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Venus in Tweeds Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX076 (CD, UK, February 1994) |
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Produced by Jim Sutherland;
Recorded by Stuart Hamilton at Rel Studios, Edinburgh;
Band portraits by Chris Hill;
Backcard photography by Kenny Bean;
Sleeve design by John Haxby, Art Surgery
Musicians
Angus R. Grant: fiddle, vocals;
Ian M. MacLeod: mandolin, vocals;
Garry Finlayson: banjo, banjax, vocals;
Malcolm Crosbie: guitar, vicals, whistling;
Conrad Ivitsky: bass, vocals;
James Mackintosh: drums, percussion, vocals
Tracks
- The Pipe Tunes: John McKenzie’s Fancy / The Kitchen Piper (4.55)
- Horace: The Grampian Television Jig / Horace Shaw of Highfield / The Old Woman’s Dance (5.05)
- The Point Road (3.15)
- Venus in Tweeds (4.04)
- Waiting for Conrad (5.42)
- Two Fifty to Vigo (4.52)
- Paranoia / Flapper’s Reel (5.49)
- Buying a Blanket / Murphy the Mousecatcher (4.24)
- The Tammienorrie / Leo Elsey’s Reel / Les Reel des Voyageurs (5.17)
- The Point Road (Joiner’s Mix) (3.25)
Track 1a J. Barrie; >
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Shooglenifty: A Whisky Kiss
A Whisky Kiss Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX106 (CD, UK, 1996) Produced by Jim Sutherland; Ian M. MacLeod: mandolin, tenor banjo;
Tracks 1ab, 4, 5b, 7c Ian M. MacLeod; >
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Shooglenifty: Solar Shears
Solar Shears Vertical Records VERTCD053 (CD, UK, 2000) Produced by Jum Sutherland; Malcolm Crosbie: electric guitar, acoustic guitar,
electric sitar [8],
melody mandolin [9];
Tracks 1, 8 words Garry Finlayson, music Shooglenifty; >
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Shooglenifty: Radical Mestizo
Radical Mestizo Shoogle Records SHOOGLE04003 (CD, UK, 2005)
Recorded live while on tour in Mexico, USA and Scotland Malcolm Crosbie: acoustic and electric guitars;
Tracks 1, 3-4, 6-8 Angus Grant / Shooglenifty; >
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Shooglenifty: Troots
Troots Shoogle Records SHOOGLE06005 (CD, UK, 2007)
Recorded in “Ballachan” Glenuig, The Eastgate Theatre Peebles, The Birman House Hotel, various Shoogle residencies and Malcolm’s shed, Angus R. Grant: fiddle; with
Track 1 Luke Plumb, R. MacArthur, Shooglenifty; >
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The Bevvy Sisters: St James Sessions
St James Sessions Shoogle Records SHOOGLE09012 (CD, UK, 2009)
Produced and mixed by David Donnelly and The Bevvy Sisters; Heather MacLeod,
Kaela Rowan,
Lindsey Black: vocals; with
Track 1 The Bevvy Sisters; >
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Shooglenifty: The Untied Knot
The Untied Knot Shoogle Records SHOOGLE15015 (CD, UK, 6 July 2015)
Produced by Mattie Foulds and Shooglenifty at Mobile with a Home, Heriot Toun
and various sheds in Scotland and Australia; Angus R. Grant: fiddle; and with
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Kaela Rowan: The Fruited Thorn
The Fruited Thorn Shoogle Records SHOOGLE16016 (CD, UK, 1 August 2016)
Produced by James Mackintosh and Kaela Rowan; Kaela Rowan: vocals, guitar, whistle, bodhrán; with
Track 1 Robert Burns arr. James Mackintosh, Kaela Rowan; >
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Shooglenifty & Dhun Dhora: Written in Water
Written in Water Shooglenifty SHOOGLE18018 (CD, UK, 9 November 2018)
Recorded by Ben Seal at the Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, and in Craigrothie, Soctland; Angus R. Grant: fiddle [1]; with Chanan Khan Manhaniyar: dhol, dumbek;
Tracks 1, 4a, 6a trad. Scotland; >
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Shooglenifty: Acid Croft Vol. 9
Acid Croft Vol. 9 Shooglenifty SHOOGLE20120 (CD, UK, 13 January 2021) Produced by Andy Bell, with assistance from Barry Reid; Folk Radio UK review
by Johnny Whalley Eilidh Shaw: fiddle, vocals;
Track 1a Eilidh Shaw, Malcolm Crosbie; >
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Shooglenifty
Track 1b Neil Dickie;
Tracks 2ab, 3, 5, 7ab, 8a, 9a, 10 Ian M. MacLeod;
Track 2c P.M. Donald MacLeod;
Tracks 4, 6, 8b Angus R. Grant;
Track 9b trad. arr. Shooglenifty;
Track 9c trad.;
Shooglenifty: A Whisky Kiss

