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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 At the end compere introduces Tom Anderson from Shetland (see NPS-JFC-B-36-02) (MD) | ||||||
| Help | Identification of tunes Confirmation of event and location | ||||||
| Start-End | Performer | Tunes/Titles | Instruments | Notes | by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1.30 | Compere is Bill Charlton (voice ident). | Compere announces George Atkinson as “the next act” so there might be more recorded elsewhere | MD | ||
| 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 |
| 7.40-16.50 | Killingworth Sword Dancers with unnamed musician | Rothbury Hills/Dingle Regatta/unid (played solo while dancers changing); For dancing: unid Roxburgh Castle unid unid | Piano accordion | Sword dancers were late because they’d left the swords behind and had to go back for them | MD |
| 17’40-27.48 | Colin Ross Alastair Anderson “half of the High Level Ranters” | Golden Eagle/Sunshine Hornpipe (duet); Dorrington Lads (concertina); The Hen’s March to the Midden/Broken Legged Chicken (duet). All tunes named | Fiddle (CR) Concertina (AA) | JG MD | |
| 27:30-29.00 | Compere | Announcements | speech | JG | |
| 29′-end | Orchestral music | Orchestral music | Radio broadcast? (JG) Clicks at end of recording suggest the orchestral music is recorded from an LP rather than the radio (MD) | JG MD | |
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