The Whole Story of The Famous Kinema Ballroom in Dunfermline (now in its 78th Year!)
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| Sources & Credits Dedication:
My thanks go to: My lovely wife Margaret & remarkable daughter Tegan for their loving support, encouragement, tolerance & patience over the initial 11 months I spent researching & building the initial site and all the subsequent years of upkeep/additions when I really ought to have been doing housework & DIY! My brother Ian AM Gourlay for instilling a passion in me for interesting music which has informed and enriched my every day. My life-long respected and closest of friends Dr Neill Martin who continues to open my ears to the possibilities contained in music of all sorts and has done since we were nine years old. Truly a natural teacher! The staff of the Local History Department of The Central Carnegie Library in Dunfermline, Fife and in particular, Helen Penman. The vast majority of the gig data was gleaned from a three-month, page by page trawl through 70 years of our local weekly newspaper 'The Dunfermline Press' held in the 35mm microfilm archive of the Local History Dept of our fantastic Carnegie Central Library (the first Carnegie Library in the world and one of the best libraries in Scotland). During my semi-residence there I was most ably assisted by their friendly and highly professional staff. If it's been a while since you were last there, you're missing out on a great resource. As they say, "use it or lose it" The many webmasters, published authors and members of the public who have contributed to this site. Their generous assistance is invaluable and they can be seen listed below.
I have several anonymous benefactors who have regularly sent me nuggets of missing data and links to other sites containing some of the outstanding information I need for this site, especially the more obscure stuff that takes a great deal of dedicated time & effort to find. Meantime I'll just list them here as 'The Anonymous Contributor(s)' and say, "Thank you all very much indeed!"
Valued Contributors. I'm indebted to the following individuals for their much valued contributions: David Adamson (Paradox)
Further reading. The original biographies (Biogz) I have written, were researched from a multitude of web sites and books too numerous to present here or to remember for that matter, however below is a short list of the indispensable books I have used and to which I continue to refer ... and I heartily recommend them to you for further reading.
Other biographies (Biogz) were re-published from the web sites below with the authors' permission, however if I have omitted any please don't hesitate to get in touch & I'll rectify any concerns you may have. I heartily recommend you visit these sites.
For other sites worthy of your attention see my Links page
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