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Wendy Stewart: About Time
About Time Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX059 (CD, UK, January 1992) |
Recorded by Roy Ashby at Hart Street Studios, Edinburgh;
Mixed by Roy Ashby and Wendy Stewart
Musicians
Wendy Stewart:
gut-strung acoustic harp [1-2, 4, 6, 9-13],
nylon-strung electro-harp [3, 5, 7-8, 11-12],
vocals [3, 10];
Alan James: bass clarinet [1],
clarinet [6];
Jim Walker: percussion [6],
side drum [12];
Colin Matheson: keyboards [11];
Gary West: whistle [11]
Tracks
- Hip Hip Bourrée / Pheasant Feathers (3.06)
- Bonawe Highlanders / Stirling Castle / Rachel Rae (4.30)
- Harp Song of the Dane Women (3.12)
- Love Lie Near Me (2.52)
- The Burning Bing (3.15)
- Petronella (2.55)
- Polska from Ornunga (2.25)
- Silent Rains (6.01)
- Roslin Castle / Miss Gordon of Gight (3.26)
- St Bride’s Coracle (2.33)
- The Streams of Abernethy / Puinneagan Cail (2.59)
- William Joseph Guppy / The King’s House (4.36)
- Wild West Waltz (2.10)
Track 1a Pete Yates;
Track 1b Alan Hornby;
Tracks 2abc, 4, 6-7, 9ab, 12b trad. arr. Wendy Stewart;
Track 3 words Rudyard Kipling, music Paul Guppy;
Tracks 5, 8, 11a, 13 Wendy Stewart;
Track 10 Curadh Brìghde;
Track 11b trad. arr. Wendy Stewart, Colin Matheson, Gary West;
Track 12a Paul Guppy
> Folk Music > Records > Wendy Stewart: About Time 2
Wendy Stewart: About Time 2
About Time 2 Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX126 (CD, UK, March 1997) |
Produced by Jack Evans;
Recorded by Peter Haigh at Pier Studios, Edinburgh;
Mixed by Jack Evans and Peter Haigh;
Photographs by Rebecca Marr;
Digital design and manipulation by John Haxby
Musicians
Wendy Stewart: vocals, gut strung harp, electro-harp, concertina;
Gary West: Scottish small pipes, low whistles;
Colin Matheson: guitar;
Jim Walker: snare drum, percussion
Tracks
- MacLeod of Mull / The Kitchen Piper (4.03)
- The January Man (4.09)
- Rachael Rae (4.31)
- Fish Feis (2.14)
- Probabobably / Maggie’s Pancakes / Break Yer Bass Drone (3.53)
- Fotheringay / Pavane (3.38)
- Barbara Grigor / The Little Cascade (6.50)
- Dances With Friends (4.42)
- The Dusty Miller / Love and Whisky / Bobbing Joan (2.27)
- An Caiora / Carolan’s Welcome (4.19)
- Drummond Castle (5.30)
Track 1a Pipe Major D. MacLeon;
Track 1b Neil Dickie;
Track 2 Dave Goulder;
Track 3, 9bc, 10a, 11 trad. arr. Wendy Stewart;
Tracks 4, 8 Wendy Stewart;
Track 5a Wendy Stewart / Gary West;
Track 5b Stuart Morison;
Track 5c Gordon Duncan;
Track 6a Sandy Denny;
Track 6b trad. arr. Jean Campbell;
Track 7a Rab Purves;
Track 7b Pipe Major G.S. Maclennan;
Tracks 9a Robert Burns arr. Wendy Stewart;
Tracks 10b Turlough O’Carolan arr. Wendy Stewart
> Folk Music > Records > Wendy Stewart: Standing Wave
Wendy Stewart: Standing Wave
Standing Wave Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX242 (CD, UK, April 2003) |
Produced and mixed by Wendy Stewart and Peter Haigh;
Recorded by Peter Haigh at Pier House Studios, Edinburgh;
Sculptures by Andy Goldsworthy;
Photo of harps by Adrian Roberts;
Photo of Wendy by Rebecca Marr;
Design by John Slavin
Musicians
Wendy Stewart: Böhmische Hakenharfe [1, 3-8, 10, 13-14],
wire strung harp [1, 13],
gut strung harp [2, 8-9, 12-13],
Camac electro harp [4, 6, 10],
concertina [4, 6, 11],
vocals [3, 6];
Gary West: Scottish small pipes [1],
low whistle [3, 12];
Mike Travis: shakers [2],
djembe [2, 6],
bell and mark tree [6],
tenor drum [12],
tom tom [12];
Rod Paterson: vocals [3, 10],
guitar [11];
Fraser Speirs: harmonica [3-4, 10]
Tracks
- Flowres of the Forrest (Roud 3812) / The Old Sword’s Lament (4.43)
- Reel Set: Taigh Iain Ghròt (John O’Groat’s House) / Brown’s Reel / Dr Arthur’s Second Hand Rant (5.30)
- Now Draw Up Close and Hear My Song (5.30)
