Ned Pearson posing outdoors with fiddle at Cambo, Morpeth, Northumberland, England, on the occasion of a BBC recording session. 3 of 15 related photographs.
Grace Stewart. Muir of Ord, Inverness, Scotland, 1955
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Grace Stewart, singer and story teller. Photographed in Muir of Ord, near Inverness, Scotland, listening to a playback of her recording at a BBC recording session. Rear of the photograph states "This lady, nearly 90, is hearing back her songs (sung in Gaelic) recorded on portable battery tape-rec...
Travellers' encampment at Dan O'Neill's loanen. Black Mountain, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1952
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Photograph of travellers' encampment at Dan O'Neill's loanen on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland, near Belfast Mountain, taken on either 24 July 1952 or 1 August 1952 on the occasion of a BBC recording session. Individual performers cannot be identified, but probably include Lal Smith, ...
Davie Stewart with Hamish Henderson. Unknown location and date
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Davie Stewart, singer and accordion player, with Hamish Henderson, song collector and recordist. Photographed on the occasion of a BBC recording session. Unknown date and location probably Dundee, Angus, Scotland. 1 of 5 related photographs.
Davie Stewart, singer and accordion player. Photographed on the occasion of a BBC recording session. Unknown date and location, probably Dundee, Angus, Scotland. 2 of 5 related photographs.
Davie Stewart and Kirsty. Unknown location and date
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Davie Stewart, singer and accordion player with 'Kirsty'. Photographed on the occasion of a BBC recording session. Unknown date and location, probably Dundee, Angus, Scotland. 3 of 5 related photographs.
Davie Stewart with Hamish Henderson. Unknown location and date
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Davie Stewart, singer and accordion player, with Hamish Henderson, song collector and recordist. Photographed on the occasion of a BBC recording session. Unknown date and location, probably Dundee, Angus, Scotland. 4 of 5 related photographs.
Hamish Henderson with an unknown male. Unknown location and date
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Hamish Henderson, song collector, with an unidentified elderly male, posing outdoors with a microphone on the occasion of an indoor recording session. Location and date not known. Probably photographed in Scotland, early 1950s.
Henry McGregor, Highland bagpipe player, mouth music and Jack stories. Photographed in Perth, Scotland, on the occasion of a private recording session. 1 of 4 related photographs.
Peter Kennedy's wife Eirlys with recording van, 1954
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Photograph of Peter Kennedy's wife Eirlys and his recording van. This was most probably taken during his trip to Northumberland. Rear of photograph states "Sprite".