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| Tape | NPS-JFC-F-019-01 | Length m | Date rec’d | Quality | |||
| Title | Northumbrian Pipers recordings (awaiting identication) several annotations and JFC’s index | Contents | |||||
| Notes | Mono. Waveform very similar to NPS-JFC-F-019-02 except 8m to 11m (volume?) and 22m onwards | ||||||
| Help | Fix volume drop in Dargai. Buzz/hum at 10.00 might be removable or reduced by an electronic filter. GM | ||||||
| Start-End | Performer | Tunes/Titles | Instruments | Notes | by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-5’10 | Billy Pigg | Swallow’s Tail Reel Dargai | NSP | A very good perormance of Dargai, but marred by a sudden drop in volume part way through. This could be fixed. | JG |
| 5.10-7.40 | Highly likely to be Tommy Breckons | Fenwick Of Bywell | NSP | Very similar in style to his recording of this tune on Wild Hills of Wannie. But I don’t think it’s the same pipes – these are sweeter-toned. But the tonal difference between the pipes here and on Tommy Breckon’s set of the tune on Wild Hills of Wannie may be down to the quality of the recording, and perhaps a slight difference in playing speed. Listening to them side by side, it’s clear that they’re the same player. | JG |
| 7.40-8.40 | Billy Pigg | JG | |||
| 10.0-12,30 | George Atkinson | The Friendly Visit Remember Me Biddy the Bowl Wife Lamb Skinnet De’il Among the Tailors. | NSP | Horrible loud noise initially, but the sound of the pipes emerges from that and is clear. But still a poorish quality recording. | JG |
| 12.40-15.12 | Diana Blackett-Ord | The Londonderry Hornpipe The Boys of Bluehill Corn Rigs Harvest Home | NSP | Some flutter, tape mangled in places, odd changes in volume | JG |
| 15.15-16.28 | ? | Blackthorn Stick Biddy the Bowl Wife | NSP | It’s hard to tell who is playing here. | JG |
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