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Gem Anemone by Neil Thomson

The words are a poem about the 12mm sized Gem Anemone written by Gerry Cambridge from his book, “Nothing but Heather!” The poem has been set to music written and recorded by Neil Thomson and features an underwater audio sample recorded by Nick Turner 30 feet underwater off Ardnamurchan Point featuring the sound of ‘Pistol […]

A ‘Thank You’ Won’t Pay The Fiddler by Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach

Title track from Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach’s debut album: ‘Waves Rise From Quiet Water”. “A ‘Thank You’ Won’t Pay The Fiddler”- written by Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach The album was recorded in May 2016, Capturing their essential fiddle/piano combination, with a number of additions: Tenor guitar, accordion, fender rhodes and vocals. Making full use of […]

Maiden Stone by Jenny Sturgeon

‘Maiden Stone’ is the opening track on ‘From the Skein’, one of several songs on the album inspired by regional folklore. The Maiden Stone is a Pictish standing stone which is located at the back of Bennachie Hill, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This track tells the local tale of how the standing stone came to be […]

Usher’s Well by Barbara Dymock

A fusion of styles and cultures, Child Ballad 79, The Wife of Usher’s Well is sung in Scots but set to a melody composed by Fatoumata Diawara from Mali resulting in an intriguing combination of comtemporary African music and rhythms with 17th century lyrics. Scots singer Barbara Dymock based in Dundee was brought up in […]

Jute Mill Song/Song For Mary by The Shee

Song for Mary was written by Karine Polwart for the band as part of our ten year anniversary project Continuum. We are grateful to the School of Scottish Studies for the permission to use Mary Brooksbanks’ voice on the recording. Karine wrote the following for our sleeve notes: “I love Rachel’s singing and playing and […]

Price of a Pig Set by Elinor Evans

I love the way that traditional music has the power to break down barriers and inspire people. I wanted to play with other musicians and this set acted as the spur for me to do that. Price of a Pig is a well known Scottish fiddle tune and was one of the first traditional tune […]

The Gathering by John Somerville

This is the first track from the “Voyage of the Hector” suite written by John Somerville and commissioned by Feis Rois. The suite of music chronollogically tells the story of the Hector’s journey as it made its dramatic journey from Ullapool to Pictou, Nova Scotia in the summer of 1773. John Somerville is one of […]

If I Was A Blackbird by Kaela Rowan

Kaela was inspired to record If I Was A Blackbird by Silly Wizard and the singing of the late, great Andy M Stewart. It’s the age old tale of a sailor who is spurned by an ungrateful lover and takes to the high seas to drown his sorrows. This is one of three haunting maritime […]

Wait ’til I tell John Alec… by Trail West

There isn’t a day goes by when a story is told that Seonaidh feels that he’ll later need to tell his uncle John Alec MacKay and, for that reason, ‘Wait ’til I tell John Alec’ is a common phrase in the Trail West van! Consisting of a waltz and a reel written by Allan MacDonald […]

Don’t Say Hi by Angela Paterson

Don’t Say Hi is a beautifully written reflection on the speed of modern day communications and preciousness of true friendships. Written by Angela Paterson and recorded in Argyll. Recorded and Produced by John Saich. Album released under Wild Biscuit, Argyll. Throughout the album, Angela’s stunning vocal harmonies soar. Her honey-tinged vocal style and elegant lyrics, […]