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6-year Old Masters Guitar!
By I. B. Coldman
Staff Writer
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| Well,
when Ian wasn't attending Levenwick School, creating
flashy tricks on his bike around the quarry, or sledding
in the winter, he was, of course, playing guitar. He
bought his first guitar for 3 pounds 15 shillings at
age 6 with some birthday money and has been playing
ever since. While Ian may be one of the few guitarists
of his stature who can truly say he was his own major
influence, Ian would be quick to point out the impact
Shetland's own guitar legend, Peerie
Willie Johnson, had on his passion to master
the guitar. Ian would spend evenings over the hill in
Bigton listening and learning from Willie's rhythm playing.
When Ian was 9, his father Jacky died. His mother sold
the village shop and moved the family to Edinburgh.
While the move would bring many changes, Ian's positive
attitude and dedication to the guitar would remain.
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