Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Queen of Argyll - Silly Wizard
2. Nighean Nan Geug Tàladh - Catherine-Ann Macphee
3. Dirty Old Town - The Easy Club
4. There Was a Lad - Sheena Wellington
5. Dol Dhan Taigh Bhuan Leat (Going to the Eternal Dwelling with You) - Margaret Stewart
6. Simon Thoumire's Jig: Shake a Leg/Ril Gan Ainm - The Battlefield Band
7. Cruel Brother - Dick Gaughan
8. Am Maraiche's a Leannan - Kenna Campbell
9. Silver Coin - Archie Fisher
10. Seud Nan Ceud Bliadhna (The Centenary Jewel): Memories of Father Angus
11. Glasgow That I Used to Know - Adam McNaughtan

Disc 2:

1. Cha d'Fhuair Mi'n Cadal - Julie Fowlis
2. Pawkie Paiterson - Deaf Shepherd
3. Elegy for Johnny Cash - Jackie Leven
4. I Will Set My Ship in Order - Capercaillie, Karen Matheson
5. Miss Johnstone: Miss Johnstone/Rannie MacLellan/Fred's Reel/Frank ...
6. Ship in a Bottle
7. Jolly Beggar - Ceolbeg
8. Allt an T-Siùcair - James Graham
9. Strathspeys and Reels - Cliar
10. Snuff Wife: Humours of Whisky/The Clumsy Lover
11. All I Want: Wouldn't It Be Loverly/Midnight Mean - Poozies

Disc 3:

1. Mile Marbhaisg ( a Thousand Curses on Love) - Capercaillie
2. Nordal Rumba - Shooglenifty
3. Hole in the Heart - Karine Polwart
4. Teuchstar - Peatbog Faeries
5. Oran Nam Mogaisean (Indian Moccasin Song) - Margaret Bennett, Martyn Bennett
6. Hi Horó - Alyth McCormack
7. Arthur Bignold of Lochrosque/Susan MacLeod/Mrs MacPherson of Inveran - Chris Gibb, , ,
8. Cumbia Celtica
9. Toll Dubh (The Dungeon) - Paul Mounsey, Runrig
10. Circle My Demise [Clock Remix]
11. Encore: The Famous Baravan/The Old Woman's Dance/Donald Willie and His - Unusual Suspects

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #181366 in Music
• Released on: 2006-03-06
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .47 pounds

Customer Reviews

Beginning, from end to end
This is one of the best compilations of modern Scottish folk music I've come across. It is a survey from about 1979 to 2004, each of the three discs containing eleven tracks, and covering a different period. The first is "Classic Roots" with bands like Silly Wizard proclaiming The Queen of Argyll, and The Easy Club giving a new twist to Dirty Old Town. The second disc, "New Awakenings", introduces Capercaillie (with the gorgeous voice of Karen Matheson), side-by-side with the dazzling instrumentals of Blazin' Fiddles and the quieter harp backing of The Poozies, representing the eighties and nineties. The third disc, is "No Boundaries", where we pick up the cross-over sounds of bands such as Shooglenifty and Salsa Celtica. All in all, this is as fine a selection as you'll get, and what a bargain! Even if you're not a "Beginner", this set is worth getting: it might send you in a new (to you) direction.