Folk Songs from Scotland

Disc: 1

1. Amazing Grace

2. Battle on the Tyne

3. My Home in the Hills

4. Pio Braireachd

5. Regimental March

6. Pipe Set 1: The Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill/Towsay Castle/Money Musk/

7. Route March

8. When the Battle Is Over

9. Conund Rum

10. Regimental Company March

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Ballad of St. Anne's Reel

2. Hawks and Eagles

3. Wark O' the Weavers

4. Flowers O' Edinburgh

5. John Gunns Anniversary/Snouts and Ears, Gordie the Roadman/Wattens Welc

6. Drumfries Polka

7. Gordon B. Cosh/The Thistle Centre/Monarch of the Glen - Jim MacLeod

8. Auld Lang Syne - Culture Ceilidh Band

9. Skye Boat Song/Mist Covered Mountains/Castlebay/Fir Na Fhata/Sky Boat S - Culture Ceilidh Band

10. Bonnie Dundee - Ron Gonnella

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Folk Songs from Scotland,Various Artists,Delta,Int'l & World Music,March,Pipe Bands,Pop,Scotland,Scottish,Scottish Folk,World Music

Average customer rating: Virtuoso Players Gild the Lilly Keep looking - there is much better stuff than this Diasppointed This album is an absolute disaster Take My Advice, I'm Only Tryin' to School Ya -

Bagpipes & Brass Manufacturer: Klavier ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Highland Cathedral Amazing Grace Canadian Bagpipes American Brass Highland Christmas Highland Cathedral ASIN: B00005AAZ6 Release Date: 2000-10-01

Tracks:

1. Highland Cathedral
2. Scotland the Brave
3. Girl I Left Behind Me
4. Hector the Hero
5. Far and Away
6. Green Hills of Tyrol/When the Battle Is Over
7. Lament for Jef AR Oenven/An Dro
8. Murray's Fancy
9. I Love My Love
10. Cabar Feidh/Farewell to Nigg
11. Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon
12. Henry the Fifth Overture
13. Amazing Grace

Customer Reviews:

Virtuoso Players Gild the Lilly.......2007-04-19

Reviewers who write that these are fine musicians playing lousy arrangements are correct. That's it exactly. The slower cuts are better than the up-tempo ones. Apparently this CD is a big hit with bagpipe tooters. So be it. The rest of us should pass it by or purchase it used.

Keep looking - there is much better stuff than this.......2005-10-05

This album is a perfect example of how a bad arrangement can ruin great music despite the best efforts of great musicians. Everything about this recording is right; selection, performers, sound engineering. Except that the tracks are horribly over-arranged with all sorts of distracting, subtracting variations and trite bridging passages.

Diasppointed.......2005-07-12

I am not saying the music is bad or the quality is lacking, because it is not. If you are looking for traditional music played in the traditional way, then this CD is not for you. It is like listening to everyone's interpretation when they sing the "Star Spangled Banner". There is no need to jazz things up that were not written to be. The titles are old but the variations on the score have a lot to be desired if you wanted to hear these songs played the way they were meant to be played.

This album is an absolute disaster.......2005-06-08

It's said that music soothes the savage beast, but bagpipes will do just the opposite. They will make the hair on your neck stand on end, your blood pressure go through the roof and prepare you to go to war. This album does neither.

The one piece which should most strongly produce the desired result is Scotland the Brave. In this album it is three minutes and twenty seven seconds, the first minute an ten of which are dedicated to fanfare. After that an orchestra plays some stylized version and, I think, I can detect a hint of bagpipes in there somewhere. When one has heard it done "correctly", one can recognize this as a total disaster.

Amazing Grace by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards has a version that is just about right. (And that selection gives one the ability to listen to a sample. I can see why this one doesn't!)

Take My Advice, I'm Only Tryin' to School Ya -.......2004-07-07

I bought this album based on the rave reports of the other reviewers, and could NOT be more pleased with the result. Although not Scottish, I am a long-time bagpipe lover, and this album evokes visions of the Black Watch and other highland pipers moving through their intricate paces. The music is an aural feast, and the sound quality is excellent. I keep it in the CD player in the car and find that a quick drive or a long commute both become pleasures when I'm listening to it. Take my advice - if you have even a slight interest in pipes, drums or brass, you're going to love this album. (This is the first time I have ever written a review; it's a very compelling album!)

