Lyndsey Porteous of Culross, Fife, plays trump (jew’s harp) on a suite of recordings made in 2009 and 2010. Click here.
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rareTunes frae Fife 1 : Joe Corrie
Six sides from 1931 of Joe Corrie’s Players presenting The Miner’s Saturday Night now added. Click here to hear.
Carlos Arredondo
Just added: Four tracks of Edinburgh-based Chilean singer Carlos Arredondo recorded in 2008. Other tunes from Carlos to follow.
George F Davie correction
Thanks to listener Glenice we have now swapped two of the George F Davie tracks that were wrongly assigned. We greatly appreciate such feedback and help.
Patuffa Kennedy-Fraser
Two tracks and a book of music by clarsach player and singer Patuffa Kennedy-Fraser now included here.
Margaret Kennedy recordings from 1928
Listen here to two rare tracks of Scottish soprano Margaret Kennedy accompanied by her sister Marjory Kennedy-Fraser from a gramophone record made in 1928.
Red Army Choir sing Annie Laurie
Thinking of the Alexandrov Ensemble as we post this famous rendition of a Scots song.
Christmas Day, 2016.
Henry Burr, Canadian tenor
The highly prolific recording artist Henry Burr was inspired at an early stage of his career by Scots song. Hear him on rareTunes.
Isobel Baillie, soprano
Now added, the voice of an Isobel Baillie, outstanding singer from Hawick.
James Brown, champion melodeon player
James Brown of Edinburgh, champion player of the button accordion in the early 20th century. Only two tracks of his many recordings.
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