Comments on: 1970, Two Red Shoes, Memorabilia And More

By: Jean Morrison

Jean Morrison — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:03:04 +0000

I remember that when Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders played the Ballerina they stayed in The Victoria Hotel in Nairn and on the Friday afternoon my friend and myself headed to the Ballroom after school (as usual) and met Ricky heading up to Woolworths to buy a checked shirt with a button down collar.

By: Peter Radinow

Peter Radinow — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:30:05 +0000

Being a Ballerina Ballroom junkie since 1966, I remember that the Victoria Hotel was one place that was used for some bands.

By: Allan Cathro

Allan Cathro — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:11:10 +0000

I lived in Cawdor Road in Nairn from 1968 to 1972. My family reamined there while I moved away to study in Edinburgh. The question in your last paragrapph in the section 1970, Two Red Shoes etc. about where bands stayed when they played the Ballerina in Nairn. I don’t know if this applies to all the bands but I do know that my father went to his ‘local’ one day which was the Waverley Hotel at the top of the High Street in Nairn and he spent the afternoon drinking with The Marmalade who were playing the Ballerina. He told me then that they were staying in The Waverley. I have just found your blog and have many memories of the Ballerina in Nairn around this time so I will have a look at the rest of it and see if I can contribute some more.