Recorded by Peter Haigh at Pier House Studios, Edinburgh;
Mixed by Jack Beck and George Haigh

Musicians

Jack Beck: vocals, guitar [1-4, 7, 9];
Gary Coupland: accordion [1, 5-6, 10];
Pete Clark: fiddle [1, 5-7, 10];
Mike Ward: whistle [1, 5-6, 10], keyboard [3-4], Northumbrian smallpiles [7];
Lindsay Porteous: jew’s harp [1, 6, 10];
Andy Hunter, Chris Miles, Colin Stuart: chorus vocals [1, 6, 8, 10];
George Haigh: five-string banjo [2], mandola [4, 7], autoharp [10];
Alistair Marshall: Highland bagpipes [3], flute [4];
Dave Lockhart: fiddle [10]

Tracks

Side 1

1. Birnie Bouzle (Roud 3343; G/D 4:876) (2.14)
2. Matt Hyland (Roud 2880) (6.09)
3. Twa Corbies (Roud 5; Child 26) (4.27)
4. Kilbowie Hill (4.54)
5. The Bleacher Lassie o’ Kelvinhaugh (Roud 3325; G/D 5:1041) (5.10)

Side 2

6. Bound to Be a Row (Roud 1616; G/D 7:1287) (3.40)
7. Ned of the Hill (Roud 8136) (5.05)
8. The Jolly Beggar (Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274) (6.28)
9. Love Is Teasing (Roud 1049) (3.54)
10. The Merchant’s Son (Roud 2153; G/D 2:303; TYG 65) (3.42)

All tracks trad. except
Track 4 Andy R. Hunter;
Track 7 Samuel Lover

Recorded by George Haig at Pickled Egg Audio;
Photography of Jack Beck by Pete Heywood;
Frnt cover photograph of Sir Patrick Spens’ ship by Pete Heywood, courtesy of Abbot House Museum, Dunfermline;
Notes by Jack Beck and Wendy Welch;
Sleeve design by Jack Slavin

Musicians

Jack Beck: vocals, guitar;
Neil Paterson: pipes, whistle;
Pete Clark: fiddle;
George Haig: concertina, autoharp

Tracks

1. Fordell Ball (4.10)
2. The Donibristle Moss Moran Disaster (Roud 3509) (3.53)
3. The Twa Sisters (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (4.01)
4. Tramps and Hawkers (Roud 1874; G/D 3:487) (3.17)
5. Tattie Time (Roud 2162) (2.51)
6. McCann (Roud 25513) (2.29)
7. The Night Visiting Song (Roud 22568; G/D 4:783) (4.34)
8. The Plaidie Awa (Roud 2574; G/D 7:1413) (2.43)
9. The Hielan’ Sojer (Roud 2496; G/D 1:91; Henry H782) (3.07)
10. The Gypsy Laddies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (4.16)
11. The Pills of White Mercury (Roud 2; Laws Q26/B1; G/D 7:1404; Henry H680) (5.04)
12. Dunfermline Feein’ Mercat (2.49)
13. Willie’s Fatal Visit (Roud 244; Child 255) (3.50)
14. Band o’ Shearers (Roud 1524; G/D 3:406) (4.06)
15. Tattie Jock (Roud 5915; G/D 3:377) (5.03)
16. Sir Patrick Spens (Roud 41; Child 58; G/D 1:17) (6.54)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1 words Jimmy Dunn, tune trad.