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Ceolbeg: Ceolbeg
Ceolbeg Last Track Records LTR 001 (LP, UK, 1984) |
Produced by Robin Morton;
Recorded at Temple Studios, Temple, Midlothian, in September 1984;
Notes by Ceolbeg;
Sleeve design by John Gahagan
Musicians
Dave Whyte: lead vocals, guitar, keyboards;
Kenny Hadden: flute, whistles;
Peter Boond: cittern, vocals, whistles;
Stuart Morison: fiddles, viola;
Davey Carmichael: mandola, tenor banjo, vocals
Tracks
Side 1
- Royal Scots Polka march / Lad wi’ the Plaidie strathspey / A Cup of Tea reel (5.00)
- Irish Emigrants Farewell (2.30)
- The Men Went to Drink air and jig (3.15)
- Bonny Mary Hay (Roud 7975; Henry H568) (2.30)
- The Tryst (3.30)
- The Lads of Duns / Middling Thank You / Mary Horne’s jigs (3.05)
Side 2
- The Kiwi / Willie’s Brouges (3.10)
- Oysters (Roud 875; Laws Q13; G/D 2:304; Henry H725) song / The Jiggernaut jig (4.00)
- Not a Swan on the Lake air / The Blackbird hornpipe / Bob McPherson’s jig (4.50)
- I Will Make You Brooches (2.38)
- The Highland Brigade at Waterloo air / The Gale Warning hornpipe (4.45)
All tracks trad. arr. Ceolbeg except
Track 1a Pipe Major Willie Denholm;
Track 2 William Kennedy;
Track 3 air by R.S. Burns (1965);
Track 4 words Archibald Crawford (1785-1843), music Dave Whyte;
Track 5 words William Soutar (1898-1934), music Dave Whyte;
Track 6c Donald Shaw Ramsay;
Track 7a Pipe Major Donald McLeod OBE;
Track 7b Angus Laurie;
Track 8a trad. / Dave Whyte;
Track 8b Pipe Major Robert Mathieson;
Track 9c Pipe Major D.S. Ramsay;
Track 10 words Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), music Dave Whyte;
Track 11b Drum Major Rober Bruce
> Folk Music > Records > Ceolbeg: Not the Bunny Hop
Ceolbeg: Not the Bunny Hop
Not the Bunny Hop Ceolbeg Music CB 001 (LP, UK, 1990) |
Produced by Phil Cunningham;
Recorded at Hart Street Studios, Edinburgh, in January 1990;
Engineered by Roy Ashby, assisted by Stuart Hamilton;
Mixed by Roy Ashby and Phil Cunningham;
[4] remixed by Andy Thorburn and Adie Bolton
with drums played by Jim Walker at Jewel and Esk Valley Studio, Edinburgh;
Artwork by Iain McQueen
Musicians
Davy Steele: lead vocals, guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán;
Peter Boond: flute, whistle, cittern, vocals;
Gary West: Scottish smallpipes, whistles, vocals, great Highland warpipes;
Katie Harrigan: clarsach, electroharp, vocals;
Andy Thorburn: keyboards, keyboad bass, vocals
Tracks
Side 1
- The Big Parcel / Not the Bunnyhop (3.03)
- Queen of Argyll (5.45)
- Tam Billy’s Jig / Archie Beag and Calum Mor / Miss Donella Beaton jigs (3.46)
- The High and Mighty (4.20)
- Arthur Gillies (6.44)
Side 2
- Farewell tae the Haven (6.12)
- It Was Long Ago / The Three-Wheeled Rabbit / My Lass Has A Lovely Red Schleppack (4.50)
- The Deil’s Awa’ Wi’ the Exciseman (Roud 16787) / The Seagull (3.31)
- The Soft Horse Reel / Pumpkin’s Fancy / Snug in a Blanket (4.12)
- Otago River / Iain Ghlinn Cuaich / The Shores of Lough Bea (5.33)
All tracks trad. arr. Ceolbeg except
Track 1a Roddy McDonald;
Track 1b Neil Dickie;
Tracks 4, 6 Davy Steele;
Track 8a Robert Burns;
Track 8b Donald Mcleod;
Track 9a Phil Cunningham;
Track 9b Terry Trully;
Track 10a Donald Shaw;
Track 10b trad. arr. Anne MacDearmid
> Folk Music > Records > Ceolbeg: Seeds to the Wind
Ceolbeg: Seeds to the Wind
Seeds to the Wind Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX048 (CD, UK, January 1991) |
Produced by Dick Gaughan;
Recorded by Roy Ashby at Hart Street Studios, Edinburgh;
Mixed by Dick Gaughan and Roy Ashby;
Cover painting by Karen Tweed;
Sleeve design by Dr Le Kroeg
Musicians
Davy Steele: guitar, bouzouki, lead vocals;
Peter Boond: flute, cittern, whistles, backing vocals;
Gary West: Great Highland war pipe, whistles, kabassa, backing vocals;
Colin Matheson: keyboards, synthesiser, backing vocals;
Wendy Stewart: clarsach, concertina, backing vocals
with
