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MANDOLIN: -- M STICKLE with fid & acc Shetland 1952: RPL 18652 - Gerard KANE (solo) Co Derry 1953: RPL 20029/ FTX-377 - Steve VERGE & ZIGGURAT: FTX-090 - Tony FRANKLIN Cornwall: FTX-124 - Steve VERGE with EEZUM SQUEEZUM: FTX-127 - KESTY: FTX-240 - Mrs CROTTY: FTX-250 - Dave RICHARDSON (long-neck) with BOYS OF THE LOUGH: LEADER 2090 - Bernard WRIGLEY: TOPIC 12-TS-241 - Dave RICHARDSON with Alistair ANDERSON (Engl conc): TOPIC 12-TS-371 & 501 - Martin CARTER: TRADITION TSR-012 (tune) "Mary the Mandolin Maker"- Canada & USA -- MUNROE, Bill -- Ezra "Ted" HAWKINS (mandolin) with Riley PUCKETT (gtr) rec Texas 1939 (NEW WORLD NW-226)/ CASS-0476-7 - Elsewhere -- Venezuela: COLOMBIA SL-212 - Colombia: FTX-938 -Bosnia: FTX-601 "brac" - Croatia: FTX-603 "tamburitsa" - Macedonia: FTX-604 - Hungary: OCORA OCR-54 A1 "koboz"/ A3-5 song accomp "tambura" - Venezuela: OCR-78

MANDOLIN-BANJO -- Memphis Stomp with Lonnie JOHNSON on fid: NEW FREEDOM (Mike Seeger cassettes) - Dave RICHARDSON of BOYS OF THE LOUGH: TOPIC 12-TFRS-501

MBIRA (African Thumb Piano): - Metal reeds of varying lengths and thickness plucked by the two thumbs -- Africa: Shona boy: FTX-781 #31 strolling player, Arunha: #71 - 20-note with boosted bass: FTX-782 #35 - Selection rec by Hugh Tracey: FTX-802 - "Never Stand Still": ELLIPSIS ARTS 3XCD -3301-3302-3303 1994 (see Disc2/Trak2 Stella CHIWESHE & THE EARTHQUAKE)

