> Folk Music > Records > Morpeth Rant

Morpeth Rant

Morpeth Rant (Topic 12TS267)

Morpeth Rant
Northumbrian Country Music
Various Artists

Topic Records 12TS267 (LP, UK, 1975)

Recorded by Tony Engle in Northumberland 1974-75;
Produced by Tony Engle;
Sleeve design by Tony Engle;
Photographs by Tony Russell

Musicians

Will Atkinson: mouth-organ [2, 6-7, 15-16];
Alan Coulson: accordion [4, 8, 13-14];
Martin Dunn: piccolo [5, 10, 17];
Tommy Edmondson: button accordion [1, 9];
Jimmy Pallister: fiddle [3, 11-12];
Geoff Purvis: fiddle [4, 8, 14]

Tracks

Side 1

  1. [TE] Morpeth Rant / Miss Gayton’s Hornpipes / Kathleen’s Fancy / Morpeth Rant
  2. [WA] A M Shinnie / The Hogmanay Jig / Elizabeth Adair jigs (4.00)
  3. [JP] Laird o’ Thrums / Iron Man / Laird o’ Drumblair strathspeys
  4. [AC, GP] Our Highland Queen / Piper’s Wait medley of Scott Skinner waltzes
  5. [MD] Kinclaven Brig / Bill Sutherland
  6. [WA] The Glen Aln / The Redeside hornpipes
  7. [WA] The Crusaders March

Side 2

  1. [GP, AC] Bill Charlton’s Fancy / Madam Bonaparte jig and hornpipe
  2. [TE] Doctor Angus military two-step
  3. [MD] The Beeswing with variations
  4. [JP] Jimmy Allen / The Girl with the Blue Dress On
  5. [JP] The Cheviot Hills
  6. [AC] Crossing the Minch / Banjo Breakdown
  7. [AC, GP] Latham Ladies
  8. [WA] Farewell to the Creeks (2.16)
  9. [WA] Longueval waltz (2.20)
  10. [MD] The Farewell with variations

All tracks trad. except
Tracks 1c, 9 Tommy Edmondson;
Tracks 2ac Angus Fitchit;
Track 2b Andrew Rankin;
Track 6 Will Atkinson;
Track 12 Jack Robson;
Track 13a Pipe Major Donald MacLean;

Tracks 2 and 15-16 were also included on the Voice of the People series.