Tribute to Will Starr of Croy, Stirlingshire, king of the solo Scottish 3-row button box accordion.

Will Starr - 'Daddy of them All' A Tribute to Will Starr, King of the solo Scottish accordionists Scotland's best accordionist and solo performer, Will Starr's music, his recordings and his life The Will Starr Band, The music of Scotland, Scottish country dancing, Scottish dance bands, Scottish culture, traditional accordion music of Scotland, Will Starr jigs, strathspeys, reels, pipe marches, schottishe, slow airs, mazurkas, hornpipes, polkas, retreats, two steps and waltzes, Musette accordion music compositions, Scottish accordion dance music, Will Starr of Croy, Stirlingshire, Scotland The Kilt is My Delight, The White Heather Group, Morino accordion by Hohner of Germany, button key accordions, Bevin Boy, Ivan Starovisky, Wiiliam Starrs, Scottish Half-Hour, The Scottish Music Hall Society, Robert Wilson Scottish tenor singer, Harry Gordon Scottish comedian entertainer, Scottish legends, Scottish music hall entertainers, Scottish accordion champions,

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www.jimmyshand.co.uk	A tribute to Sir Jimmy Shand MBE, MA, Scotland's best-ever Scottish Country Dance Band leader, and master of the 3-row button accordion. Sir Jimmy Shand was knighted in 1999 by Queen Elizabeth II. The people of Auchtermuchty in Fife erected a statue in his name and Hohner of Germany specially designed and made a 3-row button accordion to his specifications then named it, "The Shand Morino". The site was researched and created by a long-time fan. It presents information on his life, his music, his compositions and his recordings.
www.croymusicmiscellany.com/	Croy Music Miscellany is a labour of love. It is a not for profit website aimed at giving real people the opportunity to write about music. There is no genre we lean to, nor any bias as to what is posted. If it is well written and makes sense, we will publish it and most importantly, it is all about the music.
http://www.gordonpattullo.co.uk/	This is the web site of Gordon Pattullo, a well known Scottish accordionist, composer and Scottish Dance Band leader who happens also to be a life long fan of Will Starr. In fact, a quote from Gordon's Biography on his web site reads: - "His biggest influence has been the late great Will Starr." Gordon was also invited to contribute to the recent BBC Radio Scotland tribute to Will Starr on the 30th anniversary of his death. He has composed this tune "Memories of Will Starr" to commemorate Will Starr. His web site also shows a photograph of Gordon taken during a trip to Ireland, playing the black "4-row" Hohner Morino previously owned by Will Starr. After that experience Gordon said, "The highlight for me was to have my picture taken with Will Starr's accordion."
www.croyhistorical.org.uk/	A Community web site of Croy, the home town of Will Starr. It provides information and pictures of Croy and its surroundings, with details of the town's history, its social aspects and its famous people.
www.boxandfiddle.com	"The Box and Fiddle" is a monthly publication magazine of The National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs. It provides information on their Guest Artiste List, a Club Directory and current events. It also has a very helpful page for classified advertisements where, for a minimal cost, instruments and equipment can be advertised for sale.
The Glasgow Empire	A superb archive created by Bob Bain of the famous Glasgow Empire Theatre where Will Starr played at the Grand Charity Variety show on 31 March 1963 - this was the last show before the Empire closed.
www.accordionlinks.com/	This site forms a ring of accordion web sites, with music and musicians in a wide range of genres. There is a varied list of musicians, dance bands, educational essays and a crash course on how to get started playing the piano accordion.
www.accordions.com/	Thought to be the largest accordion Internet site in the world. Home of the Accordion Yellow Pages database with many thousands of listings of accordionists and accordion organisations which are free for anyone. It provides Weekly News in five languages, general information on the accordion, tips on how to play, accordion types, and how the accordion is built.
www.celtic-chords.co.uk	Web site of a specialist Celtic and Traditional music shop in Stonehaven. The company mission is to promote Celtic and Traditional folk music with the aim of providing a centre of excellence and focal point for all traditional music and instrument needs. They also stock a wide range of acoustic and traditional musical instruments and give a first-class, friendly service.
Scottish Music Hall Society	Will Starr had many friends, fellow performers and affiliations with the members of this Society.
http://www.hohner.eu/	This web site is the home of Hohner, the German company established in 1857 by Matthias Hohner (1833 - 1902). Hohner have been making musical instruments there for the last 150 years, including perhaps the best accordions in the world. Hohner factory, Trossingen, Germany 2006 - photograph supplied by Hohner The Hohner company provided Will Starr with the accordions he played in his adult years, and still to this day they supply accordions to most of the greatest players in the world. Just take a look at the web site and read about how the famous Hohner Morino and Hohner Gola are made - you will be enlightened, surprised and inspired.

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