Allanton was superb.
So many great memories of the place. First went there early 1988. Took the service bus from Glasgow Buchanan Street and it took about 4 hours to reach this wee tiny village in deepest Lanarkshire. Never forget walking into the hall with the stage covered in a huge stars and stripes and the music pounding out. The floor was always packed right from the word go.
Later on I ended up going out there in a transit van full of guys from Clydebank. Can still picture Big Lenny up on the floor dancing to Martha Starr. Great times. Big hole in the Scottish Scene since it closed over a decade and a half ago.
I found the music and the attitude of the place so inspirational. Would it be safe to say if it hadn't been for Allanton then in Glasgow there would have been no Goodfoot, Caledonian Soul or Friday Street to take the message on ?
all the best
Kev