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Gary West: The Islay Ball
The Islay Ball Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX221 (CD, UK, September 2001) |
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
> Folk Music > Records > Wendy Stewart and Gary West: Hinterlands
Wendy Stewart and Gary West: Hinterlands
Hinterlands Moulincairn Music MCRCD001 (CD, UK, 10 April 2009) |
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
> Folk Music > Records > Gary West
Groups and Projects featuring Gary West
Ceolbeg, Not the Bunny Hop, LP, Ceolbeg CB 001, 1990
Ceolbeg: Seeds to the Wind, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX048, 1991
Ceolbeg: An Unfair Dance, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX058, 1993
Ceolbeg: Five, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX100, 1996
Ceolbeg: Cairn Water, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX188, 2000
Ceolbeg: Collected, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX374, 2013
> Folk Music > Records > Gary West
Other records with Gary West
Wendy Stewart: About Time, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX059, 1992
Andy M. Stewart, Man in the Moon, CD, Green Linnet GLCD1140, 1994
Wendy Stewart: About Time 2, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX126, 1997
Various Artists: A Clear Day's Dawnin', CD, Greentrax CDTRAX176, 1999
Wendy Stewart: Standing Wave, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX242, 2003
Katherine Campbell: The Songs of Amelia and Jane Harris, CD, Springthyme SPRCD 1041, 2004
Various Artists: The Piper and the Maker, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX265, 2004
Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Scottish Folk (Second Edition), 2 CD, World Music RGNET 1235 CD, 2010
Various Artists: The Flooers o' the Forest, 2 CD, Greentrax CDTRAX1513, 2013
Various Artists: Greentrax 30th Anniversary: The Special Projects, 2 CD, Greentrax CDTRAX S8616, 2016
Davy Steele: Steele the Show, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX358, 2011
Various Artists: Reclaimed: Pipe Music and Song From the Scottish Borders, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX390, 2016
Freeland Barbour and Friends: The Music and the Land, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX392, 2016
Various Artists: Far, Far From Ypres—The Concert, DVD, Greentrax DVTRAX2024, 2018
Various Artists: The Piper and the Maker II, CD, Funart FR001, 2023