I have listed those artists who recorded for Beltona records under various obvious categories and indicated the date range during which they recorded for the company. Some artists appear under several different classifications. Most of the artists recorded only for Beltona but a few recorded for other companies, particularly in the period after 1960.

COMPANIES ASSOCIATED WITH BELTONA RECORDS
John G. Murdoch & Co.Ltd;
Murdoch Trading Company;
Murdoch, McKillop Ltd;
Nelson, Murdoch & Co;
Murdoch, Murdoch & Co.,
Murdoch Provident
Murdoch Services Nelson,
Murdoch & Co.
Sterling Manufacturing Co.
Nelsons John Spencer & Co;
John Malcom & Co;
Robert Nelson & Co;
Simpson, Fawcett & Co. Ltd.
John Ward Ltd;
Archibald Ramsden Ltd.
Robert Nelson & Co.
Star Manufacturing Co;
Sterling Manufacturing Co;

DIRECTORS OF THE ABOVE COMPANIES (1886-1945)
John Gloag Murdoch
James Semple Murdoch
Lewis Malcom Murdoch
Henry Bedford Murdoch
Gerald John Murdoch
John Clough Murdoch
George Murdoch
James Murdoch
Rodney Malcom Murdoch
Robert Morrison Murdoch
Gerald John Murdoch
John Dow
Alexander Warren Dow
John Stewart Dow
Donald Nicolson Black

MISCELANEOUS NAMES
Thomas B. Walker (A&R man, talent scout, salesman) (1927-55)
Harry Hudson (pianist, musical director for Edison Bell) (1928-33)

ACCORDION; ACCORDEON; MELODEON; CONCERTINA.
Elsa Antonelli (1934)
Alec Bissett (1931)
Jimmy Blue (1953)
May Cameron (1949-57)
Colin Campbell (1968)
Tony Capaldi (1929)
Bob Dalrymple (1933)
David Dalrymple (1933)
Jack Forsyth (1951)
"Fusco" (1932)
Fred Hanna (1956-57)
John Henry (1928-29)
David Hutchinson (1931-36)
Jack Kynoch (1935)
Jim McHardy (1939)
George McKelvie (1945)
Thomas "Curly" MacKay (1934-39)
BobbyMacLeod(1953)
Jim Macleod (1968-73)
Duncan McMillan (1927-31)
George S. Morris (1930-37)
Myers R. Morrison (1932)
Robert Paterson (1931)
William Powrie (1932-33)
Eddie Sarafin (1931-34)
James Scott (1933)
James "Jimmy" Shand (1935-45)
Bert Shorthouse (1972)
Arthur Spink (1968)
Leslie Thorpe (1937)
"Toni" (1932)
Andy Tosh (1951)

AUTOHARP
MacFarlane (1930)

BAGPIPE SOLOS; PIPE BANDS
C. Dick (1953)
R. Patterson (1953)
Pipe-Major Peddie (1933)
Willie Ramsay (1939)
Donald Shaw Ramsey (1956)
Robert Reid (1933-37)
James Robertson (1923-26)
William Ross (1930)
Jock Wilson (1933)
Edinburgh City Police Band (1956)
Edinburgh Corporation Transport Pipe Band (1934)
Perth & District Prize Pipe Band (1933)
Robert Reid's Pipe Band (1937)
Scots Guards Training Batt. Pipe Band(1945)