MELODEON (Diatonic button accordion): - Eel's Foot Suffolk 1939: RPL 2166 - Abbots Bromley Staffs 1947: RPL 11323 - Harry COX rec by PK, Sutton, Norfolk 9/10/53: FTX-FTX-034/ RPL 21483 (4 tunes: Hornpipe/ Breakdown/ Schottische & Hymn) - Fred PEARS Blaxhall Suffolk: FTX-036 - Bob ROBERTS (Suffolk): FTX-047/ FTX-208/ TOPIC 12-TS-361 1978 - Will THORN, Kingston, Devon: FTX-086/ RPL 19967 - John MARKWELL & Ernie HOWARD (Suffolk): FTX-099 - Luke STANLEY (Lincolnsh): FTX-105 - Douglas FOWELL (Staffordsh): FTX-110 - Arthur MARSHALL (Yorksh) & Peter KENNEDY: FTX-111 - Beatrice HILL (Herefordsh): FTX-115/ RPL 20536 - Fanny FRYER Abingdon Morris, Oxfordsh: FTX-116 -- Fred CLARKE (Westmorland) 1954: FTX-117/ FTX-410/ RPL 22448 & 23728 - George TAYLOR (Northumb): 121 - Bob RUNDLE (Devon): FTX-124 - Peter KENNEDY: FTX-126/ 323 - Bob WAITE Kirkby Malzeard Yorks 1954: RPL 22323 - Kit WHITE Swaledale Yorks 1954: FTX-211/ RPL 22326 - George HOYLAND (Sheffield): FTX-212 - Mary SAUVAGE & Len BELLOEIL (Guernsey & Sark): FTX-213 - Rodney LUCE & Jack HARQUOIL (Jersey): FTX-214 - Channel Islands 1957: RPL LP 23838-9 - Jack WEBBER, Minehead Somerset: FTX-216 - Percy BROWNE, Albert HEWITT & Bob THOMPSON (Norfolk): FTX-328 - - George TREMAIN & Arthur MARSHALL Cleveland 1953: FTX-329/ RPL 19236-9 - Jack WEBBER (Somerset): FTX-405 - Wishford (Wilts) Four Hand Reel 1951: FTX-406/ RPL 16756 - Bert WAKEHAM & Will THORN (Devon): FTX-085/ FTX-407 - Bert PIDGEON (Dorset): FTX-408 - Video #1 Bob CANN - V#2 Minehead (Somerset) - V#4 Symondsbury (Dorset) - V#5 Barley Mow (Suffolk) - V#9 Abbots Bromley (Staffs) - Dorchester Mummers: RPL 14288-90 - Harry HAWKINS 1948 & Bert PIDGEON 1949 (Dorset) with riddle drum (bodhran): RPL 14627 - George BEALE (Dorset) 1952: RPL 24374 - Bob CANN (Devon) 1952: RPL 17795/ 19591/ 23506/ TOPIC 12-TS-275 1975- Willie TAYLOR (Northumb) 1954: RPL 20630 - Albert HEWITT (Norfolk): RPL 22020 - Percy BROWN (Norfolk) 1956: RPL 23381-2 - FREE REED FRR-012 1976 Tony HALL - Tufty SWIFT: FREE REED FFR-017 1977 - Trad songs & mel music from Central Suffolk 1984: HOME MADE MUSIC 302 - Percy BROWN & Oscar WOODS (Norfolk): TOPIC 12-TS-229 1973 - Bert WRIGLEY (Bernard's father) & drum: TOPIC 12-TS-241 1974 - Alec BISSET (Bob Smith's Band): TOPIC 12-TS-319 1977 - Keith HANCOCK on Radio 2: 7/10/87: CASS-0401 - Monty CHAPMAN ( in pub) rec by Neil Lanham, Haverhill, Suffolk: NLCD 5/6 2002 - Charlie CUTMORE rec by Neil Lanham, Belchamp St Pauls, Essex: NLCD 5/6 2002 - Ireland -- Joe TUNNEY of Belleek, Co Fermanagh 1952: RPL 18544: FTX-370 - Jimmy HOGAN Trio: FTX-371 - Benignus McCUSKER (Armagh): FTX-372/ RPL 18547-8 - Eddie Harban (mel) & James WHEELER (banjo) COLUMBIA 1916 78rpm disk intro by Nicholas Carolan on RTE radio prog 1985 CASS#0865 - "Ceilidhe" rec Carna, Co Galway 20/8/47: RPL 12054 - Thomas CANAVAN Galway 1948: RPL 21832 - Bill SULLIVAN (mel) of NY acc dulc/ piano RTE "Long Note" radio prog 9/7/88 CASS-0906 - Rose MURPHY on TOPIC 1976/ OSSIAN OSS-21 1989/ CASS-1279 - Scotland -- - John McDONALD: FTX-061/ TOPIC 12-TS-263 1975 - Ethel FINDLATER (Orkney): FTX-063 - Jim LESLIE Orkney 1955: FTX-064/ RPL22728 - Peter PRATT Orkney: FTX-064/ RPL 22730 - Jimmy SHAND (Angus): FTX-361 - Scottish buskers: FTX-363 - Dan WYPER with piano acc rec 1930s : IMPERIAL 1701 78prm/ CASS 30-1009 Scots Reels & Irish Jigs - Scottish Greats: TOPIC 12-T-376 1978 - Canada & USA - see CAJUN --- USA - "Tink" TILLETT: FTX-927/ APPLESEED APR-CD-1035 2000 -Accomp to Song - Brit & Ire -- RPL 14288-9 Dorchester Mummers - 18702-3 Phil HAMMOND Norfolk - 19028 Luke STANLEY Barrow Plough Play Lincs 1953 - 22381 Percy BROWNE Norfolk 1956 - LP 23838 Mary SAUVAGE Channel Is 1957 - LP 26582 George HOYLAND Sheffield 1959 - Accomp to Song - Elsewhere -- OCORA 558-594 1981 Belgium-- Caribbean - Everard De Jean (vocal & melodeon) & others, rec by Alan Lomax, Roseau, Dominica 26/6/62: ROUNDER 1724 1999 --- Africa-- Tracey: TR-66 A9 & B5 - 159 B1 & B6 - 167 B2-4 - Metal Reeds conc mel & harmonica: FTX-815 -Malagasi OCORA OCR-24 with tubular rattles - HUGO rec by PK, Paris Film Conference 21/8/85: CASS-0382 - Elsewhere -- Percy LAVARELLO (Tristan de Cunha): FTX-609 - GREENLAND Inuit Party

