The two compact discs Behind the Bothy Door, volumes one and two, contain all of the songs previously available on cassette format plus a few extra songs recorded during the making of the video Tam Reid—King of the Bothy Ballad Singers and are very representative of Tam’s extensive repertoire of songs and bothy ballads.

Recorded and produced by Mark Ellington at Towie Barclay Castle in 1988

Musicians

Tam Reid: vocals;
with Dave Swarbrick, Jock Dawson, Eric Ellington, Irene Leslie, Richard Thompson

Tracks

1. Annie McKelvie (Roud 23331) (3.53)
2. Im-Hm (Roud 2858) (3.40)
3. Bogie’s Bonnie Belle (Roud 2155; G/D 7:1396) (3.21)
4. It’s Afa’ Like It’s Father (Roud 8072) (2.42)
5. Drumallochie (Roud 2481; G/D 5:1043) (3.27)
6. Tobacco Pipes (Roud 5894; G/D 3:568) (0.11)
7. Buchan Ploughman (Roud 6855) (3.13)
8. Country Geordie (Roud 16926) (2.33)
9. Bandy’s Roup (Roud 15809) (4.03)
10. Braes o’ Braenell (Roud 11279) (2.22)
11. Hash o Bennagoak (Roud 1527) (2.45)
12. Princie and Jean (Roud 11266) (3.28)
13. The Buchan Bobby (Roud 15746) (4.37)
14. The Festival o’ Keith (Roud 16683) (2.46)
15. Lang Lang Syne (Roud 8322) (3.06)

Track 1 Iain Ingram;
Track 2 James Nicholson;
Tracks 3, 7, 11, 13 George S. Morris;
Track 4 Willie Kemp;
Tracks 5-6, 10 trad.;
Track 8 Tom L. Morrison;
Track 12 George Corrigall;
Track 14 Ian Middleton;
Track 15 The Rev. Dr. George S. Lawrie (c.1800)

Recorded and produced by Mark Ellington at Towie Barclay Castle in 1988;
Track 15 recorded live at Turriff, Aberdeenshire , 7 August 1977, introduction by Jim Craig

Musicians

Tam Reid: vocals;
with Dave Swarbrick, Jock Dawson, Eric Ellington, Irene Leslie, Richard Thompson

Tracks

1. The Traivlin’ Mull (Roud 16684) (4.55)
2. Trampin’ Lass (Roud 5129; G/D 8:1917) (2.23)
3. Auld Grace (Roud 23328) (3.52)
4. Sleepytoon (Roud 3775; G/D 3:356) (1.51)
5. Muckle Friday Fair (Roud 15808) (2.58)
6. The New Lum Hat (Roud 23329) (3.50)
7. The Corncraik Amang the Whinney Knowes (Roud 2736; G/D 5:945; Henry H18b) (1.27)
8. Big Kilmarnock Bonnet (Roud 5861; G/D 2:296) (3.28)
9. The Road and the Miles to Dundee (Roud 2300; G/D 5:971) (3.13)
10. A Pair o’ Nicky Tams (Roud 1875) (2.49)
11. Twa Recruitin’ Sergeants (Roud 3356; G/D 1:77) (2.32)
12. The Drunkard’s Ragged Wean (Roud 3112) (3.20)
13. Kissin’ in the Dark (Roud 2534; G/D 4:915) (3.06)
14. Muckle Gauket Gype (Roud 16686) (3.35)
15. The Buchan Vet (Roud 23330) (3.12)

Track 1 Ian Middleton;
Tracks 2, 4, 7-11, 13 trad.;
Track 3 W. Grace;
Tracks 5-6, 15 George S. Morris;
Track 12, 14 Willie Kemp

Musicians

Jim Taylor: introduction [1];
The Ceilidh Trio [2, 4-5, 9, 12, 14, 27];
Tam Reid: vocals [3, 15-16, 22, 25-26];
Joe Aitken: vocals [6-8, 23-24];
Wille McKenzie: vocals [10-11, 20-21];
Anne Reid: vocals [13];
Bunty McPherson: storytelling [17-19]

Tracks

1. Jim Taylor: Introduction (0.22)
2. [CT] Tam Reid’s Ceilidh (3.21)
3. [TR] The Festival o’ Keith (Roud 16683) (3.41)
4. [CT] Kenmure’s Up and Awa / The Mucking of Geordie’s Byre / Atholl Highlanders (2.43)
5. [CT] The Dancing Dustman (2.30)
6. [JA] Glen Isla and Glenshee (Roud 832; G/D 5:1053) (3.59)
7. [JA] The Pear Tree (Roud 1713; TYG 38) (2.57)
8. [JA] The Bonnie Lass of Fyvie (Roud 545; G/D 1:84) (3.27)
9. [CT] The Headlands (2.33)
10. [WMcK] Peter Fair (Roud 5144; G/D 4:885) (2.55)
11. [WMcK] Bride in the Morning (Roud 7199; G/D 7:1302) (3.12)
12. [CT] Polka (1:33)
13. [AR] Forty Shades of Green (Roud 23395) (2.39)
14. [CT] Dancing Fingers (2.08)
15. [TR] Trampin’ Lass (Roud 5129; G/D 8:1917) (2.16)
16. [TR] It’s Lonely in the Bothy (Roud 23395) (4.27)
17. [BMcP] Three Laddies and Their Faithers (0.36)
18. [BMcP] A Nod and a Wink (2.05)
19. [BMcP] Affliction (6.05)
20. [WMcK] The Laird o’ Tomintoul (Roud 11267) (2.25)
21. [WMcK] The Flech (Roud 23397) (3.00)
22. [TR] Im-Hm (Roud 2858) (3.15)
23. [JA] Up the Noran Water (Roud 23398) (2.56)
24. [JA] The Kelty Clippie (Roud 23399) (4.47)
25. [TR] Once a Man (Roud 19103) (1.11)
26. [TR] The Twa Bicycles (Roud 23400) (1.57)
27. [CT] The Lum Hat (3.14)