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Gary West: The Islay Ball
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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
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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