Solo Singers & Songwriters

August 2007 — Fiddle — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX319

The Cast came into being when Mairi and Dave joined forces after meeting each other in the burgeoning traditional music and dance scene in Edinburgh. They have since performed extensively throughout the UK and Ireland, in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and North America, and… read more

May 2007 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX312

John Munro was born in Glasgow and ‘escaped’ to Australia at the age of 18 years. Having had a flirtation with folk music in Scotland, John found the local folk haunts in Australia and was soon immersed in the music. John was a founder member of Country Express in 1969 and later Colcannon… read more

April 2007 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX306

Alison McMorland was born in Renfrewshire into a musical family. She has enjoyed a long involvement in traditional music at various levels: singer, collector, broadcaster, author and tutor on the Scottish Music course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow. Alison came to wider… read more

April 2007 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX313

Robin Laing is a professional musician and writer based in rural South Lanarkshire. He is known as an interpreter of traditional Scottish songs and his own songs, many of which have been covered by other artists. His songs are on a wide variety of subjects, from Ulysses to Clydesdale horses and from… read more

December 2006 — All Time Top Sellers — 2023 Top 20 — 2019 Top 20 — 2018 Top 20 — 2017 Top 20 — 2016 Top 20 — Celtic Collections — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDGMP8012

Celtic Collections vol 12. This album has proved to be hugely popular and is a Greentrax All Time Top Seller. Songs by female vocalists from the Greentrax back catalogue. Each song has the theme of love and reflection, resulting in an album of very powerful songs, old and new, superbly interpreted by some of Scotland’s… read more

July 2006 — All Time Top Sellers — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX291

A new studio album from the former Runrig frontman, Donnie Munro - his first for four years. He has been recently been touring solo and with The Donnie Munro Band, and has a large and faithful following both at home and abroad, particularly in Germany. The album is centred on themes of migration and… read more

May 2006 — Scottish Tradition Series — Solo Singers & Songwriters — Spoken Word — CD — CDTRAX9022

Scottish Tradition Series vol 22. Volume 22 consists of children’s songs and rhymes and is an important addition to the Scottish Tradition Series. The School of Scottish Studies Archives is an important source of Scottish children’s lore. On this album, a selection of material in Scots recorded over a period of three decades… read more

April 2006 — 2019 Top 20 — 2018 Top 20 — 2017 Top 20 — 2016 Top 20 — Celtic Collections — Compilations — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDGMP8010

Celtic Collections vol 10. An album from the 1970s which was recorded in Edinburgh’s famous folk music bar Sandy Bell’s (The Forrest Hill Bar) and at Pan Audio Studios. Many of the Sandy Bell’s Bar regulars of the time feature on the album, including Aly Bain, Dick Gaughan, The McCalmans, Chorda, Liz & Maggie… read more

April 2006 — Special Offers — Guitar & Mandolin — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX290

Another original album from one of the foremost and highly regarded folksingers of our time - Dick Gaughan was recently voted one of the Top 10 Folk Voices Of The 20th Century by listeners of BBC Radio 2’s Mike Harding Show. Dick is acknowledged as one of Scotland’s most outstanding musicians.… read more

February 2006 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX275

Steve Byrne is a member of the award-winning band Malinky and has already established himself as an excellent songwriter, contributing to the Malinky repertoire. This is Steve’s first solo album and on it he focuses on songs from his birthplace - Angus. Some of the songs are self-penned but others… read more

December 2005 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX287

Eric Bogle’s first album of new songs since 2002, Other People’s Children is another exceptional collection of songs from this prolific songwriter. In Hallowed Ground Eric re-visits No Man’s Land and the World War 1 graveyards, and he reflects on the elderly in The Last Of The Old Timers. In… read more

September 2005 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX285

On this album Alan, director of the Fylde Folk Festival, returns to his roots as a singer and, to meet many requests from around the world, Alan and his friends have re-recorded the most popular and requested songs written in his forty-year career as a songwriter. Alan Bell was born and bred on the… read more

August 2005 — All Time Top Sellers — 2022 Top 20 — 2021 Top 20 — 2020 Top 20 — 2017 Top 20 — 2016 Top 20 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — Double CD — CDTRAX286

The Live Collection. Double CD of live performances, featuring Eric’s most requested songs from the past thirty years, coming from a variety of concerts and studio appearances. This release features Eric’s most popular songs as well as some special rarities, and as always, despite the heavy nature of the subjects,… read more

June 2005 — 2023 Top 20 — 2022 Top 20 — 2021 Top 20 — 2020 Top 20 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — 5CD box set — CDTRAX4001B

5CD Boxed Set. Includes sixty songs written and recorded by the Scottish-Australian singer and songwriter Eric Bogle. Eric has chosen the songs from his recorded output spanning the period from 1980, when he released Now I’m Easy, to 1997 and the release of Small Miracles. All of Eric’s ‘big’ songs are… read more

April 2005 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX272

Jim Reid is without a doubt an outstanding singer and songwriter, and as a lover of the work of poet Violet Jacob, has set many of her poems to music, including the hugely successful Wild Geese (or Norland Wind), which has now become one of the classic folk songs of the twentieth century. Jim was a… read more

