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http://www.musicinscotland.com/acatalog/CDs.htmlCDsThe Corries - Scotland Will Flourish [CD] Ref: MOICD025 Welcome to our new series Corries Classics in which we present original recordings by The Corries digitally remastered in Dolby Surround * to offer listeners using home cinema systems the option of hearing The Corries for the first time in surround sound. This music CD will play as normal in all domestic or in-car CD players presenting the listener with full stereo reproduction. When played in a home cinema system the disc will expand into Dolby Surround * presenting the listener with a choice of stereo reproduction or surround sound - an enhanced audio experience raising the enjoyment of music to a previously unheard level of clarity and depth.
1. ALL GOD_S CREATURES
2. THE WEE GREY FINCH
3. THE BIRTH OF THE CORRIES_ BLUES
4. THE WEDDING OF LACHIE MCGRAW / BALLENMUIR COTTAGE (INST)
5. MY BONNIE LADDIE_S LANG A-GROWIN_
6. THE NEWS FROM MOIDART
7. SCOTLAND WILL FLOURISH
8. KIDS ON THE RANGE
9. BANKS OF NEWFOUNDLAND
10. HAUL AWAY ROSIE
11. THE HIGHLANDER_S FAREWELL
12. A MAN_S A MAN
* Trademark of Dolby Laboratories.
Price: £10.46 £12.29 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
Karine Polwart - Scribbled In Chalk [CD] Ref: SPIT28 A collection of Karine's powerful songs, pointing up social injustice, pointing out beauty, and standing in strength. Different arrangements for different songs, Karine's vocals and guitar are joined by Mr McFall's Chamber Strings, by glock., clarsach, organs, guitars and piano. Music of the moment for the troubles of today and always.
1. Hole In The Heart
2. I'm Gonna Do It All
3. Daisy
4. Maybe There's A Road
5. Where The Smoke Blows
6. Holy Moses
7. Don't Know Why
8. Take Its Own Time
9. I've Seen It All
10. Baleerie Baloo
11. Terminal Star
12. Follow The Heron
Price: £10.80 £12.69 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
Bobby Brown & Scottish Accent - Celtic Fire In The Music [CDx2] Ref: BRG024CD A double CD offering, celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Scottish Accent, Bobby Brown's Canadian band. 27 fine dance tracks in total, all at dance speeds and lengths, but many simply entitled "a selection of reels/jigs" etc_ in order to provide plenty of music for all those new dances which don't yet have name tunes, or recordings. Named dances include Betty Grant's Strathspey, Galloping Carousel, De'il Among The Tailors, and White Cockade.
Price: £15.69 £18.44 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
The McCalmans - Peace & Plenty [CD] Ref: CDGMP8009 A classic re-release from 1986, this CD contains many McCalmans' favourites, from Tullochgorum and Barratt's Privateers through the more contemporary Highland Road and Song Of The Plough to the technically accurate but aesthetically dubious Song For Europe! An absolute must for all McCalmans fans old and new.
Ian McCalman (Guitar, 12-string Guitar/Gitarras, Bodhran, Vocals)Derek Moffat (Guitar, Vocals)Nick Kier (Guitar, Mandolin, Mouth-organ, Whistles)Martin Hadden (Bass Guitar)
1. Tullochgorum
2. The Bells of the Town
3. Song of the Plough
4. The Colliery Gate / No You Won't Get Me Down Your Mines
5. The Black Bear / The Drover Lads / The Top House
6. South Australia / Esikibo River / Blood Red Roses / Little Sally Rackett
7. Up and Rin Awa' Geordie
8. Scotland
9. Falkirk Tryste
10. Mothers, Daughters, Wives
11. The Highland Road
12. Barratt's Privateers
13. Men of the Sea
14. Song For Europe
15. Tae The Weavers Gin Ye Gang
16. Leave Her Johnny
Price: £7.00 £8.23 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
Sandy Bell's Celidh: From Edinburgh's Famous Folk Bar [CD] Ref: CDGMP8010 A grand old sing-along, play-along recording from Sandy Bell's pub in Edinburgh, THE folk venue. Recorded in 1977, the album features regulars such as Aly Bain, Dick Gaughan, McCalmans, and the Bell's Chorus, with 13 tracks of pub-style performance, full of verve and enthusiasm, plus skill and traditional nonsense!
1. Hornpipes : An Comhra Donn / The Galway / The Strand (Bell's Big Ceilidh Band)
2. John Barleycorn (McCalmans)
3. Fort Charlotte / Calum Donaldson (Aly Bain)
4. The Lea Rig (Chorda)
5. The Cruel Brother (Dick Gaughan)
6. Lowlands Away (Bell's Chorus)
7. Sandy Bell's Man (Liz and Maggie Cruickshank)
8. Kirsteen (McCalmans)
9. Crossing the Minch (Aly Bain)
10. Johnny Sanfster (Chorda)
11. Sleepy Toon (Dick Gaughan)
12. Doon in the Wee Room (Bell's Chorus)
13. Jigs: The Lilting Fisherman / Loch Gowna / Sweet Biddy Daly (Bell's Big Ceilidh Band)
Price: £7.00 £8.23 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
Manus McGuire - Fiddlewings [CD] Ref: FWCD01 A truly lovely and quite enchanting CD, with an elegant strength and supple structure. Manus plays fiddle in his native Irish style, but with an eclectic individuality that defies "folkiness". Tunes from Ireland, Cape Breton, Scotland and Shetland, with wonderful piano accompaniment on some tracks, with fellow fiddlers Seamus McGuire, Gillian Boucher and Marie Fielding, and with Gillian providing some foot percussion too! Superb.
