Ian Middleton was born in the village of Fordyce, Banffshire. Ian always had great interest in the Doric (the language of North East Scots ) and since his teens was been composing lines of verse. His first serious attempt was 'The Festival O' Keith' which was later recorded by Jim Reid and The Foundry Bar Band. At the Moray Festival of Bothy Ballads at Elgin in 1984 and 1985, Ian won competitions for his compositions 'A Fee'd Man Looks Back' and 'The Traivlin' Mull'.
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