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Airs and Dances drawn from the Playford, Cumying, Dalhousie, and Sinkler Manuscripts
Research and notes by Harry M. Willsher
Music arrangements by Ian Whyte
The BBC Scottish Orchestra
Conducted by Ian Whyte
Henry Playfair 's collection of original Scottish tunes, from which Harry M. Willsher has rescued several of the airs to be heard tonight, dates from the year 1700, and is full of old tunes like ' The De'il Stick the Minister ', ' The Laird o' Cock Pen's Scotch Measure ', ' The Berkes of Plunketty ', and so on. Concerts of' Music from the Scottish Past' are given approximately once every three weeks. Their popularity is now well established, and among those who have written in appreciation are Scottish musicians, housewives, and listeners living in foreign countries.

Contributors

Unknown:
Harry M. Willsher
Arrangements By:
Ian Whyte
Conducted By:
Ian Whyte
Conducted By:
Henry Playfair
Unknown:
Harry M. Willsher

Regional Programme Scotland

About Regional Programme

Regional Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More