Musicians

Fraser and Ian Bruce: guitar, vocals;
Alan Mairs: fiddle, mandolin;
Rob Mairs: ‘G’ banjo, guitar;
Ian Mairs: guitar;
‘Stevie’ Stevenson: double bass;
Donnie ‘Large’ MacDonald: tenor banjo;
Colin Forgrieve: accordion, drums;
Margaret Steel: piano

Tracks

LP Side 1

1. Rybuck Shearers (Roud 24820)
2. Leaving the Dales
3. The King’s Shilling
4. Rise Up Jock
5. Ring-a-Rosie

LP Side 2

6. Cape Ann
7. Walking Song
8. The New Railroad (Roud 17886)
9. Isle au Haut
10. Down Where the Drunkards Roll
11. The Gadie Rins (Roud 5404; G/D 6:1223)

Tracks 1, 8, 11 trad. arr. Fraser Bruce;
Track 2 Bob Pegg;
Track 3 Ian Sinclair;
Track 4 Bob and Carole Pegg;
Track 5 Pete St. John;
Tracks 6, 9 Gordon Bok;
Track 7 Kate and Ann McGarrigle;
Track 10 Richard Thompson

Produced by Black Gold Productions;
Photo and sleeve by Gavin McNae

Musicians

Fraser and Ian Bruce: acoustic guitar, vocals;
Colin Forgrieve: accordion;
Chris Miller: fiddle, Northumbrian pipes;
Rob Mairs: ‘G’ banjo;
Alan Mairs: mandolin, fiddle;
Ian Harkness: bass;
Carol Jamieson: piano, brass, harpsichord, vocal harmonies;
Kenneth Meikle: drums

Tracks

LP Side 1

1. Nostradamus (5.20)
2. John O’Dreams (3.21)
3. I Don’t Belong to Glasgow (2.45)
4. Can Ye Sew Cushions? (Roud 5527) (4.18)
5. Grey Funnel Line (3.33)
6. The Hanged Man (4.08)

LP Side 2

7. Sally Wheatley (4.37)
8. Roll On the Day (3.22)
9. Roseville Fair (3.20)
10. Broken Down Squatter (Roud 8392) (4.23)
11. Farewell to the Gold (4.55)
12. I’s the Boy (2.16)

Track 1 Al Stewart;
Track 2 words Bill Caddick, music base on Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky;
Track 3 Ian Sinclair;
Tracks 4, 10, 12 trad. arr. Fraser and Ian M. Bruce;
Track 5 Cyril Tawney;
Track 6 Bob Pegg;
Track 7 words Joe Wilson, musice Alex Glasgow;
Track 8 Allan Taylor;
Track 9 Bill Staines;
Track 11 Paul Metsers

Recorded by John Turner;
Front cover design and drawing by Hugh Miller

Musicians

Fraser and Ian Bruce: acoustic guitar, vocals;
Carol Jamieson: piano;
Rob Mairs: 5-string banjo, dobro;
Alan Mairs: fiddle, mandolin;
Ross Gardner: electric keyboards;
Ian Harkness: bass;
Tom Doyle: drums;
John Gahagan: whistles

Tracks

LP Side 1

1. The Idiot
2. Western Boat
3. A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day (Roud 975)
4. Catch Me If You Can (Roud 1028)
5. Tatties an Herrin’ (Roud 16927)
6. Edinburgh

LP Side 2

7. Mrs. Macdonald’s Lament (Roud 22582)
8. Waiting for the Lark
9. Deportees
10. Bonnie Susie Clelland (Roud 45; Child 65)
11. The Wedding
12. Tak a Dram

Track 1 Stan Rogers;
Track 2 Otto P. Kelland;
Tracks 3-5, 7, 10-11 trad. arr. Fraser and Ian M. Bruce;
Track 6 Ian M. Bruce;
Track 8 Bill Caddick;
Track 9 Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman;
Track 12 Ian Sinclair

Produced by Clark Sorley at Sirocco, Kilmarnock;
Recorded by Frank Reader;
Cover photo by Castle Photographics, Edinburgh

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin;
Clark Sorley: piano, keyboards, bass;
Andy McGlasson: drums;
Ronnie Goodman: percussion;
Signy Jacobssen: percussion

Tracks

Side 1

1. Nice Nice People (4.12)
2. The One That Made No.1 (4.32)
3. Stan the Singer (3.03)
4. Gone for the Day (3.39)
5. Our Ugly Old Band (2.42)
6. Too Far From She (4.17)

Side 2

7. Yours for the Night (3.56)
8. Child on the Green (3.31)
9. Top Hat ’n’ Tails (2.52)
10. Hungover Morning (2.43)
11. Wishing for Friday (3.27)
12. Will There Be a Concert? (4.09)

All tracks written by Ian M. Bruce except
Track 7 Ian M. Bruce, Sandy Stanage;

Recorded October/November 1989 at Fellside by Paul Adams and Graham Bell;
Produced by Paul Adams;
Cover photograph by Castle Photographics;
Artwork and layout by Mary Blood

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, acoustic guitar;
Marysia Lessnau: harmony vocals;
Jim Yule: acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, drums on [2];
Clark Sorley: keyboards;
Andy McGlasson: drums, percussion;
Isobel Hirst: accordion;
Harry King: pipe

Tracks

1. John (3.48)
2. Factory Life (3.38)
3. My Eldorado (6.57)
4. Classical Music (5.15)
5. Ghost of the Chair (5.15)
6. Farewell Deep Blue (3.35)
7. No Noise (4.02)
8. This Peaceful Evening (3.00)
9. I Can Play You Anything (3.42)
10. Black Fog (4.54)
11. Blodwen’s Dream (4.11)

All tracks written by Ian Bruce except
Track 1 Ian Bruce, Sandy Stanage;
Track 3 Graeme Miles;
Track 6 Ian Bruce, Clark Sorley

Recorded January/February 1992 at Fellside by Paul Adams and Graham Bell;
Produced by Paul Adams;
Cover photograph by Ian McCalman, Castle Photographics;
Artwork and layout by Mary Blood

