> Folk Music > Records > Sarah-Jane Summers: Nesta
Sarah-Jane Summers: Nesta
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Nesta Dell Daisy Records DELL001 (CD, UK, August 2008) |
Tracks 4, 7, 11 produced by Barry Phillips and Sarah-Jane Summers;
Track 9 produced by Liz Knowles and Sarah-Jane Summers;
All other tracks produced by Guy Veale and Sarah-Jane Summers;
Tracks 4, 7, 9, 11 recorded by Iain Graham at Park Lane Studio, Glasgow;
All other tracks recorded by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland:
Mixed and mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios:
Illustration by Annabel Wright;
Design and art direction by Emlyn Firth
Musicians
Sarah-Jane Summers:
Hardanger fiddle [1, 4, 7, 10, 13],
fiddle;
Ewan MacPherson: 6 and 12-string guitars, jew's harp;
Kevin McGuire: double bass;
Barry Phillips: 5-string cello;
Paul Jennings: percussion;
Liz Knowles: fiddle [9];
Guy Veale: Tibetan singing bowl, synthesiser,
programming [12]
Tracks
- The Happy Hardanger: Da Lounge Bar / The Happy Hardanger (6.13)
- Tha m' Aigne fo Ghruaim (This Depression on My Soul) (3.44)
- Guddlin' in the Burn: Andrew Carr / Sarah-Jane's / Guddlin' in the Burn (3.41)
- Fionn's (5.13)
- The Bonny Breast Knot / Arthur's Seat (4.40)
- Spike on a Bike / The Underwater Gardener (6.14)
- Tha mi Tinn leis a' Ghaoil (I Am Sick with Love) / Fair Field House (5.52)
- Maggie Cameron / The Blackbird / The Wee Cobbler (3.35)
- Dancing Dolly (4.24)
- Lady Madelina Sinclair / Tomahawk (3.20)
- Athole Brose: Pols / Athole Brose / Lugum Leik (6.19)
- The Lewisman in Exile (An Leòdhasach ann an Tir Chein) (3.02)
- Urban Trad: Ranarim's Trip to Scotland / Urban Trad (5.44)
Track 1a Annlaug Børsheim;
Tracks 1b, 3c, 6a 13b Sarah-Jane Summers;
Tracks 2, 3a, 5b, 8ab, 10b trad. arr. Sarah-Jane Summers, Ewan MacPherson;
Track 3b Jenny Reid;
Track 4 Charlie McKerron;
Track 5a Pipe Major Donald McLeod;
Track 6b Sarah Northcott;
Track 7a trad. arr. Sarah-Jane Summers, Barry Phillips;
Track 7b John Riddell of Ayr, arr. Sarah-Jane Summers, Barry Phillips;
Track 8c Drum Major Robert Bruce;
Track 9 Donald R. Riddell;
Track 10a William Marshall arr. Sarah-Jane Summers;
Track 11a trad. Norwegian arr. Sarah-Jane Summers, Barry Phillips;
Track 11b Abraham MacIntosh (1769) arr. Sarah-Jane Summers;
Track 12 trad. arr. Sarah-Jane Summers, Guy Veale;
Track 13a Ewan MacPherson
> Folk Music > Records > RANT: RANT
RANT: RANT
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RANT Make Believe Records MBR4CD (CD, UK, 19 August 2013) |
Recorded by Iain Hutchison at East Church, Cromarty, the Black Isle, Scotland
on 11-12 May 2013;
Mixed and mastered by Stuart Hamilton;
Photography by Sean Purser;
Artwork and design by Louise Bichan
Musicians
Lauren MacColl, Bethany Reid, Jenna Reid, Sarah-Jane Summers: fiddles
Tracks
- Fremont Center / One for Us (5.06)
- East Church (3.58)
- Back Home at Onsbäcken (3.00)
- Miss Ferguson of Raith / Miss Mary MacDonald's (5.15)
- Jordan Taylor's / The New Christmas / Kate and Julie's First Reel (4.37)
- Tuning Prelude / The Ramparts (4.26)
- Tha m'fhearann saidhbhir ho a ho (My Land Is Rich) (2.26)
- Port a' Bhdaich (The Old Man's Tune) / Willie Be Wast da Loch / Da Haa (4.45)
- Lenzie Lasses / Loserquest Jig / 25! (5.09)
- Jan's Return (4.03)
Track 1a Liz Carroll;
Tracks 1b, 9a, 10 Jenna Reid;
Tracks 2, 9bc Lauren MacColl;
Track 3 Karen Tweed;
Tracks 4ab, 5b, 6ab, 8a trad.;
Track 5a Gordon McLean;
