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Melodeons
Bill
Stuart with Lena Garden
Available on Cassette -
Catalogue Number - YMMC03 - £4.99
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This
is a fine recording of two melodeons, one leading, played by Bill Stuart
and the other harmonising, played by Lena Garden.
This creates, so far as I am aware, a unique sound.
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The
clarity and sweetness of tone, along with Bill and Lena’s heartfelt
interpretation of the tunes produce an ‘awfy fine soond’ – surely
the basis of all good music. |
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Both
Bill and Lena play at functions and have won melodeon competitions all
over the north-east.
Such is the demand that they are sometimes out ‘echt nichts a wik’! |
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The
recording features a mix of tunes from their own area and from all over
the world.
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Bill
has lived and farmed at New Braes, Cushnie near Alford all his days.
Lena was born into the farming culture at Lumphanan and remained in
that environment until she was widowed.
Both have enjoyed a lifetime’s involvement with music. Lena’s
interest in the melodeon arose through listening to Bill at the ‘Box and
Fiddle’ ceilidhs. |
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Eventually
they teamed up to produce this unique and highly enjoyable sound.
My own favourite
has to be ‘The Black Mask Waltz’ given the treatment by Bill
and Lena.
I thoroughly recommend this album to you.
Ian
Cruickshanks, Kirriemuir.
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16 Tracks - Total Running Time of
45 min 51 sec.
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1.
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Dear
Old Donegal / If You’re Irish Come Into The Parlour / McNamara’s Band
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2.
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The
Keel Row / Castles in the Air / Orange and Blue
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3.
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Bless
Them All / I Belong Tae Glasgow / Irish Eyes / Fare You Well Annabel / The
Four Marys Waltz
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4.
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Marching
Through Georgia / Campdown Races / John Peel /
Swanee River
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5.
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The
Black Mask Waltz
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6.
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Uncle
Joshua
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7.
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Annie
Laurie / Will Ye No’ Come Back Again / Rothesay Bay
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8.
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The
Cradle Song / Mrs Scott Skinner / The Duchess Tree
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9.
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Wheels
/ The Happy Wanderer / Obladi – Oblada / The Samba
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10.
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The
Yellow Rose of Texas / Let Them Go Let Them Tarry / You Are My Sunshine /
Coming Round The Mountain
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11.
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Don’t
Let Me Crossover / Waltzing on Top of the World / Goodnight Irene/ Mocking
Bird Hill
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12.
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A
Man’s a Man for a’ That / My Heart is Sair / Comin’ Thro’ The Rye
/ Duncan Gray / Ae Fond Kiss
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13.
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John
Brown’s Body / The Quartermaster’s Store / Tramp Tramp Tramp / The
Runaway Train
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14.
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Maggie
/ Red River Valley / Blackboard of My Heart / Wreck of the Number Nine
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15.
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Roses
in Bloom
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16.
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Roamin’
in the Gloamin’ / I Love A Lassie / A Wee Doch n’ Dorus
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