Tracklist

Arthur Robertson
A1	Maclean Of Pennycross (March), Maggie Cameron (Strahspey), Duntroon (Reel)
A2	Countess Of Crawford (Slow Strathspey), Marquis Of Huntly's Reel (Reel)
A3	Greig's Strathspey (Pastoral Air), Beeswing Hornpipe(Hornpipe)
William MacPherson
A4	Valley Of Silence (Slow Air)
A5	Mackworth (Slow Strathspey), Mary Walker (Reel)
Angus Cameron
A6	Scott Skinner's Compliments To Dr MacDonald (March), South Of The Grampians (Strathspey), John McNeil's Reel (Reel)
A7	Beauty Of The North (Slow Strathspey), Geordie Affleck (Reel)
Florence Burns
A8	Dargai (Pibroch), Miss Laura Andrew (Air), The Hawk Hornpipe (Hornpipe)
The Scottish Fiddle Festival Orchestra
B1	25th K.O.S.B's; D. Morrison's Seven Thistles; Lt. Murray's Welcome To The 79th (Marches)
B2	Bonnie Banchory; The Flowers Of Edinburgh; White Cockade; East Neuk Of Fife (Reels)
B3	Dumbarton Castle; Balmoral Castle (Marches)
The Shetland Fiddlers Society
B4	Da Peerie Hoose Ahint Da Burn; Merry Boys O' Greenland; Macdonald's Reel (Reels)
B5	Da Bonnie Polka; Da Seven Step Polka; Sister Jean (Polkas)
B6	Da Nort Road; Da Road To Houll (Marches)
The Angus Strathspey And Reel Society
B7	Millbank Cottage (March); The Thorn Bush; Sir Reginald McDonald (Strathspey)
B8	Geordie MaLeish; Small Coals For Nailers; Alex. Mill; Johnny Lad (Reels)

Companies, etc.

• Printed By – E.J. Day Group

Credits

• Conductor – Angus Cameron
• Design – Roy Curtis-Bramwell
• Fiddle – Angus Cameron, Arthur Robertson*, Florence Burns, William MacPherson
• Leader – Tom Anderson
• Orchestra – Scottish Fiddle Festival Orchestra, The Angus Strathspey And Reel Society, The Shetland Fiddlers Society*
• Sleeve Notes – James Hunter

Notes

Side One consists of excerpts from the recordings of the four prize winning performances from the 1969 BBC National Fiddle Competition, held in Perth to celebrate St. Andrew's Day.
Side Two consists of some rousing selections played by three widely contrasting Fiddle Bands

For the competition the Panel of Adjudicators was Yehudi Menuhin, Hector MacAndrew, Watson Forbes and James Hunter.
One hundred and sixteen entries were received from all over the UK.
Perth was the obvious place to hold the final for that was the City that hosted the most famous competition of all. In 1745, just as Bonnie Prince Charlie was raising his Standard at Glenfinnan to begin his ill-fated campaign, the legendary Niel Gow, then only 18, won such a competition in the Fair City and was proclaimed Champion of Scotland.

http://forum.handsupfortrad.co.uk/discussion/6049/remembering-the-bbc-national-fiddle-competition

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