Gary Blair.....

Gary is the quiet one of the band..............................................................NOT! If someone wants to talk Accordion then they better bring a Flask of Coffee, Sleeping bag and a change of Socks as Gary will talk the Socks off anyone!

Gary is a past U.K. Accordion Champion and has won numerous Accordion trophies over the years. He currently adjudicates at Accordion festivals throughout the UK, and performs at many fesivals, ceilidhs, weddings and concerts. He plays a variety of different tunes and he has a few own compositions under his belt. Gary has appeared on Television, Video and Radio on many occasions.

He has been playing Accordion for 28 years and was a pupil of ''The Jimmy Blair Accordion School'' which was run by his late Father and Mother. Gary continues to teach Accordion in Renfrew, Scotland, where he resides.

Richard first started learning Accordion at the Jimmy Blair Accordion School, 16 years ago and in 1991 was U.K. Senior Traditional Accordion Champion. He has gone on to win other competitions such as the All Scotland Own Composition section Etc.

He has been a member of the Gary Blair Ceilidh Band for a number of years and currently works as a sound engineer at the Studios of Michael MacNeil in Glasgow, Scotland, where our CD was recorded.

Well....He actually started off playing drums in The Balfron High Pipe Band under the instruction of Jim Haddow. He has been playing Drums for 12 Years now, having taught himself to play the full kit. He has performed with many Scottish dance bands but prefers the Ceilidh scene.

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