..to Eileen Goodall for correcting the birth year we have given for the great William Mackenzie Murdoch. Eileen has recently transcribed the violin nist’s gravestone at Sighthill Cemetery, Glasgow.

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Will Ye No Come Back Again – Recorded at the 1954 Edinburgh International Festival.

Listen here to four fine tracks from yet another obscure Scottish fiddler.

Early recordings by a great Scottish violinist – and the father of another famous David McCallum.

Some great new tracks, images and information now online here.

Willie Kemp sings the classic cornkister in this recording from 1929.

KIndly donated by the Colin Bathe Collection.

The first of a number of rare tracks shared from the Colin Bathe Collection:

Davy Hutchison – rareTunes

We are delighted and fascinated to note so much interest in the superb recordings of Dena recently added. We understand this is due to referrals from Facebook. As we do not have a FB account can anyone enlighten us on this?

Dena Graham

We are delighted to include 24 great tracks recorded in the 1980s from traditional singer Dena Graham from Borgh, Lewis and Inverness.

Dena Graham – rareTunes

From 1959.

John Laurie – rareTunes