Davy Cowan The Piano from the album “Life’s Just Fine”
Over many years of playing live music I’d say that the old village or Town Hall has been the beating heart of any community through the generations.. I noticed over the years that most Halls had an old out of tune piano, with nicotine stained keys & varnish peeling off.. the pedals stuck to the floor & the familiar dead notes on the keyboard at the end of every Hall…
I always wondered if these old pianos could speak ,what many wonderful stories & tales they could tell us… where they started out, in the old school or the local church or Sunday school.. maybe moved onto the local public house, Honky Tonk or music venue of its day.. The people who tinkled the ivories & sang around her.. the happiness & enjoyment given to the people who gathered to enjoy the music played on her through the mists of time.. Now she lies convalescing in the old Village Hall..
Here’s our video, shot during happier times at The Stagger Inn, in a mystery location in the heart of the Scottish Highlands..
Thank you to Gordon Buchanan at Struie Media for his time & efforts spent on this video & to Alec Hooper Landlord at The Stagger Inn for his kind Highland Hospitality.
Davy Cowan - The Piano from the album “Life’s Just Fine” March 2020. website: www.davycowan.com email: info@davycowan.com