Track 5c Jerry Holland;
Track 7 Alexander McDonald;
Track 8b Gideon Stove;
Track 8c Tom Anderson
> Folk Music > Records > Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola: Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola
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Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola Dell Daisy Records DELL003 (CD, UK, 25 November 2013) |
Recorded by Roar Nilsen at Parachute Studio, Oslo;
Mixed and mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland;
Back cover photo by Frode Skjold;
Inside photos by Malin Pettersen;
Album cover: Echo Glide, St Kilda by Claire Harkness;
Musicians
Sarah-Jane Summers: fiddle, Hardanger fiddle;
Juhani Silvola: guitar
Tracks
- Lassie an' Siller an' A's My Ain (Girl and Silver and All Is My Own) (2.30)
- Christmas Carousing / Cha Bhi Mi M'Lasgair (I Won't Be a Fisherman) (3.45)
- Itzikel (6.05)
- Portobello Smile (5.58)
- The Ormiston Rant / Outlaws Don't Dance Waltzes / Juhani's Reel (3.47)
- Caisteal a' Ghlinne (The Castle in the Glen) (6.33)
- Bodaich Bheag Abriachan / Loch Leven Castle / Miss Wedderburn / Foot It Feathy (4.29)
- The True Lover's Lament (4.52)
- Am Piobaire Sìth (The Fairy Piper) / The Drunken Landlady (3.22)
- Culloden Waltz (3.43)
Tracks 1-3, 7-9 trad.;
Track 4 Juhani Solvola;
Track 5 Sarah-Jane Summers;
Track 6 Eanrig MacIlleBhàìn;
Track 10 William Morrison
> Folk Music > Records > RANT: Reverie
RANT: Reverie
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Reverie Make Believe Records MBR6CD (CD, UK, 13 May 2016) |
Produced by Iain Hutchison and RANT;
Recorded by Iain Hutchison at Watercolour Studio, Luchaber, in January 2016;
Mixed by Iain Hutchison at GloWorm Recording;
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland;
Photography by Melanie Lewis;
Design by Heather Almond
Musicians
Lauren MacColl, Bethany Reid, Jenna Reid, Sarah-Jane Summers: fiddles
with
Ewan McLennan: vocals [7];
Julie Fowlis: vocals [10]
Tracks
- JT’s (3.16)
- Miss Drummond of Perth's Favourite Scotch Measure / Strathbogie Toast (3.43)
- Dad’s 60th Birthday March (2.20)
- Rehoboth (1.55)
- 5 Months / Wha’ll Dance Wi Wattie? (3.34)
- Hyltadance / A Happy Day in June (6.10)
- Mary’s Dream (4.10)
- The Orca (3.52)
- Geanie’s Lament (3.07)
- Thug thu chonnlach as an t-sabhal (You Took the Straw from the Barn) (1.38)
- Willie Cumming’s Rant (2.29)
- Fire Away! / Frank's (3.27)
- Fyrir mig, Jesú, þoldir þú (3.23)
Tracks 1, 3-4 Bethany Reid;
Tracks 2ab, 5b, 6a, 10 trad.;
Tracks 5a, 6b Lauren MacColl;
Track 7 words John Lowe, music trad.;
Track 8 Ewan MacPherson;
Tracks 9, 12ab James Scott Skinner;
Track 11 David Charles Mather;
Track 13 Sigurður Sævarsson
Video
> Folk Music > Records > Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola: Widdershins
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola: Widdershins
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Widdershins Dell Daisy Records DELL006 (CD, UK, 21 October 2016) |
Tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8 recorded by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland;
Tracks 3, 5, 9-11 recorded by Roar Nilsen at Parachute Studios, Oslo;;
Mixed by Juhani Silvola and Christoffer Brenna;
Mastered by Morgan Nicolaysen at Propeller Mastering;
Photos by Johannes Selvaag;
Design and cover art by Helen Wyllie
Folk Radio UK review by Neil McFadyen
Musicians
Sarah-Jane Summers: fiddle;
Juhani Silvola: guitar
