Produced and recorded by Marc and Karen Ellington at Towie Barclay Castle, Aberdeenshire, in 1978;
Musical arrangements by Marc and Karen Ellington and Charlie Allan

Musicians

Charlie Allan: vocals;
Kenny Slavin: fiddle;
Karen Ellington: guitar, banjo;
Dave Hepburn: bass;
Marc Ellington: guitar;
Graham Mitchell: accordion;
Susie Allan (aged 12): chorus vocals [12]

Tracks

Side 1

1. Blue Grey Coo (3.54)
2. A Pair o’ Nicky Tams (Roud 1875) (2.36)
3. Bonnie Lass of Fyvie O (Roud 545; G/D 1:84) (2.45)
4. Mormond Braes (Roud 2171; G/D 6:1142) (2.19)
5. McGinty’s Meal and Ale (Roud 2518; G/D 3:630) (4.37)
6. Sprotts o’ Burnieboosie (Roud 6314; G/D 6:1221) (3.43)
7. Drumdelgie (Roud 2180; G/D 3:384) (4.14)

Side 2

8. My Big Kilmarnock Bonnet (Roud 5861; G/D 2:296) (3.43)
9. Bogie’s Bonnie Belle (Roud 2155; G/D 7:1396) (4.10)
10. Ricky-doo-dumm-dee (Roud 866) (2.33)
11. The Dying Ploughboy (Roud 2514; G/D 3:700) (5.40)
12. Maggie Cockabendie (2.29)
13. Barnyards o’ Delgaty (Roud 2136; G/D 3:347) (3.20)
14. Muckin’ o’ Geordie’s Byre (Roud 2137; G/D 7:1303) (2.57)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1 Charlie Allan;
Track 2 George S. Morris;
Tracks 5-6 George Bruce Thomson

Produced by Marc Ellington;
Front cover photography by Eric Ellington;
Back cover photography by John Fraser

Musicians

Charlie Allan: vocals;
Bernie Haveron: bass;
Timmi Donald: drums;
Eric Ellington: guitar;
Dave Swarbrick: fiddle, mandolin;
Smiddyburn Strings (i.e. Dave Swarbrick’s fiddle multi-tracked): strings [6];
Karen Ellington: banjo;
Steve Ransome: keyboards;
Keith Schellenberg: tambourine

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Buchan Plooman (Roud 6855)
2. The Roving Ploughboy (Roud 2138; G/D 3:547)
3. Princie and Jean (Roud 11266)
4. The Bonnie Wee Trampin’ Lass (Roud 5129; G/D 1917)
5. The Moss o Burreldale (Roud 1876)
6. It’s Lonely in the Bothy (Roud 23396)

Side 2

7. Gin I Were Where Gadie Rins (Roud 5404; G/D 6:1223)
8. The Bucksburn Shoppie (Roud 24044)
9. Johnnie Scobie (Roud 22217)
10. Aikey Brae (Roud 2500)
11. Hash o’ Bennagoak (Roud 1527)
12. Sleepytoon (Roud 3775; G/D 3:356)

All tracks trad. except
Tracks 1, 5, 11-12 George S. Morris;
Track 3 George Corrigall;
Track 6 Charlie Allan

Produced by Marc Ellington and Charlie Allan;
Recorded by Marc Ellington and Doug Maskew

Musicians

Charlie Allan: vocals;
Alistair Marshal: guitar, tin whistle, sma’ pipes;
Karen Ellington: guitar;
Ann MacDiarmid: vocals;
Richard Thompson: mandolin;
Pete Clark: fiddle;
The Towie Singers

Tracks

Side 1

1. Rent Oot Ma Grun
2. MacPherson’s Farewell (Roud 2160; G/D 3:697)
3. McGinni’s (Meal and Ale) (Roud 2518; G/D 3:630)
4. Peggy Gordon (Roud 2280)
5. Brose A’ Day (Roud 11263)
6. Auld Folks on the Wa’

Side 2

7. It’s Nearly Over
8. Generations of Change
9. De Ye Mind
10. Drumallochy
11. Maggie
12. Farmer’s Boy (Roud 408; Laws Q30; G/D 5:960)

Tracks 1, 6 Charlie Allan;
Tracks 2, 4-5, 10-11 trad. arr. Charlie Allam;
Track 3 George Bruce Thomson;
Track 7 Eric Bogle;
Track 8 Matt Armour;
Track 9 George Corrigall;
Track 12 trad. arr. Charlie Allan, Marc Ellington, Alistair Marshal

Recorded at Towie Barclay Castle, Aberdeenshire, Red Barn Studios, Longforgan, and BBC Broadcasting House, Aberdeen;
Copher photograph by Eric Ellington;
CD design and typesetting by Susie Malcolm

Musicians

Charlie Allan: vocals

For accompaniment see the individual albums plus
Jim Malcolm: guitar, harmonica [8, 14]

Tracks

1. The Buchan Plooman (Roud 6855) (2.31)
2. It’s Lonely in the Bothy (Roud 23396) (3.47)
3. The Moss o Burreldale (Roud 1876) (4.40)
4. Blue Grey Coo (3.25)
5. The Roving Ploughboy (Roud 2138; G/D 3:547) (1.53)
6. McGinty’s Meal and Ale (Roud 2518; G/D 3:630) (4.19)
7. Bonnie Wee Trampin’ Lass (Roud 5129; G/D 1917) (2.11)
8. Bus Shelter Song (3.11)
9. Sprotts o’ Burnieboosie (Roud 6314; G/D 6:1221) (3.29)
10. Drumdelgie (Roud 2180; G/D 3:384) (3.46)
11. Hash o’ Bennagoak (Roud 1527) (3.11)
12. Auld Folks on the Wa’ (2.49)
13. A Pair o’ Nicky Tams (Roud 1875) (2.32)
14. Bogie’s Bonnie Belle (Roud 2155; G/D 7:1396) (5.00)
15. Muckin’ o’ Geordie’s Byre (Roud 2137; G/D 7:1303) (2.39)
16. Princie and Jean (Roud 11266) (3.36)
17. Maggie Cockabendie (2.16)
18. Bonnie Lass of Fyvie (Roud 545; G/D 1:84) (2.27)
19. Sleepytoon (Roud 3775; G/D 3:356) (1.57)
20. Peggy Gordon (Roud 2280) (4.19)
21. Mormond Braes (Roud 2171; G/D 6:1142) (2.10)
22. Barnyards o’ Delgaty (Roud 2136; G/D 3:347) (2.46)
23. The Dying Ploughboy (Roud 2514; G/D 3:700) (5.07)
24. Rent Oot Ma Grun (4.27)

All tracks trad. except
Tracks 1, 3, 11, 13, 19 George S. Morris;
Tracks 2, 4, 12, 24 Charlie Allan;
Tracks 3, 5, 7, 10, 14-15, 17-18, 20-22 trad. arr. Charlie Allan;
Track 6, 9 George Bruce Thomson;
Track 8 Susie Malcolm;
Track 16 George Corrigall;
Track 23 R.A. Calder

Tracks 4, 6, 9-10, 13, 15, 17-18, 21-23 are from Blue Grey Coo (1979);
Tracks 1-3, 5, 7, 11, 16, 19 are from It’s Lonely in the Bothy (1980);
Tracks 12, 20, 24 are from The Auld Folks on the Wa’ (1988);
Tracks 8, 14 are new recordings