MELODICA -- BROADSIDE BRO-100 Jon RAVEN with gtr John Wesley song - OCORA OCR-24 Malagasi with gtr for women's lullaby

MOUTH BOW (or Pickin' Bow) - see under BOW

MOUTH MUSIC - (also called "cantering diddling, jigging, lilting, rowdling, tuning up" etc.) - see under MUSIC-TYPES Listing

MOUTH ORGAN - HARMONICA

MUSICAL SAW -- THE YETTIES on Radio 2 2/12/87: CASS 60-0554 "No place like home" & "Daisy" - CASS- 0347 YETTIES "Carolina Moon" played by Roger Trim

OBOE (or Double reed/ Shawm): FTX-137/ FTX-425/ FTX-700 - England - Sue HARRIS with John Kirkpatrick: LEADER 2033 - Sue HARRIS with John KIRKPATRICK: TOPIC 12-TS-247 & 355 - Europe -- France 1950 incl Brittany bombarde & binious COLUMBIA SL-207 - Albania & Spain Turkey & Yugoslavia: FTX-700 - Spanish Basque alboca (double reed) with tambourine accomp solo girl singer: FTX-782 #44 - France Lullaby in Occidente (languedoc): FTX-783 #05 - Africa - Niger "alghaita" with drums OCORA OCR-20 Bahrein "surnai" with drum OCORA OCR-42 - East - India "sahrai" COLUMBIA SL-215 - Michael JEANS with Sylvia Moore: FTX-137 - Tibet "ryya gliu" with horns, cymbal & drum OCORA OCR-49 - Armenia "duduk" with drum ensemble: OCORA OCR-50 & 59 - Iraq: OCORA OCR-57 - Rajasthan "murali" doble oboe with flute: OCORA OCR-81 A1/ B4 "sanai" or "shanai" with kettle-drums - Michael JEANS with Sylvia Moore: PHILIPS 10388 1978 - Turkey "zurna" & "mey" TOPIC 12-TS-33

OCARINA: - Tony FRANKLIN (Cornwall) FTX-124 -Willie KEMP (Scots Cornkisters): FTX-360 - Alf EDWARDS Whaling Songs TOPIC 12-T-174 - John TIMPANY & Audrey Smith WESTWOOD WRS-031 1973 - Elsewhere - AFRICA: FTX-804 (TR-11 B5) - TR-10 & 204 (B6-8) - New York children in Central Park NY singing with gtr & spoons: RPL LP 27257 - Belgium 1981 B7 with vocal acc & bones: OCORA OCR-558-594 - West Java B5 used to imitate calls of birds & animals: OCORA OCR-48 - Ivory Coast 2 large & 1 small with masked voices: OCORA OCR-52 Togo Kabiye B1-3 "Whistle flutes" with drums: OCORA OCR-76

ORCHESTRA - see also BANDS - GAMELAN -- Soviet Army male ensemble with string orch: FTX-783 #08 - China, Canton, Macao female solo with plucked lute & flute: #10 - Mexico, Chiapas. Mayan Festival #40 - Laos King's Palace Orch with oboe, flute & percussion: #42 - Roumania, Bucharest State ensemble with solo panpipe with fiddle & cimbalom: #43 - Czech, Moravia, Iglau: Village ensemble: #47

ORGAN: - Britain & Ireland -- John CASLEY rec by PK, Morvah, Cornwall 19/11/56: RPL LP 23654 / FTX-013 - SENTINEL SENS-1011 1972 "Sounds like North Cornwall" - "The Happy Wanderer" made at Bristol on Keyless Organ: CASS-1298 - Elsewhere -- Paris France in street 1946: COLUMBIA SL-20 - Peru 1965 Christmas tune by Indians: OCORA OCR-30 - Solomon Is 1970 Aeolian wind organ (bamboo) blowing in wind & noise of sea: OCORA OCR-74

 
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