Episode 14. Mary Queen of Scots and her Musician Spies
Sunday, 15th April 2007, 5.05pm, Radio Scotland
In the 16th century, musicians made ideal agents of espionage. They were well connected, they were good listeners with reliable memories, and they travelled far and wide. John Purser investigates Mary’s musical spies William Kinloch and James Lauder.
Episode Playlist
- James Lauder: My Lord of March Pavan
Baltimore Consort
CD On The Banks Of Helicon (Dorian) - William Kinloch: Kinloch His Passmesour
John Kitchen
CD Kinloche His Fantassie (ASV Gaudeamus) - Trad. - Mary Beaton’s Row
David McGuinness, harpsichord
BBC recording - Anon. - The Four Maries (Mary Hamilton)
Jeannie Robertson
LP The Folk Songs of Britain, Vol 5 – The Child Ballads (Topic) - Trad. - The Lass of Patie’s Mill
Greg Lawson, violin
BBC recording - Trad. - The Huntis Up (bassline from William Kinloch’s version)
Alison McGillivray, cello; Gordon Ferries, guitar; David McGuinness, harpsichord
BBC recording - William Kinloch - Kinloche His Ground
John Kitchen
CD Kinloche His Fantassie (ASV Gaudeamus) - Orlande de Lassus - Susanne un Jour
Scottish Early Music Consort, director Warwick Edwards
CD Mary’s Music (Chandos) - William Kinloch - Sussanna
John Kitchen
CD Kinloche His Fantassie (ASV Gaudeamus) - Anon. - Mary Queen of Scots
Campbeltown children recorded by Hamish Henderson 1956
CD Scottish Tradition 22 Chokit on a Tattie: Children’s Songs and Rhymes (Greentrax) - Anon. - Galliarda la Royne d’Ecosse
Neil Morrison, lute
CD Mary’s Music (Chandos)