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, bass, Scotsman’s skull;
Jim Yule: acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, backing vocals;
Marysia Lessnau: harmony vocals, duet vocals, scream;
Ian ‘Skippy’ Murray: drums, percussion;
Isobel Hirst: accordion, vibraslap;
Tracy Gilbert: bass;
Tom McConville: fiddle, violin

Tracks

1. Night Time Cowboys (3.58)
2. All Roads Lead to Home (5.46)
3. (You Have to) Believe in Love (3.37)
4. The Touch and the Go (5.01)
5. Rattlers (2.37)
6. When the Bough Breaks (2.58)
7. Had to Find a Phone (3.03)
8. All Used Up (4.01)
9. Jimmy Come Solo (3.21)
10. (The Irony of) No Smoking Day, March ’87 (3.54)
11. Butlins Girl (3.50)
12. Labyrinth of Chance (5.33)

All tracks written by Ian Bruce except
Tracks 2, 4, 6 Ian Bruce, Ian Walker;
Track 3 Ian Bruce, Ian Murray;
Track 8 Bruce ‘Utah’ Phillips

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin;
Clark Sorley: keyboards, percussion, backing vocals;
Hamish Bayne: tin whistle, concertina;
Mick Donelly: saxophone;
Dave Holland: steel guitar;
Andy McGlasson: drums, percussion.;
Avril Jamieson: backing vocals;
Robbie Dale: electric guitar;
Alan Mairs: fiddle

Tracks

1. Scarboro Settler’s Lament (Roud 4521) (3.48)
2. Bizzie Lizzie (4.38)
3. Hearts of Ohio (2.50)
4. Find Out Who Your Friends Are (3.04)
5. Please Be Here (2.55)
6. Out of Sight (Rolling Stones) (4.00)
7. Corners (4.23)
8. No Satisfaction (3.36)
9. Bad Bet (3.27)
10. The Anchor Line (3.16)
11. The Dawn of a Brand New Day (4.45)
12. Free Agents (4.25)
13. The Ladies Left Behind (2.32)
14. Find Out Who Your Friends Are (Instrumental Refrain) (3.03)

All tracks written by Ian M. Bruce except
Track 1 words Alexander Glendenning c.1840;
Tracks 7, 10 Ian Bruce, Ian Walker;
Track 9 Ian Bruce, Clark Sorley;
Track 11 Ian Bruce, Gavin Stevenson

Produced by Ian Bruce and Ian McCalman;
Recorded at Kevock Digital

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, guitar

Tracks

1. Too Far From She (4.16)
2. Factory Life (3.18)
3. From a Distance (2.54)
4. Free Agents (4.22)
5. This Peaceful Evening (2.50)
6. The Touch and the Go (4.38)
7. The Anchor Line (2.53)
8. Will There Be a Concert? (4.34)
9. Nightime Cowboys (3.30)
10. Ghost of the Chair (4.48)
11. Hearts of Ohio (2.20)
12. Black Fog (4.51)
13. Top Hat ’n’ Tails (2.28)
14. Find Out Who Your Friends Are (3.08)
15. Blodwen’s Dream (3.09)
16. Gone For The Day (3.36)
17. The Dawn of a Brand New Day (4.10)
18. All Roads Lead to Home (5.48)
19. Child on the Green (3.33)
20. Blue Denim Days (3.26)

All tracks written by Ian M. Bruce except
Track 3 Julie Gold;
Tracks 6-7, 18 Ian M. Bruce, Ian J. Walker;
Track 17 Ian M. Bruce, Gavin Stevenson

Produced and recorded by Doug Bailey at WildGoose Studios, May Cottage, Wherwell, Hampshire;
Photographs of Ian Bruce by Dieter Weiser, Worpswede, Germany;
Photographs of Paul Sartin and Paul Hutchinson by Saffron Summerfield, London

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, guitar;
Paul Sartin: oboe, violin;
Paul Hutchinson: accordion;
Ian Murray: percussion

Tracks

1. Blue Denim Days (4.22)
2. Lincoln and My Brothers (4.47)
3. Her Daddy’s Eyes (3.57)
4. The Rest of the World (3.40)
5. Speakin’ Free (3.25)
6. All or Nothing (3.30)
7. Me and My Home (3.52)
8. Lonely Old Lady (4.51)
9. Mind of a Child (5.27)
10. I Can’t Sit Still (4.22)
11. Up There With ’Em (3.42)

All tracks written by Ian M. Bruce

Produced by Mark Powell;
Recorded at Wild Goose Studios;
Cover photos: Maxwellton House (Annie’s home) and Annie Laurie;
Band photos: Zoe Adamovich;
Graphic design by Stewart James

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, guitar;
Paul Hutchinson: accordion;
Costa Perstianis: percussion, violin, backing vocals;
Paul Sartin: violin, oboe, backing vocals

Tracks

1. The Best of Friends (5.04)
2. Annie Laurie (Roud 8179) (4.19)
3. Dollar a Dream (2.37)
4. Prisoner of War (4.06)

All tracks written by Ian M. Bruce except
Track 1 counter melody Paul Sartin;
Track 2 William Douglas, Lady John Douglas Scott

Produced by Dr Fred Freeman;
Recorded by Ian Bruce at Ruglen Records Mobile Studios;
Mixed by Peter Haigh and Dr Fred Freeman at Pier House Studios, Edinburgh;
Cover photographs by Douglas Gibb, Maté Gibb Photography;
Original recording session photographs by Dr Fred Freeman;
Digital graphics design and photo-montages by John Haxby, Art Surgery

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, guitar;
Dougie Pincock: tin whistle, wooden flute, percussion;
Malcolm Stitt: low whistle, bouzouki;
Ian Lowthian: accordion, keyboards;
Catriona Macdonald: fiddle

