Photo Gallery 1 - Early Years
![Early community theatre](galleries-early/localtheatre-550h_fs.jpg)
Maybe "Geronimo the Musical" wasn't such a good idea
![Theatre Workshop](galleries-early/theatreworkshop-550_fs.jpg)
Theatre Workshop Band in rehearsals 1978
![Fourth Estate](galleries-early/4thestate4-550_fs.jpg)
Fourth Estaite in perfect harmony - 1975
Rab Handleigh, Robin Harper, and John
![Fourth Estate](galleries-early/4thestate3-550_fs.jpg)
Three Mexican Revolutionaries - or maybe it's Fourth Estaite
![Fourth Estate](galleries-early/4thestate2-550_fs.jpg)
Fourth Estaite in York - stripes were in that year!
Rab Handleigh, Duncan Brown, Robin Harper, John
![Fourth Estate](galleries-early/fe44-550_fs.jpg)
Psychedelic Folk - Fourth Estaite playing The Servant of Twa Maisters at the Lyceum in 1977
![Fourth Estate with Fiona Kennedy](galleries-early/fiona4th-550_fs.jpg)
Fiona Kennedy tries not to laugh at Fourth Estaite's headgear
![very young John](galleries-early/johnintrunks-400h_fs.jpg)
Proof that trumpet players are descended from fish! - The cheeky grin hasn't changed a bit
![Crumhorn at the Afton](galleries-early/afton3-550_fs.jpg)
Crumhorn on a Sunday afternoon - the Afton Hotel
![John and Pat](galleries-early/afton5-550_fs.jpg)
Letting Pat do the work
Pat O'Connell and John - a double act that has lasted decades
![Trumpet](galleries-early/afton4-550_fs.jpg)
Evening cabaret in the Afton
![John and Robin Harper](galleries-early/aftonjandr1-550_fs.jpg)
Green grow the rushes oh
John with future MSP Robin Harper - who has notably adopted a more politically acceptable haircut!
![2 recorders](galleries-early/afton13-550_fs.jpg)
Do I get twice the fee for this?
![Pat and John](galleries-early/patjohnafton1-550_fs.jpg)
Do you think we'll get the parts in Casino Royale?
![Assembly Rooms promo](galleries-early/assembly-550_fs.jpg)
Promoting the Assembly Rooms shows Pete Gordon-Smith, Brian Mulligan, John and Simpson Pirie