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Various - Morpeth's Music

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Various – Morpeth’s Music

£12.00

1x glass mastered CD in plastic jewel case.

Description

This CD of Morpeth’s Music has been compiled as an anthology of songs and tunes relating to Morpeth in the heart of Northumberland. It features both traditional and modern compositions, many of which were commissioned in recent years for the Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering, the town’s annual festival, held since 1968 on the weekend after Easter.

Songs and tunes old and new from friends of the Gathering including Stewart Hardy, Alex Swailes, Voice Male, Ellington Colliery Band, Pipers’ Fancy, Benny Graham, Fligarishon, York Waits and Rod Arthur.

Track List:

1  MORPETH GATHERING SILVER JUBILEE (Alistair Anderson)  Paul Knox  2.28

2  HOPPING PROCLAMATION (Morpeth Court Rolls 1715)  Rod Arthur  0.11

3  MORPETH CARNIVAL SONG (Tot Garvie & Harry P Hutchinson 1928) Kim Bibby-Wilson  2.11

 4  OLD MORPETH RANT/XYZ/MORPETH RANT (trad)  Fligarishon  5.23

5  TOWN IN A DREAM  (William Howitt, 1842)  Rod Arthur  0.05

6  MORPETH OLYMPICS (Jez Lowe)  Benny Graham  4.57

 7  NEW ROAD TO MORPETH (trad, arr. Seattle & Raine)  Matt Seattle  1.49

8  DIRT AND … (Morpeth Court Rolls 1723)  Rod Arthur  0.15

9  MORPETH DROVER’S SONG (Billy Pigg/Graham Stacy)  Voice Male  2.55

10  MUSIC AND THE TOWN WAITS (Morpeth Court Rolls 1701)  Rod Arthur  0.24

11  WILLIAM TURNER’S JIG (Tim Bayley)  The York Waits  2.25

12  TOWN HUTCH (Dacre Statutes 1523)  Rod Arthur  0.23

13  LORD JOICEY’S GIFT/THE TRICENTENNIAL/MR VANBRUGH’S MAGGOT/

THE TOLBOOTH RANT (Stewart Hardy) Stewart Hardy  5.44 secs

14  WAITS AND LIVERIES (Morpeth Court Rolls 1718)  Rod Arthur  0.17

15  THE SIEGE OF MORPETH CASTLE (Matt Seattle)  Matt  Seattle  3.44

16  DUCKING STOOL (Morpeth Court Rolls 1708)  Rod Arthur  0.05

17  SAWNEY OGILVIE’S DUEL WITH HIS WIFE (Thomas Whittle)  John Bibby  3.07

18  FAIR ON ASCENSION DAY  (Hodgson/Woodman) Rod Arthur  1.12

19  SUCH A WIFE AS WILLY HAD/MORPETH LASSES  (trad)  Fligarishon  4.05

20  MORPETH HIGHLAND PIPE BAND’S SALUTE TO THE CHANTRY (Dougie Pincock)  Stewart Todd 1.50

21  MY HOME ON THE WANNIE (Charles E Shaw)  Alex Swailes & Colin Bradford  2.31

22  MARY HOLLON’S WALTZ – THE YORKSHIRE HUSSARS (Mary Hollon, arr. Derek Hobbs)   Northumbrian Water Elllington Colliery Band  4.16

23  BELLRINGERS  (Morpeth Court Rolls 1712)  Rod Arthur  0.23

24  JENNY ARMSTRONG (John Bibby, arr. Anne Suggate)  New Voices  2.38

25  THE NORTHUMBERLAND LASS/SPRING FLOWERS FOR EMILY /MORPETH CASTLE  (Roy Hugman) Pipers Fancy  3.34

26  WILLIAM BANKS (Morpeth Herald, 1921)  Rod Arthur  0.27

27  WHINHAM’S REEL (Robert Whinham)  John Bibby   2.05

28  DISTURBER OF THE PEACE (Morpeth Court Rolls 1716)  Rod Arthur  0.09

29  MORPETH LODGINGS (Marshall Cresswell, arr. Graham Stacy)  Voice Male  4.13

30  CURFEW BELL  Rung by Meg Wilson  0.32

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