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HDCD
Robert Burns
MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS
Various Artists
CKD269
Experience the very best songs of Robert Burns, brought to life on this delightful disc by Scotland's finest traditional musicians. Released to coincide with the birthday of Robert Burns on the 25th of January, this is a fitting tribute to Scotland's most celebrated poet. Robert Burns is the writer of the timeless verses of Auld Lang Syne and My Luve's Like a Red, Red, Rose and takes his place amongst the world's literary elite. His legacy is remembered globally with “Burns suppers” held annually on his birthday.
“My Heart's In The Highlands” features an array of artists from some of Scotland's top bands including the Battlefield Band, The Cast, The Corries, Deaf Shepherd, MacAlias, Malinky, Old Blind Dogs and many more.
1. My heart's in the Highlands - Karine Polwart vocals
Iain Hood clarsach; Fraser Fifield whistle
2. O my Luve's like a red, red rose - Davy Steele vocals
Charlie McKerron fiddle; Tony McManus guitar
3. Ca' the yowes - Kirsten Easdale vocals; Ross Kennedy vocals & guitar
Steve Byrne bouzouki; Eddie Maguire flute
4. A man's a man for a' that - Iain F Benzie vocals
Jonny Hardie fiddle; Jamie McMenemy bouzouki; Marc Duff whistle
5. Ah, Chloris, since it may not be &
O my Luve's like a red, red rose (part original version) - Tich Frier vocals
Malcolm Stitt bouzouki; Ewan McPherson mandolin; Davy Cattanach percussion
6. Ye banks & braes o' bonie Doon - Mick West vocals
John Martin fiddle; Wendy Weatherby cello; Tony McManus guitar
7. Caledonia - James Malcolm vocals & guitar
8. There grows a bonie brier-bush - James Malcolm vocals & moothie
Malcolm Stitt bouzouki
9. Galloway Tam - Ian Bruce vocals
Tony McManus guitar; Marc Duff recorders & bodhran; Ian Lowthian accordion
10. Charlie, he's my darling - Aimee Leonard vocals & bodhran
Pete Clark mandola; Frank Maclaughlin guitar
11. O, leeze me on my spinnin-wheel - Karine Polwart vocals & guitar
Fraser Fifield cojon; Iain Hood clarsach
12. Ye Jacobites by name - Ian Bruce vocals & guitar
Ian Anderson bouzouki; John Martin viola;
William Jackson whistle; Dougie Pincock small pipes
13. Scots, wha hae - Arthur Johnstone vocals
Ian Bruce vocals; Gordeanna McCulloch vocals; William Jackson clarsach;
John Martin viola; Dougie Pincock small pipes
14. My love, she's but a lassie yet - Jim Reid vocals
Malcolm Stitt bouzouki; Rod Paul mandolin
15. My Harry & A' the lads & The white cockade - Wendy Weatherby vocals
Malcolm Stitt bouzouki; Rory Campbell whistle; Aidan O'Rourke fiddle
16. Ye flowery banks & The lazy mist - Mairi Campbell vocals
Eddie Maguire flute; Iain Hood clarsach
17. O, bonie was yon rosy brier & O lovely Polly Stewart - John Nichol vocals
Malcolm Stitt guitar; Bed Edom guitar; John Morran octave mandolin;
Marc Duff bodhran & whistle
18. Ae fond kiss - Mae McKenna vocals
19. Lassie wi' the lintwhite locks - Ian Bruce vocals
Tony McManus guitar; lan Lowthian accordion; Catriona Macdonald fiddle
20. Auld lang syne (original version) - Ronnie Browne vocals
Catriona MacDonald fiddle; lan Lowthian accordion
All tracks on this CD are taken from The Complete Songs of Robert Burns
recorded between 1996 & 2002 in Scotland.
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