The Early Years |
It was impossible to take part in the show and
still keep their day time jobs, so the decision was taken to turn full-professional. The
increased |
The Early Years |
It was impossible to take part in the show and
still keep their day time jobs, so the decision was taken to turn full-professional. The
increased |
Success came rapidly. Within a year they had appeared on television and made
their first recordings. At this time the members were still semi-professional. Roy and
Ronnie were both art teachers, Bill was an architect and Paddie a secretary at the
National Trust for Scotland. This changed in December 1963. W. Gordon Smith, a television
producer at the BBC had an idea for a new prog
ramme of folk music. The
setting would not be in a studio, but would recreate the atmosphere of a folk club. The
"Hoot'nanny Show" was born and the Corrie Folk Trio and Paddie Bell were invited
to be the resident group on the series.
time involved in the concerts and touring began to take it's toll.
First Paddie Bell left to spend more time with her family, and then on 1st
January, 1966, Bill Smith indicated that he was returning to his architects practice.
Ronnie Browne and Roy Williamson had to decide whether to continue performing , and how to
go about doing so.