Various Artists / Scottish Folk, The Ultimate Guide Cd I
| Album: | Scottish Folk, The Ultimate Guide Cd I | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Jan 2016 | |
| Label: | Arc Music Inc. | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2016-02-02 | Pull Date: | 2016-04-02 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 3 | Mar 13 | Feb 21 | Feb 14 | Feb 7 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 14, 2018: | Melange
Maccrimmon's Lament |
4. | Dec 29, 2016: | Melange
No Gods & Precious Few Heroes, The Cascade Set |
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| 2. | Nov 09, 2017: | Melange
Maccrimmon's Lament, Sleepy Maggie |
5. | Oct 06, 2016: | Melange
Sleepy Maggie |
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| 3. | Jul 27, 2017: | melange
No Gods & Precious Few Heroes, The Cascade Set |
6. | Apr 01, 2016: | Celtic By Caronis
The Cascade Set, Sleepy Maggie, Maccrimmon's Lament |
Album Review
Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2016-01-27
Reviewed 2016-01-27
Wide range of well-played Scottish music by all the well-known performers; good mixture of musical styles, instruments, moods, locales; Favorites 6, 9, 10, 15, 16;17 No FCC's detected
1- 5:06-Guitar, button accordion, fiddle; rich and full, lively; modern take on old tunes
2-4:08 – quietly contemplative with female vocalist singing Gaelic lyrics with piano and fiddle
3-4:48 – Kansas City hornpipe – rollicking pipe and well-picked guitar (Fred Morrison comp.)
4-2:56 – quiet ballad sung by Dougie McClean; Scottish accented English
5-3:02 – The Bluebell Polka with accordion; very popular Scottish dance tune
*6-2:49 –piper set interspersed with harp, faerie-like in parts, gets louder, heavier
7 – 3:52 – Gaelic lyrics sung in soprano voice; Joanna Newsom fans might like this
8- 3:03 --”Will Ye Go to Flanders” sung by Mick West and Co.; nice harmony on chorus
*9- 5:26 – “Sleepy Maggie” with electronic flourishes; great fast fiddle tune sung in Gaelic
*10- 6:40- MacCrimmon's Lament in Gaelic and English; beautifully sung with bagpipe drone
11-3:25 – modern non-traditional anti-war song with piano
12-2:12 –MacKenzie sisters harmonize in Gaelic to celebrate war veteran
13-5:26 - “When Harry Met Shelley” traditional fiddle tune; lively Cape Breton style
14 –2:37-- traditional ballad in English with sitar-like accompaniment
*15- 3:28-- Scots English ballad about a brave woman who pitted herself against her lover's enemy in the 1500's; quietly beautiful
*16- 4:18 – Blazin' Fiddles – fast, modulating, modern and traditional at the same time
*17 -3:56 – the great Dick Gaughan “No Gods and Precious Few Heroes”
18-5:05 –Red Hot Chilli Pipers –
19-3:51 – Nae Regrets – electronica, punk, Scottish version of “Je Ne Regrette Rien”
1- 5:06-Guitar, button accordion, fiddle; rich and full, lively; modern take on old tunes
2-4:08 – quietly contemplative with female vocalist singing Gaelic lyrics with piano and fiddle
3-4:48 – Kansas City hornpipe – rollicking pipe and well-picked guitar (Fred Morrison comp.)
4-2:56 – quiet ballad sung by Dougie McClean; Scottish accented English
5-3:02 – The Bluebell Polka with accordion; very popular Scottish dance tune
*6-2:49 –piper set interspersed with harp, faerie-like in parts, gets louder, heavier
7 – 3:52 – Gaelic lyrics sung in soprano voice; Joanna Newsom fans might like this
8- 3:03 --”Will Ye Go to Flanders” sung by Mick West and Co.; nice harmony on chorus
*9- 5:26 – “Sleepy Maggie” with electronic flourishes; great fast fiddle tune sung in Gaelic
*10- 6:40- MacCrimmon's Lament in Gaelic and English; beautifully sung with bagpipe drone
11-3:25 – modern non-traditional anti-war song with piano
12-2:12 –MacKenzie sisters harmonize in Gaelic to celebrate war veteran
13-5:26 - “When Harry Met Shelley” traditional fiddle tune; lively Cape Breton style
14 –2:37-- traditional ballad in English with sitar-like accompaniment
*15- 3:28-- Scots English ballad about a brave woman who pitted herself against her lover's enemy in the 1500's; quietly beautiful
*16- 4:18 – Blazin' Fiddles – fast, modulating, modern and traditional at the same time
*17 -3:56 – the great Dick Gaughan “No Gods and Precious Few Heroes”
18-5:05 –Red Hot Chilli Pipers –
19-3:51 – Nae Regrets – electronica, punk, Scottish version of “Je Ne Regrette Rien”
Track Listing