Tracks

1. The Stoutest Man in the Forty Twa (Roud 1877; G/D 1:70) (3.36)
2. The Trumpet Sounds (Roud 4596) (2.07)
3. The Jute Mill Song (Roud 2585) (2.20)
4. Will Ye Go tae Flanders? (Roud 8544) (3.29)
5. She Was a Rum One (Roud 2128; G/D 7:1445) (1.52)
6. The Diamond Ship (Roud 2172; G/D 1:11) (2.56)
7. List Bonnie Laddie (Roud 3356; G/D 1:77) (2.34)
8. Johnnie Gallacher (Roud 920; G/D 1:80; Henry H574) (2.35)
9. Gi’e Me a Lass Wi’ a Lump o’ Land (Roud 8463) (2.12)
10. Kiss the Children for Me Mary (3.19)
11. Tatties an’ Herrin’ (Roud 16927) (2.01)
12. The Yella Haired Laddie (Roud 8696) (2.59)
13. The Forfar Sodger (Roud 2857; G/D 1:69) (3.36)
14. The Bleacher Lassie of Kelvinhaugh (Roud 3325; G/D 5:1041) (4.43)
15. Slippy Stane (Roud V13227) (1.37)

All tracks trad. except
Track 3 Mary Brooksbank;
Track 4 Billy Ross;
Track 9 Allan Ramsay;
Track 10 Ewan MacColl

Produced and compiled by Fred Freeman;
Recorded in 1996-1999;
Mixed by Ian Bruce and Fred Freeman

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, guitar, bodhrán;
Ian Anderson: banjo, bouzouki;
John Martin: fiddle, viola;
Tony McManus: guitar, mandolin;
Ian Lowthian: accordion;
Catriona Macdonald: fiddle;
Marc Duff: recorder, bodhrán, whistle, recorder;
William (Billy) Jackson: whistle, clarsach;
Dougie Pincock: small pipes, whistle;
Jack Evans: guitar

Tracks

1. Ye Jacobites by Name (Roud 5517) (3.00)
2. Lassie Wi’ the Lintwhite Locks (Roud V3063) (3.03)
3. Galloway Tam (Roud V31014) (1.49)
4. Ye Banks and Braes (Roud 13889) (3.43)
5. The Soldier’s Return (Roud 31438) (5.29)
6. Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation (Roud 5516) (2.35)
7. A Man’s a Man for A’ That (Roud 30953) (3.05)
8. The Auld Man’s Winter Thought (2.03)
9. Craigieburn Wood (Roud V1196) (3.27)
10. Auld Lang Syne (Roud 13892) (3.24)
11. O, When She Comes Ben, She Bobbed (Roud 5519) / O Mally’s Meek (Roud V33186) (2.38)
12. Now Westlin Winds and Slaught’ring Guns (Roud 6936) (5.05)
13. Ca’ the Yowes (Roud 857; G/D 5:1014; Henry H175) (3.53)
14. The Thames Flows Proudly to the Sea (Roud V31124) (2.10)

Tracks 1, 5, 12 are from The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 2 (rec. 1995, 1996);
Tracks 2, 6, 9, 13-14 are from The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 3 (rec. 1997);
Track 11 is from The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 4 (rec. 1997);
Tracks 3-4, 7-8, 10 recorded 1999

Recorded live at The Riverside Club, Glasgow, on 6 December 2000;
Sound by lan Clelland;
Recorded by lan Bruce (Ruglen Mobile Studios);
Mixed by Calum Malcolm at Castlesound Studios;
Cover photographs courtesy Colin Prior;
Cover artwork by Ian M. Bruce;
Linn issue design by John Haxby

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, guitar, bodhrán;
Ian Lowthian: accordion, keyboard;
Iain Fraser: fiddle

with
Iain Murray: percussion

Tracks

1. Where I Should Go? (4.22)
2. Sweet Fallen Angels (4.57)
3. Dark Lochnagar (Roud 2436; G/D 3:508) / The Bob Parson’s Strathspey (5.58)
4. Pearls Before Swine / The Chicken or the Egg (4.14)
5. The Jigs: Shetland Fiddle Diva / AJ’s Jig (5.06)
6. Namenlos (3.11)
7. How Did You Feel? (3.29)
8. My Martin & My Motorbike (3.35)
9. Pete & Myra’s Wedding (4.34)
10. Mellow (3.28)
11. Go Home to Glasgow (3.25)
12. Ye Jacobites by Name (Roud 5517) (4.03)

Tracks 1-2, 4a, 6-8, 10-11 Ian M. Bruce;
Track 3a words Lord Byron, tune D.C. Ra,msay;
Tracks 4b, 5ab, 9 Ian Lowthian;
Track 12 Robert Burns

Produced by Ian Bruce;
Recorded by Ian Bruce at Ruglen Digital Studios, Dumfries in late 2002 to January 2003

Musicians

Ian Bruce, lead and harmony vocals, guitars, mandolin, percussion;
Victor Besch: lead and harmony vocals, bagpipes, recorder, button accordion, percussion

Tracks

1. Murray’s Fancy (8.20)
2. The Smuggler (4.26)
3. The Day of the Orange (3.22)
4. Ay Waukin O (Roud 6749, V16870; G/D 5:933) (2.46)
5. Loudmouth (2.13)
6. The Broom o’ the Cowdenknowes (Roud 92; Child 217; G/D 4:838) (3.24)
7. The Shepherd’s Wife (Roud 1055; G/D 7:1513) (2.42)
8. The Day of the Fair / Merry-Go-Round (3.37)
9. Rantin’ Rovin’ Robin (Roud V28828, V43015) (4.03)
10. Jealous of Me (2.41)
11. The Rowan Tree (Roud V16412) (3.36)
12. Another Saturday Night (2.22)

Track 1 Mark Saul;
Track 2 words Ian McCalman, tune trad.;
Tracks 3, 5, 8a, 10 Ian M. Bruce;
Tracks 4, 7, 9 Robert Burns;
Tracks 6, 11 trad. arr. Ian M. Bruce;
Track 8b Victor C. Besch;
Track 12 Sam Cooke

Produced by Ian Bruce and Ian McCalman;
Recorded and mixed by Ian Bruce with help from Shaun Blandford at Raglen Recording Studios, Castle Douglas, Scotland, in March-May 2004;
Photographs by Tony Borthwick and Ealine Hawkins;
Sleeve layout and design by Ian M. Bruce

