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January 29, 2010
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Ballerina Ballroom, Nairn 
January 19, 2010 at 10:15 pm
One of the best bands in the area in the early 70’s was Windy Miller.This band was formed after the break up of T Set and appeared on Grampian TV.They also realeased an album called “On The Rise”which was also the last Record published under Albert Bonici record label “Norco”
February 2, 2010 at 10:48 pm
Hi there the forthcoming Quo gig down on the Carse has inspired some old headbanger memories on related articles in the Gurn.
Thought you might like this one:
‘love & peace Man said…
Remember some of the small touring
bands used to sleep in their vans,
the bigger known acts used to sometimes stay in The Royal Hotel
where i once had a pint with members of Hot Chocolate,often bands would go for a drink in The
Vic & walk down The High Street
to “The Ballers” you had to be out
of the pubs just after 10oclock,
when Marmalade played the were
NO 1 in the charts & before the gig
were drinking in The Waverley Hotel, Slade when they were here
stayed in I think it was called Duncraig a small B&B on the corner
across from The United Reformed
Church, Fleetwood Mac stayed in
The Newton Hotel.
Nairn a wee town can boast thats
its attracted the likes of CREAM,
The WHO,PINK FLOYD,SLADE,BAY CITY
ROLLERS, STATUS QUO,FLEETWOOD MAC,
GENO WASHINGTON, THE HERD,JUICY LUCY,HOT CHOCOLATE,MARMALADE,
PICKETY WITCH, THE BEATLES,
to name just a few. ‘