Although Roy Williamson and Ronnie Browne first met each other at The Edinburgh College of Art in 1955, their musical relationship didnt begin until 1962. In the autumn of that year, a folk group consisting of Bill Smith, Ron Cruikshank, Paddie Bell and Roy Williamson was appearing at the Waverley Bar in Edinburgh.  Ron Cruikshank subsequently left the group and Ronnie Browne joined. In 1965, Paddie Bell left the group to have her child. Roy, Ronnie and Bill Smith continued as the Corrie Folk Trio and released one album, Those Wild Corries, later repackaged as Cam Ye By Atholl. In 1966, Bill Smith left the line-up and the Corries were born.