A final album called "Winds of Change" came out in 1989, with yet another "mercenary" lineup which included Maire Bhreathnach (fiddle), Davy Spillane (pipes, whistle), and Brian O'Connor (flute, whistle). This was also made available on CD by RBM, and there is an Ossian CD entitled "Celtic Dream" which is a compilation of tracks from the two.
Track Listing: 01.Johnny Miner 02.Summer In Ireland, Mungo Kelly's, Capel Street (Reels) 03.Streets Of Derry 04.Out And About (Jig) 05.Inishfree 06.Dwyers, Miss Johnson, The Chattering Magpie (Reels) 07.Rosemary Lane 08.Apples In Winter, Ardaigh Do Mheanma (Jigs) 09.Dunlavin Green 10.Johnny's Wedding, Galway Bay, Farewell To Miltown Malbay (Slow Set)
Another album, "The Jeannie C," was released in 1982 with a pretty different lineup. Anne Conroy (accordion) and Mick O'Brien (pipes) now anchored the instrumental work, and with Paddy Glackin joining in on some of them as well, it made for a great sound. Brian McDonagh was no longer with the band at that point. "Jeannie C" was re-released on CD on RBM in Germany, where the band had a lot of success, the McGowans have since made their home there.
Track Listing: 01.The Jeannie C 02.Salamanca Sister, High Reel (Reels) 03.The Echo, Walsh's (Hornpipes) 04.Faoileán 05.Battering Ram, Kinnegad Slashers, Leg Of The Duck (Jigs) 06.Love And Freedom 07.Lady Annes, Jacky Coleman's (Reels) 08.Ellen Vanin 09.Hand Me Down The Tackle, The Drunken Tinker, Chicago (Reels)
Oisin was indeed the name of the band--not to be mistaken with that of the Scottish group Ossian.
Their first LP, Oisin, came out in 1976. Members of the band then were Geraldine McGowan (vocals, bodhran, recorder), Tom McDonagh (bouzouki), Mick Davis (fiddle, vocals), Brian McDonagh (mandolin), and Seamus McGowan (guitar vocals). Mick Davis was not exactly a hot fiddle player, so the instrumentals left a bit to be desired, even with Paul Brady supplying guitar backup on one track. However, one track of reels, "The Maple Leaf" and "The Man of Aran," both composed by whistle player/piper Darach de Brun (he also played on that one track), remains a classic. And the opening mandolin/bouzouki duet on "Doherty's Jig" (aka "The Swedish Jig") was much copied. But the strength of the band was definitely the songs, for Geraldine's beautiful voice and Seamus's earthy singing as well as for the string-dominated arrangements. Not that they would sound like anything terribly special now, as they relied on very much the same ideas and textures first explored by Planxty, only not quite as well executed--but at the time it still made an impact.
There were two more albums coming out in close succession, "Bealoideas" in 1979 and "Over the Moor to Maggie" in 1980, the latter with Gerry Phelan (flute, whistle) having joined the band and with Paddy Glackin and Mick O'Brien playing on one track each. Those first three albums have been re-released on CD by Ossian.
Track Listing: 01.Peata Beag Do Mhaithair 02.The Star Of Munster 03.The Cow Ate The Piper 04.The Gold Ring 05.The Bonny Irish Maid 06.The Rambaling Soldier 07.The Irish Girl 08.The Orphan And Tobins Favourite 09.Fear An Bhata 10.The Providence, Cooley's, The Moibhin
One of Scotland's top bands, with a very individual sound, Ceolbeg has been around for some twenty years with varied line-ups but always retaining a devoton to innovative settings of traditional Scottish music.
Track Listing: 01.Cantabrian Jig 02.Shoals of Herring 03.Cairn Water 04.Working Shifts 05.The Scottish Branle 06.Eppie Moray 07.Oh, Were I On Parnassus' Hill 08.Drumchorrie 09.Return of the Bunny 10.To Each and Every One of You 11.Reels 12.Like Another Rolling Stone
Rod Paterson (vocals, guitar) Gary West (Great Highland warpipe, small pipes, whistles, vocals) Wendy Stewart (vocals, electric harp, clarsach, concertina) Colin Matheson (keyboards, guitar, accordion, vocals) Mike Travis (drums, percussion, vocals) Peter Boond (flute, whistles, cittern, vocals)
This Ceolbeg "Five" CD dates from 1996 when the band's piper was Los Angeles-born, Mike Katz and vocalist Rod Paterson replaced Davy Steele. Modern folk sound with vocals, harp, pipes, keyboards, guitar, flute, bouzouki and drums.
