Biography
One of Scotland’s most popular and enduring British folk acts, the Corries rose to prominence during the mid-60s when founder member Bill Smith (guitar/vocals) was joined by Ronnie Browne (guitar/vocals) and Roy Williamson (1937, d. 12 August 1990; guitar, vocals, concertina, harmonica, bodhran, kazoo, mandolin). Initially known as the Corrie Folk Trio, their early releases for the Waverley label also featured singer Paddie Bell (b. Belfast, Northern Ireland, d. 3 August 2005, Edinburgh, Scotland), who left in 1965. The act’s early repertoire comprised largely traditional material, but Williamson soon began writing songs fashioned in this style. His haunting composition, ‘Flower Of Scotland’, has since been adopted as Scotland’s unofficial national anthem. This skilled craftsman also built many exotic instruments by hand, including two called Combolins that combined several fretted instruments into one. The 1967...
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