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Songs of the Risings

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On St Andrew 's Night,
Kenneth McKellar looks back to the Scotland of the 17th and 18th centuries when the Jacobite movement attempted unsuccessfully to restore the Stuart line to the throne.
He performs songs inspired by the period, including Wi' a Hundred
Pipers, the Skye Boat Song and Charlie Is My Darling. With readings by Tom Fleming and music from the Chamber Orchestra led by Miles Baster with Walter Blairi (piano).
Producer Bob McDowall

Contributors

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St Andrew
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Kenneth McKellar
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Tom Fleming
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Miles Baster
Piano:
Walter Blairi
Producer:
Bob McDowall
Source: Radio Times

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