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, guitar

Tracks

1. Labyrinth of Chance (5.13)
2. Stan The Singer (2.56)
3. Northwest Passage (3.56)
4. Bizzie Lizzie (3.37)
5. Speakin’ Free (3.42)
6. Recovery (2.52)
7. All or Nothing (3.03)
8. No Noise (3.47)
9. When the Bough Breaks (2.50)
10. Corners (4.28)
11. Lincoln and My Brothers (3.17)
12. Yours for the Night (3.31)
13. Lonely Old Lady (4.35)
14. A Dollar a Dream (2.19)
15. Love at the Five and Dime (4.25)
16. Believe in Love (3.02)
17. The Ladies Left Behind (2.25)
18. The Mind of a Child (4.08)
19. I Can’t Sit Still (3.54)
20. My Eldorado (6.59)

All tracks written by Ian M. Bruce except
Track 3 Stan Rogers;
Tracks 9-10 Ian M. Bruce, Ian J. Walker;
Track 12 Ian M. Bruce, Sandy Stanage;
Track 15 Nanci Griffith;
Track 16 Ian M. Bruce, Ian Murray;
Track 20 Graeme Miles

Produced by Ian Bruce;
Pencil sketches by David and Adam Mairs;
Photography by Sháun Blandford and Ian Bruce;
Cover design and layout by Ian Bruce

Musicians

Ian Bruce: lead and harmony vocals, guitar, bass, percussion;
Sháun Blandford: bass, drums, percussion;
Marc Duff: recorders, whistles, bouzouki, bodhrán, djembe, percussion;
Bertie Fritsch: drums;
Gordon Gallacher: snare drum;
Angus Lyon: accordion, piano;
Stewart Hardy: fiddles;
Charlie Milne: vocal harmonies and speech [4]

Tracks

1. Lonely Time (Take It Away) (5.03)
2. Coming Home (4.38)
3. Brown Eyed Baby (5.59)
4. One Flower Down (4.09)
5. The Last Watch on the Midland (4.39)
6. Arrogant Man (4.03)
7. Songbird (4.30)
8. Between the Nab and Nancy (4.10)
9. Intervening Years (3.40)
10. Then the Rain Came (4.30)
11. Crazy Countdown (3.33)

Tracks 1 Ian M. Bruce;
Track 2 Steven Clark;
Tracks 3-4, 6, 10 Ian M. Bruce, Charlie Milne;
Track 5 Stan Rogers;
Track 7 Lorna Davies arr. Ian M. Bruce;
Track 8 Arthur Wakefield;
Track 9 John Barden arr. Ian M. Bruce;
Track 11 Ian M. Bruce, Sandy Stanage

Produced by Dr. Fred Freeman;
Recorded and mixed at Raglen Digital & B&B Studios, Leith, Edinburgh

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, guitar, keyboard, percussion
Stevie Lawrence: slide guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, Appalachian dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, bodhrán, log drum, etc.;
Chris Agnew: acoustic bass, harmony vocals [10];
Richard Werner: all kinds of percussion;
Chris Wright: tablas

Tracks

1. Robin Shure in Hairst (Roud 32554) (2.13)
2. Charlie Is My Darling (Roud 5510) (2.05)
3. Hughie Graham (Roud 84; Child 191; G/D 2:271) (3.53)
4. It Was A’ for Our Rightfu’ King (Roud 5789) (2.48)
5. The Taylor Fell Through the Bed (Roud 13597; G/D 8:1843) (2.02)
6. Rattlin’, Roarin’ Willie (Roud 6192; G/D 4:776) (2.19)
7. Raving Winds (Roud V29388) (2.52)
8. Comin Thro’ the Rye (Roud 5512; G/D 8:1860) (1.22)
9. Wha Will Buy My Troggin (RoudBS B250017) (2.48)
10. The Weary Pund o’ Tow (Roud 435; G/D 8:1867) (2.01)
11. The Lea-Rig (Roud 8516) (3.11)
12. Duncan Gray (Roud 8688) (2.10)
13. MacPherson’s Farewell (Roud 2160; G/D 3:697) (5.16)
14. Brose and Butter (Roud 12585) (1.28)
15. Green Grow the Rashes (Roud 2772; G/D 7:1297) (4.06)
16. Scots Wha Hae (Roud V1089) (3.12)

Tracks 1-12, 14-15 Robert Burns arr. Ian M. Bruce, Dr. Fred Freeman;
Tracks 13, 16 Robert Burns arr. Ian M. Bruce

Produced by Ian Bruce;

Musicians

Ian Bruce, Richard Werner, Paul Hutchinson, Paul Sartin, Costa Peristianis, Ian Murray, Angus Lyon, Stewart Hardy, Marc Duff, Sháun Blandford, Gordon Gallacher, Ian Lowthian, Dougie Pincock, John Martin, William Jackson, Ian Anderson, Jim Yule, Marysia Lessnau, Isobel Hirst, Tracy Gilbert, Clark Sorley, Fraser Brucxe, Colin Forgrieve, Robert ‘Stevie’ Stevenson, Alan Mairs, Donnie ‘Large’ Macdonald, Rob Mairs, Tony McManus, Catriona MacDonald, Bertie Fritsch, Iain Fraser, Chris Miller, Kenneth Meikle, Ian McCredie, Malcolm Stitt, Andy McGlasson

Musicians on DVD

Ian Bruce, Charlie Milne, Janet Weatherston, Nicola Black, Doug Lanchberry, Sháun Blandford, Stewart Hardy, Karin Ingram, Tony Borthwick

Tracks

CD 1

1. Brown Eyed Baby (Swing Version) (4.01)
2. Annie Laurie (Roud 8179) (4.17)
3. Lincoln and My Brothers (4.51)
4. Coming Home (4.39)
5. The Stoutest Man in the Forty Twa (Roud 1877; G/D 1:70) (3.40)
6. The Dawn of a Brand New Day (4.06)
7. Now Westlin Winds and Slaught’ring Guns (Roud 6936) (5.00)
8. Sweet Fallen Angels (Demo Version) (5.12)
9. Blue Denim Days (3.23)
10. Lonely Old Lady (4.54)
11. Child on the Green (3.30)
12. Speakin’ Free (3.45)
13. From a Distance (2.54)
14. Recovery (2.53)
15. Ca’ the Yowes tae the Knowes (Roud 857; G/D 5:1014; Henry H175) (3.50)
16. Labyrinth of Chance (5.35)
17. My Eldorado (6.55)

