Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
2. Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking
3. KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See
4. Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
5. Runrig - Loch Lomond
6. Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer
7. The Regimental Band, Pipes and Drums Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Amazing Grace
8. Marillion - Kayleigh
9. Paul McCartney And Wings - Mull Of Kintyre
10. Hue And Cry - Labour Of Love
11. The Proclaimers - Letter From America
12. Frankie Miller - Darlin'
13. The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
14. Pilot - Magic
15. Andy Stewart - A Scottish Soldier
16. Midge Ure - If I Was
17. Jimmy Shand And His Band - The Northern Lights Of Old Aberdeen
18. Skids - Charade

Disc 2:

1. The Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon
2. The Munros - Braveheart Theme
3. Skids - Into The Valley
4. Celtic Choral Collective - Sailing
5. The Blue Nile - Tinseltown In The Rain
6. Emma - Wild Mountain Thyme
7. The MacDonald Bros - Shang-a-Lang
8. Andy Stewart - The Road To The Isles
9. The Corries - Westering Home
10. Pilot - January
11. Robert Wilson - My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose
12. Hue And Cry - Ordinary Angel
13. Pentlands Folk - Scots Wha Hae
14. Runrig - Rhythm Of My Heart
15. Munros - Hasten and Come With Me
16. Marc Andrew - Bonnie Wee Jeanie McColl
17. The Corries - I Will Go
18. Sir Harry Lauder With Orchestra - Roamin' in the Gloamin'
19. Wattie Watson and Friends - Yi Canny Shove Yer Granny aff a Bus /Show Me The Way To Go Home
20. The Blue Nile - Saturday Night
21. Celtic Spirit - Local Hero Theme

Disc 3:

1. KT Tunstall - Black Horse And The Cherry Tree
2. Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl
3. Will Fyfe - I Belong To Glasgow
4. The Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith
5. Andy Stewart - Donald Where's Your Troosers?
6. McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead And Gone
7. Hue And Cry - Looking For Linda
8. Runrig - Hearthammer
9. Emma - Skye Boat Song
10. Pilot - Just A Smile
11. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
12. The Proclaimers - Make My Heart Fly
13. Jimmy Logan - I Love A Lassie
14. Marillion - Incommunicado
15. Jimmy Shand And His Band - Bluebell Polka
16. Stuart Wood - Come o'er the Stream Charlie
17. Macky & the Lairds Of Rock - Hoots Mon!
18. Midge Ure - Call Of The Wild
19. Robert Wilson - Scotland The Brave
20. The Corries - Bonnie Dundee (1971 Recording)

Disc 4:

1. Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle
2. The Lone Piper - Highland Cathedral
3. Harry Lauder - Stop Yer Tickling Jock
4. Jethro Tull - Living In The Past [1993 Version]
5. J Taylor - Loch Lomond/Amazing Grace(Ambient Mix)
6. The MacDonald Bros - Flower Of Scotland
7. The Proclaimers - I'm On My Way
8. Skids - Working For The Yankee Dollar
9. Frankie Miller - When I'm Away From You
10. The Lone Piper - The Dark Island
11. S.J Wood - AE Fond Kiss
12. Justin - Over You
13. The Corries - The Bluebells Of Scotland
14. Hue And Cry - Violently
15. Marillion - Lavender
16. Munros - Why (Celtic Dreams Mix)
17. Duncan McCrone - Just A Glasgow Boy
18. Andy Stewart - Campbeltown Loch
19. The Proclaimers - What Makes You Cry
20. Robert Wilson - Down The Glen
21. The Macdonald Bros - Come Back Susannah
22. Julienne Taylor - Let's Fly

Disc 5:

1. Runrig - An Ubhal As Airde (The Highest Apple)
2. 2nd Battalion Of The Scots Guards - With A Hundred Pipers
3. Simple Minds - Belfast Child
4. Gerry Rafferty - Get It Right Next Time
5. The Lone Piper - A Man's a Man for a that
6. Horse - Careful
7. Pentlands Folk - YE Banks and Braes
8. The Regimental Band, Pipes and Drums Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Flowers Of The Forest
9. The Proclaimers - Let's Get Married
10. Julienne Taylor - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
11. Pentlands Folk - Ye Jacobites by Name
12. Celtic Spirit - Rabbie Burns Trilogy
13. Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself
14. The Officeboy - With A Woman Like You
15. The Macs - The Music of Spey
16. Celtic Spirit - Will Yi' No Come Back Again
17. Munros Feat J Taylor - Caledonia :
18. The Glasgow Phoenix Choir - Auld Lang Syne
19. Duncan McCrone - Guid Night and Joy Bi Wi Yi
20. Lord Lovat's Lament : The Lone Piper

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2991 in Music
• Released on: 2008-05-26
• Number of discs: 5
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .46 pounds

Customer Reviews

Eclectic collection of music with Scottish links
The title of this compilation is loosely interpreted, with many songs by Scottish artists augmented by other artists performing music with a Scottish theme. So you have Gerry Rafferty, a Scotsman, performing Baker Street, a song about a part of London, but you also have Paul McCartney, an Englishman, performing Mull of Kintyre, a song about a part of Scotland. Yet somehow, both of those songs belong in a compilation of this nature. Furthermore, the tracks cover a time span of nearly a century, ranging from early 20th century music by Harry Lauder to contemporary artists such as KT Tunstall. Listeners may have more problems with the way the tracks have been sequenced, since all the styles are jumbled up. It might have been better if the traditional music had been separated from the contemporary music, but that's a minor quibble.

The selection of artists and tracks leaves plenty of room for debate, but I suspect that the selection was dictated at least in part by licensing restrictions. It appears from the credits (reinforced by the booklet notes proclaiming their rich heritage of Scottish music) that EMI made no attempt to license tracks from Sony/BMG or Universal, and judging by the quality of the music here, that would have been an unnecessary extra expense. Maybe those other labels will release their own compilations if they haven't already done so. So if your favorite Scottish artist isn't here, it may be that they never recorded for an EMI label, although my instinct tells me that maybe one or two big names who did have been omitted for whatever reason.

Forgetting about what might have been included but isn't, there is plenty of great music here. Apart from Baker Street and Mull of Kintyre, other famous oldies include Amazing grace (the bagpipe instrumental version by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards), Darlin' (the Frankie Miller hit version - this song was originally written by the English country group Poacher and has also been recorded by Tom Jones as well as some American country singers including Barbara Mandrell), When I'm dead and gone (McGuiness Flint), Living in the past (Jethro Tull), If I was (Midge Ure) and January (Pilot).

More traditional Scottish fare is well represented. Appropriately for a compilation of Scottish music released to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, there's a version of his classic song My love is like a red red rose, here performed by Robert Wilson, as well as A man`s a man for a` that, here performed by The lone piper, plus a trilogy performed by Celtic Spirit and (of course) Auld lang syne, here performed by the Glasgow Phoenix Choir.

Those looking for songs with a Scottish theme will find plenty here including Loch Lomond, A Scottish soldier, Northern lights of Aberdeen, Road to the isles, Roamin' in the gloamin', I belong to Glasgow, Skye boat song, I love a lassie, Scotland the brave, Bonnie Dundee, Flower of Scotland, Bluebells of Scotland, Campbelltown loch and Caledonia.

Given the diverse range of material featured here, you may not like every track, but with a total of 101 tracks spread over five CD's, anybody with an interest in Scottish music should find plenty to enjoy.

Great Variety
EMI Presents The Great Big Scottish Songbook

This is a great CD if you want a varied selection of scottish songs from traditional to modern every taste is catered for. Great for New Year parties!

mrs E.P.
bought this for myself and enjoy.ed it so much i bought some more for christmas pressies .Also brilliant for parties, music on it to suit all tastes