Tracks
- Sydänyö (The Heart of the Night) (4.35)
- Widdershins (2.45)
- Brevig Reel, Ruaridh Barrach, Bellag the Drover (2.49)
- Vaajakosken Maija (4.58)
- Sister Donna Kelly, Skype-Clype, Kitthle Thairm (3.59)
- Silver Spring Reel (2.59)
- A' Cheapach Na Fàsach (Keppoch Desolate) (4.05)
- Målselv Reel (1.50)
- Burning Sands (3.26)
- Donald Morison (1.17)
- Spike on a Bike (3.58)
Tracks 1, 6, 9 Juhani Silvola;
Tracks 2, 4, 5bc, 8, 11 Sarah-Jane Summers;
Tracks 3abc, 5a, 7 trad. arr. Sarah-Jane Summers, Juhani Silvola;
Track 10 Alexander Granrt of Battangorm
Video
Sarah-Jane Summers and Juhani Silvola perform Sydänyö (The Heart of the Night):
> Folk Music > Records > Sarah-Jane Summers: Virr
Sarah-Jane Summers: Virr
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Virr Eight Nerve Audio 8nerve002 (CD, Norway, 31 August 2017) |
Recorded and mixed by Juhani Silvola;
Mastered by Helge Sten;
Front cover photo by Sarah-Jane Summers;
Back cover photo by Andreas Ulvo;
Cover design and artwork by Jonas H. Sjøvaag
Musicians
Sarah-Jane Summers: viola, fiddle
Tracks
- Tirl (3.19)
- Onplast (2.05)
- Virr (4.04)
- Bost (1.25)
- Mirr (4.15)
- Aitran (4.06)
- Vender (2.42)
- Aisk (4.52)
- Katrisper (2.10)
- Aftak (2.05)
- Rissen (1.51)
- Unbrak (2.53)
All tracks composed by Sarah-Jane Summers
> Folk Music > Records > Sarah-Jane Summers: Solo
Sarah-Jane Summers: Solo
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Solo Dell Daisy Records DELL008 (CD, UK, 8 March 2018) |
Produced by Juhani Silvola and Sarah-Jane Summers;
Recorded and mixed by Juhani Silvola, at Nesodden Kirke, Nesodden, Norway;
Mastered by Helge Sten;
Cover photo by Jenny Berger Myhre;
Cover design by Helen Wyllie
Musicians
Sarah-Jane Summers: fiddle, Hardanger fiddle
Tracks
- Lath' a' Siubhal Sleibhe Dhomh (On a Day As I Traversed the Mountain) (4.08)
- When You've Hooked Him Hold Him Fast / Ciod E Bhiodh Tu 'G Iarraidh & Number 182 (3.40)
- Lament for King George V (4.26)
- Oran An Aoig (The Song of Death) (3.50)
- Are You Always Pleased / Is Your Graith in Order or The Whipman's Rant / Bog an Lochan or Lady Grant of Grants Reell (4.26)
- Lament for Alexander Grant (Battan) (4.49)
- Huldrelått Frå Vang (3.39)
- Scott Skinner's Welcome to Inverness / Donald MacLean (4.55)
- Morning Prayer (1.34)
- A Young Lady's Panegyrick on Her Lover / A St. Kilda Girl's Lamentation on the Death of her Lover (3.54)
- Cumha Mhic a h-Arasaig (MacIntosh's Lament) (5.57)
Tracks 1, 2b, 4, 5abc, 10ab, 11 trad. arr. Sarah-Jane Summers;
Track 2a Joseph Lowe arr. Sarah-Jane Summers;
Tracks 3, 6 Donald R. Riddell;
Track 7 Ola Reishagen;
Track 8a Alaxander Grant (‘Battan’, 1856-1942) arr. Sarah-Jane Summers;
Track 8b Pipe Major Peter R. MacLeod (1879-1965) arr. Sarah-Jane Summers;
Track 9 Sarah-Jane Summers;
> Folk Music > Records > Sarah-Jane Summers: Kalopsia
Sarah-Jane Summers: Kalopsia
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Kalopsia Eight Nerve Audio 8nerve005 (CD, Norway, 11 January 2019) |
Recorded and mixed by Juhani Silvola;
Mastered by Helge Sten;
Front cover photo by Sarah-Jane Summers;
Back cover photo by Johannes Selvaag;
Cover design and artwork by Jonas H. Sjøvaag
Musicians
Sarah-Jane Summers: viola, Hardanger fiddle, fiddle
Tracks
- Lypophrenia (4.53)
- Scintilla (2.24)
- Oneirataxia (2.57)
- Widdendream (3.03)
- Petrichor (2.42)
- Susurrus (3.13)
- Meraki (3.15)
- Hiraeth (3.58)
- Reveille (1.59)
- Sciamachy (1.45)
- Phosphenes (2.36)