CD 2

18. Too Far From She (4.17)
19. The Touch and the Go (4.24)
20. Fraser & Ian Bruce: The King’s Shilling (5.26)
21. Lassie Wi’ the Lintwhite Locks (Roud V3063) (3.01)
22. Then the Rain Came (4.29)
23. Free Agents (4.24)
24. Namenlos (3.06)
25. Fraser & Ian Bruce: Broken Down Squatter (Roud 8392) (4.25)
26. Gone for the Day (3.41)
27. Blodwen’s Dream (4.14)
28. The Bleacher Lassie o’ Kelvinhaugh (Roud 3325; G/D 5:1041) (4.42)
29. My Martin and My Motorbike (3.33)
30. Black Fog (4.52)
31. The John MacLean March (Roud 42094) (3.55)
32. Ghost of the Chair (5.14)
33. Ye Jacobites by Name (Roud 5517) (3.25)
34. Will There Be a Concert? (4.13)

DVD

35. Too Far From She
36. Sweet Fallen Angels
37. Hairstin’ Days
38. Gone for the Day
39. The Diamond Ship (Roud 2172; G/D 1:11)
40. Comin’ Home
41. Free Agents
42. From a Distance
43. The Jeannie C
44. Lassie Wi the Lintwhite Locks (Roud V3063)
45. Lost Souls (I’m Ready)
46. Namenlos
47. When the Rain Came
48. The City of New Orleans
49. Blue Denim Days
50. My Eldorado
51. Where I Should Go
52. The Touch and the Go
53. Yankee Man

Tracks 1, 22, 45, 47 Ian M. Bruce, Charlie Milne;
Track 2 lyrics William Douglas, melody Lady John Douglas-Scott;
Tracks 3, 8-12, 14, 16, 18, 23-24, 26-27, 29-30, 32, 34-36, 38, 41, 46, 49, 51 lan M. Bruce;
Tracks 4, 40 Steven Clark;
Tracks 5, 28 trad. arr. Ian M. Bruce, Dr. Fred Frecman;
Track 6 Ian M. Bruce, Gavin Stevenson;
Tracks 7, 15, 21, 33, 45 Robert Burns arr. Ian M. Bruce;
Tracks 13, 42 Julie Gold;
Tracks 17, 50 Graeme Miles;
Tracks 19, 52 Ian M. Bruce, Ian J. Walker;
Track 20 Ian Sinclair;
Track 25 trad. arr. Ian & Fraser Bruce;
Track 31 Hamish Henderson;
Track 37 Lesley Hale, Charlie Milne;
Track 39 trad. arr. Ian M. Bruce;
Track 43 Stan Rogers;
Track 48 Steve Goodman;
Track 53 Jesse Winchester

Produced by Ian Bruce;
Recorded by Ian Bruce at Ruglen Digital Studios, Leith, Edinburgh in November 2011 to January 2012

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, 6 and 12 string guitars, bass, mandolin, keyboard, percussion;
Victor Besch: vocals, guitar, accordion, recorders, bagpipes, keyboard, percussion

Tracks

1. Solway Sands (4.22)
2. Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy (Roud 165) (2.56)
3. Slip Set: Celeste / Going for a Spin (5.13)
4. Help Me Find My Way Home (5.37)
5. The Muckin’ o’ Geordie’s Byre (Roud 2137; G/D 7:1303) (2.38)
6. Above Wild Water (5.27)
7. The Call and the Answer (4.29)
8. Fly Like an Eagle (4.29)
9. Esiro Te Kili / Country Life (Roud 6297) (3.21)
10. The Burnsong Suite: Deuch and Ken / Seasons of the River / Acid Rain (7.23)
11. Pachelbel’s Canon (3.34)

Tracks 1, 3-4 Ian M. Bruce, Victor C. Besch;
Tracks 2, 5, 9 trad. arr. Ian M. Bruce;
Tracks 6, 8 Ian M. Bruce, Charlie Milne;
Track 7 Phil and June Colclough;
Track 10 Ian M. Bruce and the kids of Carsphaim Primary School and St. John’s Town of Dairy Secondary School, Dumfries & Galloway;
Track 11 trad. arr. Victor C. Besch, Ian M. Bruce

Recorded by Richard Werner and Ian Bruce;
DVD edit, cover design and album production by Ian Bruce;
Cover painting and Bruce & Walker photography by Louise Mairs

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, bass, percussion;
Ian Walker: vocals, banjo, acoustic guitar, autoharp;
Carol Jamieson: keyboards, backing vocals;
Fraser Bruce: vocals, acoustic guitar;
Moe Walker: backing vocals;
:ichard Werner: drums, percussion;
Sháun Blandford: vocals, electric guitars, bass;
Stewart Hardy: violin, vocals;
Victor Besch: accordion, bagpipes, vocals, recorder, percussion

Tracks

CD

1. I Stand Tall (4.26)
2. Miss Salfka Sings (4.52)
3. November Grey (4.55)
4. The Shawl (4.00)
5. When I Spoke to Felix (5.06)
6. Ode to an Old Friend (4.17)
7. Mary Button (4.38)
8. Lucie’s Song (5.21)
9. This Road (5.14)
10. Honest Man (3.16)
11. Old Love (4.36)
12. If I Live to the Same Old Age as Mama. (6.12)

DVD

1. A Flicker of Vic
2. Hawks and Eagles
3. Grey Funnel Line
4. Blodwen’s Dream
5. The Lea-Rig (Roud 8516)
6. Mr Bloom
7. Some Hae Meat
8. Mellow
9. Child on the Green
10. Singing the River
11. The Hills of Isle Au Haut
12. Blue Denim Days
13. Thank Yous
14. The Beans Joke
15. A Call from the Agent

Tracks CD 1, 3-7, 9, 12 Ian M. Bruce, Ian Walker;
Tracks CD 2, 10, DVD 4, 8-9, 12 Ian M. Bruce;
Tracks CD 8, 11, DVD 2, 6-7, 10 Ian J. Walker;
Track DVD 5 trad. arr. Ian M. Bruce;
Track DVD 3 Cyril Tawney;
Track DVD 11 Gordon Bok