January 2005 — Scottish Tradition Series — Gaelic Song — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX9020

Scottish Tradition Series vol 20. In response to many requests, The School of Scottish Studies Archives, in conjunction with Greentrax Recordings, have selected tracks for this compilation album from previous album releases in the Scottish Tradition Series and other material from the Schools’ rich archive collection. Amongst the… read more

December 2004 — Compilations — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX271

A Celebration Of The Clydesdale Horse In Song. The Clydesdale Horse - the name tells us where they originated. Clydesdale, the valley of the river Clyde, is essentially the old name for Lanarkshire. The horse that carries is not necessarily the horse that could pull three times their own weight and at the time when the Clydesdale appeared, the… read more

December 2004 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Compilations — Solo Singers & Songwriters — Vocal Groups — CD — CDTRAX269

Songs By Ian, Sung By Friends. The album showcases the songs and music of The McCalmans’ frontman, Ian McCalman. Ian’s songwriting is prolific and here some of Ian’s songs are given new interpretations by some well known friends in music. Ian was a founder member of The McCalmans in 1964. “A little classic…” (Archie… read more

October 2004 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX270

Previously available only on LP. In the summer of 1985 Scottish folk singer Archie Fisher and Garnet Rogers (younger brother of the late Stan Rogers) teamed up to tour Canada and America. The tour was a huge success and the recorded concert tracks feature on this CD. Combining the best of Archie’s… read more

August 2004 — Gaelic Song — Solo Singers & Songwriters — Vocal Groups — CD — CDTRAX261

Scotland's Queens of Song Recorded Live on Tour 2002. The popular Gaelic and Scots songs on this album were recorded from live concerts during the Scottish Women tour of 2002. The cast of singers included Sheila Stewart, Sheena Wellington, Ishbel McAskill, Elspeth Cowie, Corrina Hewat, Annie Grace, Karine Polwart, Emily Smith, Mairi MacInnes, Anna… read more

April 2004 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Celtic Collections — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDGMP8007

Celtic Collections vol 7. The songs of East Lothian and the Forth, with particular emphasis on the sadly defunct fishing industry of the Forth Estuary. Performers include Ceolbeg, The McCalmans, Malinky, Drinker’s Drouth, Heritage, Robin Laing and Dick Gaughan. Songs of the Prestonpans salters; the shell-fish gatherers,… read more

April 2004 — Scottish Tradition Series — Solo Singers & Songwriters — Spoken Word — CD — CDTRAX9021

Scottish Tradition Series vol 21. This volume focuses on the music, song and stories of the Orkney Islands. Most of the selections were recorded by Alan Bruford, reader in Scottish Ethnology. The first narratives and songs highlight farm life: they recall harvest celebrations, recipes, animal behaviour and related beliefs and… read more

February 2004 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX256

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… read more

December 2003 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX254

Fifteen original songs. Davie Robertson was born in 1945 and has lived all his life in the village of Longniddry, East Lothian. He has been interested and involved in the folk revival since the mid 1960s and during that decade started composing songs, which he sang in local folk clubs and at other… read more

September 2003 — 2022 Top 20 — Compilations — Ian Green’s Pick Of The Month — Solo Singers & Songwriters — Spoken Word — Vocal Groups — CD — CDTRAX244

“Various artists including Adam McNaughtan, Dick Gaughan, Rod Paterson, Jim Reid, The Corrie Folk Trio and The Laggan combine for this tribute to the late, great singer/songwriter/collector Dr Hamish Henderson. Several of his most popular songs are included: The John MacLean March, Farewell to… read more

May 2003 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX246

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 album of whisky songs… read more

March 2003 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX240

Includes 28-page booklet with song lyrics and glossary. Sheena Wellington has travelled far and wide, singing traditional and other Scottish songs as well as her own compositions. Her relaxed singing style and entertaining presentation has endeared her to audiences in many countries, including the… read more

October 2002 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX237

Another crop of songs from the incredibly prolific songwriter Eric Bogle. Includes such greats as The Colour of Dreams, As If He Knows (Ian Green’s favourite Bogle song which never fails to bring a tear to the eye), The Dalai Lama’s Candle, Ibrahim and Cradle To The Grave. The band on this… read more

September 2002 — Special Offers — All Time Top Sellers — 2021 Top 20 — 2020 Top 20 — Guitar & Mandolin — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — Double CD — CDTRAX236D

The First Three Decades. Double CD including comprehensive sleeve notes and song lyrics. One of the most respected and sought-after musicians in the UK, Dick Gaughan has spent years ‘on the road’ and made many recordings. For some years his audiences have been requesting a compilation of Dick’s favourite tracks and… read more

August 2002 — Compilations — Solo Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX234

Songs Of The Jacobite Risings. The 2002 Edinburgh International Festival included Songs of the Jacobite Rebellions in their Scottish traditional music programme - this compilation was released to mark that event. The album consists of popular Jacobite songs, plus some recent compositions, performed by artists including The… read more