Produced by Brian McNeill for Springthyme Records and High Hold Productions;
Tracks 1-3, 7-8, 11-12, 14, 18 recorded at Pier House Studios, Edinburgh, in April and September 1995;
Tracks 4-6, 9-10, 13, 15-17 recorded at Glenrothes Digital Studio in October 1995;
Additional instrumentation and choruses recorded at Glenrothes Digital Studio in October 1995;
Mixed by Peter Haigh at Pier House Studios in January 1996;
Cover photo by Marc Marnie, Stagefright Photography;
Concept and design by Peter Shepheard;
Subsidised by the Scottish Arts Council

Liner notes and song texts

Musicians

Jock Duncan: lead vocals;
Brian McNeill: fiddle, bouzouki, concertina, guitar, electric bass;
Peter Shepheard: A, D, G & C melodeons;
Gordon Duncan: highland pipes, cauldwind pipes and whistles;
Chris Miles, Aileen Carr and Maureen Jelks (of Palaver), Peter Shepheard, Tommy Bonnar: chorus vocals

Tracks

1. Gruel (Roud 935) (2.21)
2. Rhynie (Roud 3090; G/D 3:348) (2.50)
3. Lothian Hairst (Roud 2165; G/D 3:404) / Hairster’s Reel (3.27)
4. The Cruel Mother (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (5.07)
5. Hash o Benagoak (Roud 1527) (3.19)
6. Bogie’s Bonnie Belle (Roud 2155; G/D 7:1396) (5.28)
7. Glenlogie (Roud 101; Child 238; G/D 5:973) (3.46)
8. Bonnie Udny (Roud 3450; G/D 6:1089) (4.27)
9. Bonnie Lass o Fyvie (Roud 545; G/D 1:84) (4.58)
10. Sleepytoon (Roud 3775; G/D 3:356) (3.55)
11. Mormond Braes (Roud 2171; G/D 6:1142) (2.04)
12. The Hairst o Rettie (Roud 3512; G/D 3:408) (3.42)
13. MacFarlan o the Sprotts (Roud 6314; G/D 6:1221) (4.06)
14. Plooboy Lads (Roud 5138) (3.19)
15. Drumdelgie (Roud 2180; G/D 3:384) (4.05)
16. The Battle o Harlaw (Roud 2861; Child 163; G/D 1:112) / The Desperate Battle (6.05)
17. Banks of Inverurie (Roud 1415; G/D 6:1263) (4.51)
18. Barnyards o Delgaty (Roud 2136; G/D 3:347) (3.06)

All tracks trad.

Produced by Ronnie Cairns at Sleepytown;
Music for accompanied tracks recorded by Ian McIvor in the Acorn Studio, Moray;
Unaccompanied tracks recorded at the Sleepy Studio, Aberdeenshire;
Mastered at the Sleepy Studio, Aberdeenshire;
Colour photos by Ian Sadler, Strathview Photographics, Pitlochry, Perthshire;
Track research, booklet notes, artwork by Ronnie Cairns

Musicians

Jock Duncan: vocals;
James Alexander: accordion [1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10-11, 13-14, 16-17]

Tracks

1. Breemie’s Bonnie Dother (Roud 2175; G/D 4:723) (3.17)
2. The Diamond Ship (Roud 2172; G/D 1:11) (3.03)
3. The Strae Man (Roud 5161; G/D 2:316) (2.37)
4. Jamie Foyers (Roud 1941; G/D 1:106) (3.16)
5. Bonnie Ythanside (Roud 3783; G/D 5:951) (3.39)
6. Lang Johnny More (Roud 3100; Child 251; G/D 2:246) (5.49)
7. The Moss o Burreldale (Roud 1876) (4.59)
8. Come All Ye Fisher Lassies (Roud 12504) (2.28)
9. The Muckin’ o’ Geordie’s Byre (Roud 2137; G/D 7:1303) (3.05)
10. The Flower o’ Northumberland (Roud 25; Child 9; G/D 6:1149) (3.32)
11. Tatties an’ Herrin (Roud 16927) (4.39)
12. Johnnie o’ Cocklesmeer (Roud 69; Child 114; G/D 2:250) (5.17)
13. The Scranky Black Fermer (Roud 2872; G/D 3:357) (3.04)
14. MacPherson’s Rant (Roud 2160; G/D 3:697) (5.04)
15. The Weddin’ o’ McGinnis (Roud 5158) (2.38)
16. Sir Patrick Spens (Roud 41; Child 58; G/D 1:17) (4.29)
17. The Last Trip Home (Roud 16928) (4.36)

All tracks trad. except
Track 7 George S. Morris;
Track 8 Ewan MacColl;
Track 9 words George S. Morris, music trad.;
Track 11 trad. except verses 5-6 Jock Duncan;
Track 15 words George Bruce Thomson, music Willie Kemp;
Track 17 words Davy Steele, music John McCusker