1. Shelly River Waltz
2. Bodyke to Baddeck/Paddy Mils Fancy/The Ross Reel
3. Have a Drink with Me/Girls of Banbridge/Marie Fielding's Welcome to County Clare
4. Over the Moor Among the Heather/Laddie with the Pladdie/Sailors Bonnet
5. Miss Graham of Inchbrakie
6. The Friendly Visit/The Smokey Chimney
7. Dancing Eyes/Captain White/The Sooth End/Jackson's Morning Brush
8. Kiss the Bride/Belles of Tipperary/First Month of Summer/MacArthur Road
9. Fort Dunree
10. The Halifax Hornpipe/The Good-Natured Man
11. Miss Lynn Burns/Amelia's Waltz
12. Molly Bawn/The Enchanted Lady/Martin Wynne's Reel/The Pinch of Snuff
13. Spencie's Trip to Edinburgh/City of Savannah
14. The Sweetness of Mary/Robertson Cresent/The Road to Glandree
15. Bebhinn's Waltz
Price: £11.23 £13.20 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
Kate Bain - Behind The Smile [CD] Ref: CDPAN016 She's loud, she's proud, and she's way out in front. Kate may hail from Mid Clyth in Lybster, but she sure as heck can nail a country song! Redneck Woman, Pocahontas Proud, My Side Of The Story, I Guess You Had To Be There_ Twelve searing, hard-going country greats, complete with rousting geetars, and throbbing bass.
1. We Both Walk
2. My Side of the Story
3. Redneck Woman
4. All Things Made New Again
5. Other Side of the Hill
6. Dreaming My Dreams With You
7. Say You Love Me
8. Pocahontas Proud
9. Standing Tall
10. I Guess You Had To Be There
11. One Promise Too Late
12. Keep Your Distance
Price: £10.20 £11.99 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
Made In Scotland: The Patriotic Sound of Scotland [CD] Ref: TMKCD033 Contemporary anthemic ballads join forces with the old and well-known on this celebration of Scotland's music. The sounds and the songs of Scotland performed by artistes including piper David Methven, The Clydesiders, Twin Peaks, The Munros and Dougie Pincock. Tae The Beggin', Mary Mac, Highland Harry, A Man's A Man, Loch Lomond...
Price: £5.21 £6.12 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
This Is Scotland: Beautiful Scottish Songs and Sounds [CD] Ref: TMKCD036 Hauntingly beautiful renditions of Scottish music performed by legendary Scottish singers and players. Featuring Derek Yeaman, Celtic Spirit, The Clydesiders, Pentlands Folk.. Over The Sea To Skye, Land O' The Leal, Auld Lang Syne_
Price: £5.21 £6.12 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
The Acoustic Affair: Twelve Of The Best Volume 1 [CD] Ref: VERTCD077 The Acoustic Affair is Glasgow's platform for songwriter talent. Volume One showcases some of the Affair's best-known names, singing their songs with passion & talent. James Grant, Karine Polwart, River Detectives, Clive Gregson, Carol Laula, Unkle Bob, Sophie Bancroft, Benny Gallagher, Karan Casey, Kieran Docherty, No. 1 Son, and Sporting Hero. New names and new songs joining the established and known.
1. James Grant - I'll Comb The Tangles From Your Hair
2. Karine Polwart - Holy Moses
3. The River Detectives - Cape Town To Glasgow
4. Clive Gregson & Jacqueline Sharp - Antidote
5. Carol Laula - Whispering Hurricane
6. Unkle Bob - Brighter
7. Sophie Bancroft - Hot and Cold
8. Benny Gallagher - The Salt Of Her Tears
9. Karan Casey - Bright Winter's Day
10. Kieran Docherty - Fall From Grace
11. No 1 Son - Event Of The Season
12. Sporting Hero - Everything Begins, Everything Ends
Price: £11.23 £13.20 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
Ewan Wilkinson with Sandy Brechin - It Never Snows [CDSingle] Ref: CDBAR1205 Singer/songwriter Ewan joins forces with Sandy Brechin on this CD single, where contemporary styling meets traditional Scottish self-doubt and produces a song of today's insecurities. Flute, whistles and clarsach add to the trad. mix, and accentuate the James Hogg lyrics on track three, Both Sides Of The Tweed.
Price: £5.43 £6.38 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
Mrs Gerrard's Accordion Band - Volume Two [CD] Ref: DRCD3003 Overflowing with enthusiasm, Mrs G.'s Accordion Band strut, strum and solo their way through their second CD. Accordions galore, organ, piano, drums, violins and vocals make up the band, and honky-tonk, trad. Scottish & Gaelic melody make up the programme.
