The Corries is a Scottish folk band that arose during the revival of Scottish folk music in the early 1960s. Although the group initially consisted of 3 people, it was the duo of Roy Williamson and Ronnie Browne that gained fame.
| The corries | |
|---|---|
| Years | 1960s β 1990 |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Language of songs | English |
| Composition | Ronnie Brown |
| Former the participants | Roy Williamson |
Content
Early years
Roy Williamson was born in 1936 in Edinburgh. His mother played the piano. At school, he learned by ear to play the recorder . When the teacher found out about this, he kicked him out of music lessons. He went to Wester Elchies, then to Aberlour House and Gordonstoun. He studied sailing at Burghead, and then went to Edinburgh College of Art, where he met Ronnie Brown in 1955. They played together for over thirty years.
TV success
A year later they appeared on television. Roy Williamson and Ronnie Brown were drawing teachers, Smith was an architect, and Bell was a secretary. In 1964, they were opening for The Dubliners when they played at the Asher Hall in Edinburgh .
Combines
Williamson was able to handle wood well. In the summer of 1969, he invented the "combiners", two tools, each of which consisted of several tools assembled together. The first was a duet of mandolin and guitar .
Commercial Success
Discography
- The Corrie Folk Trio and Paddie Bell (1965)
- The Promise Of The Day (1965)
- Those Wild Corries (1966)
- Bonnet, Belt and Sword (1967)
- Kishmul's Galley (1968)
- Scottish Love Songs (1969)
- Strings and Things (1970)
- In Retrospect (1970)
- Sound The Pibroch (1972)
- A Little Of What You Fancy (1973)
- Live from Scotland Volume 1 (1974)
- Live from Scotland Volume 2 (1975)
- Live from Scotland Volume 3 (1975)
- Live from Scotland Volume 4 (1977)
- Peat Fire Flame (1977)
- Spotlight On The Corries (1977)
- Stovies (album) (1980) (live)
- A Man's A Man (1980)
- The Dawning of the Day (1982) (live)
- Love From Scotland (1983) (compilation)
- Scotland Will Flourish (1985) (live)
- Barrett's Privateers (1987) (live)
- The Bonnie Blue (1988) (live)
- Flower of Scotland (1990) (new live recording on BBC Records)
See also
- The flower of scotland