Ian McQueen: percussion;
Roy Ashby: additional percussion;
Dick Gaughan: midi production
Tracks
- Mazurka Set: Mazurka du Morvan / Hip Hip Bourrée / Ian Green’s Appendix (renamed) (5.49)
- Senorita Ana Roçio / Seeds to the Wind (5.46)
- The Coupit Yowe Set: Alan MacPherson of Mosspark / Duncan the Gauger / The Coupit Yowe / The Lady in the Bottle (5.07)
- Glenlivet (2.30)
- A’ the Airts (7.34)
- Here’s a Health tae the Sauters / Cajun Two Step (4.45)
- Johnnie Cope (5.09)
- Galician Set (4.48)
- See the People Run (7.05)
- Lord Galloway’s Lamentation (5.31)
All tracks trad. arr. Ceolbeg except
Track 1b Wendy Stewart;
Track 1c trad. from Galicia, arr. Ceolbeg;
Tracks 2a, 3c Gary West;
Tracks 2b, 6a, 9 Davy Steele;
Track 3a Pipe Major A. MacDonald;
Track 3b Pipe Major E. Macrae;
Track 3d A.G. Kenneth;
Track 4 trad. arr. Wendy Stewart;
Track 5 Robert Burns;
Track 7 words A. Skrivine, arr. Ceolbeg;
Track 10 Turlough O’Carolan
> Folk Music > Records > Ceolbeg: An Unfair Dance
Ceolbeg: An Unfair Dance
An Unfair Dance Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX058 (CD, UK, January 1993) |
Recorded by Roy Ashby at Hart Street Studios, Edinburgh;
Mixed by Dick Gaughan and Roy Ashby;
Cover painting: ‘Zito the Bubblemann’ by Simon Manfield;
Sleeve design by John Haxby
Musicians
Davy Steele: vocals, guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán;
Peter Boond: flute, whistle, cittern, harmonica;
Gary West: Highland & Lowland pipes, whistle;
Colin Matheson: keyboards, guitar, accordion;
Wendy Stewart: electro-harp, concertina;
Jim Walker: percussion
Tracks
- Zito the Bubbleman (2.46)
- Galicia Revisited (6.14)
- The Jolly Beggar (Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274) / The Man in Black (5.15)
- Gale Warning: The Gale Warning / Dancing Feet / The Clumsy Lover reels (5.29)
- The Collier’s Way (5.07)
- Stand Together (5.15)
- Wild West Waltz (3.07)
- Ceol Beag: The Caledonian Society of London / The Birmingham Breakdown / The Old Mountain Road / An Unfair Dance / The Eavesdropper (5.09)
- Seton’s Lassie (4.48)
- Train Journey North: Farewell to Nigg / Dinkies / Train Journey North (4.28)
- My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose (Roud 12946) / The Mermaid (6.49)
- The Sleeping Tune (3.31)
All tracks trad. arr. Ceolbeg except
Tracks 1, 12 Gordon Duncan;
Tracks 3b, 7, 8d Wendy Stewart;
Tracks 5-6, 9 Davy Steele;
Track 4a R. Bruce;
Track 4b G.S. Maclennan;
Track 4c Neil Dickie;
Track 8b Gary West;
Track 10a Duncan Johnston;
Track 10c T. Anderson;
Track 11 Robert Burns
> Folk Music > Records > Ceolbeg: Five
Ceolbeg: Five
Five Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX100 (CD, UK, March 1996) |
Produced by Jack Evans;
Recorded by Roy Ashby at Hart Street Studios, Edinburgh;
Photograph by Norman Chalmers;
Sleeve design and motage by John Haxby, Art Surgery
Musicians
Peter Boond: flute, whistle, cittern, vocals;
Mike Katz: Highland bagpipes, electric bass guitar;
Colin Matheson: keyboards, guitar, accordion, vocals;
Rod Paterson: guitar, vocals;
Wendy Stewart: electro-harp, clarsach, concertina, vocals;
Jim Walker: drums, percussion, ud
Tracks
- Mother Farquhar / A Skate in the Hand Is Worth Two on the Beach / Gillie’s Favourite (4.21)
- Willie Wastle (Roud 2702) (3.34)
- The Chow Man / Catriona Og (4.39)
- Cadal Cha (3.48)
- Cockrel in the Creel / Duncan Finlay’s / Black Cocks of Berriedale (3.06)
- The Presence / The Old Maid’s Dream (5.06)
- Borderline / Les Freres Denis (7.39)
- India (4.24)
- The Nodding Song—Gude’en tae Ye Kimmer / The Skye Bridge Dance (3.49)
- Duncan Cla’s / Dr.Iain MacAonghais / Finlay Mackenzie (3.10)
- The Gaberlunzie Man (Roud 212; Child 279 Appendix; Henry H810) (7.13)
Tracks 1ab, 7b, 9b Mike Katz;
Tracks 1c, 3b, 4, 5c, 11 trad. arr. Ceolbeg;
Tracks 2, 9a Robert Burns arr. Ceolbeg;
Track 3a Ewan MacDonald;
Track 5a Donald MacLeod;
Track 5b Jack Smith;
