The Corries

The Corries are one of Scotland's most famous folk duos. Roy Williamson and Ronnie Browne first met each other at The Edinburgh College of Art in 1955, although their musical relationship didn’t begin until 1962. In the autumn of that year, a folk group consisting of Bill Smith, Ron Cruikshank, Paddie Bell and Roy Williamson was appearing at the Waverley Bar in Edinburgh. Ron Cruikshank subsequently left the group and Ronnie Browne joined. In 1965, Paddie Bell left the group to have her child. Roy, Ronnie and Bill Smith continued as the Corrie Folk Trio and released one album, Those Wild Corries, later repackaged as Cam Ye By Atholl.

In 1966, Bill Smith left the line-up and the Corries were born.

One of Scotland's national anthems "The Flower of Scotland" was witten by the late Roy Williamson.

The Corries CDs