> Folk Music > Records > Shooglenifty: Venus in Tweeds
Shooglenifty: Venus in Tweeds
Venus in Tweeds Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX076 (CD, UK, February 1994) |
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;
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.;
> Folk Music > Records > Shooglenifty: A Whisky Kiss
Shooglenifty: A Whisky Kiss
A Whisky Kiss Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX106 (CD, UK, 1996) |
Produced by Jim Sutherland;
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 Haxby
Musicians
Ian M. MacLeod: mandolin, tenor banjo;
Angus R. Grant: fiddle;
Garry Finlayson: banjo, banjax;
Malcolm Crosbie: acoustic guitar, electric guitar;
Conrad Ivitsky: bass;
James Mackintosh: drums, percussion, piano
Tracks
- Da Eye Wifey / Woods Number 1 (7.46)
- She’s in the Attic / Hey Goat (5.46)
- A Song for Susie (4.39)
- A Whisky Kiss (6.04)
- Good Drying: Flick It Up and Catch It / The Creepy Zone / Good Drying (5.34)
- Hoptsoi (8.03)
- The Price of a Pig / Crabbit Shona / Bancroft’s Descent (5.39)
- Farewell to Nigg (5.08)
Tracks 1ab, 4, 5b, 7c Ian M. MacLeod;
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 Johnstone
> Folk Music > Records > Shooglenifty: Solar Shears
Shooglenifty: Solar Shears
Solar Shears Vertical Records VERTCD053 (CD, UK, 2000) |
Produced by Jum Sutherland;
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 Glasgow
Musicians
Malcolm Crosbie: electric guitar, acoustic guitar,
electric sitar [8],
melody mandolin [9];
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
- The Hijab (5.24)
- Schuman’s Leap (3.39)
- Igor’s (3.57)
- August (5.20)
- Delighted (4.40)
- Maggie Ann of Clachnabrochan (3.11)
- Rod’s Doorway / The Rosehall Strap (4.56)
- 29 Steps (4.08)
- Kinky Haroosh (4.15)
- The Baker from Foz / Bjork’s Chauffeur / Hurley’s House (4.41)
Tracks 1, 8 words Garry Finlayson, music Shooglenifty;
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 Shooglenifty
> Folk Music > Records > Shooglenifty: Radical Mestizo
Shooglenifty: Radical Mestizo
Radical Mestizo Shoogle Records SHOOGLE04003 (CD, UK, 2005) |
Recorded live while on tour in Mexico, USA and Scotland
Musicians
Malcolm Crosbie: acoustic and electric guitars;
Garry Finlayson: banjo, banjax;
Angus R. Grant: fiddle;
Luke Plumb: mandolin, tenor banjo;
Quee MacArthur: bass, percussion;
James Mackintosh: drums, machines, darabuka
Tracks
- She’s in the Attic (5.51)
- Glenuig Hall (4.47)
- The Arm’s Dealer’s Daughter (7.20)
- Nordal Rumba (5.54)
- Carboni’s Farewell (6.57)
- Delighted (6.00)
- Schumann’s Leap (4.12)
- Heading West (5.15)
- A Fistful of Euro (7.12)
- Scraping the Barrel (6.23)
Tracks 1, 3-4, 6-8 Angus Grant / Shooglenifty;
Track 2 Luke Plumb & Angus Grant / Shooglenifty;
Tracks 5, 10 Luke Plumb / Shooglenifty;
Track 9 James Mackintosh & Luke Plumb / Shooglenifty
> Folk Music > Records > Shooglenifty: Troots
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,
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 Mitch
Musicians
Angus R. Grant: fiddle;
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
with
Tanya Tagaq Girls: vocals [2];
Kaela Rowan: vocals [3]
Tracks
- McConnell’s Rant (3.54)
- Excess Baggage (3.32)
- She’s a Keeper / The Lead Break / The Trim Controller (6.14)
- Charlie and the Professor / The Tap Inn / The Dazzler (5.53)
- Laureen’s Tune (3.01)
- Ful’ tae the Heid o’ Troots / Aku Umrim Il Zaginam / 32 Bars of Filth (6.34)
- The Eccentric (4.41)
- The Patient Nurses / Wattle Grove / Another Bucket of Eels (5.50)
- Walter Douglas MBE (4.26)
- Jane’s Dance (4.58)
Track 1 Luke Plumb, R. MacArthur, Shooglenifty;
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, Shooglenifty
> Folk Music > Records > The Bevvy Sisters: St James Sessions
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;
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 Webber
Musicians
Heather MacLeod,
Kaela Rowan,
Lindsey Black: vocals;
David Donnelly: guitar, vocals [8, 10];
James Mackintosh: drums and percussion,