Average customer rating:

Songs from Scotland Various Artists Manufacturer: Eclipse Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Scotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000002XOE Release Date: 1997-10-28

Tracks:

1. Scotland The Brave
2. Pio Braireachd
3. My Home In The Hills
4. Battle Of The Tyne
5. Pipe Set 1: The Rustic Bridge By The Mill/Towsay Castle/MoneyMusk/Miss McLeod O'Raasey...
6. Regimental March
7. Route March
8. The Conund Rum
9. When The Battle Is Over
10. Regimental Company March
11. Pipe Set 2: Skye Boat Song/Barren Rocks Of Aden/Faery Dance/Bonnie Dundee...
12. Amazing Grace

Average customer rating: Gorgeous CD a disappointment from Hyperion

Songs of Scotland / Marie McLaughlin · Malcolm Martineau Scottish Traditional , Percy Grainger , Alice Chambers Bunten , Robert Burns , English Traditional , Anonymous , Marie McLaughlin , Malcolm Martineau , and Isobel Frayling-Cork Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Scotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Songs of Scotland Annie Laurie ~ Folksongs of the British Isles / Barrueco · The King's Singers The Songs Of Robert Burns, Volumes 1 & 2 Celtic Treasure Braveheart ASIN: B00004S3BD Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

1. Loch Lomond
2. O, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad
3. Jock O' Hazeldean
4. Comin' Thro' the Rye
5. Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon
6. Dance to Your Daddy
7. Flowers O' the Forest
8. Skye Boat Song
9. Cockle Gatherer
10. Fairy's Love Song
11. Gallant Weaver
12. Fidgety Bairn
13. Keel Row
14. There's Nae Luck About the House
15. Island Sheiling Song
16. White Cockade
17. Bonnie Wee Thing
18. Air Falalalo
19. Rosebud by My Early Walk
20. Hush-A-Ba, Birdie, Croon, Croon
21. Eriskay Love Lilt
22. My Love's in Germany
23. Winter It Is Past
24. Tocherless Lass
25. Laird O' Cockpen
26. Kind Robin Lo'es Me
27. Ca' the Yowes
28. Queen's Maries
29. Rowan Tree
30. Bonnie Earl O'Moray
31. O Willie's Gane Tae Melville Castle
32. Scots Wha Hae
33. Wee Cooper O' Fife

Customer Reviews:

Gorgeous CD.......2003-09-16

I actually haven't taken this CD out of the player since I got it. In my humble opinion. Hyperion is the classiest label going; in fact, I'll buy Hyperion CDs even without being familiar with the singers, because I trust the producers. I saw this CD classified in the folk section at the library--but I knew better. Marie McLaughlin is a real singer, not a folk singer, and she does justice to these beautiful songs. I'd rather hear a classically trained singer sing folk songs than a folk singer sing anything.

a disappointment from Hyperion.......2001-06-21

I do not wish to be too harsh on this album...there is nothing glaringly wrong with it. My main quibble is with the title: "Songs of Scotland." These songs may well be "from" Scotland...but they are not "of Scotland."

The music on "Songs of Scotland" is great--as long as you are looking for very English, semi-operatic readings of these Scottish songs.

Mrs. McLaughlin (an opera singer) sings beautifully; but in the style she is most accustomed too. Mr. Martineau certainly knows his way around a piano and as with Mrs. McLaughlin's singing, I find no fault in his playing here.

My quibble, which may well be minor to some...was that I expected much more "Scottish" sounding renditions of these songs; in this regard, I was disappointed.

This disc is OK in and of itself...recommendable even...but consider yourself warned. Now you know what you'll be getting.

Average customer rating: The Bagpipes & Drums of Scotland / Folk music from Scotland. The Bagpipes & Drums of Scotland / Folk music from Scotland.

Folk Songs from Scotland Various Artists Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Scotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Folk | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00001NTOO Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

1. Amazing Grace
2. Battle on the Tyne
3. My Home in the Hills
4. Pio Braireachd
5. Regimental March
6. Pipe Set 1: The Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill/Towsay Castle/Money Musk
7. Route March
8. When the Battle Is Over
9. Conund Rum
10. Regimental Company March
11. Pipe Set 2: Skye Boat Song/Barren Rocks of Aden/Faery Dance/Bonnie ...
12. Reveille
13. Miss Kirkwood
14. Scotland the Brave

Tracks:

