Peter Wyper
Peter Wyper (1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland[1]– 1920) was a player of the diatonic button accordion (or melodeon),[2] and is believed to be the first person to ever be recorded playing the accordion, which he did on wax cylinder in 1903.[1] Peter and his brother Daniel Wyper (b. 1872[3]) recorded together as the Wyper Brothers, performing Scottish and Irish music.[4]
Discography
- Highland Schottische (July 1909, 78 rpm)
- Selection of Hornpipes (Columbia Records, 78 rpm)
- Selection of Jigs (Columbia Records, 78 rpm)
- The Deil Among The Tailors/High Level Hornpipe(Regal Records, G6952, 78 rpm)
- Stirling Castle/Flowers of Edinburgh (Regal Records, G6959, 78 rpm)
- Eightsome Reel/Mary of Argyle (Solo) and Jenkin's Hornpipe (Regal Records, G6985, 78 rpm)
- Selection of Irish Airs/Selection of Irish Dances (Regal Records, G6975, 78 rpm)
Bibliography
- Wyper's Melodeon Tutor for 19-Keys[2]
External links
- Works by or about Peter Wyper at the Internet Archive
- Peter and Daniel Wyper. Keith Chandler, Box and Fiddle Archive
- Early Recordings of Traditional Dance Music: Peter and Daniel Wyper Champion Melodeon Players of Scotland. Keith Chandler - 24.12.9