Price: £10.20 £11.99 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
Mary Duff - Time After Time [CD] Ref: ROSCD2063 Still going strong, and improving with the years; Mary Duff sings sixteen classic songs of love and nostalgia. As Time Goes By, It Had To Be You, Time After Time, Dream A Little Dream_, plus a Vera Lynn medley and a Patti Page medley too.
1. As Times Goes By
2. When Your Old Wedding Ring Was New
3. In The Chapel In The Moonlight
4. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
5. Vera Lynn Medley: Now Is The Hour / Yours / I'll Be Seeing You
6. Time After Time 7. Till I Waltz Again With You
8. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
9. The Nearness Of You
10. Our Love Is Here To Stay
11. Always
12. It Had To Be You
13. Twilight Time
14. Patti Page Medley: Old Cape Cod / With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming / Allegheny Moon
15. Get Well Soon
16. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Price: £10.30 £12.10 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
Al Grant - Heartbeat Moments [CD] Ref: ROSCD2062 All the good oldies on one CD. Roses Are Red, Love Me Tender, Goodnight Irene, Heartbeat_ Al Grant is joined by his wife Isla for three duets, and sings another elevn songs by himself, with appropriate accompaniment.
1. Roses Are Red
2. Grandpa_s Little Girl
3. Memories Are Made Of This
4. Love Me Tender
5. My Happiness
6. Beautiful Dreamer
7. Heartbeat
8. Partners In Rhyme
9. Ramblin_ Rose
10. Goodnight Irene
11. You Are The Only One
12. Gentle Shepherd
13. I Heard The Bluebird Sing
14. Softly & Tenderly
Price: £8.94 £10.50 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
Lindsay Davidson - Philharmonic Bagpipes [CD] Ref: LDCD1 Lindsay is a piper who spends a lot of time working abroad; he has formed a strong alliance with the people of Poland, where he recorded this CD with the String Orchestra Of Poland. Working as a piper and composer, Lindsay has used historical basis and personal interpretation to combine the sound of strings with that of the smallpipes, border pipes and Highland bagpipes. Melding traditional tunes within an historical framework, he has created an unique album.
1. Eightsome Reels
2. Piano Di Sorrento
3. Suite Ecossaise: 1st movement - Andante/Allegro-march/jig
4. Suite Ecossaise: 2nd movement - Allegretto - strathspey
5. Suite Ecossaise: 3rd movement - Allegro - jigs
6. Wawel
7. The Gordon's Salute
8. Atholl highlanders, Cock of the north
9. Borderpipe Concerto: 1st movement - March /Allegro
10. Borderpipe Concerto: 2nd movement - Adagio
11. Borderpipe Concerto: 3rd movement - allegretto
12. The Shepherd's Crook, highland harry
13. Clumsy Fingers14. The Gentle Shepherd
15. McGuire's Jig
16. O'er the Bows to Ballindalloch, because He was a Bonnie lad
17. Glasgow Police Pipers
18. Bengullion
19. The Jolly Duet
20. The Rock and the wee Pickle tow
21. Duncan howie's
Price: £8.21 £9.65 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
DVDsWhere Eagles Fly: My Scotland 2 [DVD] Ref: WEFDVD7 The Northern Isles, St. Kilda, the Outer Hebrides and the remote, unspoiled north western coastlands. Superb landscape, wonderful traditional and modern music, and excellent photography. Commentary by Hamish MacInnes.
Price: £11.91 £13.99 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
Around Perthshire: A Musical Journey [DVD] Ref: ASDVD01NTSC This DVD is NTSC Format.Take a stunning tour around Perthshire, one of the most beautiful and historic counties in Scotland. Including previously unseen footage from the Strathallan Estate, shot from the 1930s to the 50s. The music is provided by Gavin Marwick (fiddle) and Bob Turner (piano, accordion), both of whom are keen traditional musicians and composers.
Price: £11.04 £12.97 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
Around Perthshire: A Musical Journey [DVD] Ref: ASDVD01 This is a PAL format DVD.Take a stunning tour around Perthshire, one of the most beautiful and historic counties in Scotland. Including previously unseen footage from the Strathallan Estate, shot from the 1930s to the 50s. The music is provided by Gavin Marwick (fiddle) and Bob Turner (piano, accordion), both of whom are keen traditional musicians and composers.
Price: £11.04 £12.97 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
Around Edinburgh and Lothian: A Musical Journey Ref: ASDVD02 This film forms part of the popular "Around Scotland" series, and includes footage of the City of Edinburgh, Leith, North Berwick, Gullane, Cairnpapple, Linlithgow and the Forth Bridges. Featuring a haunting and beautiful soundtrack of original and traditional Scottish tunes which, together with exquisite camera work, will take you on an unforgettable voyage. The fiddle of Gavin Marwick and Bob Turner's accordion are joined by Duncan Findlay on guitar, and Alistair Morrow on drums, with vocals by Christine Bovill.
Price: £11.04 £12.97 with VAT at 17.5% (European Union only)
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