Record

Performance TitleGrand Scotch Festival - St Andrew's Day
Performance Date30 November 1906
Performance DayFriday
Performance Time19:45
Main PerformersMadame Maggie Purvis,
Miss Dora Eshelby,
Miss Marta Cunningham,
Miss May Vinnicombe,
Miss Ada Crossley,
Mr Iver McKay,
Mr Watkins Mills - vocals

Sergeant Leggett - cornet,
Mr Franz Meisel - violin,
Churchill Sibley - organ
Orchestra or BandBand, pipers and dancers of HM Scot's Guards
ChoirsMr William Carter's Choir
ConductorsMr William Carter,
Mr Wilhelm Ganz,
Mr Fred W Wood
Set ListMarch through to Hall (Pipers of HM Scots Guards),
Selection - 'Scotland's Pride', C Godfrey (Band of HM Scots Guards),
Chrous - 'The Blue Bells of Scotland', arr. W Carter (Mr William Carter's Choir),
Song - 'Ye Banks and Braes', Burns (Dora Eshelby),
Song - 'The Brier Bush' (Iver McKay),
Song - 'The Banks of Allan Water' (Ada Crossley),
Violin Solo - 'Scotch Fantasia', F Meisel (Franz Meisel),
Song - 'Afton Water', Burns, A Hume (Maggie Purvis),
Song - 'Annie Laurie' (Maggie Purvis),
Part Song - 'The Rowan Tree', arr. H A Lambeth (Mr William Carter's Choir),
Song - 'The Wedding of Shon Maclean', J L Hatton (Watkin Mills),
Song - 'Comin' Thro' the Rye' (Marta Cunningham),
Song - 'Charlie is My Darling' (Rosa Young),
Song - 'Robin Adair', Burns (May Vinnicombe),
Part Song - 'Duncan Gray', arr. H Oakley (Band of HM Scots Guards, Male voices only - Mr William Carter's Choir),
Dance - The Sword Dance and Reel of Tulloch (Four pipers of HM Scots Guards),
INTERVAL
March through to Hall (Pipers of HM Scots Guards),
Patrol - Wee Macgregor', Amers (Band of HM Scots Guards),
Cornet Solo - 'Mary of Argyle', Amers (Sergeant Leggett, Band of HM Scots Guards),
Part Song - 'TheCampbells Are Comin'', arr. W Carter (Mr William Carter's Choir),
Song - 'Jock o' Hazeldean', W Scott (Dora Eshelby),
Song - 'Mary of Argyle', Nelson (Iver McKay),
Song - 'Caller Herrin', L Nairne (Ada Crossley),
Song - 'Skye Boat Song' from the Songs of the North, arr. M Lawson (Watkin Mills, Male voices only - Mr William Carter's Choir),
Violin Solo - Andante Religioso', Thome (Franz Meisel),
Organ Obligato (Churchill Sibley),
Song - 'My Ain Folk', L G Lemon, W Mills (Maggie Purvis),
Song - 'O Whistle, and I'll Come To You, My Lad' (Marta Cunningham),
Part Song - 'The Covenanter's Widow's Lament', arr. J Yorkston (Mr William Carter's Choir),
Song - 'Wi' a Hundred Pipers' (Watkin Mills),
Song - 'The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomon'' (Rosa Young),
Song - 'My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose' (May Vinnicome),
Chorus - 'Auld Lang Syne', arr. W Carter (Mr William Carter's Choir, Band of HM Scots Guards, Churchill Sibley)
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1906/30)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1906/30Grand Scotch Festival - St Andrew's Day30 November 1906
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work8665Grand Scotch Festival - St Andrew's Day1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/3914Purvis; Maggie (19 January 1869); Welsh opera singer
DS/UK/4303Cunningham; Marta (1869-1937); American soprano singer, charity founder
DS/UK/3984Crossley; Ada Jemima (1874-1929); Australian singer
DS/UK/4188McKay; Iver (fl 1901); Irish tenor
DS/UK/3898Watkin-Mills; Robert (1849-1930); British bass-baritone
DS/UK/4599Meisel; Franz (fl 1905); Austrian violinist, band leader
DS/UK/1635Sibley; John Churchill (1858-1938); Archbishop; English organist, religious leader
DS/UK/4246Ganz; Wilhelm (1833-1914); Composer, conductor, pianist
DS/UK/4185Mr William Carter's Choir (fl 1859-1916)
DS/UK/2392British Army; The Band of HM Scots Guards; 1642-; British Army division
DS/UK/3715Wood; Frederick W. (fl 1912-1928); Captain; English conductor of the H.M Scots Guards Band
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