Remastered by Peter Haigh at Pier House Studios;
Front cover photo by Caroline MacRobert;
Graphic design by John Slavin

Musicians

Fraser and Ian Bruce: guitar, vocals;
Ian Walker: banjo, autoharp [1, 3, 6, 11, 16];
Alan Mairs: fiddle, mandolin [2, 4-5, 7-10, 12-15];
Rob Mairs: banjo, guitar [2, 4-5, 7-10, 12-15];
Ian Mairs: guitar [8-9];
Colin Forgrieve: accordion, drums [2, 4-5, 7-10, 12-15];
‘Stevie’ Stevenson: bass [8-9];
Donnie ‘Large’ MacDonald: tenor banjo [8-9];
Margaret Steel: piano [8-9];
Carol Jamieson: piano, brass, harpsichord, vocal harmonies [2, 4-5, 7, 10, 12-15];
Ian Harkness: bass [2, 4-5, 7, 10, 12-15];
Kenneth Meikle: drums [2, 4-5, 14-15];
Chris Miller: fiddle and Northumbrian pipes [2, 4-5, 14-15];
John Gahagan: whistles [7, 10, 12-13];
Tom Doyle: drums [7, 10, 12-13];
Ron Gardner: electric keyboards [7, 10, 12-13]

Tracks

1. The King’s Shilling (4.05)
2. Farewell to the Gold (4.55)
3. Rise up Jock (4.13)
4. Can Ye Sew Cushions? (Roud 5527) (4.18)
5. Broken-Down Squatter (Roud 8392) (4.23)
6. The Hills of Isle au Haut (3.28)
7. Catch Me If You Can (Roud 1028) (3.55)
8. Down Where the Drunkards Roll (3.10)
9. Ring-a-Ring-a-Rosie (5.02)
10. The Weddin’ (3.11)
11. A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day (Roud 975) (5.29)
12. Bonnie Susie Clelland (Roud 45; Child 65) (5.18)
13. Edinburgh (5.14)
14. The Grey Funnel Line (3.33)
15. Nostradamus (5.20)
16. White Flower (3.22)

Track 1 Ian Sinclair;
Track 2 Paul Metsers;
Track 3 Bob and Carole Pegg;
Tracks 4-5, 7, 10-12 trad. arr. Fraser and Ian Bruce;
Track 6 Gordon Bok;
Track 8 Richard Thompson;
Track 9 Pete St. John;
Tracks 13, 16 Ian M. Bruce;
Track 14 Cyril Tawney;
Track 15 Al Stewart

Tracks 8-9 are from Mrs Bruce’s Boys, Vol. 1, Rickety Rackety Records, 1980;
Tracks 2, 4-5, 14-15 are from Veil of the Ages, Lochshore, 1982;
Tracks 7, 10, 12-13 are from Mrs Bruce’s Boys, Vol. 2, Lochshore, 1985;
Tracks 1, 3, 6, 11, 16 recorded live at The Royal Oak, Edinburgh, on 18 May 2015

Recorded live in Wülfrath, Germany in September 2015;
Produced, mixed and sleeve designed by Ian Bruce at Ruglen Digital Studios, South Queensferry, Scotland;
Front cover “Artist’s Garden” and “Black Wedding Day” by Freida Dyson;

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion;
Victor Besch: vocals, accordion, bagpipes, percussion, recorder;
Katharina Bramkamp: vocals, recorder, percussion;
Frank Deckert: drums, percussion

Tracks

1. Black Wedding Day (5.44)
2. Prince of the Pylons (4.18)
3. Green Grow the Rashes (Roud 2772; G/D 7:1297) (3.14)
4. The Smuggler (6.35)
5. Peace at the End of the Day (3.31)
6. The Wee Man From Skye / Craigieburn Wood (6.01)
7. Scots Wha Hae (Roud V1089) (3.43)
8. White Flower (3.36)
9. Keeping Our Dreams Alive (5.54)
10. The Present / The Stickleback Dance (5.50)
11. The Touch and the Go (4.32)
12. Running Out of Time (3.56)
13. Rolling Home (5.26)
14. Goodnight, Goodnight (4.41)

Tracks 1, 5, 9, 14 Ian M. Bruce, Victor C. Bresch;
Tracks 2, 8 Ian M. Bruce;
Track 3 Robert Burns;
Track 4 words Ian McCalman, tune trad.;
Tracks 11 Ian M. Bruce, Ian J. Walker;
Tracks 12 Ian M. Bruce, Shaun Blandford;
Tracks 13 John Tams

Produced and mastered by Ian Bruce;
Recorded at The Row Digital Studios, Letham, Fife;
Tracks 3, 5, 7-10 recorded live in front of an audience at Auchterarder Golf Club;
Booklet and label design by Ian Bruce and Mike Garden

Musicians

Fraser and Ian Bruce: guitar, vocals;
Pete Clark: fiddle;
Gregor Lowrey: accordion

Tracks

1. Prelude (1.40)
2. Doon in the Wee Room (Roud 41102) / Gallowa’ Hills (Roud 3358) (5.21)
3. Shoals of Herrin’ (Roud 13642) (5.00)
4. The Stoutest Man in the Forty Twa (Roud 1877; G/D 1:70) (3.40)
5. Loch Tay Boat Song (Roud 38364) (4.15)
6. The Jute Mill Song (Roud 2585) / Wark o’ the Weavers (Roud 374) (6.22)
7. Silver Darlings (4.27)
8. The Diamond Ship (Roud 2172; G/D 1:11) (3.31)
9. The John MacLean March (Roud 42094) (4.15)
10. The Fairfield Crane (The Shipyard Apprentice) (2.37)
11. Jock o’ Hazeldean (Roud 250; Child 293; G/D 5:1029) (6.24)
12. Three Nights and a Sunday Double Time (3.34)
13. Been on the Road So Long (5.11)
14. Twa Recruitin’ Sergeants (Roud 3356; G/D 1:77) (4.10)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1 Ian and Fraser Bruce;
Track 3 Ewan MacColl;
Track 6a Mary Brooksbank;
Track 7 Jim McLean;
Track 9 Hamish Henderson;
Track 10 Archie Fisher, Bobby Campbell, Norman Buchan;
Track 12 Matt McGinn;
Track 13 Alex Campbell

