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Gourlay delight at Swiss success

4BR talks to a delighted James Gourlay at the Swiss National Championships in Montreux.

Gourlay
 

Thursday, 02 December 2010

        

4BR talks to James Gourlay both before and after his success at winning the Swiss National title for a sixth time with Treize Etoile in Montreux.

Jim tells 4BR Editor Iwan Fox about how he has seen the event grow over the last two decades, his exciting new projects in America this Christmas, and after the announcement of the results, his delight and ambitions for his adopted Swiss band.

And not forgetting his sponsors too...

        

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