Jim Brown born was raised in Galston, Ayrshire and lived there until his early twenties.
Saint Sophia’s school identified Jim’s talent for art and encouraged him to develop his
skill. Outside of school Jim’s love from an early age was fishing on the River Irvine,
later his passion would take him to the Spey and other famous rivers to hone his fly
fishing skills. Like his two brothers, Bernard and Kevin, Jim was trained by Glacier
Metal Bearings in Kilmarnock and became a toolmaker. In the early 1980’s Jim left
Galston with a valued engineering skillset to live and work in Waterford, Ireland. Jim
and his wife Joan have three children and now live in Inistioge, Killkenny.
Salmon fishing and watercolour painting continued to be Jim’s passions, he taught
many folk the finer points of the Spey casting technique and eventually became a
qualified instructor and guide for visitors to his adopted River Nore. His watercolour
paintings so influenced by his love of the outdoors and fishing were valued pieces of
art which sold well in local galleries. Jim survived a stoke in 2010 and is working day
by day with the help of Joan and his family to recover, he is rediscovering art by the
use of his non-dominant right hand.
A guide track for ‘Jim Brown’ is available below for listening: -
You can download a PDF of the sheet music here
- or braille format here.
The track is additionally available within the following collections and sets: -
Associated Collections: -
6/8
Ayrshire Characters
Jig
The Kilmarnock Collection
