The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #41810   Message #3597612
Posted By: Vic Smith
02-Feb-14 - 12:48 PM
Thread Name: Dark Island
Subject: RE: Dark Island
I was going to tell the Ian MacLachlan/Jim Bainbridge story but Jim has beaten me to it. I do remember the incident very well and Jim's reaction to Ian playing his G/D box. When the amazed Mr. Bainbridge eventually recovered his power of speech, he said that he had no idea that fast reels could be played on the instrument. It was not long before Jim was playing them himself. I think that this happened on a late session of the festival (the Saturday?). Ian Maclaclan had been playing the piano accordion all weekend and I don't think that he actually owned a melodeon at that time. He certainly found his way around Jim's box and to my ears that was the more exciting of the two.