Scottish Music On Concertina

[Ptarmigan]

I just came across this wonderful source of very interesting Concertina tracks of Scottish Music, which includes a couple of brilliant sets from Norman Chalmers & The Bairns, "recorded in a kitchen session in Perthshire":

 

1 ~ 'The Grave of the Unknown Clansman; The Highlands of Banffshire; Trip to Skye; Logie Bridge'

 

< http://www.archive.org/details/TheGraveOfT...shireTripToSkye >

 

2 ~ 'Da Grocer-Pottinger's Compliments to Ronnie Cooper-The Marquis of Huntly's Reel'

 

< http://www.archive.org/details/DaGrocer-po...isOfHuntlysReel >

 

3 ~ 'Baba Mo Leanabh':

 

< http://www.archive.org/details/BabaMoLeanabh >

 

There's also a beautiful "Gaelic hymn played by Stuart Eydmann":

 

< http://www.archive.org/details/GaelicHymn >

 

Sorry if you guys have heard all these before, but they were new to me ..... & I think they're great!

 

Check out the whole page of tracks at:

 

< http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=su...22concertina%22 >

 

Cheers

Dick

[Alan Day]

For lovers of Scottish music do not miss the concerts on BBC Alba on Friday Night .There was a wonderful concert on this evening.Blazing fiddles last week.

Some great music and singing.

Not sure if you can link onto it for a view .Peter T will know

Al

[PeterT]

For lovers of Scottish music do not miss the concerts on BBC Alba on Friday Night .There was a wonderful concert on this evening.Blazing fiddles last week.

Some great music and singing.

Not sure if you can link onto it for a view .Peter T will know

Al

Hi Alan,

 

Isn't Google wonderful? Guess it will be available to UK residents only:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/

 

So this is what some people watch instead of computer screens. It will never catch on.

 

Regards,

Peter.

 

PS - Reminds me that on the 1991 Census, I had to tick a box as to whether or not I spoke Gaelic. In NE Scotland, it is less common than in other parts.

[Ptarmigan]

For lovers of Scottish music do not miss the concerts on BBC Alba on Friday Night .There was a wonderful concert on this evening.Blazing fiddles last week.

Some great music and singing.

Not sure if you can link onto it for a view .Peter T will know

Al

Hi Alan,

 

Isn't Google wonderful? Guess it will be available to UK residents only:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/

 

So this is what some people watch instead of computer screens. It will never catch on.

 

Regards,

Peter.

 

PS - Reminds me that on the 1991 Census, I had to tick a box as to whether or not I spoke Gaelic. In NE Scotland, it is less common than in other parts.

 

Hey Peter, living in the N. E. of Scotland, I'm just wondering if you also had to tick another box, to say whether you were a fluent DORIC speaker or not?

 

Cheers

Dick

[Ptarmigan]

I wonder if we might add a list here of CDs which actually contain an element of Scottish Music on Concertina?

Anyone else here interested in this?

 

I'll start the ball rolling with these:

 

1 ~ Jock Tamson's Bairns ~ RARE: < http://www.jtbairns.com/rare.htm >

2 ~ Jock Tamson's Bairns ~ MAY YOU NEVER LACK A SCONE: < http://www.jtbairns.com/scone.htm >

3 ~ Jock Tamson's Bairns ~ A' JOCK TAMSON'S BAIRNS: < http://www.jtbairns.com/ajtb.htm >

 

Any more for any more?

 

Cheers

Dick

 

P.S. Of course, the best place to find CDs of Scottish Music being played on an English Concertina, is HERE

Edited October 11, 2008 by Ptarmigan

[PeterT]

PS - Reminds me that on the 1991 Census, I had to tick a box as to whether or not I spoke Gaelic. In NE Scotland, it is less common than in other parts.

 

Hey Peter, living in the N. E. of Scotland, I'm just wondering if you also had to tick another box, to say whether you were a fluent DORIC speaker or not?

 

Cheers

Dick

Hi Dick,

 

Can't remember, but I would have had to tick "No" for that one as well!

 

I had not been at the factory more than a couple of weeks when, one evening in the pub, it became obvious that another new arrival, a native of SW Scotland, was having at least as much trouble with the local dialect as I was. Still; I had an advantage, since I'd been an infrequent visitor for 11 years!

 

Regards,

Peter.

[Ptarmigan]

PS - Reminds me that on the 1991 Census, I had to tick a box as to whether or not I spoke Gaelic. In NE Scotland, it is less common than in other parts.

 

Hey Peter, living in the N. E. of Scotland, I'm just wondering if you also had to tick another box, to say whether you were a fluent DORIC speaker or not?

 

Cheers

Dick

Hi Dick,

 

Can't remember, but I would have had to tick "No" for that one as well!

 

I had not been at the factory more than a couple of weeks when, one evening in the pub, it became obvious that another new arrival, a native of SW Scotland, was having at least as much trouble with the local dialect as I was. Still; I had an advantage, since I'd been an infrequent visitor for 11 years!

 

Regards,

Peter.

 

Peter, I'm not sure if other folks here will understand what we're talking about here, so here's a wee YouTube,

which might help to put them in the picture.

 

Doric Vintage Ploughing Part 2

 

Cheers

Dick

[Alan Day]

For lovers of Scottish music do not miss the concerts on BBC Alba on Friday Night .There was a wonderful concert on this evening.Blazing fiddles last week.

Some great music and singing.

Not sure if you can link onto it for a view .Peter T will know

Al

Hi Alan,

 

Isn't Google wonderful? Guess it will be available to UK residents only:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/

 

So this is what some people watch instead of computer screens. It will never catch on.

 

Regards,

Peter.

 

PS - Reminds me that on the 1991 Census, I had to tick a box as to whether or not I spoke Gaelic. In NE Scotland, it is less common than in other parts.

Thanks for the link Peter.

I forgot to mention TransAtlantic Sessions on Saturday another great Folk programme.

Al