Produced by Peter Haigh with Janet Russell and Christine Kydd;
Recorded and mixed at Pier House Studios, Edinburgh, by Peter Haigh;
Photography by Norman Chalmers;
Artwork by John Haxby, art surgery

Musicians

Janet Russell: vocals, guitar;
Christine Kydd: vocals, guitar;
with
Jim Sutherland: percussion [6];
Ron Shaw: cello [7b];
Norman Chalmers: concertina [12a]

Tracks

1. Buy Broom Besoms (Roud 910) (2.13)
2. Dainty Davie (Roud 2387) (4.07)
3. Up wi’ the Carls o’ Dysart / The Deil’s Awa wi’ the Exciseman (Roud 16787) (1.52)
4. Deja Mal Mariée (3.40)
5. Bonny at Morn (Roud 3064) (3.28)
6. Children of Africa (2.22)
7. My Donal / Ode to Big Blue (5.50)
8. Tae the Weavers (3.14)
9. Old & Strong / The Mountain Song (2.21)
10. Do You Love an Apple? (Roud 654; TYG 33) (2.44)
11. Last Carol (2.42)
12. Stand Up, Fight for Your Rights / Everyone ’Neath a Vine & Fig Tree (1.46)

Tracks 1-2, 10 trad. arr. Janet Russell, Christine Kydd;
Track 3, 8 Robert Burns;
Tracks 4-5, 12 origin unknown arr. Janet Russell, Christine Kydd;
Track 7a Owen Hand;
Track 7b Gordon Lightfoot;
Track 9a Littlebear Morena;
Track 9b Holly Near;
Track 11 Nancy Nicolson

Recorded and mixed at Pier House Studios, Granton Square, Edinburgh;
Produced by Peter Haigh, Janet Russell and Jim Woodland;
Photography and design Jini Rawlings

Musicians

Janet Russell: vocals [1-12], guitar [1-10, 12];
with
Mary Macmaster: electro harp [1];
Nick Keir: whistle [2];
Paul Stevens: fiddle [3-4];
Jack Evans: bass guitar [4, 9];
Tom McConville: fiddle [5-6, 9];
Sally Barker: backing vocals [6], keyboards [9]

Tracks

Side 1

1. Old Woman Is Watching (2.30)
2. The Children Are Running (4.13)
3. The Blude Red Rose (3.50)
4. The Band of Shearers / The Musical Priest / The Wind That Shakes the Barley (3.50)
5. The Hills of Artmorn (3.10)
6. All the Tunes in the World (3.20)

Side 2

7. The Secretary’s Song (3.53)
8. Sanctuary (4.38)
9. Fast Bright Nights (4.02)
10. Choices (3.22)
11. Land o’ the Leal (Roud 8999) (3.36)
12. Curtain Call (3.36)

Track 1 Anne Cameron, Mary Troup;
Track 2 Nick Keir;
Track 3 Robert Burns;
Track 4 trad.;
Track 5 Roy Williamson;
Track 6 Ewan McVicar;
Tracks 7, 9-10, 12 Janet Russell;
Track 8 Jim Woodland;
Track 10 Lady Nairne

Recorded and mixed at Pier House Studios, Granton Square, Edinburgh;
Produced by Peter Haigh, Janet Russell and Jim Woodland;
Photography and design Jini Rawlings

Musicians

Janet Russell: vocals, guitar;
Mary Macmaster: clarsach, electro harp;
Tom McConville: fiddle;
Sara Grey: vocals;
Lynda Hardcastle, Maggie Boyle, Helen Hockenhull, Alan Rose, Tim Moon, Jim Ellison: vocals [1, 14]

Tracks

1. Bright Shining Morning? (3.17)
2. Ettrick (3.32)
3. Childminder’s Song (2.24)
4. Can’t Hug You (3.44)
5. Fly Away (4.20)
6. Sheath and Knife (Roud 3960; Child 16) (5.25)
7. Gartan Mother’s Lullaby (4.47)
8. Mouth Music (2.22)
9. Jeannie Jenkins (2.21)
10. Song for a Seafarer (4.15)
11. Soweto (4.20)
12. Accidents (2.10)
13. Bury My Heart (3.22)
14. St. Peter’s Fields (3.22)
15. I Know Love (5.22)
16. The Bluebell Polka (1.23)

