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| Tape | NPS-JFC-B-036-02 | Length m | 29m | Date rec’d | Quality | mostly good, especially for music | |
| Title | PS Concert Bill Charlton Compere | Contents | Live event. Probable continuation of NPS-JFC-B-036-01 | ||||
| Notes | MC is Bill Charlton to judge by his voice. Tom Anderson named at end of NPS-JFC-B-036-01, of which this is a probable continuation. Tom talks a lot about the context of his tunes. No name given for pianist. Dancers may be from a particular Dance School but announcement isn’t clear The Shetland Musical Heritage Trust holds Tom Anderson’s copyrights MD | ||||||
| Help | Identification of tunes and pianist Confirmation of event and venue | ||||||
| Start-End | Performer | Tunes/Titles | Instruments | Notes | by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-17.30 | Tom Anderson | Sailing o’er to Raastray De’il Stick da Minister Taste da Green The Day Dawn (solo fiddle) Yule Morning [described rather than announced] Unst Bride’s March The Bride’s A Bonny Thing Sleep Sound Ida Morning Lasses Trust in Providence unid, described as sobriety test for fiddlers Old Sow’s Lament for Tatties. NB Most tune titles announced | Fiddle, mostly with piano accompaniment | Tom talks a lot about the context of his tunes. Tom (Tammy) Anderson MBE (1910–1991) was a Scottish fiddler, teacher, composer and collector of traditional tunes. He has been described as “…the most prominent personality in the entire history of Shetland fiddling Aly Bain was the first of his many pupils. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Anderson_(fiddler) | JG MD GM |
| 18:00-28:11 | Irish Dancers accompanied by John Doonan on piccolo – announced | Four unid tunes, dances announced as three-hand reel, solo hornpipe, six-hand reel and Irish jig | Piccolo – announced | MD | |
| 28:11-29:07 | Open mic – sounds of audience | MD | |||
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