BANDS (COUNTRY DANCE; CEILIDHE; BRASS; DANCE; MILITARY; ETC;)
Aberdeen Strathspey & Reel Society (1932)
Archie Alexander's Big Brass Band. (1932)
Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders, 1st. Div. (1933)
Barney Celidhe Band (1952)
Cambuslang Primrose Flute Band (1937)
James "Jim" Cameron (1933-57)
Colin Campbell Highland Band (1968)
Clydebank Burgh Brass Band.(1925)
Clyde Valley Stompers.(1961)
Coupar Pipe Band (1953)
Edina Quartette (1931)
Edinburgh Dance Orchestra (1934)
Edinburgh Strathspey & Reel Society (1934)
Angus Fitchett Scots Dance Band (1953-55)
Joe Flynn's Merrymakers (1934)
Jack Forsyth Scottish Country D.O.(1951)
Rodney Foster Jazzmen (1961)
Gallowglass Ceili Band (1957)
Gartsherrie Crimson Star Flute Band (1951)
Gordon Highlanders 4th. Battn(TA) (1932)
Grand Central Restaurant (1933)
Hawthorne Accordion Band (1951)
"The Herd Laddies" (1934)
Highland Accordion Band (1952)
Highland Light Infantry 7th. Battn. (1932)
Alf Johnson Locarno Band (1951)
Pete Lowe Daily Express Band (1933)
Alexander MacGregor (1931)
Sandy MacGregor 's Big Brass Band (1931)
Bobby Macleod's Highland Dance Band (1951)
Jim Macleod Band (1968-73)
Ronnie Munro Scottish Variety Orchestra.(1943)
"The Old Stagers of 1914" (1934)
The One Man Band (1933-34)
Original Vernon Jazz Band (1961)
Pride of the West Prize Flute Band (1933)
Rodolpho & The Milanese Serenaders (1933)
Royal Scots Greys (1932)
Eddie Sarafin Orchestras(1931)
Eddie Sarafin's Crush (1934)
Annie Shand Scott Band (1953)
Bob Smith Ideal Band/Trio (1930-37)
Bert Shorthouse Accordion Band (1972)
Arthur Spink Band (1968)
Sutherland Orchestra.(1923-28)
Tam and his Cronies (1934)
Tayside Scottish Country Dance Band (1951)
Three Happy Boys (1932)
Tim Wright's Band (1939-48)

BANJO
Billy Joss (1930-31)
Jan Wein (1926-31)

CHOIRS; VOCAL GROUPS
Aberdeen Fisher Girl's Choir (1932)
Ayr Burgh Choir Octet.(1930)
The Emmettones (1961)
The Freeman (1967)
Gaflac Choir.(1933)
Glasgow Orpheus Choir (1923-24)
Greenock Gaelic Church Choir (1934)
Hall Russell's Male Voice Choir.(1932)
The Kilties. (1956)
Liam Mallory Parkhead Enthusists (1964)
The Mellotones (1956)
Mineurs du Borinage "Excelsior"(1936-37)
Mr. Cairn's Children's Choir (1933)
Newhaven Fisher Lassies (1933)
Perth Madrigal Choir (1933)
The Prince Sisters (1955)
The Sanctuary Singers (1934)
Scottish Junior Singers (1952)
St. Cuthbert's Parish Church, Edinburgh (1933)
The Teenagers (1952)
The Two Brysons (1932)
Vocal Six in Accord (1952)
Yorkshire Vocal Quartette (1933)

COMEDIAN
Billy Anderson (1932)
Jimmy Brigton (1934)
Geordie Campbell (1935)
Donal Dallas (1933)
Doris Droy (1934)
Frank Droy (1934)
Ike Freedman (1932)
Charlie Freeman (1931)
Harry Gordon (1927-50)
Charlie Holbein (1931)
Tommy Lorne (1932)
Pete Martin (1931)
Peter Murcar (1934)
Robert Murray (1923)
Ollie McWally (1951)
Hugh Ogilvie (1927)
Sammy Shields (1923)
Gus Stratton (1932)
Tom Taylor (1932)
Tommy Toms (1931)
Tommy Torrance (1933)

CONDUCTOR (CHOIRS; BANDS)
Frederick Ely (1930)
George A. Innes.(1932)
Hugh, S. Roberton (1923-24)
J. D. Scoins (1925)
J. Michael Diack.(1925-28)
David Yacamani (1933)

CORNET
Harry M. Pell (1926-30)

DRUMS
Arthur Easson (1953)
Len Kidd (1939)
Owen McCabe (1941-45)
Bob Smith (1930-37)

DULCIMER.
Bob Smith (1930)
William McNally (1932)

FLUTE
Edith Penville (1926)

GUITAR
George Cuthbert (1940)

HARP/CLARSACH
Elizabeth Forbes-Semphill (1932)

HAWAIIAN GUITAR
Tony Capaldi (1929)

JEWS HARP
Willie Kemp (1934-39)

MOUTH ORGAN
Donald Davidson (1929-39)
James J. Hiddlestone (1930-31)
Eddie Sarafin.(1931-34)

OCARINA
Willie Kemp (1936-39)

ORGAN (GRAND; WURLITZER)
"McBaillie" (1933)
A. M. Henderson (1928-51)