Track 6a words Stuart McGregor, music Archie Fisher;
Tracks 6b, 7a Wendy Stewart;
Track 8 Rod Paterson;
Track 10a Hector MacFadyen, Mull;
Track 10b Allan MacDonald;
Track 10c Neil MacLennan, Lochboisdale
> Folk Music > Records > Ceolbeg: Cairn Water
Ceolbeg: Cairn Water
Cairn Water Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX188 (CD, UK, February 2000) |
Executive producer Aidie Boltan;
Recorded by Dave Grey at Sound Café near Ninemileburn nr. Edinburgh;
Front cover photo: Pinhole Productions / Still Moving Picture Company;
Band photo by Douglas Gibb;
Sleeve design by MAD Design
Musicians
Peter Boond: flute, whistles, cittern, vocalx;
Colin Matheson: keyboards, guitar, accordion, vocals;
Rod Paterson: guitar, lead vocals;
Wendy Stewart: electro-harp, clarsach, concertina, lead vocals;
Gary West: great Highland war pipe, small pipes, whistles, vocals;
Mike Travis: drums, percussion, vocals
Tracks
- Cantabrian Jig / Billy Forsyth’s Dancing Shoes (4.22)
- The Shoals of Herring (Roud 13642) (4.21)
- Cairn Water (4.15)
- Working Shifts (3.59)
- The Scottish Branle (4.43)
- Eppie Moray (Roud 2583; Child 223) (6.20)
- Oh, Were I on Parnassus’ Hill (Roud V31751) (4.11)
- Drumchorrie (4.28)
- Return of the Bunny: Angus MacKenzie of Dumbarton / Not the Bunnyhop (4.46)
- To Each and Every One of You (4.12)
- Reels: The Congress Reel / Elizabeth’s Big Coat / The Champion of the Seas / Jack Daniels (4.13)
- Like Another Rolling Stone (4.09)
Tracks 1a, 5a, 6, 11a-d trad. arr. Ceolbeg;
Track 1b Rdddy S. MacDonald, Benbecula;
Track 2 Ewan MacColl;
Tracks 3, Wendy Stewart;
Track 4 Gary West, Colin Matheson;
Track 5b Andy Hornby;
Track 7 Robert Burns;
Track 8 Gary West;
Track 9a Colin McPhedran;
Track 9b Neil Dickie;
Track 10 Gerry Rafferty;
Track 12 Michael Marra
> Folk Music > Records > Ceolbeg: Collected
Ceolbeg: Collected
Collected Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX374 (CD, UK, May 2013) |
Track selection by Wendy Stewart, Colin Matheson, Gary West and Ian Green;
Album mastered by Peter Haigh at Pier House Studios;
Design by John Slavin at DesignFolk
Musicians
see the individual albums above
Tracks
- March, Strathspey and Reel: Royal Scots Polka / Lad wi’ the Plaidie / A Cup of Tea (4.41)
- Farewell tae the Haven (6.08)
- Arthur Gillies (6.46)
- See the People Run (7.09)
- Here’s a Health tae the Sauters / Cajun Two-Step (4.45)
- Lord Galloway’s Lamentation (5.32)
- Johnnie Cope (4.34)
- Zito the Bubbleman (2.50)
- The Sleeping Tune (3.36)
- The Gaberlunzie Man (Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274) (7.06)
- Mother Farquhar / A Skate in the Hand Is Worth Two on the Beach / Gillie’s Favourite (4.20)
- Willie Wastle (Roud 2702) (3.33)
- Cantabrian Jig / Billy Forsyth’s Dancing Shoes (4.19)
- Cairn Water (4.11)
- To Each and Every One of You (4.10)
- Return of the Bunny: Angus MacKenzie of Dumbarton / Not the Bunnyhop (4.43)
Track 1 from Ceolbeg 1;
Tracks 2-3 from Not the Bunny Hop (CDTRAX 053);
Tracks 4-7 from Seeds to the Wind (CDTRAX048);
Tracks 8-9 from An Unfair Dance (CDTRAX058);
Tracks 10-12 from Five (CDTRAX 100);
Tracks 13-16 from Cairn Water (CDTRAX188)
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Other records with Ceolbeg
Various Artists: The Scottish Folk Festival, CD, Fenn FMS 2036, 1991
Various Artists: The Scottish Folk Festival ’93, CD, Fenn FMS 2040, 1992
Various Artists: The Scottish Folk Festival ’94, CD, Fenn FMS 2050, 1993
Various Artists: Celtic Connections: The Album, CD, Living Tradition LTCD001, 1994
Various Artists: If It Wisnae for the Union, STUC Centenary album: CD, Greentrax CDTRAX5005, 1995
Various Artists: World Network 32: Scotland: Tunes From the Lowlands, Highlands & Islands, CD, Network Medien 58.394, 1995
Various Artists: People and Songs of the Sea, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX338, 2009
Various Artists, Music & Song of Scotland, CD, Greentrax CDGMP8017, June 2021