Sadly John Pirie (centre of picture), my great friend and fiddle player with the Tain Scottish Dance Band passed away on Monday 8th June. On a recent trip home to Scotland I managed a visit with John and we got a few tunes together at the Dingwall Accordion and Fiddle Club. It was such a pleasure to share the stage again with John but little did I know it would be my last tune with him.
John, along with Ali MacGregor took me "under their wings" so to speak and are undoubtably the reason I play and enjoy music so much to today. My thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time.
As a tribute you can hear the Tain Scottish Dance Band playing the "Jubilee Jig" on my myspace page.
Hugh Morrison
