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http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=27-Feb-2015&lang=de&s=10026
27-Feb-2015
by Rob Howard
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  ‘Luke Daniels - Tribute To William Hannah’ is a new CD, paying tribute to the pre-war button accordionists William Hannah (picture right) and delivered in style by Luke Daniels, present day winner of the BBC Young Tradition Award.William Hannah is credited with being the first to form a Scottish dance band in about 1920, and as such was a major influence on post-war band leaders such as Jimmy Shand, Bobby MacLeod, Jim Cameron, etc. William Hannah recorded about 100 tracks, and also composed many pieces that found their way into the standard Scottish dance music repertoire of today. For this CD, four of the UK's finest traditional players, Luke Daniels (melodeon), Neil Ewart (fiddle), Ian Carr (guitar), John Paul Gandy (piano), have come together to recreate Hannah's exciting music and playing. A Wilkinson Excelsior circa 1927 (Hannah's own signature instrument) was restored specially and played on this recording along with an earlier model used by Daniel and Peter Wyper circa 1909. William Hannah (1891 - 1961) was born in the mining town of Blackburn, West Lothian. Having started on the harmonica organ as a boy he moved on to the diatonic 2-row button accordion by the First World War, during which he served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. His role in the development of the modern accordion was an important one. William Hannah was a creative recording artist, with companies such as Parlophone and Columbia, and a celebrated band leader in the 1920s and 30s. Tracks: Eightsome Reels: Unknown/The Fair Maid Of Perth/Rachael Rae/My Love She's but A Lassie Yet/Roxburgh Castle; East Neuk Of Fife/The Drummer/Hey Johnnie Cope; Jigs: Bonnie Dundee/Wi' A Hundred Pipers/Rock And Wee Pickle Tow/Kinloch Of Kinloch; Inverness Gathering/79th’s Farewell To Gibraltar/Pibroch O' Donald Dhu; Waltzes: Leezie Lindsay/Ho Ro My Nut Brown Maiden/Skye Boat; Schottische: The Gordon Highlands; Reels: Duncan Davidson/Soldier's Joy/Lord Lynedoch/Fairy Dance; Dashing White Sergeant/Kenmure's On And Awa'/The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre; Waltzes: (Intro) The Auld Hoose/William Hannah's Waltz; Reels: Duke Of Perth/Staten Island/The Auld Grey Cat/Goodnight And Joy Be Wi' Ye; Boston Two-Step: Comp' Luke Cavendish Everett; Strathspeys: Glasgow Highlanders/Unknown; Waltzes: Little Annie Rooney/Peggy O'Neill/Molly O'Moran/Maggie Murphy's Home The CD is available via the Music Scotland website. For further information email: jiml@musicinscotland.com |