Billy Pigg (1902 – 1968) was an English player of Northumbrian smallpipes. He was a vice-president and an influential member of the Northumbrian Pipers Society from 1930 until his death.
BillyPigg (1902 – 1968) was an English player of Northumbrian smallpipes. He was a vice-president and an influential member of the Northumbrian Pipers...
traditions and instruments has continued – in the early-to-mid 20th century, BillyPigg, and Jack Armstrong (The Duke of Northumberland's Piper) for instance...
Pigg may refer to: Alexandra Pigg (born 1962), British actress who first came to prominence as Petra Taylor in the TV soap opera Brookside BillyPigg...
Pipe Major William Lawrie Richard Parkes Stuart Liddell Willie McCallum BillyPigg Dick Hensold Jack Armstrong Joe Hutton John Peacock Kathryn Tickell Tom...
important early recording in 1929, and taught many pipers, including BillyPigg. The earliest source of music for fiddle from Northumberland is Henry...
to compile the record Billy Pigg, the Border Minstrel, while many more may be heard on the FARNE archive. Besides BillyPigg, musicians he recorded include...
Northumberland. She certainly visited her Snowdon cousins at Felton. BillyPigg, the celebrated Northumbrian piper played "Derwentwater's Farewell" especially...
Johnny Handle George Hepple Joe Hutton Jack the Lad James Hill Nancy Kerr BillyPigg Jock Purdon Colin Ross Kathryn Tickell Robert Whinham The Witches of Elswick...
that I've known, ... BillyPigg and Tom Clough. He regretted that while Tom Clough was recorded at the peak of his ability, BillyPigg was only recorded...
hall star, 72 9 December – Percy Greenbank, lyricist, 90 "Unknown" – BillyPigg, bagpiper, 66 1968 in British radio 1968 in British television 1968 in...
older musicians such as Willy Taylor, Will Atkinson, Joe Hutton, and BillyPigg. At thirteen, she had gained a reputation from performing in festivals...
Northumberland Henry 'Hotspur' Percy (1365–1403), borders warlord and rebel BillyPigg, a 20th-century musician who was vice-President of the Northumbrian Pipers...
enjoying some success. Probably the most influential piper at that time was BillyPigg. Performers such Louis Killen, The High Level Ranters and Bob Davenport...
Acosta, composer and music teacher Lucille Dompierre, pianist and arranger BillyPigg, bagpiper Vincenzo Scaramuzza, pianist Grammy Awards of 1968 Eurovision...
Junie McCree, Irene Bentley, Marguerite Clark and Marie Cahill. January – BillyPigg, Northumbrian piper (d. 1968) January 6 - Mark Brunswick, American composer...
heavily influenced by that of Border musician BillyPigg (1902-1968). Schofield produced a biography of Pigg, The Border Minstrel (ISBN 0-902510-16-9) researched...
great, western instrumental masters like John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, BillyPigg or Miles Davis. Rakoto Frah certainly seems to know mysterious things...
1945 in China) 21 January – Webster Booth, tenor (died 1984) January – BillyPigg, Northumbrian piper (died 1968) 3 February – Joseph Bentwich, British-born...
moving to the Comedy Theatre, and runs for 432 performances. January – BillyPigg, Northumbrian piper (d. 1968) 11 January – Evelyn Dove, first black singer...
Pipers' Society; later he played as one of The Border Minstrels, along with BillyPigg, John Armstrong (of Carrick), and Annie Snaith, from 1938. They did not...
death. In the same year, Tom was also elected as a vice-president, as BillyPigg had been in 1930. The newer society, as its name suggests, thus had far...
Album Year of Issue Length (Mins) 1. Skye Crofter’s / The Swallow Tail BillyPigg Wild Hills O’Wannie – The Small Pipes of Northumbria 1974 3:22 Traditional...
from an Irish version, and it still remains current in Northumberland - BillyPigg recorded a Scottish version of it, The Cairdin' o't. Many of the tunes...
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