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| Tape | NPS-JFC-A-001-01-13 | Batch | 4 | Length m | 45m | Date Rec’d | 1970? | |
| Title | Alnwick-Gathering (1970?) | Contents | Live Concert Recording, 23rd Gathering. | |||||
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| Help | Several tunes to be identified. Any more information on Richard Carr. Confirmation of year of Gathering | |||||||
| Start-End | Performer | Tunes/Titles | Instruments | Notes | by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00-00:43 | The National Anthem | Dance Band | GM | ||
| 00:43-36:00 | Various | Very first speaker says “Welcome to the 23rd Northumbrian Gathering” and introduces as MC Richard Carr (as heard, poss Kerr?) Curate of St Michael’s Alnwick | MD | ||
| 0:43-9:01 | Border Hills Band introduced by MC Richard Carr | Three jigs: Hexham Races Smash the Windows Blackthorn Stick 3 hornpipes Durham Rangers Trumpet Hornpipe (aka Capt Pugwash)Londonderry Hornpipe | Piano accordions and fiddles (and drums?) | The Cheviot Ranters were the main players in the Border Hills band (MW) | MD MW |
| 9:011-18:20 | Sheila Cragg introduced by MC Accompanist not named | Three songs (announced): Cliffs of Old Tynemouth Blow Ye Winds Southerly North Country Lullaby | Singer with piano accompaniment | MD | |
| 18:20-29:21 | Andrew Rankine introduced by MC | Unid hornpipe Harvest Home High Level De’il Amang the Tailors Unid (on Cordovox – title announced but hard to make out at 22:00) Dark Island (announced) Unid/Unid; as encore Unid/unid Trumpet Hornpipe | Piano accordion; Cordovox | Andrew Rankine apparently imported the Cordavox, an electronic accordion, and had it converted to Scottish tuning | MD |
| 31:00 35:00 | Sheila Brown from Shilbottle introduced by MC accompanist not named | Unid strathspey; unid strathspey | Scottish dancing to piano accordion accompaniment | MD | |
| 35:00 | Joe Hutton introduced by MC | MD | |||
| 36:00-40.35 | Joe Hutton | Dargai The cold nights of Winter Alston Flower Show | Northumbrian Smallpipes | Joe Hutton plays Dargai (comp. J Scott Skinner) in nominal G major. Billy Pigg recorded it elsewhere in nominal A mixolydian. (CO) Background thumping sounds during Cold nights and Alston Flower show – Dance or audience?? | IG CO GM |
| 40:35-41:44 41:44-42:50 42:50-44:35 | Joe Hutton | Boulavogue March Variations on Home Sweet Home (41:44) Fairies Hornpipe (42.50) One or more unidentified tunes | Northumbrian Smallpipes | background thumping noises. Dance sounds -or audience stamping feet?? | IG MD MW GM |
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