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The Easy Club
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The Easy Club Abbey Hill Music ABB 1001 (LP, UK, 1984) |
Produced by The Easy Club;
Recorded by Peter Haigh at Pier House Studios, Granton Square, Edinburgh;
Mixed by The Easy Club and Peter Haigh;
Remastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland;
Original sleeve artwork by George Neill;
CD design by MAD Design, Dumferline
Musicians
Jim Sutherland: cittern, mandolin, congas, bodhrán, percussion;
Jack Evans: guitar, Guild acoustic bass, chromatic harmonica;
John Martin: fiddle;
Rod Paterson: vocals, guitar, Guild acoustic bass
Tracks
Side 1
- The Easy Club Reel / Janine’s Reel (3.02)
- Dirty Old Town (4.03)
- Waltzes: The Innocent Railway / Daphne’s Trousers / A Bruxa (5.02)
- The Auld Toon Shuffle (3.39)
- The Arnish Light / The Ostrich (3.00)
Side 2
- The Train Journey North (3.19)
- Midlothian Mining Song (3.47)
- The Radical Road / Murdo Mackenzie of Torridon (2.41)
- Fause Fause Hae Ye Been (Roud 8276) (4.05)
- Ms. Lyall / John McNeill’s Reel
Tracks 1ab, 3ab, 5b, 8a Jim Sutherland;
Track 2 Ewan MacColl;
Track 3c Antón Seoane;
Tracks 4, 8a Rod Paterson;
Track 5a Peter MacLeod;
Track 6 Tom Anderson;
Tracks 7, 9, 10a trad.;
Track 8b R.J. MacLeod;
Track 10b Peter Milne (1824-1908)
> Folk Music > Records > The Easy Club: Chance or Design
The Easy Club: Chance or Design
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Chance or Design REL Records RELS 479 (LP, UK, 1985) |
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Musicians
Jim Sutherland: cittern, congas, bodhrán, percussion;
Jack Evans: lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass, melodeon;
John Martin: fiddle, phonofiddle;
Rod Paterson: vocals, guitar, bass
Tracks
Side 1
- Black Is the Colour (Roud 3103) (4.00)
- The North Sea Chinaman / The Linguist (3.29)
- This For That (2.55)
- Neal Slessor Thomson / The Desert March (3.14)
- The Eyemouth Disaster (4.06)
- The Quiet Man / Erse for Alba (2.32)
Side 2
- Isle of Ewe / The Dhu Hill / The 40% Rule / Auld Wattie (3.30)
- The Diamond (Roud 2172; G/D 1:11) (3.19)
- West Pilton Circus / The Pumpherston Hornpipe (4.01)
- Chance or Design (3.34)
- The Long Distance Runner / Bodhrán Solo (6.20)
Track 1, 7bd, 8 trad. arr. The Easy Club;
Tracks 2ab, 4a, 6, 7ac, 9ab, 11ab Jim Sutherland;
Tracks 3, 10 Rod Paterson;
Track 4b J. Mauchline, A. MacDonald arr. Jim. Sutherland;
Track 5 John Watt
> Folk Music > Records > The Easy Club: Skirlie Beat
The Easy Club: Skirlie Beat
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Skirlie Beat REL Records RELS 483 (LP, UK, 1987) |
Produced by The Easy Club;
Recorded and mixed by Beeg Al at REL Records;
Photography by Dave Harrold;
Sleeve design by Jim Hutcheson
Musicians
Jim Sutherland: cittern [4], Sobell semi-acoustic cittern [2, 4-6], bass [5], drums [1, 4-5, 7], percussion [1, 3-8];Jack Evans: rhythm guitar [1-2], guitar [6-8], bass [1, 6, 8], whistle [2, 4-5], chromatic harmonica [6, 8], piano [7];
John Martin: fiddle [1-8], viola [6], cello [1-2];
Rod Paterson: vocals [1, 3, 6-8], guitar [1, 3], bass [3];
Tracks
Side 1
- Auchengeich (4.30)
- Euphemia (5.00)
- To India (4.56)
- Skirlie Beat (4.50)
Side 2
- The Heilanman’s Umbrella (3.15)
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (5.00)
- Doon in the Wee Room (Roud 41102) (5.00)
- The Song of the Clyde / The Shipyard Apprentice (5.30)
Track 1 words Norman Buchan, additional verse Rod Paterson, tune trad.;
Tracks 2, 4-5 Jim Sutherland;
Tracks 3 Rod Paterson;
Track 6 Ewan MacColl;
Track 7 Daniel McLaughlin, additional verses Rod Paterson;
Track 8a Bell, Gourley arr. Jack Evans;
Track 8a Fisher, Buchan, Campbell