Programme Four

Billy Pigg - the Forster Charlton Tapes

Billy Pigg is regarded as one of the Northumbrian piping greats. This collection of recordings made by Forster Charlton, some time in the 1960s, reflects the passion, drive and lyrical quality of Pigg's playing. Billy Pigg himself says that when he was taught to play he was instructed to play the notes as though they were peas coming out of a pod. This is a perfect description of Pigg's distinctive approach to the pipes. We are very lucky to have these recordings and we owe a huge debt to Forster Charlton for having the foresight to record Billy Pigg the many other pipers who attended competitions and gatherings in the 1960s.


Programme Four - Playlist

1. Humours of Donnybrook (Blackthorn Stick), Basin of Broth (Irish washerwoman), Old Horned Sheep, Rockland Lasses, Jig, Jig, Rockland Lasses, Mr Michie, Jock McFadyen of Melfort, Old Church
2. J.B.Milne, Kenmay House Aberdeen, E.N.Monair of Brouch, Unknown, High Level, New High Level,Biddlestone, Capriol, Hexham Quadrille
3. Londonderry Hornpipe, Hills Forever, My Own, Random
4. Skye Crofters, Doctor McCloud of Alnwick, Swallows Tail, Mallorca