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| Tape | NPS-JFC-B-036-01 | Length m | Date rec’d | 1971 | Quality | ||
| Title | PS Concert Bill Charlton Compere | Contents | |||||
| Notes | I believe The Glen Aln Hornpipe is still in copyright, but the others are all traditional. JG George Atkinson is announced as having during the recent Festival been given the honour of being appointed Civic Piper. He was appointed piper to the Lord Mayor in 1971. This dates the recording firmly. JG | ||||||
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| Start-End | Performer | Tunes/Titles | Instruments | Notes | by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1’30-7.0 | George Atkinson (Announced) | Glen Aln Hornpipe (by his father Will Atkinson) Remember Me (R. Whinham) The Friendly Visit Pet of the Pipers Biddy the Bowl Wife The Blackthorn Stick Hexham Races De’il Among the Tailors. | NSP | This is one of the best recordings of him there is, as regards fluency and precision. Also it includes 2 tunes not found elsewhere. None of the previously known recordings includes Pet of the Pipers, and all we had of his version of The Glen Aln were a few fragments. | JG |
| 17′-27.30 | Colin Ross Alastair Anderson | Fiddle Concertina | JG | ||
| 27:30-29.00 | Compere | Announcements | speech | JG | |
| 29′-end | Orchestral music | Orchestral music | Radio broadcast? | JG | |
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