Bamse (Norwegian for Teddy Bear) was a St Bernard sea dog owned by the captain of the Norwegian mine sweeper Thorodd which was stationed in Montrose and Dundee during WWII, after the Norwegian Navy was evacuated from Norway. When the ship was under attack rather than disappear below deck Bamse would stand at the front […]
After the Last Bell Rings by Chris Sherburn & Findlay Napier
After the Last Bell Rings is the Lead single from Findlay and Chris’s new album “Two Men on a Boat”. The album is available online and on CD. Findlay wrote the song with Boo Hewerdine inspired by wild Sunday nights out in Glasgow’s Bar Bloc. The album was recorded live in November 2013 on Sherburn’s […]
‘Rest and be Thankful’ by Alistair Ogilvy
‘Rest and be Thankful’ is a track taken from Alistair’s upcoming album. The track features Alistair’s core band who are Kristan Harvey on fiddle ‘Blazin Fiddles’ and Kieran Heather on guitar ‘Washington Irving’ Louis Abbott on production ‘Admiral Fallow’ Rest and be Thankful is inspired by an atmospheric picture of Alistair’s paternal grandparents looking out […]
Farewell Tae The Haven by Ceolbeg
One of Davy Steele’s greatest songs about the decline of the fishing trade in Scotland From the CD Ceolbeg ‘Collected’ which is a collection of some of the highlights of the music of Ceolbeg. Both the Band and Greentrax are very proud of what this mainly part-time band achieved over so many years and the […]
Sweet Science by Findlay Napier
The first single from VIP: Very Interesting Persons album. Each song is a story of someone who has lead a very interesting life. The term The Sweet Science of Bruising was coined by sportswriter Pierce Egan in his 1813 collection Boxiana; or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism. During a press conference weeks before his […]
Thugainn by Patsy Reid
The first tune is a 3-part slow, pipe reel and the second tune was written for Patsy’s Swedish mandola-playing friend, Marit Fält. This track features Patsy on fiddle and viola, Ewan MacPherson on guitar, Ben Nicholls on double bass, Fraser Fifield on soprano saxophone, Signy Jakobsdóttor on percussion, Mattie Foulds on kit and Mhairi Hall […]
Cooking 6/4 | November 9 by Gráinne Brady & Tina Jordan Rees
This is a set of tunes that Gráinne and Tina put together for their 2013 EP. Both compositions by Tina, this lively set starts with an A minor reel in 6/4 time and goes into a 4/4 reel in D minor. “It was really exciting working on arranging these two tunes” says Tina. “We started […]
Joseph Boseph by Simon Thoumire and Ian Carr
This is a set of reels that Simon and Ian put together in Sweden. Simon travelled to Ian’s home in Falun (Sweden) to get this right! “A set of reels is always hard to put together” says Simon, “often it is easier to make slower sets but if you are looking for punchy tunes and […]
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