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| Tape | NPS-JFC-C-024 | Batch | 2 | Length m | Date Rec’d | |||
| Title | 1958 Alnwick Gathering various-performers Broken-tape | Contents | 1959 gathering live | |||||
| Quality | ||||||||
| Notes | Announced as 12th Alnwick Gathering, which would make it 1959, not 1958, borne out by tail end of tape which is Last Night of the Proms and the conductor (Sir Malcolm Sargent??) looks forward to seeing everyone again in 1960. MC is Bill Charlton (voice ident) NB any copyright has expired – 50 years for broadcasts, 60 for recordings. All notes by Mike Dobson | |||||||
| Help | Unidentified tunes | |||||||
| Start-End | Performer | Tunes/Titles | Instruments | Notes | by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:1.00 | National Anthem | MD | |||
| 02:21-5:45 | Cheviot Ranters (announced) | Unidentified tunes | Accordions, drums | MD | |
| 06:00-12:45 | Dennis Weatherly (announced) | Caa Hackie Sair Fyell Hinnie Showmaker (announced) | Singer with piano accompaniment | MD | |
| 12:45-20:50 | Billy Miller from Doxford | Bonnie Lass of Bon Accord Blind Jamie De’il Amang the tailors (announced); two more unidentifed tunes | Fiddle | Billy (willy) Miller was a fiddler who played with the Minstrel Boys who became Cheviot Ranters. He was a founder member. He composed Brownieside, The Cheviot Rant (a reel, apparently) and Dunstanburgh Castle. , https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.facebook.com/AlnwickMemories/posts/the-cheviot-ranters-were-a-well-known-and-very-popular-local-dance-band-who-spec/1723465071125661/&ved=2ahUKEwiniY-Ep8OMAxUJW0EAHXfaJ4MQFnoECBMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw143KoDLQy2zLl6tnw-UvG2 | MD GM |
| 21:00-27:45 | Marjorie Hood from Alnwick | Unidentifed tunes for dance | Clog Dancer | MD | |
| 28:50-35:00 | Joe Hutton (announced) | Bonny North Tyne Alston Flower Show Saddle the Pony Unid The Sack of Barley | Northumbrian Smallpipes | The second hornpipe of the set (33.15-35.00) is the sack of Barley (JG) | MD JG |
| 35:37-40:18 | Monkseaton Morris Men Colin Ross on Fiddle Caller unidentified | Texas Square Dance tunes | Fiddle for dancing Barely audible caller | Monkseaton Morris were founded in 1955. They currently do Rapper, Longsword, and Cotswold Morris dances. | MD GM |
| 40:18-end | Last night of the Proms 1959 | MD | |||
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