Alec Stewart, blind story teller, piper and singer. Bettyhill, Sutherland, Scotland. Posed outdoors in association with a private [possibly a BBC] recording session. Rear of photograph states "Alec Stewart. Blind storyteller, piper and singer (recorded by Hamish Henderson and Peter Kennedy) at Be...
Albert Stewart and Stewart Family. Bettyhill, Sutherland, Scotland, 1955
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Unidentified piano-accordion player with Albert Stewart, fiddle, and probably Stewart Family members. Bettyhill, Sutherland, Scotland. [Probably private, but possibly a BBC recording session.] 9 of 13 related photographs from same location.
Rebecca Penfold and David Kennedy. Hatherleigh, Devon, England, 1974
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Rebecca Penfold with David Kennedy, Peter Kennedy's son, at the Penfold's home in Hatherleigh, Devon, England. 5 of 5 related photographs from same session.
Shura Stack and Elvina John. Unknown location and date
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Shura Stack with sister Elvina John, posing outdoors with guitars possibly for a promotional photograph. Unknown location and date, but probably Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, during the 1960s.
Peter Kennedy and Jimmy Thompson. Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, 1961
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Pictured extreme left, Peter Kennedy (song collector), seated Jimmy Thompson (singer), the rest are unidentified. Photographed outdoors on a bench at Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.
Jack in stone quarry, Portland, Dorset, England, 1954
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Man working a jack in a stone quarry in Portland, Dorset, England. Rear of photograph states "The Portland Jack. One of work-songs recorded by Peter Kenned is used when working this particular jack for moving cranes." 1 of 7 related photographs from same location.
Wood crane in stone quarry, Portland, Dorset, England, 1954
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Wood crane at a stone quarry in Portland, Dorset, England. Rear of photograph states "Wood crane at stone quarry, Portland. One of work-songs recorded by P. Kennedy is for moving crane." 2 of 7 related photographs from same location.