Published: Friday, 15th March, 2002 00:00
Honorary Texans
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FOLK band The Wherries were made honorary Texans during a successful tour of the Lone Star State.
Robert Platt, Kenny Wilson and Dave Currie were given authentic stetsons and a key which gives them the freedom of the city of Seguin.
During their tour the Inverclyde-based group performed with the Southwest Texas University Symphony Orchestra as well as a solo concert and live-radio shows.
And the tour of Texas started off on a real high when the band performed on the state capital's top radio show.
Presenter John Ailee had scheduled a 15-minute slot for the Wherries, but the phone-in demand for tickets was so great they extended the section to 30 minutes, and by the time they came off air their concerts were virtually sold out!
Wherries frontman Kenny Wilson said: "We have been absolutely overwhelmed by the hospitality and reception of the Texans, with some folk travelling over 200 miles to the concerts. A bunch of fans even flew in from Florida for two of the shows. We really had no idea that our music had been so far reaching."
The Wherries have worked closely with the university, which has been given $1.2 million to help develop the folk music studies department.
And as a special thank you for all their work, the university organised a special award ceremony to make the Wherries Texans.
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