Violet Milne
Full name: Violet Milne
Born: 05/09/1936, Glasgow
Nationality: Scottish
Roles: Musician
Instruments: Vocals
Other profession(s): Astrologer
Wife of Kenny and mother of Finlay. Started singing with ‘Vintage JB’ in Glasgow with Farrie Forsyth (drms) in 1958. Moved to Edinburgh where she sang with ‘Climax JB’ then to London and ‘Kid Martyn Ragtime band’. Inactive in jazz in Essex while raising family then started on piano in 1967. By 1975, after gigging, was with ‘Criterion JB’ in Essex before returning to Edinburgh in 1977. Founder member of ‘Spirits of Rhythm’, which band she leads and which includes husband Kenny (dms).
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Kenny and Violet Milne – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive
From 2017, the Scottish Jazz Archive has filmed a series of interviews with grandees of the Scottish jazz scene. Where possible, these interviews were filmed in a studio setting or in the interviewee’s home environment. A number of interviews were conducted online for reasons of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic or to minimise long-distance…