An Audience With The Accordion Champions - Live At The Salutation Hotel, Perth

CD

(November 2019)

A special concert recorded live on the 27th October 2019 at the Salutation Hotel, Perth.

This memorable event was masterminded by accordion maestro Leonard Brown, 2012 Champion.

19 Tracks:
1967 Champion - Jimmy Cassidy: Opening Reels:Hey Ho My Bonnie Lass / The Pipers Glass / Farquhar Matheson / John Gideon Jamieson Of Cullivoe / Jeans Reel * Musette: Ma Sablaise.

1974 Champion - Jim Lindsay: Root Beer Rag * Medley: For Ireland I'd Not Tell Her Name / Ewan Fraser McGlynn / Phil Cunningham MBE / Kevin's Reel.

1992 Champion - James Coutts: Jigs: Lady Charlotte Murray / Miss Isabella Robertson's Reel / Mrs Trotter Of Castelaw's Reel / Miss Russell Of Blackhall * Tango: Spider Of The Night * Scott Skinner Marches: Gordon Highlanders' March / Edgefauld House.

Current British Accordion and Fiddle Champions Myles and April Macaulay (Age 11 and 9): Accordion and Fiddle Duet: Willie Coleman's Jig / Morrison's Jig * Accordion Solo: The Independence Hornpipe * Fiddle Feature with piano accompaniment: Star Of Munster / Tongs By The Fire.

2000 Millenium Champion - Michael Philip: Waltzes: Eddie Wilson's Waltz / Lass In The Green Dress / Ann Murray Of Sangsters * Far Frae Hame Set: Far Frae Hame / Bunch Of Currants / The Skittery Felty / Steven And Karlyn Carrick Of Voe * Slow Air: Farewell To Sumburgh Head.

2003, 2013 Champion - Liam Stewart: Six Twenty Two Step * Quicksteps: I Could Have Danced All Night / Sweet Georgia Brown.

2012 Champion - Leonard Brown: The Craic And The Kiwi: The Craic At Clashmore Hall / The Kiwi Pipers * Iain MacPhail Reels: Miss CM Barbour / Miss Kay Rose / Miss Suzanne Barbour / Compliments To The Late Gordon Jamieson / Compliments To The Late John Gibson * Orange Blossom Special.

Stramash: Donald Iain Rankine / Mrs Mary Printy / The New High Level.

Accompanists: Graham Berry (piano), Malcolm Ross (drums), Special Guests Myles and April Macaulay (Age 11 and 9) accordion and fiddle, Callum Wallace (drums track1,2), Margaret Robertson (fiddle tracks 11,12,13), Nicol McLaren (harmony accordion track 11,12,13).