Track Listing: 01.Mother Farquhar, A Skate In The Hand Is Worth Two On The Beach 02.Willie Wastle 03.The Chow Man, Catriona Og 04.Cadal Cha 05.Cockerel In The Creel, Duncan Finlay's, Black Cocks Of Berriedale 06.The Presence, The Old Maid's Dream 07.Borderline, Les Freres Denis 08.India 09.The Nodding Song - Gude'en Tae Ye Kimmer, The Skye Bridge Dance 10.Duncan Cla's, Dr Iain MacAonghais, Finlay MacKenzie 11.The Gaberlunzie Man
Rod Paterson (vocals, guitar) Mike Katz (Highland bagpipes, electric bass guitar) Wendy Stewart (vocals, electric harp, clarsach, concertina) Colin Matheson (keyboards, guitar, accordion, vocals) Jim Walker (drums, percussion, udu) Peter Boond (flute, whistles, cittern, vocals)
Dating from 1993, this Ceolbeg CD has as its first track, 'Zito the Bubbleman'! - (the title is also depicted on the CD cover). It was written by Gordon Duncan while on tour in Italy, following a concert in which his band was supporting the star attraction of the evening, a local character whose act involved walking on stage and blowing bubbles into a variety of shapes and forms.
Track Listing: 01.Zito The Bubbleman 02.Galicia Revisited 03.The Jolly Beggar, The Man In Black 04.Gale Warning, Dancing Feet, The Clumsy Lover 05.The Collier's Way 06.Stand Together 07.Wild West Waltz 08.The Caledonian Society of London, The Birmingham Breakdown, The Old Mountain Road, An Unfair Dance, The Eavesdropper. 09.Seton's Lassie 10.Farewell to Nigg, Dinkies, Train Journey North 11.My Love is Like a Red Red Rose, The Mermaid 12.The Sleeping Tune
Davy Steele (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, bodhran) Gary West (Highland pipes, Lowland pipes) Wendy Stewart (electro-harp, concertina) Peter Boond (flute, whistle, cittern, harmonica) Jim Walker (drums, percussion)
Seeds To The Wind, which was produced by Dick Gaughan, was the third album from Ceolbeg. The inspiration for the title track - a Davy Steele, Colin Matheson song - came from Colin, whose family originated in Braes, on the Island of Skye (some still live there). A battle was fought during the Clearances by men and women who did not want to leave, but were in the end physically made to go by both police and militia. The person instructing the police and militia was the clan chief Ronald McDonald.
Track Listing: 01.Mazurka Set 02.Senorita Ana Rocio 03.The Coupit Yowe Set 04.Glenlivet 05.A' the Airts 06.Here's a Health tae the Sauters 07.Johnnie Cope 08.Calician Set 09.See the People Run 10.Lord Galloway's Lamentation
Davy Steele (lead vocals, guitar, bouzouki, bodhran) Gary West (great Highland warpipes, Scottish smallpipes, whistles, vocals) Wendy Stewart (vocals, clarsach) Peter Boond (flute, whistle, cittern, vocals) Colin Matheson (keyboards)
The first recording, Not the Bunnyhop', was released late in 1990, and has recently been re-issued on CD. Produced by Phil Cunningham, the album introduced the current instrumental line-up of the band, and gained widespread praise for its outstanding'' and vivacious'' instrumentals (Scotsman 1990).
Track Listing: 01.The Big Parcel 02.Queen Of Argyll 03.Tam Billy's Jig 04.The High And Mighty 05.Arthur Gillies 06.Farewell Tae The Haven 07.It Was Long Ago 08.The Deil Awa We' The Exciseman 09.The Soft Horse Reel 10.Otago River
Davy Steele (lead vocals, guitar, bouzouki, bodhran) Gary West (great Highland warpipes, Scottish smallpipes, whistles, vocals) Katie Harrigan (vocals, clarsach, electroharp) Peter Boond (flute, whistle, cittern, vocals) Andy Thorburn (keyboards, keyboard bass, vocals)
"ALBANNACH" was recorded in 2005 and early 2006 and a lot of love and care went into its preparation, both by the Band and engineer Robin Rankin, resulting in an album which the Band consider to be their best effort to date.
Track Listing: 01.The Loch Ness Monster 02.Wendell's Wedding 03.Farewell To St Kilda 04.Donald Maclennan's Tuning Phrase 05.Albannach 06.Ceilidh Lines 07.Munyanes De Canigo 08.Toys And Brooches 09.Coronach 10.On The High Road To Linton 11.The Shepherds 12.My Bonny Moorhen 13.Captain Celtic
Rab Wallace (Lowland bagpipe, Scottish smallpipes) Eddie McGuire ( flute), Annaliese Dagg (fiddle and viola) Rhona MacKay (clarsach and vocals) Peter Anderson (bodhran, Scottish side drum & percussion) Stuart Eydmann (concertina & fiddle) Mark Hayward (fiddle) Iain Crawford (double bass)
The tunes are the finest Scotland has to offer: "John Roy Stewart" and "Achmore Loch" are beautiful, "The Sailor's Wife" is a jig which deserves to be widely known, and there's a fine set of Shetland reels fitted onto the pipes. Piper Rab Wallace also illustrates the difference in tone between the lowland pipes and the Scottish smallpipes, and as if that weren't enough he fits a pair of traditional Chinese tunes onto the limited smallpipe scale with breath-taking results. There are four songs, three in Scots Gaelic from Judith Peacock and one in Scots from guest James MacMillan. Two of them are from this century, but all are in a very traditional style. Judith has a light, pure voice which suits the sadder Gaelic songs perfectly, and the instrumental arrangements are suitably discreet. This is a very pleasant recording with some really interesting material .
