1979 saw Brian leaving the band, and they were joined
by Peter Miller on guitar and vocals. This period coincided
with the material becoming more traditional and less country
– a lot to do with Peter's influence. The line up
was also augmented by the appearance one night at the
Fisherman’s Arms of John (Cass) Cassidy (whistle,
flute, vocals), a construction worker from Paisley who
was working for one of the companies building the Sullom
Voe oil terminal. The workers from the construction camps
used to fill all the venues around Shetland at the weekends,
and a lot of them were heavily in to traditional songs
and tunes. Cass, as it later transpired, was a founder
member of the now famous "Tannahill Weavers".
He became a fixture with the band for the remainder of
his work in Shetland.
This line up went back in the Viking Vision "studio",
and recorded an E.P. of four tracks of Shetland and
Irish music, the most memorable being "The Wilds
Of Yell". |
