12 traditional-idiom songs, written in Orcadian and Lowland Scots & Scots English, from critically-acclaimed (see https://boblesliemusic.com/reviews/ ) singer-songwriter, Bob Leslie.
Half-Orcadian, Half-Glaswegian, blended in Edinburgh, and now long-term resident in Glasgow, with spells in Italy and Spain - it all goes into the musical melting-pot!

The album title is derived from a line in Hugh Macdiarmid’s "A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle" - The Barren Fig was how he described Scotland, saying it would take a "miracle" to make it blossom. Well, maybe we're living in the age of miracles!

“I can think of no other songwriter who has mined this rich vein
with such lyrical ease and with no mean ear for melody. ”
Alan Reid, Battlefield Band

“ Bob’s songs are imaginative, well researched, witty and thought provoking .”
Wendy Weatherby
Nominated Scots Trad Awards 2010 ‘Traditional Singer of the Year’

“Bob’s material is beautifully crafted and reflects a deep connection to his Scottish roots.”
Allison Lupton
Folk Music Ontario ‘Songs from the Heart’ Grand Prize Winner