concert Hall – 30 September […]
Born in Perth in 1948 Donald Maxwell is an operatic baritone who has sung with all the major British opera companies as well as Milan, Vancouver, Buenos Aires, Nancy, Paris, Vienna, and Japan. Some of his roles are listed below: Gunther – Covent Garden 1991 Wozzeck – English National Opera […]
Scottish general that was also a gifted musician. Born in Perthshire in 1721, John Reid became a soldier in 1745 and steadily rose through the ranks. He both composed music and played the flute. Upon his death in 1807, £50,000 was bequeathed in his will to establish a chair of […]