Produced by Sophie Bostock / Firefly Music, Dila V productions;
Recorded live on 29 January 2017 at Union Chapel;
Musical director Alastair Caplin;
Live sound by Matthew Oliver James Organ and George Botis;
Mixed by Alastair Caplin;
Mastered by George Botis at DADA Studios;
Artwork by Rosanna Kate Morris

Musicians

Adam Beattie: vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, double bass;
Alastair Caplin: violin, viola, vocals, guitar;
Dave Tunstall: double bass, border pipes;
Dila Vardar: vocals, finger bells;
Dominie Hooper: vocals, cello;
Ellis Davies: electric guitar, vocals;
Ewan MacDonald: violin, cittern;
Feilimí Devlin: bodhrán;
John Langan: vocals, acoustic guitar, cajon;
Lewis Murray: violin, viola;
Mikey Kenney: vocals, violin;
Rioghnach Connolly: vocals, Irish flute

Tracks

CD 1

1. Gaol Ise Gaol I (3.05)
2. Murray’s / David White’s / Castlebay Scrap / Jenny Dang the Weaver (5.47)
3. Parcel o’ Rogues (Roud 5516) (3.25)
4. My Love Is Like a Red Red Rose (Roud 12946) (1.29)
5. Ae Fond Kiss (Roud 38389) (5.01)
6. MacKenzie Hay / The Bog of Right (2.55)
7. Griogal Cridhe (Beloved Gregor) (7.28)
8. Banks of Red Roses (Roud 603; G/D 7:1444) (4.46)
9. The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (4.20)
10. Hills of Glenorchy / Highlander’s Farewell / Cockerel in the Creel / (7.58)
11. Ghosts (5.08)

CD 2

12. The Banks o’ Doon (Roud 13889) (4.21)
13. The Marquis of Huntly / The Ewie wi’ the Crookit Horn / Cairngorm Brooch / Sean Reid’s Favourite / Miss MacCleod’s / The Reconciliation (7.25)
14. John Anderson My Jo (Roud 16967) (4.18)
15. Now Westlin Winds (Roud 6936) (5.40)
16. Song of a Hundred Years (4.32)
17. Donald Dubh / The Shepherdess / John Keith Lang / Bird’s Nest / Brenda Stubberts (7.55)
18. Green Grow the Rashes (Roud 2772; G/D 7:1297) (6.33)
19. Wild Mountain Thyme (Roud 541; G/D 4:862) (12.52)

Track 1 trad. Scots waulking song arr. Band of Burns;
Track 2a Lewis Murray;
Tracks 2b, 17e Jerry Holland;
Track 2c Tracy Dares;
Tracks 2d, 6b, 10ab, 13abdef, 17abd trad.;
Track 3 Robert Burns arr. John Langan, Mikey Kenney;
Track 4 Robert Burns;
Track 5 Robert Burns arr. Alastair Caplin, Mikey Kenney;
Track 6a J. Scott Skinner;
Track 8 trad. Scots arr. Band of Burns;
Track 9 Richard Fariña arr. Band of Burns;
Track 10c Donald McLeod;
Track 11 Kris Drever arr. Band of Burns;
Track 12 Robert Burns arr. Alastair Caplin;
Track 13c trad. arr. Lewis Murray;
Track 14 trad. arr. Dila Vardar, Pavlos Mavromatakis;
Track 15 Robert Burns arr. Ríoghnach Connolly, Ellis Davies;
Track 16 Adam Beattie;
Track 17c Addie Harper;
Track 18 Robert Burns arr. Band of Burns;
Track 19 trad. arr. Band of Burns

Video

Produced by Alastair Caplin and Sonny Johns;
Recorded and mixed by Sonny Johns at Watercolour Studio;
Overdubs recorded by Biff Roxby at WR Audio;
Mastered by Alastair Caplin;
Original artwork by Chloe Purcell;
Artwork formatting by Dila Vardar and Gianluca de Girolamo

Folk Radio UK review by David Weir

Musicians

Adam Beattie: electric and acoustic guitar, double bass, vocals;
Alastair Caplin: musical director, violin, viola, keyboards, vocals;
Rioghnach Connolly: Irish flute, whistle, vocals;
Ellis Davies: electric guitar;
Feilimí Devlin: bodhrán;
Dominie Hooper: cello, vocals;
Mikey Kenney: fiddle, vocals;
John Langan: acoustic guitar, cajon, vocals;
Ewan MacDonald: violin, cittern, mandolin;
Lewis Murray: violin, viola;
Dave Tunstall: double bass, border pipes, mandolin;
Dila Vardar: artistic producer, finger bells, vocals

