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Robbie Greig: Robbie Greig and Friends

Robbie Greig and Friends Robbie Greig Robbie Greig CD001RG (CD, UK, 24 April 2016)

Produced by Jani Lang;
Recorded 14-19 December 2015 at St. Vicent’s Chapel, Stockbridge, Edinburgh, except
Track 4 recorded 29 October 2015 at some location;
Additional recording in Portobello (Jenny Hill), Musselburgh (Robbie Greig) and Glasgow (Adam Rhodes, Joseph Peach and Andrew White);
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jani Lang;
Additional recording by Adam Rhodes, Joseph Peach and Hamish MacLeod;
Photographs by Martin Forry and Simon Baker;
Artwork and sleeve design by Caitlin Sonachan

Musicians

Robbie Greig: fiddle, vocals, tenor guitar, shruti box;
Jack Badcock: guitar [2-3, 8-10], backing vocals;
Jack McRobbie: guitar [1,4,6,11];
Paddy Callaghan: button-box;
Lea MacLeod: flutes, whistles and Highland pipes;
Ciarán Ryan: banjo;
Eamonn Nugent: bodhrán;
Jenny Hill: double bass;
Murray Willis: accordion, piano [3, 5];
Adam Rhodes: bouzouki;
Joseph Peach: Fender Rhodes;
Tomás Callister: fiddle [4];
Andrew Waite: piano [8]

Tracks

1. Ale Is Dear: The Ale Is Dear / The Steampacket / Marion Campbell of Benbecula (3.08)
2. Slidespeys: Cuz Teahan’s / Inns’ Dhomhs’ Càil thu Cadal / Johnny O’Leary’s (3.28)
3. Greim na Mara (Sea Fever) (3.17)
4. Jig / Slipjig / Reel: Nora Crionna / Pòsaidh Beathag an Ceàrd / The Periwig (3.39)
5. The Fairest Rose (4.56)
6. A, eh?: Highland Jig No. 1 / Untitled Reel / For She Is Comical (2.53)
7. Gordon’s Mazurka: Gordon’s Mazurka / The Butlers of Glen Avenue / Old Women Tossed Up in a Blanket (4.06)
8. Oran Arras (1.50)
9. Ribbons: Ribeannan Ribheach / Nighean na Cailliche Crotaiche Crùbaich / Seallaibh Cudairdh Eòghainn (3.28)
10. The Witch Island Slipjigs: An Phis Fliuch / Dì-Molaidh an Uisge-Beatha (In Dispraise of Whisky) / The Witch Island (3.58)
11. Isolation Reels: The St. Kilda Wedding / Splendid Isolation / Christmas Comes Late (3.09)

Track 1a trad. arr. Robbie Greig, Jack McRobbie, Eamonn Nugent, Joseph Peach, Adam Rhodes;
Track 1b trad. arr. Robbie Greig, Lea MacLeod, Jack McRobbie, Eamonn Nugent, Joseph Peach, Adam Rhodes;
Track 1c Lea McLeod;
Track 2a trad. arr. Jack Badcock, Paddy Callaghan, Robbie Greig, Jenny Hill;
Track 2b trad. arr. Jack Badcock, Robbie Greig, Jenny Hill;
Track 2c trad. arr. Jack Badcock, Paddy Callaghan, Robbie Greig, Jenny Hill, Adam Rhodes, Ryan;
Track 3 words John Masefield, tune John Robbie Greig, Gaelic translation: Robbie Greig, Michel Byrne; arr. Jack Badcock, Robbie Greig, Jenny Hill, Murray Willis;
Tracks 4abc trad. arr. Callister, Robbie Greig, Jack McRobbie;
Track 5 Tommy Peoples;
Tracks 6abc trad. arr. Paddy Callaghan, Robbie Greig, Lea MacLeod, Jack McRobbie, Eamonn Nugent, Joseph Peach, Adam Rhodes, Ciarán Ryan;
Tracks 7a ,11c Robbie Greig;
Track 7b Anthony ‘Sully’ Sullivan;
Track 7c trad. arr. Robbie Greig;
Track 8 words Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna, tune Robbie Greig;
Tracks 9ab trad. arr. Jack Badcock, Paddy Callaghan, Robbie Greig, Lea MacLeod, Eamonn Nugent;
Track 9c trad. arr. Jack Badcock, Paddy Callaghan, Robbie Greig, Lea MacLeod, Eamonn Nugent, Ciarán Ryan;
Tracks 10ab trad. arr. Jack Badcock, Robbie Greig, Lea MacLeod, Eamonn Nugent;
Track 10c Janos Lang;
Track 11a trad., Capt. Simon Fraser arr. Paddy Callaghan, Robbie Greig, Lea MacLeod, Jack McRobbie, Ciarán Ryan;
Track 11b Brendan McGlinchey