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Recording of the fourth of a special BBC series under the direction of Laurence Gilliam, broadcast weekly in the BBC North American Service and rebroadcast in the U.S.A. by NBC

'Portrait of Scotland' : told by the people of Scotland, featuring Will Fyffe, with Leslie Banks as narrator. Music arranged by Ian Whyte from traditional Scottish airs with the BBC Scottish Orchestra and BBC Scottish Singers conducted by Muir Mathieson. Soloists: Sydney McEwen (tenor) and James M. Reid (baritone). City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band, under Pipe-Major John MacDonald. Programme written by George Blake and directed by Andrew Stewart

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurence Gilliam
Unknown:
Will Fyffe
Unknown:
Leslie Banks
Arranged By:
Ian Whyte
Soloists:
Muir Mathieson.
Soloists:
Sydney McEwen
Soloists:
James M. Reid
Unknown:
Pipe-Major John MacDonald.
Written By:
George Blake
Directed By:
Andrew Stewart

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