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Summary:

Dunfermline & District Accordion & Fiddle Club hosted a monthly gig eight times this year.

Though several bands appeared frequently throughout 1976, none had a residency as such.

 

Highlights this year included:

Cado Belle (Featuring Maggie Reilly)
Angus Fitchet
Davey Stewart
John Watt

 

January 1976

DateDayHeadline ActSupport ActRemarks
02/01/1976FridayTivvy

06/01/1976TuesdayIain MacPhail's Scottish Country Broadcasting Band
Dunfermline & District Accordion & Fiddle Club
09/01/1976FridayBeef

16/01/1976FridayMoll's Myre

23/01/1976FridaySloopy

30/01/1976FridayFagin

February 1976

DateDayHeadline ActSupport ActRemarks
03/02/1976TuesdayArchie Duncan
Dunfermline & District Accordion & Fiddle Club
06/02/1976FridayBarnaby

13/02/1976FridayJaspa

17/02/1976TuesdayHigh Speed GrassDavey Stewart / John Watt / Josh MacCrae
20/02/1976FridayRokotto

27/02/1976FridayAnthem

March 1976

DateDayHeadline ActSupport ActRemarks
02/03/1976TuesdayAngus Fitchet
Dunfermline & District Accordion & Fiddle Club
05/03/1976FridayPryer

12/03/1976FridayMoll's Myre

19/03/1976FridaySloopy
Paul Kossoff of 'Free' dies on this day.
21/03/1976SundayAl Mathews

26/03/1976FridayFagin

April 1976

DateDayHeadline ActSupport ActRemarks
02/04/1976FridayBeef

06/04/1976TuesdayJim Johnstone
Dunfermline & District Accordion & Fiddle Club
09/04/1976FridayRokotto

16/04/1976FridayCuddles

21/04/1976WednesdayAl Mathews

23/04/1976FridayMoll's Myre
The Ramones released their debut album 'The Ramones' on this day. On the following day (24th April 1976) Lennon & McCartney were together for the last time (watching TV in Lennon's Dakota home)
30/04/1976FridayAnthem
Keith Moon hired nine cab drivers to block off both ends of a New York street so he could throw the contents of his hotel room out into the street on this day!

May 1976

DateDayHeadline ActSupport ActRemarks
04/05/1976TuesdayArthur Spink
Dunfermline & District Accordion & Fiddle Club
07/05/1976FridayHoney

14/05/1976FridaySouled Out

21/05/1976FridayRokotto

28/05/1976FridayMoll's Myre

June 1976

DateDayHeadline ActSupport ActRemarks
01/06/1976TuesdayJohn Crawford Quartet
Dunfermline & District Accordion & Fiddle Club
04/06/1976FridayBeef

11/06/1976FridayJury

18/06/1976FridayTears

25/06/1976FridaySloopy

July 1976

DateDayHeadline ActSupport ActRemarks
02/07/1976FridayJonah

09/07/1976FridayRitz

16/07/1976FridayJudas

23/07/1976FridayDuke

30/07/1976FridayYankee

August 1976

DateDayHeadline ActSupport ActRemarks
06/08/1976FridayRokotto

13/08/1976FridaySloopy

20/08/1976FridayJudas

27/08/1976FridayFagin

September 1976

DateDayHeadline ActSupport ActRemarks
03/09/1976FridayBees Knees

10/09/1976FridayRokotto

17/09/1976FridayBeef

24/09/1976FridayRitz

October 1976

DateDayHeadline ActSupport ActRemarks
01/10/1976FridayHoney

05/10/1976TuesdayBill Powrie
Dunfermline & District Accordion & Fiddle Club
08/10/1976FridayJudas

15/10/1976FridaySloopy

22/10/1976FridayRokotto

29/10/1976FridayYankee

November 1976

DateDayHeadline ActSupport ActRemarks
02/11/1976TuesdayIain MacPhail & His Broadcasting Band
Dunfermline & District Accordion & Fiddle Club
05/11/1976FridayAnthem
The Rezillos debut live performance in Edinburgh took place this evening!
12/11/1976FridayBees Knees

19/11/1976FridayFunky Stuff
'Krakatoa' cancelled due to illness
26/11/1976FridaySloopy

December 1976

DateDayHeadline ActSupport ActRemarks
03/12/1976FridayBilbo Baggins

04/12/1976SaturdayYakety Yak
Rock 'n' Roll
10/12/1976FridayStevenson's Rocket

17/12/1976FridayYankee

18/12/1976SaturdayCado Belle
Featuring Maggie Reilly
24/12/1976FridayEuropa

25/12/1976Saturday'Tiger' Tim StevensAff its Heid Band


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