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The Northumbrian Small Pipes

The Northumbrian Small Pipes (Topic TSCD487)

The Northumbrian Small Pipes
Various Artists

Topic Records TSCD487 (CD, UK, 1996)

Musicians

Tom Clough: Northumbrian small pipes [1, 14];
Diana Blackett-Ord: Northumbrian small pipes [2];
John Hepple: Northumbrian small pipes [3];
George Hepple: fiddle [3];
Billy Pigg (1902-1968): Northumbrian small pipes [4, 6, 18];
The High Level Ranters [5, 11, 13, 17, 20, 23];
George Atkinson: Northumbrian small pipes [7];
Joe Hutton (1923-1995): Northumbrian small pipes [8-9, 12];
John Armstrong: fiddle [8];
The Cut and Dry Band [10, 15, 19, 21-22];
Colin Caisley and Forster Charlton: Northumbrian small pipes [16]

Tracks

  1. [TC] Keel Row (2.48)
  2. [DB] Westering Home (1.42)
  3. [JH, GH] Whittingham Green Lane / Ward’s Brae (2.36)
  4. [BP] Wild Hills o’ Wannie (1.55)
  5. [HLR] Kings Hall / John of Carrick (3.03)
  6. [BP] Gypsy’s Lullaby / The Hawk / Memories / Coates Hall (4.57)
  7. [GA] Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be? (4.57)
  8. [JH, JA] Sir Sidney Smith’s March (3.38)
  9. [JH] Lovat Scouts / Roxburgh Castle / Bonny North Tyne / Alston Flower Show (3.38)
  10. [CDB] Sunderland Lasses / Lads of Alnwick (2.42)
  11. [HLR] Fenwick of Bywell (2.42)
  12. [JH] Barrington Hornpipe / Rowley Burn (1.29)
  13. [HLR] Proudlock’s Hornpipe / Hesleyside Reel (2.47)
  14. [TC] Ho’ley Ha’penny / Elsie Marley (2.44)
  15. [CDB] John Fenwick’s the Flower Among Them (5.10)
  16. [CC, FC] Salmon Tails Up the Water / The Herd on the Hill / Sweet Hesleyside (2.46)
  17. [HLR] Coilsfield House / Thom’s March (4.44)
  18. [BP] Skye Crofters / The Swallow’s Tail (3.19)
  19. [CDB] My Laddie Sits O’er Late Up / Shew’s the Way to Wallington / Drops of Brandy (3.47)
  20. [HLR] The Surprise (2.16)
  21. [CDB] Bonny Woodside / Coffee Bridge (4.20)
  22. [CDB] Dr Whittaker’s Hornpipe / Nancy (4.17)
  23. [HLR] Hexham Quadrille (Billy’s Jig) / Kielder Fells (2.13)

Tracks 2, 4, 6-7, 9, 16, 18 are from Wild Hills o’ Wannie (12TS227, 1974);
Tracks 8, 12 are from Bonny North Tyne (12TS239, 1974);
Tracks 10, 15, 19 are from The Cut and Dry Band: Cut and Dry Dolly (12TS278, 1976);
Tracks 1, 3, 14 are from Holey Ha’penny (12TS283, 1976);
Tracks 11, 13 are from The High Level Ranters: Ranting Lads (12TS297, 1976);
Tracks 21-22 are from The Cut and Dry Band: Cut and Dry #2 (12TS413, 1980);
Tracks 5, 17, 20, 23 are from The High Level Ranters: Border Spirit (12TS434, 1983)