Various Artists / Scottish Folk, The Ultimate Guide Cd Ii
| Album: | Scottish Folk, The Ultimate Guide Cd Ii | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Jan 2016 | |
| Label: | Arc Music Inc. | |||
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 14, 2018: | Melange
The Old Boys, Solus M'aigh |
4. | Oct 06, 2016: | Melange
The Old Boys |
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| 2. | Nov 09, 2017: | Melange
The Old Boys |
5. | Mar 31, 2016: | Melange
Proud To Play A Pipe |
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| 3. | Dec 29, 2016: | Melange
The Old Boys, Solus M'aigh, Just For Seamus, Scots Wha Hae |
6. | Mar 03, 2016: | Melange
The Old Boys, Proud To Play A Pipe, Solus M'aigh |
Album Review
Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2016-01-27
Reviewed 2016-01-27
This second CD of the compilation is even more awesome than the first; modern music styles mix with traditional to show the glory of Scottish culture and history. Faves: 3,4,5,6,10,11,12,15, 16, 17 No FCC's
1-4:10 – Brucie and the Troopers; very fast pipe and guitar tune
2-4:55- “I'm Gonna Do It All”; nice vocals and lyrics in English from Karine Polwart
*3-2:56 – slow air -- Alasdair and Paul Machlis fiddle tune; nice modulation
*4-3:34- “Scots Wha Hae” vocal by Isla St. Clair in Socts English – fierce and rousing w/drums&pipes
*5-3:49- fast pipe and drums tune, “Just for Seamus” – unusual and percussive
**6-4:31- beautiful Scots Gaelic from founder of legendary folk-rock band, Runrig, from Isle of Skye
7-4:51 -accordion version of pipe tune from Skippinish; slow and considered
8-5:13- electronica with English spoken word inserts about Scotland mixed with Gaelic; bits of harp
9-2:42- a capella version of “The Tryst” in Scots English; traditional style; clapping applause at end
*10-4:43- from band Ossian; fiddle, pipes, harp, lovely and lively
*11-3:42- soulful Gaelic singing by Ishbel MacAskill accompanied by Celtic harp
*12-7:36- “Proud to Play a Pipe,” scions of piper dynasties show how it's done
13- 4:07- Shetland fiddler Aly Bain plays “The Day Dawn” – evocative
14-2:42 – 23rd psalm in Gaelic; semi-operatic style (not my cup)
**15-4:48 – Runrig sings English backed by accordion for elegy to their forefathers' bravery in WWII
*16-3:51 – fast fiddle
*17-6:34-eerie music – electronic and pipes
1-4:10 – Brucie and the Troopers; very fast pipe and guitar tune
2-4:55- “I'm Gonna Do It All”; nice vocals and lyrics in English from Karine Polwart
*3-2:56 – slow air -- Alasdair and Paul Machlis fiddle tune; nice modulation
*4-3:34- “Scots Wha Hae” vocal by Isla St. Clair in Socts English – fierce and rousing w/drums&pipes
*5-3:49- fast pipe and drums tune, “Just for Seamus” – unusual and percussive
**6-4:31- beautiful Scots Gaelic from founder of legendary folk-rock band, Runrig, from Isle of Skye
7-4:51 -accordion version of pipe tune from Skippinish; slow and considered
8-5:13- electronica with English spoken word inserts about Scotland mixed with Gaelic; bits of harp
9-2:42- a capella version of “The Tryst” in Scots English; traditional style; clapping applause at end
*10-4:43- from band Ossian; fiddle, pipes, harp, lovely and lively
*11-3:42- soulful Gaelic singing by Ishbel MacAskill accompanied by Celtic harp
*12-7:36- “Proud to Play a Pipe,” scions of piper dynasties show how it's done
13- 4:07- Shetland fiddler Aly Bain plays “The Day Dawn” – evocative
14-2:42 – 23rd psalm in Gaelic; semi-operatic style (not my cup)
**15-4:48 – Runrig sings English backed by accordion for elegy to their forefathers' bravery in WWII
*16-3:51 – fast fiddle
*17-6:34-eerie music – electronic and pipes
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