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Recorded by Stuart Hamilton at Castle CaVa Studios;
Photographs of Shooglenifty by Manolo Nieto;
Mask by Hannah Campbell;
Kilt pin by Brenda Temple;
Sleeve design and electronic montage images by John HaxbyMusicians
Angus R. Grant: fiddle;
Garry Finlayson: banjo, banjax;
Malcolm Crosbie: acoustic guitar, electric guitar;
Conrad Ivitsky: bass;
James Mackintosh: drums, percussion, pianoTracks
Tracks 2ab, 7b Angus R. Grant;
Tracks 3 Garry Finlayson;
Track 5a Jim Sutherland;
Track 5c Roddy (R.S.) MacDonald;
Track 6 Kari Reiman;
Track 7a trad. arr. Shooglenifty;
Track 8 Duncan JohnstoneShooglenifty: Solar Shears

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Compass Records 7 4303 2 (CD, USA, 2001)album details
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Recorded by Nick Kinloch at Kinky Studios, Bongo Club, Edinburgh;
Mastered by Paul McGeechan at Paw Paw Productions, Glasgow;
Photography by Martin Gray;
Design by Lewin Maxintyre, Tank GlasgowMusicians
Garry Finlayson: five-string banjo, banjax;
Angus R. Grant: fiddle;
Conrad Ivitsky: bass guitar, double bass,
harmonica [6],
berimbau [2];
James Mackintosh: drums, percussion, programming samples, psaltery,
bass [2];
Ian M. MacLeod: mandolin, tenor banjo, vocals,
wicky wicky stick [2];
Jim Sutherland: programming,
synthesiser [5]Tracks
Tracks 2-3, 5 words Angus R. Grant, music Shooglenifty;
Tracks 4, 7ab, 10abc words Ian M. MacLeod, music Shooglenifty;
Track 6 Alex Mackenzie;
Track 9 words Malcolm Crosbie, music ShoogleniftyShooglenifty: Radical Mestizo

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Compass Records 7 4409 2 (CD, US, 2005)album details
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Musicians
Garry Finlayson: banjo, banjax;
Angus R. Grant: fiddle;
Luke Plumb: mandolin, tenor banjo;
Quee MacArthur: bass, percussion;
James Mackintosh: drums, machines, darabukaTracks
Track 2 Luke Plumb & Angus Grant / Shooglenifty;
Tracks 5, 10 Luke Plumb / Shooglenifty;
Track 9 James Mackintosh & Luke Plumb / ShoogleniftyShooglenifty: Troots

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Tracks 4, 6-8 produced and mixe2d by Stuart Hamilton and Shooglenifty in Castlesoud Studios, Pencaitland;
Tracks 1-3, 5, 9-10 produced and mixe2d by Paul McGeechan and Shooglenifty in Park Lane Studios, Glasgow;
Band photos by Louis de Carlo;
Fishing pictures from Fin Wilson’s archive;
Cover art ‘Double Catch’ by Vaughan Bass;
Graphic design by MitchMusicians
Luke Plumb: mandolin, bouzouki, tenor banjo, piano, guitar;
Malcolm Crosbie: guitars;
Garry Finlayson: banjo, banjax, five-string banjos,
filtered guitar [2];
Ranald ‘Quee’ MacArthur: 5-string electric bass,
‘Da Gamba’ electric double bass, programming;
James Mackintosh: Traps kit, percussion, programming
Tanya Tagaq Girls: vocals [2];
Kaela Rowan: vocals [3]Tracks
Tracks 2-4, 6c, 8, 10 Luke Plumb, Shooglenifty;
Track 5 Angus R. Grant, Shooglenifty;
Track 6a Malcolm Crosbie, Shooglenifty;
Track 6b trad., Shooglenifty;
Track 7 R. MacArthur, Shooglenifty;
Track 9 Pipe Major Donald Macleod, ShoogleniftyThe Bevvy Sisters: St James Sessions

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Recorded by David Donnelly live at St James Hall, Innerleithen, in June 2009;
Inner sleeve photos by Vini Bonnar;
Sleeve artwork by Micky Marr;
Sleeve layout by Gordon WebberMusicians
David Donnelly: guitar, vocals [8, 10];
James Mackintosh: drums and percussion,
12-string guitar [14]
Emma Smith: double bass [2-7, 9, 11-14];
Donald Hay: percussion [2-3, 12-14]Tracks
Tracks 2, 10 trad.;
Track 3 Leadbelly;
Tracks 4, 13 Lindsey Black;
Track 5 Kaela Rowan;
Track 6 David Donnelly;
Track 7 Sammy Parton, Jolie Holland;
Track 8 Richard Adler;
Track 9 Heather Macleod, Karine Polwart;
Track 11 Hank Garland, George Vaughn;
Track 12 Heather Macleod;
Track 14 Kaela Rowan, SunshineShooglenifty: The Untied Knot