PIANO
James B. Andrews (1930 Frederick Arthur (1930)
Ethel Attwood (1925)
Jim Baillie (1932)
Alfred H. Butt (1933)
May Cameron (1947)
Stewart Cameron (1933)
A. Forbes (1930)
Jacca Hay (1953)
Jenny Hay (1953)
A. M. Henderson (1927)
Harry Hudson (1928-33)
Philip Kiddie (1933-34)
John Knight (1945)
Jeanette Lamb (1951)
Mrs. David Logan (1925)
Margaret Low (1935-37)
J. Hunter MacMillan (1925)
Alexander "Sandy" Moir (1936)
Joe Mooney (1937)
William S. Morris (1930-37)
David H. Nelson (1933)
Tom Paton (1951)
John Reid, jnr. (1931)
Stephen H. Robinson (1932)
Cecily Ross (1930)
Annie Scott (1937)
George Scott (1949)
George Scott-Wood (1941)
Annie Shand (1929-36)
Jack Ward (1953)
Tim Wright (1939-48)

SAXOPHONE
George Housely (1930)
Dave Ireland (1945)

SKETCHES; PLAYLETS, ETC;
Arthur Black (1929-32)
The Carl Doddies (1935)
Joe & Violet Corrie(1930-34)
Betty Craig (1931)
The Ex-Servicemen (1930)
The Faimer's Chiels/Lads(1934)
Harry Gordon (1927-50)
Jack Holden (1928-33)
Donald Hunter (1931)
Willie Kemp (1931-39)
The Minister's Concert Party (1934)
"Rastus & Sambo" (1931)
Tam and his Cronies (1934)

SPOKEN (MONOLOGUES; SPEECHES; RECITATIONS; ETC;
Lord & Lady Aberdeen (1932)
Arthur Black (1929-32)
Charles W. Crofts (1923)
Joe Corrie (1930-34)
Violet Corrie (1930-34)
Christine Crowe. (1926)
Herbert Down (1933)
Harry Gordon (1927-50)
Jack Holden (1928-33)
Donald Hunter (1931)
W. H. D. "Willie" Joss (1952)
Patrick Kavanaugh (1931)
Daniel McSplurge (1933)
G. C. Masson (1929)
Tom Morrison (1930)
Seamus O'Healidhe (1933)
Rab the Rhymer (1939)
Douglas S. Raitt (1939)
Hugh S. Roberton (1932)
Willie Rouse (Wireless Willie) (1924)
Ian Sadler (1933)
Dufton Scott (1923-30)
Val Vousden (1930)
Bertha Waddell (1926)
Dudley Stuart White (1934)
Middleton Woods (1926)

TIN WHISTLE
Willie Kemp (1936-39)

TRUMPET
Alan Reid (1951-57)
Willie Ogilvie (1951-57)

UKULELE
Jimmie Brigton (1934)

VIOLIN; FIDDLE
George Cameron (1933)
James "Jim" Cameron (1933-57)
William Cameron (1933)
Maude Darin (1931)
George F. Davie (1934-39)
Patrick Delaney (1924)
Angus Fitchet (1934-53)
Fergus Frazer (1934)
Ron Gonella (1951)
Neil Gownie (1930-31)
Frederick "Hiram" Hosie (1945)
Jim Howrie (1951)
Robert Kirk (1930)
Florence MacBride (1925)
John Morgan (1937)
Harold MacPherson (1926-32)
Ian Powrie (1933-53)
May J. Robertson (1933)
Thomas B. Shaw (1933-34)
Alec Sims (1928-32)
Lachlan Wynne (1937)

VOCALISTS OF ALL TYPES
Baritones -
Logie Buchan (1928)
Dan Campbell (1926-32)
Donal Dallas (1933)
Lawrence Down (1933)
Patrick Fry (1926)
Neill Fyffe (1931)
Austin Gaffney (1962)
Harry Gordon (1927-50)
James F. Hannay (1934)
Gordon Inglis (1923)
Reginald Johnson.(1927)
Willie Kemp (1929-39)
Harry McGillivray (1936)
Alistair McHarg (1950)
Ian McLean (1926)
John Matthewson (1927)
Flintoff Moore.(1926)
Gilbert Pitt (1930)
John Roberts (1924-30)
M. C. Ryan (1932)
F. S. Sinclair (1933)
John Thorne (1924-30)
Charles Thompson (1928)
.
Bass
Harry Brindle (1925-26)
Cairn Brogie (1929)
Idris Daniels (1925-26)
J. Elliot Dobie (1925-28)
Hebden Foster (1925)
Manuel Hemingway (1926)
Broomfield Robertson (1938)
Frank Twigg (1926)

Bothy Ballads
Willie Kemp (1929-39)
George S. Morris (1930-37)
Tom Morrison (1930)
Tom Wright (1949-51)

Boy Soprano
Patrick Coleman (1936)
George O'Malley (1933)
Leonard Robson (1931)