- Kenopsia (3.10)
- Lethophobia (2.23)
- Tacenda (1.02)
All tracks composed by Sarah-Jane Summers
> Folk Music > Records > Sarah-Jane Summers: Owerset
Sarah-Jane Summers: Owerset
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Owerset Eight Nerve Audio 8nerve004 (CD, Norway, 7 March 2019) |
Produced and mixed by Juhani Silvola;
Recorded by Øystein Frantzvå at Nabolaget, Oslo;
Mastered by Helge Sten, Deathprod;
Cover images from a painting by Alice Ciccone;
Cover design by Helen Wyllie
Musicians
Sarah-Jane Summers: fiddle;
Bridget Marsden: fiddle;
Leif Ottosson: accordion;
Hayden Powell: trumpet;
Juhani Silvola: electric amd acoustic guitars;
Morten Kvam: double bass
Tracks
- Gall-Ghàdheil (Norse-Gaels) (5.22)
- Flit (Flytja) (3.37)
- Fitakaleerie (3.11)
- Gate (Gata) (5.05)
- Rowk (Røyk) (5.32)
- Owerset I (1.55)
- Owerset II (5.56)
- The Handfasting (Handfesta) (5.04)
- The Spey Wife (Spåkone) (1.28)
- Blether (Blaðra) (2.44)
- Sgeig (Skegg) (4.17)
- Greet (Gråt) (5.46)
All tracks composed by Sarah-Jane Summers, commissioned by Celtic Connections for their New Voices Series 2018
> Folk Music > Records > Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola: The Smoky Smirr o Rain
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola: The Smoky Smirr o Rain
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The Smoky Smirr o Rain Eight Nerve Audio 8nerve008 (CD, Norway, 21 May 2021) |
Recorded by Morten Qvenild at Ugla Lyd Studio;
Mixed by Morten Qvenild and Juhani Silvola;
Mastered by Helge Sten;
Cover photo by Archie MacFarlane;
Design and cover art by Helen Wyllie
Folking.com review by Dai Jeffries
Musicians
Sarah-Jane Summers: fiddle;
Juhani Silvola: guitar, piano
Tracks
- Dàn Fhraoich (4.46)
- Number 81 (2.32)
- Mo Chruinneag Chreannar / Loisg Iad Gual io-uo (4.03)
- Pibroch (jig) / The Herring Reel (4.14)
- Taivaankannen Halki (Across the Firmament) (5.16)
- Borrowed Days (4.51)
- 'S Cian 's Gur Fad Tha Mi m' Thàmh (3.36)
- The Smoky Smirr o' Rain (3.12)
- Polskat (Rinda-Nickola) (3.44)
- Kummitädin Valssi (Godmother's Waltz) (3.39)
- Tha m' Aigne fo Ghruaim (This Depression on My Soul) (4.37)
Tracks 1-4, 7, 9, 11 trad. arr. Sarah-Jane Summers, Juhani Silvola;
Track 5 Juhani Silvola;
Tracks 6, 8, 10 Sarah-Jane Summers
> Folk Music > Records > Siskin Quartet: Flight Paths
Siskin Quartet: Flight Paths
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Flight Paths Eight Nerve Audio 8nerve010 (CD, Norway, 30 September 2022) |
Produced by the Siskin Quartet;
Recorded by Roar Nilsen at Nabolaget, Olso;
Mixed by Juhani Silvola;
Mastered by Helge Sten at Audio Virus Lab;
Album artwork by Glen Cutwerk
Folking.com review by Glenn Kimpton
Musicians
Sarah-Jane Summers,
Bridget Marsden: fiddles;
Leif Ottosson: accordion;
Juhani Silvola: electric and acoustic guitars
Tracks
- The Peewit (5.32)
- April Rain (3.58)
- Siskin Reel (3.58)
- Eagle Huntress (5.15)
- Midnattssol (Midnight Sun) (5.10)
- Morning Green (3.35)
- Firefinch (5.32)
- Time Flies (5.14)
- Albatrossi (6.16)
Tracks 1, 3 Sarah-Jame Summers;
Tracks 2, 6 Bridget Marsden;
Tracks 4-5, 8 Leif Ottssen;
Tracks 7, 9 Juhani Silvola
Video
Siskin Quartet play Morning Green and Firefinch at Umefolk:
> Folk Music > Records > Sarah-Jane Summers
Other records with Sarah-Jane Summers or Rant
Fribo,
The Ha' o' Habrahellia,
CD, Fellside FECD205, 2006
Fribo,
Happ,
CD, Fribo 00035, 2012
Julie Fowlis,
Gach Sgeul,
CD, Machair MACH003, 2014