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Recorded by Quee MacArthur, Mattie Foulds and Ewan MacPherson;
Mixed by Mattie Foulds and Shooglenifty;
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios;
Cover art by John Byrne RSA;
Cover design by Lewis BilslandMusicians
Ewan MacPherson: mandolin, tenor banjo, guitar, jew’s harp, zurna;
Garry Finlayson: banjo, banjax, darabouka;
James Mackintosh: drums, percussion, programming, bass, guitar, piano,
keyboards, vocals;
Malcolm Crosbie: guitars;
Quee MacArthur: bass
Kaela Rowan: vocals [1, 3-8, 10]
Ross Ainslie: whistles [1, 11],
pipes [41];
Conrad Ivitsky Molleson: bass [1, 4, 8];
Luke Plumb: mandolin [6, 9];
Dave Milligan: piano [4]Tracks
Kaela Rowan: The Fruited Thorn

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Recorded by James Mackintosh and Cameron Malcolm;
Mixed by James Mackintosh, Quee MacArthur and Kaela Rowan;
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios;
Cover photo by Douglas Robertson;
Cover design by Somhairle MacDonald;
Inside photo ‘Poe, the Raven’ by Tom SprossMusicians
James Mackintosh: percussion, guitars, keyboard, programming, vocals;
Ewan MacPherson: guitars, mandolin, jew’s harp
Dave Milligan: piano [1, 3];
Dayam Khan Manganiyar: vocals [2, 11];
Ewan Vernal: double bass [1-2, 4, 8-10];
Griogair Labhruidh: small pipes [10],
whistles [11];
Jarlath Henderson: uilleann pipes [3, 5],
vocals and whistles [5];
John McCusker: fiddle [1, 9],
harmonium [9];
Patsy Reid: fiddle and viola [2, 8, 11],
cello [2]Tracks
Track 2 Alasdair Grand, Charlie Macfarlane;
Tracks 3, 5, 7-9, 11 trad. arr. James Mackintosh, Kaela Rowan;
Tracks 4, 6, 10 trad. arr. James Mackintosh, Kaela Rowan, Ewan MacPhersonShooglenifty & Dhun Dhora: Written in Water

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Additional recording by Shooglenifty;
Recording of Angus R. Grant by Ewan MacPherson at the Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur;
Mixed and produced by Ben Seal and Shooglenifty;
Photography by Don Coutts, Douglas Robertson, Ewan MacPherson and James Mackintosh;
Cover design by Lewis Bilsland,
Liner notes by Jane-Ann PurdyMusicians
Shooglenify
Ewan MacPherson: mandolin, tenor banjo, jew’s harp;
Garry Finlayson: acoustic and electric 5-string banjos, ebow;
James Mackintosh: drums, percussion, bass [8];
Kaela Rowan: vocals;
Malcolm Crosbie: guitars;
Quee MacArthur: basses
Laura Jane Wilkie: fiddle [2-8]Dhun Dhora
Dayam Khan Manhaniyar: vocals, harmonium;
Ghaafor Khan Manhaniyar: khartal;
Latif Khan Manhaniyar: bhapang, morchang;
Pyaru Khan Manhaniyar: dhol;
Roshan Khan Manhaniyar: vocals [3];
Sardar Khan Lanfa: sarangi, vocals;
Sattar Khan Manhaniyar: dhol;
Swaroop Khan Manhaniyar: dhol, dholakTracks
Tracks 2, 3a, 4b, 5b, 6b, 8b trad. Rajasthan;
Track 3b Laura Jane Wilkie;
Tracks 5a, 7a, 8a Ewan MacPherson;
Track 7b Donald MacLeodShooglenifty: Acid Croft Vol. 9

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Recorded by Barry Reid at Watercolour Studio in the Scottish Highlands;
Additional recording by Shooglenifty;
Mixed by Andy Bell;
Mastered by Calum Malcolm;
Photo of Shooglenifty by Douglas Robertson;
Cover artwork by Ashley Cook;
Design by Van Gill MediaMusicians
Ewan MacPherson: mandolin, tenor banjo, jew’s harp, vocals;
Garry Finlayson: banjax, banjo;
James Mackintosh: drums, percussion4, piano, thumbjam;
Kaela Rowan: vocals, percussion;
Malcolm Crosbie: guitars;
Quee MacArthur: bassesTracks
Tracks 1bc Eilidh Shaw;
Tracks 2, 4 trad.;
Track 3 Kaela Rowan, A. MacDonald;
Track 5 Kaela Rowan;
Tracks 6-7 refrain Kaela Rowan;
Track 8a Angus R. Grant;
Track 8b Ewan MacPhersonOther records with Shooglenifty
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