Tracks

1. Ca’ the Yowes (Roud 857; G/D 5:1014; Henry H175) (5.32)
2. To Ruin (5.31)
3. Now Westlin Winds (Roud 6936) (5.57)
4. Parcel o’ Rogues (Roud 5516) (5.53)
5. To Daunton Me (Roud 6826) (3.49)
6. Highlander’s
7. Ay Waukin, O (Roud 6749, V16870; G/D 5:933) (4.43)
8. Charlie Is My Darling (Roud 5510) (4.28)
9. The Slave’s Lament (Roud V29702) (5.25)
10. Stripped to the Bone (4.56)
11. Red Jura (5.16)
12. The Dusty Miller (Roud 5959; G/D 3:454) (2.03)
13. Coleman’s Fireproof Depository (4.02)

Track 1 words Isabel Pagan, ed. Robert Burns, arr. Dominie Hooper & Band of Burns;
Track 2 words Robert Burns, Music John Langan arr. Band of Burns;
Track 3 words Robert Burns, arr. Ríoghnach Connolly & Band of Burns;
Tracks 4-5 words Robert Burns, arr. Band of Burns;
Track 6 trad. arr. Band of Burns;
Track 7 words Robert Burns, arr. Dominie Hooper & Band of Burns;
Track 8 words Robert Burns, arr. Dila Vardar, Fatih Ebrem & Band of Burns;
Tracks 9, 12 words Robert Burns, arr. Mikey Kenney & Band of Burns;
Track 10 words and music Adam Beattie, arr. Band of Burns;
Tracks 11, 13 music Mikey Kenney arr. Band of Burns

Video

This video shows Alistair Caplin, Dila Vardar, Dominie Hooper and Adam Beattie performing Ca’ the Yowes at Dalson Eastern Curve on 2 July 2019:

Produced, mixed and mastered by Alastair Caplin;
Recorded at The Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, St George’s Hall in Bristol, and Union Chapel in London;
Live sound by Matty Organ;

Musicians

Adam Beattie: vocals, guitar, double bass;
Alastair Caplin: vocals, fiddle, keys;
Ríoghnach Connolly: vocals, Irish flute;
Ellis Davies: guitar;
Feilimí Devlin: bódhran;
Dominie Hooper: vocals, cello;
Maisie Greenwood: viola, fiddle;
Mikey Kenney: vocals, fiddle;
John Langan: vocals, guitar, cajon;
Ewan Macdonald: fiddle, mandolin, bazouki;
Dave Tunstall: border pipes, mandolin, double bass;
Dila Vardar: vocals, claves, finger bells

Tracks

1. My Father Was a Farmer (8.02)
2. Ay Waukin, O (Roud 6749, V16870; G/D 5:933) (4.49)
3. MacPherson’s Farewell (Roud 2160; G/D 3:697) (4.38)
4. Bruce’s Address (Roud 27546) (3.38)
5. Rattling Roaring Willie (Roud 6192) (2.28)
6. My Luv Was Here But Now She’s Gone (5.02)
7. Charlie Is My Darling (Roud 5510) (4.50)
8. The Slave’s Lament (Roud V29702) (6.03)

Track 1 words Robert Burns, music Mikey Kenney, arr. Band of Burns;
Track 2 words Robert Burns, music Dominie Hooper, arr. Band of Burns;
Track 3 words Robert Burns, music and arr. Alastair Caplin;
Track 4 words Robert Burns, music trad. arr. Alastair Caplin;
Track 5 words Robert Burns, music trad. arr. Dominie Hooper, Mikey Kenney, Feilimi Devlin;
Track 6 words and music Adam Beattie, arr. Band of Burns;
Track 7 words Robert Burns, music trad. arr. Band of Burns, Fati Ebrem;
Track 8 words Robert Burns, music anon. arr. Mikey Kenney, Band of Burns

Video

This video shows Band of Burns performing MacPherson’s Farewell at Celtic Connections in January 2020: