About Jack Armstrong
Jack Armstrong (May 16, 1904 – September 6, 1978) was a performer on the Northumbrian smallpipes. Born in Wideopen, North Tyneside, five miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1904. He and his father, both coal miners, worked at Dinnington colliery, but Jack managed to get a job as a chauffeur shortly after World War I. In 1926 Jack married, and he was living at Skipton in North Yorkshire when he taught himself to play the pipes. His style, influenced by his father's playing
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The Redesdale Hornpipe
Chevy Chase / The Cott
Maggie's Foot
The Lads of Alnwick
The Fair Flower of Northumberland
Happy Holidays Intro (The Holiday Season)
Money Musk
Peter Baillie's Pig
The Jenny Bell Polka
Maa Bonny Lad
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