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- Date Released: March 15, 2005
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Traditional Folk
- Label: Compass Records
Scottish music seldom gets better than this.
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We Say...
Shetlander Aly Bain has long been one of Scotland's national treasures. Mentored by the great Shetland fiddle legend Tom Anderson, Bain has been one of the true pioneers of indigenous Scottish folk music with the band Boys of the Lough, who've taken the music all over the world. In that time Bain has become a cultural icon and the unbridled passion of his playing has been an inspiration for the generations that have followed. Phil Cunningham, one of Scottish folk's most innovative musicians, cut his teeth with the band Silly Wizard — playing a leading role in reclaiming the accordion for traditional music — and his partnership with Bain unites two absolute masters of their art. Playing jigs, lilts, laments and their own tunes, plus a smattering of music from America, Canada and other parts of the world, the empathy and interplay between them is a joy to the ears. Scottish music seldom gets better than this.
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They Say...
As a duo, Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham have developed a remarkable empathy over the years, and the ability to come up with some remarkable melodies, the best of which, like the beautiful "Sarah's Song," are included here. Their Scots-based music usually has a lovely lilt, based around the ceilidh, as on "The Jig Runrig." While most of these pieces will be familiar to those who own their albums, there are some lovely early pieces, like a couple of tracks from a 1988 television show. Both the headliners get to showcase their talents, but even on a glorious slow air like "Violet Tulloch Queen of Lerwick" they never forget that their music is for dancing. They cover the full range of Scotland, from the Shetlands even down across the border into Northumbria, with a small detour to French Canada for a set of tunes and America for "Waiting for the Federals" (one of the new recordings, along with a take on Robert Burns' "A Man's a Man for A' That"). They're well grounded, as comfortable with traditional material as their own compositions. It's a testament to their musicality that the melodies shine through so brightly on everything and that there's such a loving beauty to it all.
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| 01. |  |
Donald MacLean's Farewell To Oban / The Sands Of Burness / Miller's Reel |
3:37 |
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| 02. | |
Sarah's Song |
4:30 |
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| 03. | |
Waltz Of The Little Girls |
4:18 |
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| 04. | |
The Jig Runrig / The Swedish Jig |
3:34 |
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| 05. | |
Violet Tulloch Queen Of Lerwick |
4:41 |
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| 06. | |
Humours Of Tulla / Fox Hunter's Reel / St. Anne's Reel |
3:34 |
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| 07. | |
Sophie's Lullaby |
4:34 |
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| 08. | |
Michael Colemans Jig / Gingerhog's No. 2 / Give Me A Drink Of Water / Jiggy Jig |
4:14 |
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| 09. | |
My Lily / The Sweetness Of Mary / Hughie Jim Paul's Reel |
5:29 |
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| 10. | |
La Ronfleuse Gobels / La Grande Chaine / Gallope De Malbaie |
3:30 |
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| 11. | |
The Pearl |
3:57 |
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| 12. | |
Megan's Wedding / Da Herra Boys / The Barrowburn Reel |
4:40 |
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| 13. | |
Spring The Summer Long |
3:28 |
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| 14. | |
Waiting For The Federals |
3:23 |
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| 15. | |
Colours Of Cape Breton |
4:45 |
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| 16. | |
Charlie Hunter's Jig / The Mouse In The Cupboard / The Rosewood |
2:57 |
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| 17. | |
Flett From Flotta / Sabhal Iain Ig Uisdean / The Drampire |
5:51 |
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| 18. | |
A Man's A Man For A That |
3:30 |
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| 19. | |
The Auld Fiddler / Earl Mitten's Breakdown |
2:38 |
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19 Total Tracks, 77:10 Total Length
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Credits
- Aly Bain - Fiddle // Aly Bain - Fiddle // Aly Bain - Arranger // Aly Bain - Arranger // Brian McNeill - Engineer // Brian McNeill - Compilation // Brian McNeill - Remastering // Martin O'Connor - Accordion // Robin Gillanders - Cover Photo // Willie Connell Johnson - Guitar // Violet Tulloch - Piano
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