Tracks 1, 4 Janet Russell, Jim Woodland;
Track 2 poem by Lady John Scott, tune Archie Fisher;
Track 3 Janet Russell;
Tracks 5, 10 Jan Harmon;
Tracks 6, 8-9 trad. arr. Janet Russell;
Track 7 words Seosamh MacCathmhaoil (Joseph Campbell), music trad. arr. Janet Russell, Ianto Thornber;
Track 11 Eileen Penman;
Tracks 12-15 Jim Woodland;
Track 16 Jimmy Shand

Produced by Jack Evans;
Recorded at CaVa East Studios, Edinburgh, by Nik Kinloch;
Cover illustration by John Gibb;
Design by John Haxby, art surgery

Musicians

Janet Russell: vocals, guitar;
Christine Kydd: vocals, guitar;
with
James Mackintosh: bongos and kashishi [6];
Michel Byrne: additional vocals [4];
Jim Sutherland: bodhrán [1, 14];
Mairi Campbell: stepping [2], viola [3, 9];
Jack Evans: Ashbory bass [3, 9, 11, 13], Overton whistle [13]

Tracks

1. Rattlin’ Roarin’ Willie (Roud 6192; G/D 4:776) (2.12)
2. The Fisherman’s Wife (2.20)
3. Logan Water (Roud 6842) (3.36)
4. Les Filles des Forges / Faca sibh Mairi nighean Alastair / Up & Awa’ wi’ the Laverock (3.53)
5. Duncan Gray (Roud 8688) (2.22)
6. Lady Mary Anne (Roud 31; Laws O35; G/D 6:1222) / Reel o’ Stumpie, O (Roud 7252; G/D 7:1398) / Tail Toddle (Roud 11275; G/D 8:1716) (2.47)
7. The Terror Time (4.29)
8. Strathmartine Braes (Roud 6258) (1.23)
9. Clerk Saunders (Roud 3855; Child 69) (4.57)
10. La Caille (2.36)
11. Pride’s Awa’ (4.04)
12. The Bluebell Polka (1.19)
13. The Parting Glass (Roud 1801; G/D 8:1516) (3.35)
14. Jock Since Ever / Macaphee (Roud 20741) / Ho Ho Bonny Lass (2.28)

All tracks trad. arr. Janet Russell, Christine Kydd except
Tracks 3, 5 Robert Burns;
Track 4c Andy Hunter;
Track 7 Ewan MacColl;
Track 8 Mary Brooksbank;
Track 11 Davie Robertson;
Track 12 F. Stanley, Paddy Roberts;

Recorded at Shireshead Studio, Lancaster, by Tony Bonner;
Produced by Gordon Jones;
Photographs by Lizzie Coombes;
Design by Joe Pieczenko

Musicians

Janet Russell: vocals, guitar;
Najam Jawed: tabla [2, 10, 14];
Steve Tilston: guitar [6];
Tom McConville: fiddle [7];
Gill Redmond: cello [14]

Tracks

1. Pretty Polly (Roud 268; Laws N7; G/D 1:171, 1:172) (3.39)
2. Eppie Morrie (Roud 2583; Child 223) (4.00)
3. The Creole Girl’s Lament (3.20)
4. Steely Water / Donal Óg (Roud 3379) (6.33)
5. Waxie’s Dargle (2.14)
6. Mary Ambree (Roud V41815) (3.05)
7. Sodger’s Cairn (5.41)
8. Matt Hyland (Roud 2880) (6.54)
9. Collier Laddie (Roud 3787; G/D 5:991) (2.50)
10. Banks of Sweet Dundee (Roud 148; Laws M25; G/D 2:224) (4.33)
11. My Laddie Sits (Roud 3181) / Maire Nighean Alastair / Gie My Love Brose (Roud 8552, 12585) (1.53)
12. The Pigeon and the Sparra (2.21)
13. Waly Waly up the Bank (Roud 87; Child 204) (3.30)
14. Wexford Lullaby (5.03)
15. Willie Brewed a Peck o’ Maut (Roud V5060) / Barren Rocks of Aden / Swing Yer Maw (3.03)

Tracks 1-2, 13 trad. Scots;
Tracks 3, 12 words Janet Russell, tune trad.;
Track 4a Nancy Kerr;
Tracks 4b, 8 trad. Irish;
Track 5 trad.;
Tracks 6, 10 trad. English;
Track 7 poem by Mary Symon, tune Janet Russell;
Track 9 trad. Scots / Robert Burns;
Track 11a trad. N.E. England;
Track 11b trad. Scots Gaelic;
Track 11c, 15a Robert Burns;
Track 14 trad. / John Renbourn;
Track 15c Glasgow Music Hall song