Discography section 16: McKechnie-Masterton (PDF)

CE-13990-1 Skye is my home (Thomas B. Shaw) Par F-3438
CE-13991-2 My nannie’s awa’ (Robert Burns; trad) Par F-3435
Tenor with orchestra
Recorded London, 1950s
Land of heart’s desire (trad) Boosey & Hawkes VT-2074
Kishmul’s galley (trad) Boosey & Hawkes VT-2074
Eriskay love lilt (trad) Boosey & Hawkes VT-2075
Road to the Isles (trad) Boosey & Hawkes VT-2075
NOTE: Other records made by MacPherson for this company are of no Scots interest.
HAROLD E. MacPHERSON
(London, 1868 - ). “Harold MacPherson. violin solo with piano”
Recorded London, ca April 1926
MC-7756 Scottish medley – part 1 (trad. arr. J. Downs) Bel 990
MC-7757 Scottish medley – part 2 (trad. arr. J. Downs) Bel 990
Violin with piano
Recorded London, May/June 1926
MC-7923 The rowan quadrilles – figures 1 & 2 (trad. arr. H. MacPherson) Bel 1020
MC-7924 The rowan quadrilles – figure 3 (trad. arr. H. MacPherson) Bel 1020
MC-7925 The rowan quadrilles – figure 4 (trad. arr. H. MacPherson) Bel 1021
MC-7926 The rowan quadrilles – figure 5 (trad. arr. H. MacPherson) Bel 1021
MC-7927 The rowan quadrilles – figure 6 (trad. arr. H. MacPherson) Bel 1022
MC-7928 Sailor’s hornpipe (trad. arr. H. MacPherson) Bel 1022
MC-7929 El Dorado (Henry Round) Bel 1025
MC-7930 Jollity – two step ( - ) Bel 1025
MC-7931 The Gaberlunzie wallets – part 1. Intro. The bonnie woods o’
Craigie Lea; My nannie’s awa’; Inverness gathering; Highland
quickstep (all trad. arr. H. MacPherson) Bel 1023
MC-7932 The Gaberlunzie wallets – part 2. Intro. Lochnagar; The Laird o’
Cockpen; Bagpipe imitations (all trad. arr. H. MacPherson) Bel 1023
MC-7933 The Gaberlunzie wallets – part 3. Intro. The bonnie banks o’
Loch Lomond (trad); Stirling Castle (Prof. Bannatyne); Soldier’s
joy (trad) (all arr. H. MacPherson) Bel 1024
MC-7934 The Gaberlunzie wallets – part 4. Intro. O sing to me the auld
Scotch songs (Joseph Frederick Leeson); Shean trews (trad);
Roy’s wife of Aldevalloch (Robert Bremner); The wind that
shakes the barley (trad) (all arr. H. MacPherson) Bel 1024
Violin with piano
Recorded Montreal?, ca l927
23121A Highland Quickstep ( - ) ApexCa 26054
23121B Reels ( - ) ApexCa 26054
23134A Bonnie Scotland quadrille ( - ) ApexCa 26076; DominoCa 21657
23134B Flowers of Edinburgh (James Oswald) ApexCa 26076; DominoCa 21657
NOTE: Domino 21657 issued as Sandy MacNab. Not known when or where these were recorded,
or even if this is the same Harold MacPherson. The tune titles cannot be traced back to any British recording.
“Harold MacPherson and his Novelty Quartette”. Harold MacPherson (violin) et al.
Recorded 62 Glengall Road, Peckham, London, mid March 1932
M-14216- Bull frog's patrol (Jerome Kern) Bel 1864
M-14217- The fair debutante ( - ) Bel 1864
M-14218- Three o' clock in the morning – waltz (Theodora Morse;
Julian Robledo) Bel 1845
M-14219 Moonlight on the Alster, Op.60 – Waltz (Oscar Fetras) Bel 1845
M-14220- The Highland wreath – part 1 ( - ) Bel 1906
M-14221- The Highland wreath – part 2 ( - ) Bel 1906
Recorded 62 Glengall Road, Peckham, London, ca Friday, 6 th . May 1932
M-14244- Liltin' Lintie (trad); Hearts of Oak (trad) Bel 1887
M-14245- Heart of oak, Intro. Ben Bolt (Thomas Dunn English;
Nelson Kneass) Bel 1887
HARRY McPHERSON
“Mr. Harry MacPherson, Scotch Comedian”
Recordeed London, ca January 1913
William Dean-Myatt. 'Scottish Vernacular Discography, 1888-1960'. Draft. December 2012. Preview copy.
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