Cairnbulg Gospel Hall - Walks Soiree (second half)

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Evening concert and religious service linked to the annual Cairnbulg flute band walk and taking place in the Cairnbulg Gospel Hall. This section of the event includes singing, prayer, and announcements. The event takes place annually at the beginning of January.

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Reality sing 'Alpha and Omega' (beginning missing)

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Reality are three sisters who sing together at local religious events and are members of the Assemblies of God church in Fraserburgh. They are Elisa, Lois and Ruth West. Here, they sing 'Alpha and Omega' which was composed by Robbie Trice and recorded by the Gaither Vocal Band on their album, 'Everything Good', in 1984. Reality, also known as the West Sisters, are Elisa, Lois, and Ruth West from the Assemblies of God church in Fraserburgh. Their father, Peter West, is the owner of the fishing boat, Golden West and their grandfather was a missionary and pastor at the Assemblies of God church in Fraserburgh. The group started in 2002 as a quartet with Nicky Gardener, the daughter of the church’s pastor. Her mother helped establish the group, but in 2004 she moved away and the group retracted to a three-piece. Known for their blond hair and fresh faces, Reality enjoy a good reputation as singers in the gospel tradition in their local area (McDonnell, 2007:52:34; Runcie, 2007:06:56; Jack 2007:40:17; Sutherland, 2006 ).             The group sings a mixture of old fashioned and modern material in close harmony. This harmony singing is a particular feature of their music, and is considered of excellent quality due to the fact that they are siblings. Described by David Runcie, an active member of the local Christian community, as ‘almost country-rock contemporary’ and ‘a bit refreshing’, the group employs a mixture of musical styles including Southern Gospel and contemporary pop (Runcie, 2007.163:06:56). The majority of the material they use is American, and is accompanied by backing tracks which they buy. In early 2007 the group finished recording their self-titled debut album, which was engineered by David Runcie and released on the Christian Faith Ministries label. Reality has taken part in various Christian music events in North-East Scotland including this soirée. In contrast to older Christian singers, many of the lyrics they choose have few references to key Christian concepts and words such as ‘God’ and ‘Jesus’. This reflects the changing trend in contemporary Christian music to camouflage Christianity by using more abstract and ambiguous imagery, perhaps as a way of appealing to a wider audience by attracting non-Christians listeners. (Sutherland, 2006; McDonnell, 2007:13:45; Drysdale, 2007:39:14; Jack, 2007, 40:17)In this scene, the three women are singing the song, 'Alpha and Omega', which they perform to a backing track played through the church sound system.

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New Life sing 'Sweet Peace'

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A female vocal quartet, named New Life, ascend the platform and perform the song, 'Sweet Peace' to the accompaniment of pre-recorded backing tracks.

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The Gospel Male Voice Choir sing 'The King and I'

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The North of Scotland GMVC stand and sing 'The King and I', which is taken from Mosie Lister's Rise up and Sing.

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North of Scotland GMVC sing ' 'Till Jesus Comes Medley'

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The North of Scotland GMVC, who are standing, sing the 'Till Jesus Comes Medley'. They are conducted by Charlie Watt and accompanied on electronic piano by Robert Baird.

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Votes of thanks

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Votes of thanks are expressed by the chairman of the Cairnbulg walk committee (John), and later by North of Scotland GMVC member, Bill Sangster, who leads a round of applause for John.

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Congregation sing 'In the Sweet By-and By'

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Led by Bill Sangster, a member of the North of Scotland GMVC, the congregation stand and sing 'In the Sweet By-and-By'. Bill Sangster stands on a pew at the front of the church facing the congregation to lead and enthuse the congregation. The hymn is accompanied by Robert Baird on electric organ, and hand clapping from the congregation. There are three other versions of this song in the collection. One is a sung version and the other two are instrumental versions played by a Flute band and by two English concertinists. Please go HERE for the sung version, HERE for the flute band version, and HERE for the English concertinas version.

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Prayer

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A speaker, who is standing on the platform at the front of the hall, leads those present in prayer.

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North of Scotland GMVC sing 'I'll Go in the Strength of the Lord'

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The combined North of Scotland GMVC stand to sing 'I'll Go in the Strength of the Lord'. This is the last song of the evening. The congregation sit in their pews facing the choir and listen to them. Words and music by Edward Turney (1816-1872)

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Flute band perform 'God Be With You 'Till We Meet Again'

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The Cairnbulg flute band, who are standing at the back of the gospel hall, playing the tune to the hymn, 'God Be With You 'Till We Meet Again'. The congregation later join in singing the hymn as the flute band play.

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Refreshments

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Most of the congregation stay seated in their places while others stand and talk. A group of men and women walk around the hall handing out refreshments of tea, coffee, and cakes.

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The North of Scotland GMVC perform two songs

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Following an introduction by conductor Charlie West, the North of Scotland GMVC perform two pieces, 'We Are Going Down the Valley One by One' and 'I'll Wish I Had Given Him More'. The gospel male voice singing movement began in Glasgow in 1934, and was led by the conductor and arranger James McRoberts. He called this movement the ‘Festivals of Male Voice Praise’ and it spread throughout Britain and overseas to Canada and Australia. It was McRoberts who arranged many gospel hymns into four parts for male voice choirs, splitting the voices into first and second tenor and first and second bass with the melody often changing between the two tenor parts. There are currently four such singing groups in the North-East of Scotland, all of which started during the mid-twentieth century. These are at Aberdeen, Peterhead (the Kedron Male Voice Choir), Moray, Inverness and District, and until recently in Fraserburgh and Wick. Surprisingly, there are no equivalent choirs inland from the coast, and the majority of members having strong connections to the fishing industry. At events such as this 'sirree', members of the choirs join together to sing as a combined choir known as the 'North of Scotland Gospel Male Voice Choir'.   There are certain conditions which need to be met before someone can join a gospel male voice choir. The new recruit must first and foremost be a Christian with strong conviction, which was pointed out by Peterhead’s Kedron Male Voice Choir conductor, Walter Brown: We have a constitution for the church, for the choir, but there’s not like an exam to see if you’re a good singer, you don’t have to be a good singer to join the choir. There’s only one stipulation, that you’re a born-again Christian and that you have accepted Jesus as your saviour and your Lord, that’s the only stipulation for really joining the choir.(Brown 06.11.06) Although the choirs are interdenominational to an extent, the majority of members are evangelical Christians, and many, especially in Peterhead’s Kedron choir, have roots in the Baptist church. Because of the strong Christian ethos of the choir, the members are also required to be teetotal and smoking is not encouraged. Although the singers are all male, it is usual for the accompanist, usually on piano, to be a woman.   The choirs never charge for their performances, but if a donation is offered this is used to fund their activities, as Peter Coull, a member of Peterhead’s Kedron choir, explained: We’ve just got our own little bank account which helps with our books and things like that.But there’s nothing personal that comes out of it. If we need a bus and there’s money in thekitty, it pays the bus. If we don’t we pay our own fares. Fine. The Lord’s always blessed useverywhere we’ve gone. It’s great. (Coull 24.11.06) Male voice choir practices are usually held once a week, usually on a weekday evening. 

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New Life sing 'Be Thou My Vision'

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New Life, who are standing on the platform at the front of the hall, sing the hymn, 'Be Thou My Vision' unaccompanied and using vocal harmonies. The congregation, who cannot be seen in the video, watch and listen to the group.

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