"Mouthorgan" - Will Atkinson, Northumbrian musician.
The details I have given are from an oldish cassette - I don't know if this album was ever released as a CD. It was issued in 1989 by Common Ground, no.CGRC 002.
Will Atkinson played consummate dance music on the mouthorgan, in his latter years appearing alongside Joe Hutton (N/brian pipes) and Willy Taylor (fiddle) at many concerts and festivals as well as in the Northumberland countryside where they lived (all have now died).
To get very generous free audio samples of the playing of these and other fine Northumbrian musicians, turn to: http://www.asaplive.com/FARNE/RadioFARNE.cfm?ccs=150&cs=766
- where there's a recording of a concert; and just ping the words Audio / Listening Post / Radio Farne, to find other samples that exist on this site!
This recording is a real joy, marvelous. I have loved the music these three characters make since I first heard it ~ Will Atkinson, Joe Hutton and Willy Taylor... I wish I'd had the pleasure of knowing them and learning from them, but their music survives them and it is a welcome education to my ears. I'll get some of these transcribed so others can enjoy the tunes they brought life to... Thank you lads for so much listening pleasure...
"Mouthorgan" - Will Atkinson, Northumbrian musician.
The details I have given are from an oldish cassette - I don't know if this album was ever released as a CD. It was issued in 1989 by Common Ground, no.CGRC 002.
Will Atkinson played consummate dance music on the mouthorgan, in his latter years appearing alongside Joe Hutton (N/brian pipes) and Willy Taylor (fiddle) at many concerts and festivals as well as in the Northumberland countryside where they lived (all have now died).
To get very generous free audio samples of the playing of these and other fine Northumbrian musicians, turn to:
http://www.asaplive.com/FARNE/RadioFARNE.cfm?ccs=150&cs=766
- where there's a recording of a concert; and just ping the words Audio / Listening Post / Radio Farne, to find other samples that exist on this site!
# Posted on April 15th 2007 by nicholas
(Actually, there are only four players in the concert recording: the fourth is George Hepple (fiddle))
# Posted on April 15th 2007 by nicholas
On this album, Will is ably accompanied by a pianist whose name is not given on my cassette sleeve.
# Posted on April 16th 2007 by nicholas
(NOTE - If this album has been released on CD, the order of the tracks may have been changed.)
# Posted on April 29th 2007 by nicholas
Sadly it hasn't... Boo hoo!!!
# Posted on April 29th 2007 by ceolachan
"The Shepherds" ~ great dance music...
This recording is a real joy, marvelous. I have loved the music these three characters make since I first heard it ~ Will Atkinson, Joe Hutton and Willy Taylor... I wish I'd had the pleasure of knowing them and learning from them, but their music survives them and it is a welcome education to my ears. I'll get some of these transcribed so others can enjoy the tunes they brought life to... Thank you lads for so much listening pleasure...
# Posted on April 29th 2007 by ceolachan
"Will Atkinson: Mouth Organ" ~ tunes with their composers, those known
1.) B: Bill Sutherland ~ A. Rennie
C: Kenmay House ~ A. Rennie
2.) A: Sharon Davis ~ Will Atkinson
4.) A: Mr. Mickey ~ A. Fitchet
B: Joe Foster's Jig ~ L. Ross
5.) B: Haight Ashbury ~ Freeland Barbour
9.) A: Will Atkinson's March ~ J. Lindsay
10.) A: J. B. Milne ~ A. Fitchett
B: The New High Level ~ Whinham Rankin
C: The Tusca ~ R. Cooper
12.) B: Bonny Border Burn ~ D. Black
13.) A: Alistair Anderson's ~ Will Atkinson
B: The Early Morning ~ Will Atkinson
C: Kyloe Burn ~ Will Atkinson
14. A: Duke of Fife ~ S. Skinner
B: Skinner's Compliments To Dr. MacDonald ~ S. Skinner
15.) A: Pippa Sandford ~ Will Atkinson
C: Jim Anderson's Delight ~ R. Cooper
# Posted on April 29th 2007 by ceolachan
Adam Rennie ~ composer, etc...
http://www.boxandfiddle.com/adam_rennie.htm
# Posted on May 6th 2007 by ceolachan
2.) B. The Lemonville ~ attributed to a Jack C. Hayes
# Posted on May 6th 2007 by ceolachan
"Harthope Burn: Joe Hutton, Willy Taylor & Will Atkinson" ~ more great music
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/2496
Joe Hutton: Northumbrian small pipes, Willy Taylor: fiddle, Will Atkinson: mouthorgan/harmonica...
There are few finer tonics to refresh oneself with than music from these folks... It always makes me smile and my feet move..
# Posted on May 6th 2007 by ceolachan