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A’ the Way to Galloway

A’ the Way to Galloway Jo Miller Jo Miller JOM1CD (CD, UK, 4 June 2023)

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Garry Boyle, Slate Room Studio;
Manufactured by Martin Hadden at Birnam CD;
Designed by Calum Hadden at Birnam CD

Folking.com review by Dai Jeffries

Musicians

Jo Miller: vocals [1-3, 6-10, 12-13], fiddle [4-5, 7, 13-14], feet [13];
Amy Geddes: fiddle [1, 4, 7, 13], viola [5, 7, 14], vocals [11, 13], feet [13];
Robyn Stapleton: vocals [2, 8, 11, 13], feet [13];
Neil Sutcliffe: concertina [1, 6, 12, 14], piano [3, 7], piano accordion [4, 7, 13], free-bass accordion [5, 9], vocals [7, 10, 13], feet [13];
Steve Sutcliffe: bass concertina [12, 14];
Susan Currie: poem [1];
All: chorus [1, 7, 9, 12]

Tracks

1. I Was Born in Gallowa (3.06)
2. Lads That Were Reared Among Heather (Roud 5127) (2.34)
3. The Hills o Gallowa (Roud 5989; G/D 3:504) (4.29)
4. Miss Jo Miller / Polharrow New Brig (3.14)
5. Kathleen’s (4.52)
6. Canadie-I-O (Roud 309; Henry H162) (3.46)
7. The Braes of Galloway (Roud V53337) (4.45)
8. Gallowa Hills (Roud 3358) (3.17)
9. Buchts o Knockreoch (4.39)
10. Lord Ronald (Roud 10; Child 12; G/D 2:209; Henry H814) (4.35)
11. Seasons (1.42)
12. Toon o Dalry (4.57)
13. Polka Mazurka: When He Cometh / Marr’s Mazurka (3.11)
14. Mr Godfrey Smith of Balmaclellan (3.40)

Track 1 words Logan Paterson (1951-2013), music Jo Miller;
Tracks 2, 6, 8, 10, 13b trad.;
Track 3 words Thomas Cunningham (1776-1834);
Tracks 4, 12 Robert Murray (1907-1987);
Track 5 Neil Sutcliffe;
Track 7 words William Nicholson (1782-1849);
Track 9 Logan Paterson (1951-2013);
Track 11 words William Neill (1922-2010), music Jo Miller;
Track 13a W.O. Cushing (1823-1903);
Track 14 Steve Sutcliffe