The Orkney Image Library
No: 273 Contributor: Craig Taylor Year: 1965
The Cosmo
Craig sends in this Dougie Shearer (I think) picture from the legendary Cosmo, which for our younger readers was next the Post Office in Kirkwall, and was until recently Peace's car showroom, and prior to that The Casablanca, and prior to that another car showroom...
Send in comments about your Cosmo memories. Date here is an estimate, by the way.
Craig writes:
'This was taken at the Cosmo, with the band playing the Nomads, this scene was filmed as part of the short film on the Otter Bank which was released in a compilation video from the Red Cross in Kirkwall a few years ago.'
Picture added on 23 September 2004
The band is in fact the Alphabeats, not the Nomads
Added by Robert Milne on 01 June 2005
Agree - it is not the Nomads but is the Alphabeats. Anyone got any photos of the Nomads?
Added by Marion McLeod on 05 June 2005
Sorry about my mistake with the caption. I am now hoping to get Nomads pictures for you. I made the mistake as the late Brian Peace was in both bands, and I mixed them up. I am married to one of Brian's daughters, Senga.
Added by Craig Taylor on 07 June 2005
Boy front centre dancing is Ian Gibson. His partner is Ida Cromarty.
Added by Fred Grieve on 15 July 2005
The girl on the right is Isobel Cormack or Sinclair as she was then. It would be good to see more photos of the Cosmo.
Added by Anne Spence (nee Sinclair) on 15 March 2007
Does anyone remember Jacko Monkman dancing up in the top right hand corner
Added by M. Gibson on 21 September 2009
I remember Jacko many times at the Cosmo as I played there in quite a few bands. Norman Brass Orch., The Nomads, Spilt Milk, Rogue, The Orcades. What fun.
Added by Ian Farquhar on 25 January 2010
August 1968 a Cosmo night I remember SOME of! Lads with carryoots on the left of the stage - lassies standing around handbags on the right. Then off to J-Cs house for home brew and pass out. Next day heard someone had turned a tractor over going home from the dance.
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