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Offline fiddlerslass

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pipe Organs of Co Durham
« on: Monday 26 December 22 12:37 GMT (UK) »
We have enjoyed a very interesting programme about saving pipe Organs, which features instruments rescued from Winston, Catchgate, and East Stanley.
Also contains an interview with a wonderful 95 year old lady called Blanche Beer, who had been playing the organ in her local Methodist chapel since she was 12.
It is called " Organ Stops, saving the king of instruments", and is available on BBC iPlayer .

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001gmv3/organ-stops-saving-the-king-of-instruments
Bulman, DUR
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Howe, Richardson,Thompson all DUR

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Re: pipe Organs of Co Durham
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 27 December 22 00:09 GMT (UK) »
It was a really good programme we thought , but sad for Blanche when she went back later in the programme. I won’t say more to avoid giving a ‘spoiler’.
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Re: pipe Organs of Co Durham
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 27 December 22 00:13 GMT (UK) »
Shame it doesn't play for us here in Australia.  :'(

I love pipe organs. The church I attended growing up had a very fine pipe organ and a number of good organists to play it (one of whom ended up in the UK playing at some relatively famous church, though I can't remember which one).
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