12-string guitar [14]
with
Emma Smith: double bass [2-7, 9, 11-14];
Donald Hay: percussion [2-3, 12-14]
Tracks
- Bevvy Belltone (0.12)
- Oh Mary Don’t You Weep (Roud 11823) (5.12)
- Cow Cow Yicky Ay Ae (2.13)
- Draw the Line (4.22)
- The Way You Know You Do (3.21)
- 1000 Miles (5.16)
- The Littlest Birds (3.26)
- Go Lively, Get Lucky (0.46)
- Man of Many Valentines (2.06)
- Rock My Soul (Roud 11892) (2.41)
- Sugarfoot Rag (3.10)
- Old Mother Earth (4.34)
- Fine Lines (3.55)
- Apocalypse (5.54)
Track 1 The Bevvy Sisters;
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, Sunshine
> Folk Music > Records > Shooglenifty: The Untied Knot
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;
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 Bilsland
Musicians
Angus R. Grant: fiddle;
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
and
Kaela Rowan: vocals [1, 3-8, 10]
with
Ross Ainslie: whistles [1, 11],
pipes [41];
Conrad Ivitsky Molleson: bass [1, 4, 8];
Luke Plumb: mandolin [6, 9];
Dave Milligan: piano [4]
Tracks
- The Untied Knot / The Fall / Mile Marbhaisg Air A’ Ghaol (5.53)
- The Scorpian / The Devil’s Breath Hornpipe (4.18)
- Samhla Reel / Scolpaig (6.15)
- Somebody’s Welcome to Somewhere (6.16)
- Do Chrochadh a Thoill Thu, Thoill Thu / Nighean Rudh’ Bhàn Bh’aig Dòmhnall Ruadh Piobair / The Spice of Life (4.51)
- The Highway Carpark (4.06)
- Peaches / Monkswell Road / Meal Di Bhrògan (5.10)
- The High Road to Jodhpur / Am Bothan a Bh’aig Fionnghuala (3.46)
- The Arms of Sleep (5.34)
- Ruidhleadh Mo Nighean Donn / Am Buachaille Dubh Fionnghal (4.52)
- Fitzroy Crossing (6.06)
> Folk Music > Records > Kaela Rowan: The Fruited Thorn
Kaela Rowan: The Fruited Thorn
The Fruited Thorn Shoogle Records SHOOGLE16016 (CD, UK, 1 August 2016) |
Produced by James Mackintosh and Kaela Rowan;
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 Spross
Musicians
Kaela Rowan: vocals, guitar, whistle, bodhrán;
James Mackintosh: percussion, guitars, keyboard, programming, vocals;
Ewan MacPherson: guitars, mandolin, jew’s harp
with
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
- Now Westlin Winds (Roud 6936) (6.16)
- Eileen Fhianain (St Finnan’s Isle) (5.02)
- Lord Gregory (Roud 49; Child 76; G/D 6:1226) (5.37)
- Nighean Nan Geug (O Rarest of Maidens) (4.44)
- As I Roved Out (Roud 3479; G/D 6:1165) (6.20)
- Mary and the Gallant Soldier (2.56)
- Blackbird (What a Voice) (Roud 495) (6.31)
- Bratach Bana (White Banners) (4.35)
- If I Was a Blackbird (Roud 387; Henry H79) (6.04)
- The Bonnie Woods o’ Hatton (Roud 5531) (4.54)
- Griogal Cridhe (Beloved Gregor) (7.15)
Track 1 Robert Burns arr. James Mackintosh, Kaela Rowan;
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 MacPherson
> Folk Music > Records > Shooglenifty: Acid Croft Vol. 9
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;
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 Media
Folk Radio UK review by Johnny Whalley
Musicians
Eilidh Shaw: fiddle, vocals;
Ewan McPherson: 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: basses
Tracks
- Billy’s: Euphoricishness / Billy’s Birthday Tune / Colonel Sig of the 2-2-6 (8.02)
- Black Dog: Tìll an Crodh, Laochain (6.50)
- Air Chuairt: Air Allaban (6.46)
- Caravan Up North: An Robh Thu ‘Sa Bheinn (5.27)
- Hunting for Angus (8.09)
- Squat Lobster (7.13)
- Brutus (5.22)
- Trams: Silence of the Trams / Tom and Lisa’s (6.24)
Track 1a Eilidh Shaw, Malcolm Crosbie;
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 MacPherson
> Folk Music > Records > Shooglenifty
Other records with Shooglenifty
Various Artists: Folkal Point: Edinburgh, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX168, 1998
Various Artists: The Acoustic Folk Box, 4 CD, Topic TSFCD4001, 2002
Various Artists: Never Chance Your Luck Against the Sea, 2 CD, Deckchair DPCD 102/3, 2008
Various Artists: Dorsan Fosgailte / Doors Open, 2 CD, Creative Scotland CSCD005, 2017
Various Artists: The Electric Muse Revisited: The Story of Folk into Rock and Beyond, 4 CD, Good Deeds Music GDM060, 2021