Episode 41: The Ladies From Hell
Sunday, 21st October 2007, 5.05pm, Radio Scotland
In this week's programme John Purser’s choice of music from the second world war includes;
Composer Erik Chisholm painting pavements in Glasgow just before rehearsing
his piano concerto, The Band of the Black Watch, one of the kilted regiments known as ‘The Ladies
from Hell’.
Also featuring: Sir Harry Lauder inspiring Winston Churchill with ‘Keep Right
On to the End of the Road’, Denis Healey’s passionate singing of Hamish Henderson’s ‘The D-day Dodgers’, Calum Ruadh’s Lament for Arnhem and A women’s POW choir in the Sumatran jungle singing Ravel’s Bolero.
Episode Playlist
- Trad: Maol Donn (canntaraichd)
Barnaby Brown
BBC recording - Trad: Maol Donn (urlar)
Barnaby Brown
BBC recording - Erik Chisholm: Piano Concerto No. 1 “Piobaireachd”, 1st movt. Molto Moderato
Murray Mclachlan, piano Kelvin Ensemble/Julian Clayton
CD Erik Chisholm
Dunelm Records - J. MacMillan Tait: The Ladies from Hell
The Pipes & Drums of the 1st Battalion the Black Watch
CD The Ladies From Hell
Greentrax - Harry Lauder: Keep Right On to the End of the Road
Sir Harry Lauder
CD Scotland’s Stars on 78, Sir Harry Lauder
Lismor - Trad. arr Henderson: The D-Day Dodgers
Denis Healey
BBC recording - Trad. arr Henderson: The D-Day Dodgers
Pete Seeger
Ember EMP EP 4560 - Alfredo Casella: Pupazzetti op.27: Serenata Dana Muller and Gary Steigerwalt, piano duo CD Works by Auric, Busoni, Casella, Hindemith, Ravel, Schönberg, Centaur
- Calum Ruadh: Cumha Arnhem
Calum Ruadh
CASSETTE Scottish Tradition 7: Calum Ruadh, Bard of Skye
Tangent - Ravel, arr. Chambers: Bolero Mardja projektkoor “Stemmenorkest”/Dirk Jan Warnaar CD A Sign of Hope Mardja
