James Heddlestone

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James Heddlestone

James Heddlestone I don't know a lot about James Heddleston (or Hiddleston). What I know has been gleaned from the sources listed below. Some sundry facts:

He recorded for Beltona Records.
He was an ex-railway man.
He recorded recorded with another mouth-organ player, Jimmy Andrews, under the name of The Andrews Brothers.
He recorded some duets with an autoharp player called MacFarlane in November 1930, and later some solos backed by Bob Smith's Ideal Band.
He also took part in some of Bob Smith's Ideal Band records.
In a newspaper clipping about the Scottish Mouth Organ Championship (no date given, but it was either 1928 or 1930), second place was achieved by J Hiddleston, 4 Moray Place, Rutherglen.

The discography below is also based on the listed sources. I would be interested in any other material relating to James Heddlestone (email me).

KEY
Code	Description
78	78rpm records in my collection
vBO	LP, Better Than An Orchestra Topic Records, 1977. A compilation of recordings from 78rpm records.
vIM	LP, Ideal Music for All the Year Round Topic Records, 1977. A compilation of recordings from 78rpm records.
cDS2	cassette, 78rpm Recordings from 78s in the collection of David South
aTM	Article, Bob Smith's Ideal Band Traditional Music magazine No.7, 1977.
aKC	Article, Beltona Discography Sent to me by Keith Chandler.

HEDDLESTONE and MacFARLANE (James J Hiddlestone) November 1930
M13123	The Barren Rocks of Aden	Beltona	1654	aKC
M13124	The Bluebells of Scotland with variations	Beltona	1600	aKC aTM
--	My Home Town Melodies waltz	Beltona	1600	aTM
--	Medley of Irish Jigs	Beltona	1629	cDS2 aKC
--	Medley of Hornpipes	Beltona	1629	aKC
BOB SMITH'S IDEAL BAND with James J Hiddlestone November 1930
--	Bringing In the New Year Pts 1 & 2	Beltona	1596	aTM
M13127/ M13128	A Record Trip Round the World Pts 1 & 2	Beltona	1615	aKC
HIDDLESTONE, His Hohner and Bob Smith's Ideal Band October 1931
M13866	The Pride O' the North Marches	Beltona	1745	aKC
M13872	An Irish Waltz	Beltona	1761	aKC
M13873	Highland Schottische	Beltona	1761	aKC
M13880	Annie Laurie with variations	Beltona	1745	aKC
M13880	Happy Hours	Beltona	1785	aKC
BOB SMITH'S IDEAL BAND with James J Hiddlestone October 1931
M13885A/ M13886E	A Scotch New Year Parts 1 & 2 (Park & Smith)	Beltona	1742	78