Dreadnought Rock saw musicians reunite to raise money for charity.
The Bathgate reunion gig brought together local high school bands from the late 80s and early 90s.
All the bands and musicians had been part of the West Lothian Schools Rock Platform, set up by teachers to give their pupils a chance to form bands and play gigs.
Guitar teachers Robin Robertson and Ronnie Berry and music teachers Alan Hastie and Val Meechan were the driving forces behind the project and for musicians in high school it created a social scene and vital part of their musical education.
Gigs were usually held in community centres and high schools and they helped young musicians meet each other, gain confidence and learn performance skills.
Twenty years on local musicians Hud McGilliard and Lynda Korimboccus decided that the time might be right to organise a reunion night and raise some money for charity.
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Alison Train explained: “The Dreadnought came on board as the venue and were massively supportive.
“In the end five bands were able to get together and play on the night.
“Sweet Pain, Buzz Bomb and Vital Sines managed to pull together their original line-ups.
“Also playing were Fine Line and Strontium Dog, who were put together by people who were keen to play but couldn’t get whole original line-ups on board.
“Lots of other familiar faces came along to reminisce and catch up and it was an excellent night.
“A large proportion of the people involved on the stage and in the crowd remain active in the music world, both amateur and professional.
“The overwhelming feeling on the night was that our committed music teachers and our music education gave us opportunities that were invaluable to us and that others perhaps didn’t get.
“Given that West Lothian Council are now charging for music lessons in schools, the story of how school music teachers and free music tuition made such a significant and long-lasting impact is really pertinent.
“The evening also raised nearly £500, which we have decided to donate to the charity Calm in memory of one of our number who we lost to suicide in 2015.
“We were proud to raise this amount of money and the organisers want to extend huge thanks to The Dreadnought and everyone who came along and took part.”
