The rough guide to Scottish folk.

CD 2018

With its wonderfully rich and diverse heritage, Scottish folk music is constantly evolving while remaining deeply rooted in the past. From pioneering revivalists Battlefield Band and Karen Matheson to todays leading voices including Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart, this handpicked selection reflects a golden age in this living tradition.

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1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in
4 3/4 in
digital optical
audio file
CD audio

Notes:

Title from disc label
Compact disc
Various performers
Sung in Scottish Gaelic and English

Contents:

The odin stone (Saltfishforty) (3:13)
Echo mocks the corncrake (Songs of Separation, featuring Karine Polwart) (3:39)
Wire burners (Findlay Napier) (2:47)
Smeorach chlann domhnaill (Julie Fowlis) (4:08)
Abyss (Talisk) (4:40)
Banks of Newfoundland (Siobhan Miller) (3:59)
Gura mise tha fo mhulad (Rachel Newton) (3:35)
The blantyre explosion (Battlefield Band, featuring Christine Primrose) (4:57)
Ca na dh'fhag thu m'fhichead gini (Karen Matheson) (4:04)
The midnight sun (Breabach) (5:02)
Cuir a-nall (Daimh) (4:10)
Alasdair oig 'lc 'lc neacail/Latha siubhal beinne dhomh (Kathleen Macinnes) (3:34)
Turn ye to me (Salt House) (2:53)
Puirt a beul (Kyle Carey) (4:16)
Chuir m'athair mise dhan taigh charraideach (The Furrow Collective) (2:35)
Cha d'fhuair mi'n cadal (Mischa Macpherson) (3:53)

Control Number:

2785478

UPC:

605633136821

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