Geordie Murison

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Geordie Murison was born and brought up on a farm at Fetteresso just outside Stonehaven, his father having moved there in 1935 from a farm in Buchan. His father had two older sisters who were a great source of stories about school and farm life before and after the First World War. The eldest one attended Whitehills School, New Deer while Gavin Greig was still headmaster. His mother’s family (Robertson) were very musical and one of his earliest memories is of his Granny sitting singing. His uncle played the fiddle and accordion and his older sister plays piano, guitar and sings. The family had a gramophone and listened to the old 78’s. These influences gave him a feeling for, and a great love of the dialect, songs and music of North East Scotland. A chance meeting with Jim Taylor, Tam Reid’s nephew, in 1997, led to Geordie attending Aberdeen Branch TMSA sessions. There he met Tam and Anne Reid who encouraged him to enter competitions at festivals. This led to him being invited to festivals all over the country including London, Dorset, Dublin and Whitby as well as in Scotland. Geordie won the McAllan Brose Bowl in 2008. Geordie will perform songs & ballads of the North East at the Mearns Connections Dinner in his very popular, inimitable style. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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