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Description: | The Forster Charlton collection represents an important archive of Northumbrian piping from the 1950s and 1960s. Forster was a stalwart of the Northumbrian Pipers Society and could often be seen at concerts and competitions with his reel to reel machine meticulously recording the performers. From these tracks it is possible to hear the various styles of piping ranging from the simply played slow air, to the sweet sounding duets, and complex variations. By comparing the tracks with the wide range of current commercial recordings it is possible to see the resurgence of interest in the instrument, a fitting tribute to Forster's dedicated support. By clicking on the media buttons on this page you will be able to hear a short selection of items taken from this collection in either Mp3 or RealMedia format ; Collection of reel-to-reel tapes | Rights holder: | rights holder : Hilton Charlton | Temporal: | start=1950;end=1960; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:H2300000 | Go to resource |
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