The Blair Tapes - ETCD01

(April 2000) 17 tracks

Recordings from the Blairgowrie Folk Festival 1986-1995 featuring Chuck Fleming & Gerry Kaley, Vin Garbutt, Isaac Guillory, Lizzie Higgins, Hamish Moore, Marion Paterson, The Stewarts O' Blair and Kathryn Tickell. The East Perthshire town of Blairgowrie holds a unique position in the recent history of traditional music in Scotland. In the 1950s, folksong collectors discovered a wealth of Scots songs, presumed long lost. During the 60s, the town hosted the first festivals organised by the newly-formed Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland, a body that continues to promote, nurture and preserve the indigenous music of the country.

Sold in aid of the Ericht Trust project to establish a Centre for Traditional Scottish Music and Dance on the riverside site in Blairgowrie.