A new little book, Wee Betsy, about that friendly and cleverest of Scottish travellers, Betsy Whyte, has just been published by her great-grandson David Pullar. It is written for young schoolchildren. I’m keenly waiting for my copy to arrive.…
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Omukuri gw’enteguzi (wedding flute) – played by a flautist on a simple notched four-hole flute – when on the day of the wedding the groom’s party arrives within earshot of the home of the bride to be. Recorded by…
Willie Hunter, Shetland’s finest fiddler/violinist.
It’s 38 years since I spent a long weekend in Lerwick privileged be recording the violin playing of ‘Young’ Willie Hunter and his accompanist Violet Tulloch. On my return I posted a master copy of those fine sessions to the…
From Uganda: An Hour of Gayaza Praise!
Gayaza Girls School is situated around 12 miles north east of the Uganda’s capital, Kampala. It is the country’s oldest all-girls boarding secondary school, founded in 1905 by the Church Mission Society, and has a long tradition of excellent…
Recorder music from Cramond Primary School Edinburgh, 1970
Here are a few tunes I recorded on cassette back in 1970 of Cramond school’s recorder group which Di Cooke was teaching during the period 1969-70. Cramond Primary is a small school just above the slopes to the River Almond,…
Recorder Music – from Sutton Coldfield.
For nearly two decades the HOLBORNE CONSORT has flourished in Sutton Coldfield. Named after the 16th century English composer Anthony Holborne and founded by Beresford King Smith, it has enjoyed meeting regularly and occasionally contributing to local concerts. Until recently…
Memories of traveller Betsy Whyte
I’m delighted to share with you Mairi MacArthur’s ‘Memories’ of her friendship with Betsy and with Betsy’s many associates. I was researching in Uganda when Betsy died so had no knowledge of Betsy’s last days nor of her funeral so…