FTX-363 - THE BUTTON BUSKERS

SCOTTISH ACCORDION MUSIC

A selection of well-fingered rhythms, hornpipes, jigs, marches, reels, waltzes, polkas, strathspey and highlands, played by champions of both button & piano- type instruments from Northumberland, Scotland, Orkney & Shetland. Opens with the original tape, used for the Children's T.V. Series, CAPTAIN PUGWASH (The Trumpet Hornpipe). followed by other recordings of travelling button box players made by Peter Kennedy in 1954. From #18 onwards the examples are taken from old Beltona 78 rpm recordings.

1. Hornpipes: THE TRUMPET; MILLICENT'S; THE LASS ON THE STRAND; THE HARVEST HOME; THE TRUMPET - Tom EDMONDSON, rec by Peter Kennedy, Rennington, Northumberland 1954 - 3'33"

2. Jigs: I LAID SALT; THE QUAKER'S WIFE; THE LINTON MAN - As previous - 2'07"

3. Reels: THE HIGH LEVEL HORNPIPE; THE DEVIL AMONG THE TAILORS; THE BREAK DOWN; CADDAM WOOD - Robert STEWART, traveller, rec by PK, Scrabster, Sutherlandshire 1955 - 3'20"

4. THE JACQUELINE WALTZ (comp William Starr) - As previous - 2'33"

5. THE SWEEPS (ROYAL BELFAST HORNPIPE) - As previous - 1'05"

6. ORKNEY GRAND MARCH - Jim Leslie, rec by PK, Orkney - 1'11"

7. SCAPA FLOW (comp John Junner) - As previous - 1'08"

8. SHETLAND REEL (Villiafjord Jack) - As previous - 1'01"

9. SHETLAND POLKA - As previous - 0'46"

10. Marches: AUSTRALIAN LADIES; THE HILLS OF PERTH - Alec LINDSAY, traveller, rec by PK, Pitlochry 1955 - 1'49"

11. Waltz: MY LODGING IS ON THE COLD COLD GROUND (with variations) - Charlie LINDSAY, with Willie, his father, on tin-whistle rec as previous - 1'37"

12. March: THE LEAVING OF GLEN URQUART - Charlie LINDSAY, Alec's brother, as previous - 1'16"

13. THE HIGH LEVEL HORNPIPE - As previous - 1'36"

14. THE BANKS HORNPIPE - As previous - 0'44"

15. THE CUCKOO WALTZ - As previous - 1'52"

16. SWISS YODELLING POLKA - 1'14"

17. LINDSAY'S WALTZ - 1'02"

18. March: LORD HUNTLEY'S CAVE; Strathspey: ORANGE AND BLUE; Reel: THE FAIRY DANCE - May CAMERON (with piano accomp) - 2'40"

19. Hornpipes: BONNY BANCHORY; THE LONDONDERRY; THE MARQUIS OF LORNE - As previous - 2'52"

20. Strathspey: THE LAIRD O' DRUMBLAIR; Reels: Mrs McLEOD'S; THE FAIRY DANCE; THE MASON'S APRON - Chrissie LEATHAM (with piano) - 3'00"

21. Strathspey: THE INVERNESS GATHERING; Reel: THE BARREN ROCKS OF ADEN; Jig: THE ATHOLL HIGHLANDERS - As previous - 3'00"

22. Reels: THE ATHOLL AND BREADALBANE GATHERING; BONNIE ANNIE - Jim McHARDY (with piano accomp) - 2'50"

23. Hornpipes: THE CLIFF; THE HARVEST HOME; THE LIVERPOOL - As previous - 2'53"

24. Jigs: KENMORE LADS; PETER BAILLIE'S WIFE; TEVIOT BRIG; KENMORE - Willie STARR (with piano accomp) - 3'09"

25. Hornpipes: THE WONDER; THE TRUMPET; THE LOCOMOTIVE - As previous - 3'08"

26. Waltzes: COME O'ER THE BORDER; LET SCOTLAND FLOURISH; COME O'ER THE BORDER As previous - 3'00"

27. THE GLASGOW HIGHLANDERS; STIRLING CASTLE; GLASGOW HIGHLANDERS - As previous - 2'59"

Tracks #1-17 recorded by Peter Kennedy 1954; #18-27 a selection of dubs of deleted 78 rpm discs, originally published by The Beltona Record Co, from the FOLKTRAX Library Archive by kind permission of Decca International. Edited by Peter Kennedy and first published on Folktrax cassettes 1980.