Episode 35. Ships, Coal and Sour Milk
Sunday, 9th September 2007, 5.05pm, Radio Scotland
John Purser reaches the 20th century in his survey of the history of Scottish music, and heads to the Clyde and its surrounding country for the sounds of shipbuilding, mining and a humble Lanarkshire milk cart. With songs from Danny Kyle, Will Fyffe, Adam MacNaughtan, the Boys of the Lough, and a hundred-year old recording of Glasgow street gospel singer William McEwan.
Episode Playlist
- Trad - When I Landed in Glasgow
John Purser, whistling; Iain Macinnes, whistle
BBC recording - Danny Kyle – The Great Iron Ship
Danny Kyle
LP Unity Creates Strength
Nevis NEV R007 Side 2 - Will Fyffe - Will Fyffe’s War-time sketch: “Clyde Built”
Will Fyffe & Oscar Rabin and his Band, directed by Harry Davis
CD Scotland’s Stars on 78
Lismor LCOM 5234 - Ione T. Hanna/Mary L. Demarest - My Ain Countrie
William MacEwan with harmonium accompaniment
CD Scotland’s Stars on 78
Lismor LCOM 5235 - Trad - When I Landed in Glasgow
John Purser, whistling; Iain Macinnes, whistle
BBC recording - Trad arr. Boys of the Lough - The Blantyre Explosion
Boys of the Lough
LP Lochaber No More
Transatlantic TRA 311 - Thomas Johnstone arr. F. Allison & J. Eaglesham - The Soor Milk Cairt
Adam McNaughtan with Finlay Allison, fiddle Bob Blair, guitar John Eaglesham, concertina
CD Last Stand at Mount Florida Greentrax CDTRAX 120
