Episode 43: Nursery and Playground
Sunday, 4th November 2007, 5.05pm, Radio Scotland
In this week's programme John Purser introduces music by and for children, including singing games, cradle songs and fables, and talks to James Naughtie about his Aberdeenshire music teacher Ronald Center.
Episode Playlist
- James Scott Skinner - Cradle Song
James Scott Skinner, Stro violin
LP The Strathspey King
Topic 12T280 S2T5 - Anon - When Suzie was a baby children of Carleton Primary School (P6), Glenrothes, recorded by Lynn Hendry
CD Scottish Tradition 22 Chokit on a Tattie: Children’s Songs and Rhymes
Greentrax CDTRAX 9022 - F.G. Scott - Babbie Clouts
Jo Miller, voice
BBC recording 1991 - Anon - Robert Burns was born in Ayr children of Noblehill Junior School, Dumfries (Dec 1980)
CD Children’s Singing Games
Saydisc CD-SDL 338 - Anon - Huish huish
Children of Broadford Primary School Gaelic Unit
private recording - Anon - Giulan geal-ò Cradle Song for the MacKinnon
Christine Primrose and Elgol audience
private recording - Thea Musgrave - The Man-in-the Mune, (A Suite o Bairnsangs)
Linda Darnell, soprano Michael Neaum, piano
CASSETTE “Rejoice Greatly”
(privately released) LD1 - Erik Chisholm, Scottish Airs for Children: 11 ‘Cagaran O! – A Nurse’s Song’; 14 Pastorale
Murray McLachlan, piano
CD Erik Chisholm Music for Piano Volume 1
Dunelm Records DRD 0222 Tracks 14 and 17 - Erik Chisholm - Scottish Airs for Children: 9 Ground
Murray McLachlan, piano
CD Erik Chisholm Music for Piano Volume 1
Dunelm Records DRD 0222 - Ronald Center, Children at Play
Murray McLachlan, piano
CD Piano Music from Scotland: Scott, Center, Stevenson
Olympia OCD 264 - Anon - Down in the Meadow
children in Hilltown, Dundee recorded by William Montgomerie 1952
CD Scottish Tradition 22 Chokit on a Tattie: Children’s Songs and Rhymes
Greentrax CDTRAX 9022
