By Penny Johnstone
Lovers of traditional Scottish folk music are in for a special treat when 25-year-old Brandon McPhee returns to Langholm with his band to perform later this month. The musician and singer, originally from Castletown village near Thurso and now living in Wick, learned to play the push button accordion on his grandfather’s knee aged just 10. It all started after years of watching his grandad Donald’s fingers on the instrument as a young boy.
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