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Gary West: The Islay Ball

The Islay Ball
Gary West

Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX221 (CD, UK, September 2001)

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Produced by Tony McManus;
Recorded and mastered by Peter Haigh at Pier House, Edinburgh in June and July 2001;
Cover illistration ‘The Islay Ball’ and all original artwork by Simon Manfield;
Photography by Beth Edberg and Wendy West;
Sleeve design by MAD Design

Musicians

Gary West: Highland pipes [4-6, 10-11], Scottish smallpipes in D [1, 7-8], Scottish smallpipes in A [9], low whistle [5, 9, 12], whistle [3, 5, 12];
Carlos Arredondo: vocals [9], guitar [9];
Colin Campbell: fiddle [12];
Kath Campbell: piano [12], cello [2, 7-8, 12];
Tony McManus: bouzouki [1-2, 8], guitar [5-6, 8, 12];
David Milligan: piano [1, 5];
Wendy Stewart: harp [3], electroharp [6, 9], concertina [2]

Hugh MacDiarmid’s Haircut [11]:
Gary West: Highland pipes;
Colin Matheson: guitar, keyboards;
Marcos Watt: percussion;
Stan Wilson: bass

Tracks

Fleshmarket Close / The Yellow Haired Tinker / The Mason’s Apron (3.58)
Pipe Jigs of hte Border Country: Dixon’s Highland Laddie / Rangers’ Frolic (4.06)
Chi mi’n Gheamhraidh (4.36)
2/4 Marches: Willie Angus Macdonald of Melness / Cleveland Height (3.50)
The Coupit Yowe: Wendy’s Favourite / The Half-Coupit Yowe / The Coupit (4.32)
The Plummeting Piper / Douglasfield / The Streaker (4.59)
Kilworth Hills (3.47)
Scarce o Tatties / The Gold Ring (4.44)
A Camilo Jorge (5.04)
the Islay Ball: Saligo Bay / Cabar Feidh / The Islay Ball / Broadford Bay / The Rejected Suitor (6.20)
Loosen the Ties: Strip the Willow / The Hag at the Churn / The Lark in the Morning / Old Hag You Have Killed Me (4.20)
Last Waltz at the Islay Ball (4.43)

Track 1a M. Grey;
Tracks 1bc trad. arr. Gary West, Tony McManus;
Track 2a trad. arr. M. Seattle;
Track 2b trad. arr. M. Seattle, Bayley, Hannigan;
Track 3 Calum and Rory MacDonald;
Track 4a S. Forbes;
Track 4b, 5abc, 6ab, 10a Gary West;
Track 6c Duncan Johnstone;
Track 7 G.S. MacLennan arr. Gary West, Kath Campbell;
Track 8a N. McLean;
Track 8b trad. arr. Gary West, Kath Campbell, Tony McManus;
Track 9 words John Gillies, tune Carlos Arredondo;
Tracks 10bce trad. arr. Gary West;
Track 10d W. Fraser;
Tracks 11a-d trad. arr. Gary West, Colin Matheson, Marcos Watt, Stan Wilson;
Track 12 Gary and Wendy West

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Wendy Stewart and Gary West: Hinterlands

Hinterlands
Wendy Stewart and Gary West

Moulincairn Music MCRCD001 (CD, UK, 10 April 2009)

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Produced by Wendy Stewart and Gary West;
Recorded and mastered by Nick Turner;
Recorded at Watercolour Studios, Ardgour, Scotland, in November 2008 and February 2009;
Photography by Shannon Tolts;
Ash sculpture by Lizzie Farey;
Design by Shaw Marketing and Design

Musicians

Wendy Stewart: vocals, harps, concertina;
Gary West: vocals, Highland baqgpipes, Scottish smallpipes, whistles, guitar

with
Jim Walker: drums and percussion [1, 6, 8, 11];
Christine Hanson: cello [1, 5, 7, 12], backing vocals [10]

Tracks

Full Moon Down Under (4.25)
Marie Hamilton (Roud 79; Child 173; G/D 2:195) (4.57)
A Lancashire Hornpipe / Mr. Preston’s Hornpipe (3.44)
Loch Tay Boat Song (Roud 38364) (6.27)
Goodwife of Morpeth (3.27)
Murdo MacKenzie of Torridon / Gordon Cottage (3.27)
Ae Fond Kiss (Roud 38389) (4.11)
The Twa Sisters (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (5.20)
A Port / Canaries / Rory Dall’s Port (5.17)
Todlen Hame (Roud 6493) (4.07)
Reels: Ian Green of Greentrax / Miss Proud (4.14)
The Slave’s Lament (Roud V29702) / Habanera Gris (5.30)
The Company’s Lament (6.34)

Tracks 1, 11a Gordon Duncan;
Track 4 words Harold Bolton, tune trad.;
Track 5 Matt Seattle;
Track 6a Bobby Macleod;
Track 6b Gary and Niall West;
Tracks 7, 12a Robert Burns;
Track 12b Rolando Alfredo Ortiz

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