1. Ballad of St. Anne's Reel
2. Hawks and Eagles
3. Wark O' the Weavers
4. Flowers O' Edinburgh
5. John Gunns Anniversary/Snouts and Ears, Gordie the Roadman/Wattens ...
6. Drumfries Polka
7. Gordon B. Cosh/The Thistle Centre/Monarch of the Gen - Jim MacLeod
8. Auld Lang Syne - Culture Ceilidh Band
9. Skye Boat Song/Mist Covered Mountains/Castlebay/Fir Na Fhata/Sky ... - Culture Ceilidh Band
10. Bonnie Dundee - Ron Gonnella
11. Provost of St. Vigeans/The Corner House - Ron Gonnella
12. Dancing in the Kyle - Alasdair Gillies
13. Setons Ceilidh Band/Tobermory Two-Step - MacLeod

Customer Reviews:

The Bagpipes & Drums of Scotland / Folk music from Scotland........2001-08-13

"Bagpipes and drums", It reminds me of marching in someway, it goes on and on sounding very much the same. "Folk music from Scotland", has better variety and vocals. Some of the songs are lively, with the excited violin sound.

The Bagpipes & Drums of Scotland / Folk music from Scotland........2001-08-13

"Bagpipes and drums". It reminds me of the circus songs, in someway. It goes on and on sounding very much the same. "Folk music from Scotland", has better variety and vocals. Some of the songs are lively, with the excited violin sound.

Average customer rating:

Well Kept Secrets Lisa Moscatiello and Rosie Shipley Manufacturer: Shipwhistle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0009ML4WC Release Date: 2004-06-01

Tracks:

1. Far from Home
2. Here's a Health to All True Lovers
3. Slip Jigs
4. Mon Cher Amant
5. That's Right Too
6. Flowers of Saskatchewan
7. Girl from the North Country
8. Kerry Polkas
9. My Father's Serving Boy
10. Five Mile Chase

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Folk Songs from Scotland Various Artists Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005QJQD Release Date: 2002-09-30

Average customer rating: Haprsinger This one is a must for my collection! excellent artistry and music combination

HarpSinger Rolliana Scheckler Manufacturer: Siochain Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music International Folk | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000IZ3A Release Date: 1996-01-01

Tracks:

1. Carolan's Concerto
2. An Buacaill Caol Dubh
3. My Thousand Times Beloved
4. Coolin or Lady of the Desert
5. Rich and Rare
6. My Lagan Love
7. Megan's Medley
8. Margaret's Waltz/O'Keefe's Slide
9. Danny Boy
10. Del Salon en el Angulo Oscuro
11. Is airiu
12. Passamezzo antico
13. Calino custurame
14. Oro mo bhaidin
15. Come Ready and See Me
16. Newport
17. The Gift To Be Simple
18. Amazing Grace

Album Description

Enchanting and elegant Celtic harp instrumental solos and self-accompanied songs featuring folk music and art music from medieval times to the present from several countries, especially Ireland, with several of the arrangements and an original piece composed by the performing artist.

Customer Reviews:

Haprsinger.......2000-11-09

Experiences of beauty, such as enjoying this CD, seem to add meaning to our lives. Rolliana Scheckler plays and sings clearly, confidently and with much feeling. About half the CD she plays solo harp and the other half she unites her harp playing with her rich voice. Her own composition, "Newport", is especially touching. This CD evokes feelings of peace and beauty.

This one is a must for my collection!.......1999-05-14

As a listener to all sorts of world music, my collection would not be complete without this CD, my favorite in the areas of Celtic, Irish, and more, which span the years. I find Rolliana's folk harp music especially beautiful, and her attention to details of language and historical accuracy very admirable. But most of all, it is obvious to me that Rolliana is a true artist and musician, a passion which comes through with every note on this CD.

excellent artistry and music combination.......1999-05-08

Harpsinger is a wonderful collection of Celtic Music. I found it to be especially enchanting. It is unusual in that the singer uses her classically trained voice to sing accompanied by the harp. I have not heard any other recording like this one. Oftentimes when celtic harp music is joined with voice the voice is untrained and not up to the same level as the harp music. I am a trained singer myself and appreciate the nuances that Rolliana is able to give to her music because of her training in both voice and harp. The music is well chosen and all the songs compliment each other well. I highly recommend this cd, both for its musical beauty and for its artistry. Rolliana is to be commended for her work.

Average customer rating: Buy it for the "Prince of Darkness"

Lowlander Ed Miller Manufacturer: Wellfield ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA9V9Y Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

1. In Your Heart Home with You
2. Rivers and Reivers
3. Heather on the Moor
4. Aye Waukin' O
5. Prince of Darkness
6. My Bonnie Border Lass
7. Cholesterol
8. Song of the Hammers
9. More Than Just a Dram
10. Effects of Whisky
11. Road, Road
12. Lea Rig
13. At the Games
14. Green Grows the Laurel
15. Lowlander

Customer Reviews:

Buy it for the "Prince of Darkness".......2007-07-26

In my opinion, this is the best Ed Miller CD to date. The songs and stories are mostly from Lowland Scotland where he originates and you can hear his heart in every single word. "Lowlander" is pretty autobiographical with a lovely whistling opening that is Ed Miller's radio show trademark.

