Produced by Duncan Lyall;
Recorded and mixed at Castlesound Studios by Stuart Hamilton and Duncan Lyall;
Mastered at Park Lane Studios by Paul McGeechan and Duncan Lyall;
Additional recording at Gran’s House Studio;
Illustration by Lauren Bishop;
Design by Lillias Kinsman-Blake

Musicians

Lillias Kinsman-Blake: flute;
Shona Mooney: fiddle;
Rachel Newton: acoustic and electric harp, lead vocals [3, 6, 9], vocals;
Olivia Ross: fiddle, viola, lead vocals [1, 6, 10], vocals;
Laura-Beth Salter: mandolin, lead vocals [4, 7], vocals;
Amy Thatcher: accordion

Tracks

1. Tom Paine’s Bones (3.36)
2. Ahma: Ahma / Lars Olav’s (4.16)
3. Lady Margaret (Roud 50; Child 77) / Brambles (5.54)
4. Chilly Winds (Roud 3419) / The Groupie (3.11)
5. Happy Halloween (5.38)
6. MacCrimmon’s (6.57)
7. Here I Am (3.40)
8. Drunken Duck: Drunken Duck / The Gecko / Eye-Tune (6.18)
9. Ged Is Grianach An Latha (3.16)
10. Summer’s Promise (5.53)
11. Dancing on the Wireless: Dancing on the Wireless / Vladimir’s Steamboat / Down in the Swamp (7.18)

Track 1 Graham Moore;
Track 2a Maria Kalaniemi;
Track 2b Carina Normansson;
Tracks 3a, 4a, 9 trad.;
Track 3b Shona Mooney;
Tracks 4b, 8b Rachel Newton;
Track 5 Amy Thatcher;
Track 6 trad. pibroch based on the ground of MacCrimmon’s Lament;
Track 7 R. Bowman, S. Lane;
Track 8a Lillias Kinsman-Blake;
Track 8c Sean O’Kane;
Track 10 Olivia Ross;
Track 11a Martin Batthews;
Track 11b Jay Ungar;
Track 11c Bela Fleck

Produced by Duncan Lyall;
Recorded and mixed at Castlesound Studios by Stuart Hamilton and Duncan Lyall;
Mastered at Skye Mastering by Denis Blackham;
Illustration by Lauren Bishop;
Design by Lillias Kinsman-Blake

Musicians

Lillias Kinsman-Blake: flute, whistle;
Shona Mooney: fiddle;
Rachel Newton: electroharp, lead vocals [3, 8], vocals;
Olivia Ross: fiddle, viola, lead vocals [5, 7], vocals;
Laura-Beth Salter: mandolin, lead vocals [1, 11], vocals;
Amy Thatcher: accordion

Tracks

1. Troubles (3.36)
2. Shotgun: Vankarin Polska / West Meet East / O’er the Border (5.16)
3. Vandy Vandy (3.50)
4. Hand Ba’ Breakdown: Jethart Candlemas Han’ Ba’ / Messi’s Breakdown (4.53)
5. Eppie Morrie (Roud 2583; Child 223) (4.45)
6. Pipers and Polys: Pipers and Polys / Sheenanigans (5.17)
7. Morning Star (5.07)
8. Puirt (4.19)
9. Meltdown: Anne Lacey’s / Meltdown at Indian Point / Quebec Reel (5.54)
10. Room to Breathe (2.45)
11. Sugar and Pie: Sugar and Pie / Decadence (4.46)

Tracks 1, 2c, 5, 8 trad.;
Track 2a Andy May;
Tracks 2b, 4b Amy Thatcher;
Track 3 words by Manly Wade Wellman;
Track 4a Shona Mooney;
Track 6a Amy Thatcher, Shona Mooney;
Track 6b Rachel Newton;
Track 7 Olivia Ross;
Track 9a Liz Carroll;
Track 9b Jay Ungar;
Track 9c unknown;
Track 10 Lauta-Beth Salter;
Track 11a Abigail Washburn;
Track 11b Lillias Kinsman-Blake, Shona Mooney, Laura-Beth Salter, Amy Thatcher

Video

The Shee sing Vandy Vandy at National Forest Folk Festival in 2014:

Produced by Duncan Lyall;
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Castlesound Studios by Stuart Hamilton;
Concept and design by Lillias Kinsman-Blake;
Starlings mono print by Robyn Kinsman-Blake;
Every single album cover is individually illustrated to represent the endlessly evolving flight patterns of the starlings.

