Rev D. (Duncan) McNeill

This singer recorded over 30 sides for Beltona in the late 1920s and early 30s.

It is suggested that he started life as a comedian where he was a colleague and friends of Harry Lauder – also that he published an autobiography called “From Stage to Pulpit”.

Concertinist James Lindsay of Glasgow wrote in a personal communication in 1986: “The man… had a book of his pieces, about seventy years ago. He was a wonderful tenor singer. A minister in the Baptist Church in Orr Street off Bridgeton Cross. He was called “The Scottish Skylark” because of his voice. He had two sons who accompanied him in singing, one played the piano, the other a 56 key concertina.”

A Dugald McNeill also recorded sacred songs for Beltona.