- Fires at Midnight (5.30)
- Down the Hill / Annan Polka (5.30)
- All Things Are Quite Silent (Roud 2532) / Markellie Waltz (5.30)
- 6/8 March and Jigs: Pipe Major Donald Maclean of Lewis / Miss Sally Hunter of Thurston / Ho ro mo bhoban an dràm (The Favourite Dram) (5.30)
- Love and Loss / Wendy’s Waltz (5.30)
- Cairn Water (5.30)
- There is a Tide / Tolsta Solstice (5.30)
- Border Set: Linkum Doddie / Come to Berwick Johnny / Bobbing Joan / Have a Care of Her, Johnny (5.30)
- Jean Stewart of Moniaive (5.30)
- Cumha airson Ceannard Chlann ‘ic Uilleam / Crodh Chailein (5.30)
- Barrisdale’s Dream (5.30)
Tracks 1ab, 2ab, 5ab, 6a, 7c, 11a-d, 13ab, 14 trad.;
Tracks 2c, 4, 6b, 8a, 9, 10b, 12 Wendy Stewart;
Track 3 words Wendy Stewart, tune trad.;
Track 7a PM Donald Macleod;
Track 7b Nathaniel Gow;
Track 8b Eddie McGuire,
Track 10a words Sydney Goodsir Smith, music Wendy Stewart,
> Folk Music > Records > Wendy Stewart and Gary West: Hinterlands
Wendy Stewart and Gary West: Hinterlands
Hinterlands Moulincairn Music MCRCD001 (CD, UK, 10 April 2009) |
Produced by Wendy Stewart and Gary West;
Recorded and mastered by Nick Turner;
Recorded at Watercolour Studios, Ardgour, Scotland, in November 2008 and February 2009;
Photography by Shannon Tolts;
Ash sculpture by Lizzie Farey;
Design by Shaw Marketing and Design
Musicians
Wendy Stewart: vocals, harps, concertina;
Gary West: vocals, Highland baqgpipes, Scottish smallpipes, whistles, guitar
with
Jim Walker: drums and percussion [1, 6, 8, 11];
Christine Hanson: cello [1, 5, 7, 12],
backing vocals [10]
Tracks
- Full Moon Down Under (4.25)
- Marie Hamilton (Roud 79; Child 173; G/D 2:195) (4.57)
- A Lancashire Hornpipe / Mr. Preston’s Hornpipe (3.44)
- Loch Tay Boat Song (Roud 38364) (6.27)
- Goodwife of Morpeth (3.27)
- Murdo MacKenzie of Torridon / Gordon Cottage (3.27)
- Ae Fond Kiss (Roud 38389) (4.11)
- The Twa Sisters (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (5.20)
- A Port / Canaries / Rory Dall’s Port (5.17)
- Todlen Hame (Roud 6493) (4.07)
- Reels: Ian Green of Greentrax / Miss Proud (4.14)
- The Slave’s Lament (Roud V29702) / Habanera Gris (5.30)
- The Company’s Lament (6.34)
Tracks 1, 11a Gordon Duncan;
Track 4 words Harold Bolton, tune trad.;
Track 5 Matt Seattle;
Track 6a Bobby Macleod;
Track 6b Gary and Niall West;
Tracks 7, 12a Robert Burns;
Track 12b Rolando Alfredo Ortiz
> Folk Music > Records > Wendy Stewart
Groups and Projects featuring Wendy Stewart
Ceolbeg: Seeds to the Wind, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX048, 1991
Ceolbeg: An Unfair Dance, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX058, 1993
Ceolbeg: Five, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX100, 1996
Ceolbeg: Cairn Water, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX188, 2000
Ceolbeg: Collected, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX374, 2013
The Macmath Collective: Macmath: The Silent Page, CD, BOS CD 1501, 2015
Gavin Marwick & Wendy Stewart: Quarterdays Whitsun, CD, Journeyman JYMQD002, 2023
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Other records with Wendy Stewart
Alison Kinnaird: The Harp Key—Crann Nan Teud, CD, Temple SH 001, 1978
Gill Bowman: Perfect Lover, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX081, 1994
Gill Bowman: Toasting the Lassies, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX085, 1994
Rod Paterson: Songs From the Bottom Drawer, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX117, 1996
Various Artists: A Clear Day's Dawnin', CD, Greentrax CDTRAX176, 1999
Gary West: The Islay Ball, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX221, 2001
Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Scottish Folk (Second Edition), 2 CD, World Music RGNET 1235 CD, 2010