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| Tape | NPS-JFC-E-021-01 | Length m | 45m | Date rec’d | Quality | mostly good but instruments much clearer than voices | |
| Title | Concert with Prof Cassie? | Contents | Recording of live concert. | ||||
| Notes | The tape speed is correct, as the compere’s voice is undistorted. JG Monkseaton Morris Men announced as having performed “last January at the Albert Hall”. According to https://catalogue.royalalberthall.com/ this must have been either 1960 or 1965. Handbell ringers include someone who is 94 next birthday MD | ||||||
| Help | Confirmation of date, event and location Identification of tunes and some performers, including the MC | ||||||
| Start-End | Performer | Tunes/Titles | Instruments | Notes | by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0.30 | Introduced by male MC as a “concert of traditional dance and song”. | MD | |||
| 0.30-3:00 | “The Band” | Trumpet Hornpipe; Unid/unid/Lassie Wi’ A Yellow Coatie | Fiddles and piano (and poss others) | MD | |
| 3.00-8.05 | Country Dance troupe (announced but faint) | Medley of three unid tunes | Fiddles and piano (and poss others) | MD | |
| 8.05-13’50 | Diana Blackett-Ord (announced) | Ye Banks and Braes Westering Home Londonderry Hornpipe Boys of Bluehill Corn Rigs Harvest Home | NSP | These must have been her favourite tunes – they are all recorded elsewhere. Even without the announcement, she can be identified by the tune choices, the distinctive flute-like tone of her pipes, and her style. She’s playing very fast, fluently and precisely, and with lots of expression. All these tunes are traditional. | JG |
| 13.50-16.00 | Monkseaton Morris Men | – A few bars of Keep Yor Feet Still, brief calling-on song only, indistinct announcement and background noise. Then recording breaks off. | Solo fiddle | MD JG | |
| 16:00-18.56 | ? Moor Handbell group/band (announced but faint) | My Love is Like a Red Red Rose (named); Keel Row; The Ash Grove | Handbells | MD | |
| 24:30-32:41 | Colin Ross (announcement of “Colin” faint but clear JG) | Tatter Jack Walsh Frost is All Over Rakes of Kildare Tatter Jack Walsh The Hen’s March The Boys of Bluehill ? The Belfast Hornpipe or Millicent’s Favourite De’il Among the Tailors Soldier’s Joy Roxborough Castle | Solo Fiddle | MD JG | |
| 33.0-45:00 | Female singer with accompanist (announced but faint) | Three unid songs including recitative; Till The Boat Comes In; Bonny Tyneside (all announced but some rather faint) | Female voice with piano accompaniment | MD | |
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