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…Jock Tamson’s Bairns) on one CD.  ‘The material is still fresh and vibrant.’ (THE LIVING TRADITION)

…Jock Tamson’s Bairns is so well-established that comment is almost superfluous.’ (The Scotsman) Praise indeed, but it does sum up one of the country’s most respected bands, having carried the torch for truly Scottish music since their inception at the end of the 1970s. In the hands of The Bairns,…

…The reputation of Jack Tamson’s Bairns is so well established in Scotland and beyond that comment is almost superfluous! The band is made up of two outstanding singers in Rod Paterson (also guitar, trump) and John Croall (also bodhran, bones, whistles) along with Ian Hardie (fiddle, vocals), Derek Hoy (fiddles)…

…Jock Tamson’s Bairns. Ian has also played a significant role in Highland Connection, The Ghillies and currently The Occasionals ceilidh band, with whom he has recorded several times. In addition to this highly acclaimed solo album, Ian recorded a second solo album - A Breath of Fresher Airs - and…

…Jock White, Betty (Dolly) White, Martha Reid, John MacDonald, Willie Townsley, Stewart McPhee, Ruby Kelbie, Tommy Bonthrone and more. Special thanks go to Maurice Fleming for editing the album and to Caroline Milligan for research and assistance. Dr Katherine Campbell is the Series Editor. Compiling and mastering was by Peter…

…Jock o’ Hazeldean’ are fine examples of good Scottish songs. This is a particularly good album, not only because of Alex’s fine voice and his song writing skills, but also the excellent arrangements of the music by Kenny Hutchison and the outstanding execution by the session musicians, giving new life…

…Gordon Duncan, from Pitlochry in Perthshire, a piper, folk musician and composer, died in December 2005 aged 41. He was widely regarded as one of the most skilled and innovative traditional music performers and composers of modern times. While steeped in the art of traditional Highland piping, his approach to…

…Although Gordon Duncan’s tunes are well known throughout the traditional music scene in many parts of the world, very few of his compositions have been published in print. However, under the guidance of his brother Pipe Major Ian Duncan, the first volume of Gordon Duncan’s Tunes is now published. Containing around…

…3CD Digipak Compilation. Greentrax Recordings, ‘Scotland’s Favourite Record Company’, was launched in 1986 by retired Police Inspector Ian Green. In 2006 the company, which also includes the Culburnie label, celebrates its 20th Anniversary. The tracks for this 3CD compilation have been carefully selected by Ian from over 300 albums, showcasing…

…Jock Brown (tenor banjo), Adam Jack (fiddle), Ian Hardie (fiddle), Peter McClements (fiddle), Norman Chalmers (concertina), Iain McNair (guitar), Allan Johnstone (guitar), Roy Martin (bass), Rod Paterson (bones), John Croal (bodhran) and David Baillie (bodhran). ‘Sandy Bell’s is unique. Nowhere else in the world is there a place where the…

…Jock Tamson’s Bairns and The Easy Club, plays his distinctive sounding Sobell guitar. Dick Gaughan, who led the field years ago with his groundbreaking Coppers And Brass guitar album, performs some of his own compositions from the orchestral suite Timewaves performed at Celtic Connections in 2004. Rob MacKillop has searched…

…Jock Tamson’s Bairns. Kevin MacLeod is a multi-instrumentalist who has one solo album, plus a recent duo album with ex-De Dannan lynchpin Alec Finn. Both feature Kevin’s amazing skills on stringed, fretted instruments. Gus Millar is a highly sought after ceilidh band drummer who also worked with the Wallochmor Ceilidh…

…Best known as vocalist and instrumentalist with the band Iron Horse, Annie Grace’s career as musician, actor and teacher has taken her to all corners of the world. This, her debut solo album, is a compelling mix of traditional and contemporary songs reflecting the World, blues and jazz influences on…

…Whisky is in the air in Scotland - all that steady evaporation of spirit from countless casks quietly aging to maturity. The angels get some of it, but it has also inspired many great songs and poems which Robin Laing has been collecting for years. In 1997 Robin recorded an…

…Jock Tamson’s Baims, Easy Club and Cauld Blast Orchestra fame. With Finlay MacDonald (bagpipes, whistle), Chris Stout (fiddle), Ken McBeth (synth), Gordon Duncan (bagpipes) and Tony Cuffe (guitar, vocals). ‘If you are at a party on 31st December at about 11.55pm and waiting with baited breath for the New Year…

…Jock Tamson’s Baims, Easy Club and Cauld Blast Orchestra fame. The album is 100% instrumental and consists of an incredible mix of sounds, styles and rhythms - with a beat to suit the most energetic club dancer! Jack Evans with Kathryn Nicol (fiddle), Battlefield Band’s Mike Katz (pipes), Tony McManus…

…Jock Tamson’s Bairns, The Easy Club and Ceolbeg, he also follows a successful solo career and is always in demand for stage, radio and TV work. Rod has a rich, flexible and expressive voice, with a rare sensitivity for the song and a superb sense of timing. Rod recorded his…

…Songs of the Scottish Borders and the life of a shepherd.

…Jock Tamson’s Bairns, The Occasionals Ceilidh Band and others. His funeral will take place on Tuesday 23rd October at 12.30 in Nairn, in the United Reform Church. Ian Green was proud to have Ian Hardie on the Greentrax books and considered him a good friend as well as a great…