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Description: | Forster Charlton was a traditional fiddler, who later took up the Northumbrian smallpipes as a result of his brother's acquaintance with Billy Pigg. He was involved in the folk music of Newcastle upon Tyne in the 1950s, and introduced Colin Ross to both the smallpipes and Billy Pigg. In the 1960s he was secretary of the Pipers Society for several years and was very keen to record many of the traditional musicians of the area. He played with the High Level Ranters in their early days, and appears on the 'Northumberland for Ever' recording, playing both fiddle and smallpipes. He died in 1989 and is fondly remembered by all who knew him. ; A collection of photographs of North-East composers, musicians and performers taken by musician Johnny Handle in the 1970s and 1980s. ; | Publisher: | Alnwick ; Northumberland | Rights holder: | rights holder : Handle, Johnny | Subjects: | musican and musical instruments | Temporal: | start=1960;end=1970; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:J0000005 | Go to resource |
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