Produced and recorded by Ian Bruce at The Row Digital Studios, Letham, Cupar, Fife

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, keyboards, bouzouki, percussion;
Victor Besch: vocals, bagpipes, accordion, acoustic guitar, recorders, piano;
Katharina Bramkamp: vocals, recorders;
Frank Deckert: drums and percussion

Tracks

1. The Mouse Suite (12.34)
2. Dancing at Whitsun (2.15)
3. Cecilia (4.54)
4. Children of Blue (5.08)
5. Eulogy for Alison (3.44)
6. The Wife (3.33)
7. Out in the Wildwood (3.51)
8. Read It Again (4.17)
9. Wenn sich die Riesen prügeln (4.07)
10. Inside Out Bolero (7.52)

Tracks 1, 3, 7 Ian M. Bruce;
Track 2 Austin John Marshall;
Track 4 Ian M. Bruce, Katharina Bramkamp;
Track 5 Ian M. Bruce, Katharina Bramkamp, Naomi Joliffe;
Track 6, 8, 10 Ian M. Bruce, Victor C. Besch, Katharina Bramkamp;
Track 9 Katharina Bramkamp, Ian M. Bruce

Produced, recoreded, mixed and mastered by Ian Bruce at The Row Studios, Letham, Cupar, Fife;
Executive producer Lt Col Rob Pitt, VR Rifles;
Licences to Greentrax Recordings by The London Scottish Volunteer Enterprises

Musicians

Ian Bruce: lead and harmony vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, percussion;
Kev Green: lead and harmony vocals, recitations;
Charlie Milne: lead and harmony vocals, recitations;
Lt Col Rob Pitt, VR Rifles: recitations;
Carol Jamieson: backing vocals, whistling, piano;
Katharina Bramkamp: backing vocals, recorders;
Fiona Forbes, John Backwood, Janet Weatherston: backing vocals;
Alasdair ‘Sandy’ Gibbs: bagpipes;
Shaun Blandford: bass, electric guitar;
Denise Crighton-Ward: bass;
Gregor Lowrey: accordion, melodeon;
Pete Clark: fiddles;
Alastair ‘Aldo’ Morrow: drums

Tracks

1. A-Diddleo (pipe tune) (0.40)
2. Introduction by Maj Gen Alastair Bruce of Crionach, OBE, VR DL spoken word (1.21)
3. Inverness (5.46)
4. Soldiers in the Chapel (2.18)
5. Sandy’s Conversion (2.09)
6. Sandy the Piper (3.44)
7. The Somme Offensive (pipe tune: William Lawrie) (4.09)
8. Halloween (4.50)
9. The Young Territorial (5.44)
10. The Abbey (pipe tune: The Flowers of the Forest) (2.29)
11. The Big Drum Major (4.00)
12. The Auld Corps (3.21)
13. The Glenworple Highlanders (3.51)
14. Donald and the De’il (2.52)
15. Grey Kilts (5.08)
16. Wey Hey for the Hodden Grey (tune: Green Grow the Rushes O) (6.31)
17. The Legend of Sheppey (4.10)

All tracks written by Ian M. Bruce except
Track 2 lyrics Rob Pitt, music Ian M. Bruce;
Track 4 music by Ian M. Bruce, reading from Scots in the Great War, by Paul McFarland;
Track 7 music by William Lawrie, reading from the L.S. Archive;
Track 10 tune The Flowers of the Forest, trad.;
Track 14 For Donald Dinnie’s Souvenir programme, 6 April 1913, music Ian M. Bruce;
Track 15 A Song of The London Scottish, 1908, music Ian M. Bruce;
Track 16 trad. arr. Ian M. Bruce

Arranged, recorded and produced by Ian M. Bruce for Well Road Productions

Musicians

Ian Bruce: vocals, guotar, mandolin, keyboards, bass, percussion;
Pete Clark: fiddles;
Ian Lowthian: accordion;
Bruce MacGregor: fiddles

Tracks

1. Ho! For the Blades of Harden (2.45)
2. The Brown Burns (3.27)
3. On Cheviot’s Shoulder (3.40)
4. Bowmont Water (5.03)
5. Comfort of the Hills (3.15)
6. Clydesdales (2.30)
7. Ettrick (3.10)
8. Song of Ettrick (4.16)
9. The Hoofs of the Horses (2.44)
10. A Mother’s Thought (4.58)
11. North Country (2.47)
12. The Raiders (4.09)
13. At Sunset (3.09)
14. Romany Toon (3.53)
15. Teviot (3.03)
16. The Road to Roberton (4.40)
17. A Scotch Night (4.15)
18. The Land We Love (5.12)

All tracks poems by Will H. Ogilvie, music Ian M. Bruce

Folking.com review by Mike Davies

Musicians

Ian Bruce: lead vocals [1], backing vocals [1], nylon string guitar [1];
Aleksander Mežek: lead and backing vocals [1];
Steve Smith: keyboard [1];
Robbie McIntosh: bass [1], acoustic guitar [1], electric guitar [1];
Paul Beavis: drums and percussion [1];
…