My favorite of the CD, "Prince of Darkness", was written by Battlefield Band's Brian McNeill. The song tells the story of a 13 year old boy from Cockenzie who went to work in the mines. The refrain is haunting:

I used to battle with the prince of darkness
I used to steal away his heart through a four foot seam
And when they asked if I was poor, I'd tell them `Aye sure."
But they never had to teach me how to dream

Of course, to every rule there's an exception. "Rivers and Reivers" contrasts rivers in Scotland with Texas.

Plus, there's a hilarious cover of Adam McNaughtan's "Cholesterol". If you love Scots humor, this song is one you need to hear and Miller does a grand job of it. Of course, there's also "At the Games" which takes you to the Highland Games.

Average customer rating:

Poor Mans Labour Manufacturer: Claytara Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAL156 Release Date: 2005-05-17

Average customer rating: If only I were a few years older... He Didn't Dance review AWESOME! What a talented group!!!!!!!!!! This wonderful mix of styles creates an unforgetable sound!

He Didn't Dance Cucanandy Manufacturer: Milkyway Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Celtic | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000JSYV Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

1. The Milky Way
2. Cailin Rua
3. Breton An Dros
4. 16 Come Sunday
5. The Road to Ballinakill
6. My Buachaillin Donn
7. Cucanandy
8. Emigrant's Farewell
9. Munster Jigs
10. Mouth Music Set
11. Where the Hieland Thistle Grows
12. Cape Breton Set
13. Pretty Little Girl
14. Wounded Hoosier
15. Gort Reels

Album Description

The first release from the new North Carolina-based Celtic trio Cucanandy, He Didn't Dance is a vibrant blend of tradition-based songs, tunes, and percussive dance rhythms from Ireland, Cape Breton, Brittany, and the American South.

Produced by Pete Sutherland, He Didn't Dance draws largely from Irish tradition, but in often-surprising combinations including foot rhythms and voice woven together on many cuts; the powerful sound of double flutes, in both unison and harmony; and carefully crafted arrangements supporting expressive vocals. The band also brings the journey of Irish and Scottish emigrants, many of whom settled in North Carolina, full-circle by exploring places where southern traditions betray Celtic stylings.

Customer Reviews:

If only I were a few years older..........2006-04-30

Stephanie is my cousin, and I remember when Cucanandy was getting started. I got to see them perform several times, but unfortunately I was very young and did not really appreciate the music at the time. However, I have recently begun listening to this album and have realized what a great experience on which I had been missing out. The three musicians are all exceptionally talented and create their own unique sound out of traditional influences. I listen to mostly metal, rock, jazz, and some hip-hop, but this is something different that I can thoroughly enjoy, with the family pride as an added bonus.

He Didn't Dance review.......2002-01-17

This is an excillent CD full of creative and exciting music. It is the best item in the whole world that you can get for...

AWESOME!.......2001-07-14

If you are an Irish Dancer or just a fan of Irish music this is the CD for you! Cucanandy has played live at my previous Irish Dancing School's Parties. This CD is so close that whenever I listen to it I feel like they're really playing live!

What a talented group!!!!!!!!!!.......1999-10-25

Cucanandy is the most delightful group I have come across in awhile. It is the perfect celtic band. Although based in North Carolina, I would rate them top's with any Irish Celtic band. Stephanie's voice, Mike's fingers and Malke's feet join up to take you back to a time of rich celtic and appalachian history.

This wonderful mix of styles creates an unforgetable sound!.......1999-10-21

Cucanandy mixes the traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and African-American slaves to create an incredible sound rich in the best which the three cultures offer. As a fourth grade teacher in North Carolina who is teaching a curriculum addressing North Carolina, I find this contemporarty group to be a great way to examine all the cultures which have played such an important role in the development of the modern music of North Carolina. They put on a wonderful live show, "Steps, Songs & Stories" which teaches children about the richness of the music. A long time fan of The Chieftans, this up and coming group offers an album which I find equivlent to that offered by the classic greats of Irish/Scottish music. Malke Rosenfield's command of the most eye-teasing dance steps adds a great rythemic undertone to Stephanie Johnston's strong vocals and instrumentation. Mike Casey then pulls the group together with his lilting flute. A great group and a great album. Take a chance on this new group, you will be pleasently surprised!

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