Track Listing: 01.Nuair A Bha Mi Og (When I Was Young) 02.The Sailor's Wife 03.Eilean Scalpaigh Na Hearadh (Island Of Scalpay, Harris) 04.John Roy Stewart 05.Tha Mulad, Tha Mulad (Sadness Is Mine) 06.Achmore Loch 07.The Tryst 08.The Mason's Apron 09.A China Set 10.My Wife's A Drunkard 11.Moran's Return
Peter Anderson (Scottish side-drum, bodhran, percussion) Annaliese Dagg (viola, fiddle) Stuart Eydmann (fiddle, concertina) Mark Hayward (fiddle); Eddie MacGuire (flute, piccolo, clarsach) Judith Peacock (clarsach, vocals) Rab Wallace (Lowland pipes, Scottish smallpipes) James MacMillan (vocals, whistle)
This album has all the freshness of early Whistlebinkies recordings, although some of the rough edges have been worn down over time. The singing is much less brash than at one time, and this album shows a gentleness which belies the title. The combination of lowland pipes, clarsach, flute, concertina and fiddle has an air of chamber music about it on many tracks, and many of the tunes are taken at a more leisurely pace than is usual nowadays. This more relaxed style brings out aspects of the music which are seldom noticed in more upbeat performances. The slow version of "The Marquis of Huntly" and the set of Niel Gow tunes both show the benefits of a less racey treatment, as does the well-known song "Cam' Ye O'er Frae France?"
Track Listing: 01.The Pipers' Jigs 02.Ay Waukin, O 03.The Whistlebinkies Jig 04.Ho-ro Mo Chuachag (Ho-ro My Young Girl) 05.Dunkeld Bridge 06.Cam' Ye O'er Frae France 07.Taladh (Lullaby) 08.Farewell To Muirhead's 09.Deireadh Leave, 1940 (The End Of Leave, 1940) 10.The Wee Eddie Reel 11.A Wanton Fling 12.A' Bhalsa Mu Dheireadh (The Last Waltz)
Peter Anderson (Scottish side-drum, bodhran, percussion) Annaliese Dagg (viola, fiddle) Stuart Eydmann (fiddle, concertina) Mark Hayward (fiddle); Eddie MacGuire (flute, piccolo, clarsach) Judith Peacock (clarsach, vocals) Rab Wallace (Lowland pipes, Scottish smallpipes) James MacMillan (vocals, whistle)
Recorded in 1991, the title track of this CD was originally composed for a film about oil exploration in Scotland's coastal waters which was shown at the 1983 Celtic Film Festival.
Track Listing: 01.Inner Sound 02.The Christening Piece 03.A Reel Strathspey And Reel 04.Beloved Gregor (Griogal Cridhe) 05.Oran Mor 06.Isle Of Barra March 07.The Tryst 08.The Piper's Controversy 09.Theme From Etain 10.Bright Love Of My Heart (Gradh Geal Mo Chridhe) 11.Quicksteps
Rab Wallace (lowland pipes, Scottish small pipes) Eddie McGuire (flute, picolo) Mick Broderick (bodhran) Peter Anderson (drums) Stuart Eydmann (fiddle, concertinas) Mark Hayward (fiddle) Judith Peacock (clarsach, vocals) With guest James MacMillan (vocals, whistle)
This is a great album from the marvellous Whistlebinkies. Compiled in 1991, it celebrates in fine style their 15 year association with Claddagh Records. 18 tracks and 72 minutes of great music from one of the most influential groups on the traditional music scene.
Track Listing: 01.Farewell To Nigg 02.The Piper, The Harper, The Fiddler 03.Great Is The Cause Of My Sorrow 04.The Fiddle Strathspey And Reel 05.Macbeth 06.The Island Jigs 07.The Whistlebinkie's Reel 08.Ane Ground 09.Sir John Fenwick 10.Ailein Duinn 11.MacDonald Of The Isles 12.Dominic McGowan 13.The Fiddlers' Farewell 14.The Winter It Is Past 15.Dogs Among The Bushes 16.Rattlin', Roarin' Willie 17.Barlinnie Highlander 18.A Change Of Tune
Rab Wallace (lowland pipes, Scottish small pipes) Eddie McGuire (flute, alto flute, picolo) Mick Broderick (bodhran, vocals) Peter Anderson (Scottish side drum, sticks, vocals) Rae Siddall (fiddle, trs 1,3) Bob Nelson (fiddle trs 3,4) Rhona MacKay (clarsach vocal trs 3-8) Mary Ann Kennedy (clarsach, vocals trs 12-13) Jo Miller (fiddle, vocals) Stuart Eydmann (fiddle, concertinas trs 5-18) Mark Hayward (fiddle trs 5-18) Judith Peacock (clarsach, vocals 9-11,18) Charles Guard (clarsach trs 1,2)
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