Tracks

1. Ian Bruce & Aleksander Mežek: Cloonaholly (3.42)
2. Ian Bruce & Sangsters: Windmills (4.14)
3. Ian Bruce & Real Time: Norland Wind (4.16)
4. Ian Bruce & Jez Lowe: False Knight on the Road (Roud 20; Child 3) (3.29)
5. Ian Bruce & Jim Mageean: Going Down to Old Maui (Roud 2005) (5.17)
6. Ian Bruce & Fraser Bruce: The Ballad of Johnny Ramensky (3.57)
7. Ian Bruce & Paul Hutchinson: The Tinkerman’s Daughter (4.27)
8. Ian Bruce & Debra Lyn: Sixteen Tons (Roud 15162) (3.24)
9. Ian Bruce with Katharina Bramkamp & Frank Deckert: John Kanaka (Roud 8238) (2.25)
10. Ian Bruce & Janet Weatherston: The Soldier Maid (Roud 226; G/D 1:182; Henry H497) (4.21)
11. Ian Bruce with Carole & Alan Prior: The Last Trip Home (4.10)
12. Ian Bruce & Allan Taylor: Together Forever (3.19)
13. Ian Bruce & Carol Jamieson: Childhood’s End (3.57)
14. Ian Bruce & Stephen Quigg: 1913 Massacre (Roud 17663) (4.20)
15. Ian Bruce & Marilyn Middleton Mellor: Games People Play (4.21)
16. Ian Bruce & Watt Nicoll: Cod Liver Oil & the Orange Juice (5.38)
17. Ian Bruce & Lotus Wight: Waterbound (Roud S438997) (4.05)
18. Ian Bruce & Barbara Dickson: The Earl o’ Moray (Roud 334; Child 181) (4.12)
19. Ian Bruce & Mike Silver: Stay Young (4.16)
20. Ian Bruce & Jim Malcolm: Jimmy’s Gone to Flanders (4.53)
21. Ian Bruce & Gerry Ventilla: Whaur Dae Ye Gang tae Oor Darlin’ (4.40)
22. Ian Bruce & Grant Maloy Smith: And the Angels Sang Along (3.14)
23. Ian Bruce & Ragged Glory: Morningtown Ride (3.01)
24. Ian Bruce & Kev Green: The Last Thing on My Mind (5.21)
25. Ian Bruce & Bob Fox: Gently Does It (3.03)
26. Ian Bruce & Alastair McDonald: I Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound (4.41)
27. Ian Bruce & Sheena Wellington: The Spinner’s Wedding (Roud 12503) (2.32)
28. Ian Bruce & Artie Trezise: Willie Taylor (Roud 158; Laws N11; G/D 1:169; Henry H213, H757) (4.19)
29. Ian Bruce with Moe & Ian Walker: Unicorns (3.54)
30. Ian Bruce & Arthur Johnstone: The Old Man’s Song (3.27)
31. Allan Taylor, Rab Noakes, English Folk, Country: The Last Train (4.42)
32. Ian Bruce & Noel Rocks: Raglan Road (4.27)
33. Ian Bruce & Flekkefjord Sangforening: And We Sing (3.47)

Track 1 words and music Aleksander Mežek, chorus Ian M. Bruce;
Track 2 Alan Bell;
Track 3 Violet Jacob, Jim Reid;
Tracks 4-5, 8-10, 17-18, 28 trad.;
Track 6 Norman Buchan;
Track 7 Michael McConnell;
Track 11 Davy Steele, John McCusker;
Tracks 12, 25 Rab Noakes;
Track 13 Dick Gaughan;
Track 14 Woody Guthrie;
Track 15 Joe South;
Track 16 Ron Clark, Carl MacDougall;
Track 19 Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle;
Track 20 words Jim Malcolm, tune trad.;
Track 21 Peter Sarstedt;
Track 22 Grant Maloy Smith;
Track 23 Malvina Reynolds;
Track 24, 26 Tom Paxton;
Track 27 Mary Brooksbank;
Track 29 Bill Caddick;
Track 30 Ian Campbell;
Track 31 Allan Taylor;
Track 32 words P.J. Kavanaugh;
Track 33 Ian Bruce

Produced and recorded by Ian Bruce at The Row Digital Studios, Letham, Cupar, Fife;
Graphics by Thomas Tillmann-Bramkamp

Musicians

Frank Deckert: vocals, drums and percussion;
Katharina Bramkamp: vocals, guitar, flutes, bass, rattles;
Martina Brückner: flutes, piano. vocals

with
Ian Bruce: bass, rattles

Tracks

1. Drowsy Glass of Feathers: Drowsy Maggie / A Glass of Beer / Toss the Feathers (3.32)
2. Mrs McGrath (Roud 678; Henry H131) (5.12)
3. Angel From Montgomery (5.04)
4. The Butterfly (3.44)
5. The Bonny Ship the Diamond (Roud 2172; G/D 1:11) (4.10)
6. Grace (5.06)
7. Ride On (5.13)
8. Ready for the Storm (5.07)
9. Atholl Higllander / The Lion Sleeps Tonight (3.29)
10. The Fairy Flag (3.42)
11. Road to Lisdoonvarna / O’Keefe’s Slide / Pirates of the Carribean (3.08)
12. Sechs-Uhr-Morgens-Blues (5.11)
13. Inisheer (3.57)

Tracks 1-2, 4-5m 9a, 11ab trad. arr. Tammie Norrie except
Track 3 John Prine;
Track 6 Frank and Sean O’Meara;
Track 7 Jimmy MacCarthy;
Track 8 Dougie MacLean;
Track 9b Solomon Linda;
Tracks 10, 12 Katharina Bramkamp;
Track 11c Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt;
Track 13 Thomas Walsh

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Ian Bruce at The Row Studios Letham, Cupas, Scotland

Musicians

Ian Bruce: lead and backing vocals, acoustic an electric guitars, electric and fretles ukulele bass, lap steel guitar, mandolin, piano, stylophone, kazoo;
Kev Green: lead and backing vocals, percussion, ukulele, kazoo;
Yvonne Macleod: accordion;
Colin McGibbon: drums

Tracks

1. Lonely Lonely Nights (3.43)
2. Believe Me I’m Lying (4.48)
3. Fire on Board (5.47)
4. The Needle and The Damage Done (2.13)
5. Gravity (2.42)
6. Water Off a Duck’s Back Baby (3.38)
7. Winifred Green (4.11)
8. The Devil’s Daughter (3.44)
9. JayDee (5.22)
10. The Slave’s Lament (Roud V29702) (4.38)
11. Finding Amazing Grace (3.00)
12. When We Met (2.59)
13. Shooting Star (4.25)
14. Viel Spaß (4.58)
15. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (3.46)

All tracks by Ian M. Bruce, Kev Green except
Track 3 Iam M. Bruce;
Track 10 Robert Burns;
Track 13 Paul Rodgers;
Track 15 Sandy Denny