Musicians

Lillias Kinsman-Blake: flute;
Shona Mooney: fiddle;
Rachel Newton: electroharp, clàrsach, lead vocals [3, 11], vocals;
Olivia Ross: fiddle, viola, lead vocals [1, 7], vocals;
Laura-Beth Salter: mandolin, lead vocals [5, 9], vocals;
Amy Thatcher: accordion, harmonium

Tracks

1. Down in the Broom (Roud 1644) (4.38)
2. Starlings: Tools / Too Many Socks (3.59)
3. Three Knights (Roud 26; Child 11) (4.21)
4. Northern Frisk: Creepy Carousel / Northern Frisk (4.27)
5. Our Bottle (4.21)
6. Strut: Eddlestone Strut / Surprise (4.42)
7. Pity Me (4.27)
8. Highlands and Flatlands: Highlands / Flatlands (6.21)
9. Sugarwine (3.26)
10. Inge’s: Inge’s / The Musical Chisolm Household / Height of Rudeness (4.28)
11. An Till Mise Chaoidh (4.51)

Tracks 1, 3, 4b, 11 trad.;
Track 2a Calum MacCrimmon;
Track 2b Amy Thatcher;
Tracks 4a, 10c Rachel Newton;
Tracks 5, 8b Laura-Beth Salter;
Track 6a Amy Thatcher, Kieran Szifris;
Track 6b Shona Mooney;
Tracks 7, 8a Olivia Ross;
Track 9 Michael Beauchamp, Laurel Premo;
Track 10a The Shee;
Track 10b Jerry Holland

Video

The Shee have reached their tenth anniversary and are celebrating with a brand new body of original work. Following three albums and a hectic touring schedule, the six members of the band have each commissioned an influential musician to write an original piece of music which they premiered at a sold out concert at Celtic Connections 2016: Andy Cutting, Brian Finnegan, Karine Polwart, Martin Simpson, Kathryn Tickell and Chris Wood.

See also the The Shee Guest Blog on Folkradio UK.

Produced and mixed by Duncan Lyall;
Recorded and mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios;
Photography by Louise Bichan;
Design by Lillias Kinsman-Blake

Musicians

Lillias Kinsman-Blake: flute;
Shona Mooney: fiddle;
Rachel Newton: lead vocals [3, 11], vocals, electroharp, clàrsach;
Olivia Ross: lead vocals [5, 8], vocals, fiddle, viola;
Laura-Beth Salter: lead vocals [1, 10], vocals, mandolin, tenor guitar;
Amy Thatcher: accordion

Tracks

1. From the Shadows (3.05)
2. Ower Late for the Lassies / Sheepolska (5.13)
3. Jute Mill Song (Roud 2585) / Song for Mary (5.31)
4. Lady Grey (4.25)
5. Cradle Song (5.57)
6. Peaks / Benasque (5.15)
7. The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle / Don’t Work Too Hard (3.32)
8. Precious Tears (5.02)
9. The Birds of Salim Ali / On the Breathing Road / The Soaring Seas (6.25)
10. Jasper’s / Dance With Me (5.42)

Tracks 1, 6a, 7b Laura Beth-Salter arr. The Shee;
Track 2ab Kathryn Tickell;
Track 3 Mary Brooksbank / Karine Polwart;
Track 4 Andy Cutting;
Track 5 words Hugh Lupton, music Chris Wood arr. The Shee;
Track 6b Amy Thatcher arr. The Shee;
Track 7a Shona Mooney arr. The Shee;
Track 8 Olivia J. Ross arr. The Shee;
Track 9abc Brian Finnegan;
Track 10ab Martin Simpson

Promo Video