Cantor
S. Kusevitsky (1933)

Contralto
Nora Finn (1927-28)
Justine Griffiths (1925-26)
Mrs. A. M. Henderson (1927)
Nellie Hope (1926)
Mary Kay (1932)
Minnie Mearns (1924-25)
Agnes O'Kelly (1927-28)
Molly O'Callaghan (1925-26)
Molly Phillips (1931)
Catherine Stewart. (1925-26)
Annie Tait (1932)

Counter Tenor
Joe O'Rourke (1931-33)

Gaelic Soprano
Kate Galbraith (1934

Gaelic Tenor
Archie Grant (1933-39)
Andrew R. Grinlaw (1931)
Calum Kennedy (1956-60)
Alisdair Matheson (1936/7)
J. B. Munro (1931)
Allan MacLean (1933-36)
Duncan McLellan (1934)
Allan J. MacRitchie (1936/7)

Gospel Singer
Emil Guedj (1931-36)
W. Simpson Moore (1932)
Dugald M'Neill (1929)
Duncan MacNeill (1930)
Jock Troup (1930)

Soprano
Una Bates (1926)
Winifred Brady (1925)
E. S. Christie (1933)
Betty Craig (1931)
Belle Cunningham (1930)
Carma Daah(1925)
Violet Davidson (1924-30)
Vera Devna (1925)
Muriel Farquhar (1928)
Elizabeth Forbes-Semphill (1932)
Bridie Gallagher (1956)
Christine Gallagher (1926)
Nora Grassick (1936)
Jean Hastings (1932)
M. W. Hodge (1933)
Jean Houston (1927)
Carma Linn (1925)
Renee McCulloch (1927)
Alice Richardson (1925)
Margaret F. Stewart.(1925)
Jean Summers (1925-26)
Gwen Thomas (1932)

Tenor
Denis Cox (1936)
Gerald Crofts (1924)
Matthew Dickie (1951)
Lee Fraser (1933)
George Harrison (1930-31)
Calum Kennedy (1956-60)
Charlie Knight (1930-31)
Tom Lennox (1933)
Herbert J. McCormick (1931)
Charlie MacDougall (1931-33)
C. S. MacDougall (1933)
Alexander MacGregor (1931)
Alex Mackay (1951)
Jack MacKay (1937)
Kenneth McKellar (1955)
Hughes Macklin (1924)
Angus Morrison (1933-36)
Tom F. Moss (1931)
Patrick O'Toole (1928-29)
Laurence Parker (1927)
Allan Ramsey (1932-34)
Douglas Robb (1929-31)
Dan Seymour (1929)
Herbert Teale (1925)
Herbert Thorpe (1925-26)
Patrick Gerald Ward (1927-28)
Frank Waters (1936-37)
Fred Wilshaw (1928)
Eric Wyndham (1926)

Male
Billy Anderson (1932)
Gerrard Campbell (1957)
John Campbell (1933)
Bruce Carfax (1931)
David Cunningham (1973)
Glen Daly (1964)
Colin Day (1951)
Jacques Dunphie (1927)
George Elrick (1952)
Paul Farrell (1932)
Alfred J. Forbes (1927)
D. Gibbons (1928)
Alasdair Gillies (1967-72)
Fred Hartley (1963)
George Hill (1953)
James Hunter (1939)
Jimmy Kennedy (1956)
Enoch Kent (1961)
Nicky Kidd (1956)
James Lacey (1940)
Benny Lee (1952-54)
Joe Lynch (1956)
Ian MacLeish (1953)
Roddy McMillan (1960)
Andrew MacPherson (1950)
Ollie McWally (1951)
Phil Mahoney (1924)
Inga Marshall (1953)
A. Mathieson (1931)
Niven Miller (1957)
Frank Moulding (1928)
Peter Murcar (1934)
Brenden Murphy (1952)
Frank Murphy (1956)
Myles O'Connor (1956)
Seamus O'Donnchada (1927)
Patrick O'Hagan (1952-56)
Patrick O'Malley (1961)
Diarmud O'Neill (1961)
Pedar O'Toole (1961)
Jimmy Reid (1936/37)
Eddie Sarafin (1933)
William White (1928-29)
Ken Wood (1931)

Female
Jean Campbell (1952)
Mona Devi (1965)
Teresa Duffy (1960-62)
Violet Hill (1953)
Maisie McDaniels (1961)
May J. Robertson (1933)
Eleanor Toner (1965)
Joan Wood (1931)