Overcome by emotion

[Telo]

Years ago, I used to occasionally play guitar or mandolin alongside a friend and colleague, now sadly missed, Graeme Allan. Graeme used to frequent the Aberdeen Folk Club in the 60s and 70s, but my appearances with him were in less salubrious surroundings mainly furth of the border.

Now Graeme was a crackin guid singer, with a rich voice, and a very rhythmic strummer on the nylon strung guitar, and his repertoire included a particularly maudlin number on which I used to play this dreary sentimental tinkling on the mandolin behind his sung melody. Aye, it fair brought a tear to the eye.

In fact one night, Graeme noticed two guys at the back both greetin tears into their pints, and he assumed that they, like most of the audience, had been overcome by emotion.

It was only later he found out that they were both both professional musicians. Which is why I'm not keen on CW's suggestion to have professional musicians on cruises.

[sahona]

My lot were resurrected in Saturday's Evening Times. I think the lead guitarist has identity problems now he's retired... 'kin frightening.
Tears in professional's eyes? - nothing. we had them jumping from tall buildings.