Lewis 'Scan' Tester (1886 - 1972)
English musician playing traditional tunes on the melodeon.
(born on 7th September 1886. Many sources wrongly describe
him as born in 1887.)
(The name 'Scan' is a childhood nickname from the time a
teacher who described him as a 'Scantelope'.)
Album.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Bocastle Breakdown |
1972 | Topic | LP12TS23
|
| I Never Played To Many Posh Dances - Scan Tester 1887 -
1972 (2 CDs) | 1990 | Topic |
2/TS455/6 |
Best albums(*).
| Title. | year. |
|---|
| I Never Played Too Many Posh Dances - Scan Tester 1887 -
1972 |
1990 |
(*)Based on critical opinion.
Anthologies.
| Title.
| year.
| Label.
| number.
|
| Hidden English (*)
| 2003
| Topic
| TSCD600
|
| The Birds Upon The Tree (**)
| 2005
| Musical Traditions
| MTCD333
|
(* one track only - Jenny Lind Polka)
(** with Fred Jordan, George Spicer et al)
Anthology - Scan Tester, 'Pop'Maynard, Jim Wilson, Harry Holman, George
Spicer, Sarah Porter et al.
| Title.
| year.
| Label.
| number.
|
| Just Another Saturday Night - Sussex 1960 (2 CDs) |
2001 | Musical Traditions | MT
CD 309-310 |
Anthology - Scan Tester, Phil Tanner, Grace Notes, Lal Waterson et al.
| Title.
| year.
| Label.
| number.
|
| Midwinter |
2006 | Free Reed | FRQCD 30 |
Anthologies - The Voice of the People.
| Title. | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| O'er His Grave the Grass Grows Green - The Voice of the People vol
3 (+) | 1998 | Topic | |
|
First I'm Going To Sing You a Ditty - The Voice of the People vol
7 (++) | 1998 | Topic | |
(+ One track only - The Lakes of Coalfin)
(++ One track only - Untitled Schottische)
Last updated 06/12/2010