. Eastern Amateur flute band from
Bridgeton Page9 & Page9a Liverpool
c1975
I was sent
this photo from Mr.Alex Barbour a former
secretary of the band. The photo was taken
c1975 when the band was visiting
Liverpool for the 12th July parade, the band
visited Liverpool regularly and Alex believes
the 'Amateurs' were one of the first Scottish
band to do so? Alex still resides in Glasgow
and is a fan of the GlescaPals website.
Mar.2008
4
5
6
Donny Watson
7 Tam
Watson Presi
8
Tam McLenenny
9
Ian Hemphill
10
Jim Anderson
11
Walter
12
13
Alex Barbour Jnr
14
Tam Watson Jnr
15
Tam McCulloch
16
17
Billy Baird
18 Billy
Allison
19
John Thomson
20
Alex Barbour Sec
21
Geo.McKay Sen
22
23 Peter
Bowes
24
1
Tam Hemphill
2
George Clark
3
Jim Thomson
25
26
Geo.McKay Jnr
.
#Note No.18 was
shown as Billy Hemphill but I'm assured it is
Billy Allison
Oct.2008, GP Messageboard, Jack
O'Hara, London This ones for the
webmaister on the page the orange lodge and
bands in glescas east-end theres a band the eastern
amateur flute band from bridgeton you
have no.2 down as somebody called thomson
thats wrong his name is george clark we were
pals in the 60s he lived in parkhead down from
the granada on the opposite side of the street
I hope this helps you Wull.
Mar.2009,
Alex Barbour, Glasgow
Webmaister Wull... could you please thank Jack
O'Hara of London for correcting the name of Thompson
to George Clark in the photo of the Eastern Amateurs
flute band.
This is what I had hoped for, that people would take
notice and e-mail you with information. I
originally came from Parkhead myself and
therefore have an interest in any information
given. I currently do not have a computer of my
own and I am using a relatives computer to send this
e-mail. I therefore only have access occasionally to
the website. Thanks for updating it. Alex Barbour (Secretary for Eastern Amateurs FB)
Mar.2023, email, Billy Baird, age
68, Glasgow,
Scotland.
baird1233@btinternet.com Eastern Amateurs flute band 1975. I am
No.17 Billy Baird, No.18 is Billy Allison and
No.19 is John Thomson.
We played with the Camlachie Loyal Star
and guested with the Eastern Amateurs for two
yeras on the twelth in Liverpool, hope you can
include our names on your site. # No.18 I am positive is Billy Allison,
there were five of us from Camlachie, George
Clark and Jim Thomson were the other two, both
sadly deceased, Jim was John's brother.
Photo
below from GlescaPal Henry taken c1967
......... recognise anyone?
LOL 37 District, Bridgeton
In the
background is the British Paints works,
St Crispin Works, in Cornwall Street,
Glasgow
From the map it looks like the parade is
marching into Scotland St.
The bald guy at the front
is
Big Tam Crawford.
To his left its possibly Danny Houston
The band is the Easter AmateursFB
being led by Willie Bowes
July
2014, Email, Elizabeth Lacey, Uddingston,
Glasgow
My brother James McKenna (Tiddles) in on Tam
Crawford's right-hand side
and next to James is Wullie Ford.
Both prominent member of 37 district
during their younger years
From the STV comedy programme 'Only an
Excuse'
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Eastern Amateur flute
band from
Bridgeton Page9 & Page9a
Eastern Amateur flute band from
Bridgeton Page9 & 
