Episode 33 – The immense technical expertise required to compete in such events was to provide the foundation to allow Fred to experiment musically and he began to develop his own sound. Fred was soon playing support, solo, to Capercaillie and Runrig – two of Scotland’s best known bands. Before long, he was touring celtic Europe – especially Spain and Brittany – where he earned the name, Le Roi – The King. We shall hear how it all unfolded.
Tags: Ronald Morrison, Calum Campbell, Robert Nicol, Robert Brown, Norman MacLean, Donald Morrison, Norman Gillies, Alistair Gillies, Ronald Lawrie, Andrew Wright, Ian Morrison, Julie Fowlis, Christie Moore, Paddy Keenan, Ronan Brown & Carlos Nunes.