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February 2004 — 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 — 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

November 2003 — Pipe Band & Solo Piping — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX252

Live recordings from the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society’s recitals of 6th March, 1999 (Roddy MacLeod tracks) and 15th March, 2003 (McCallum, Walker and West tracks) at St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh. William McCallum, Roddy MacLeod and Gordon Walker are all champion competition players of the… read more

October 2003 — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX247

Contemporary folk music from Shetland. The members of Shoormal - Shetland dialect for ‘where the shore meets the sea’ - are all native to Shetland and first emerged as a band at the Shetland Folk Festival in 1998. Freda Leask, Joyce McDill and Donna Smith joined forces in 1997 to create a… read more

August 2003 — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX250

North Cregg consists of Christy Leahy, Martin Leahy, Caoimhin Vallely, Fiona Kelleher, Ciaran Coughlan and Paul Meehan. Formed in Cork, Ireland, in 1996, the group have in their short history established themselves as one of the premier bands playing traditional Irish music today. Voted Best… read more

June 2003 — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX245

The rise of GiveWay - sisters Fiona (17), Kirsty (15) and twins Amy and Mairi (13) - has been meteoric! In the short time since the girls chose the name GiveWay (on their way to a gig and after passing numerous Give Way road signs!) the group received a Danny Award at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections… read more

May 2003 — Solo & Duo Instrumental — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX239

Alec Finn of De Dannan and Kevin MacLeod of The Occasionals share a passion for vintage mandolins, bouzoukis, resonator, slide and tenor guitars, crafted in the 20th century, the zenith of their development. This spirited Scots/Irish collaboration features a wide range of great traditional Scottish… read more

January 2003 — Singers & Songwriters — Solo & Duo Instrumental — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX243

Tony Cuffe on vocals, guitar, harp and harmonium. Featuring backing band Jock Tamson’s Bairns on Sae Will We Yet. Other performers Jerry O’Sullivan (uilleann pipes, whistle), John Skelton (bodhrán), Jenny Clark (vocals), Derek Hoy (fiddle), Laurel Martin (fiddle), Pat O’Gorman (flute), Billy… read more

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

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September 2002 — Gaelic Song — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX211

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August 2002 — All Time Top Sellers — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX233

Winners of the Danny Award at Celtic Connections in 1999, Malinky’s debut album Last Leaves was runner-up in the Froots Album of the Year Poll of 2000. The voices of Karine Polwart and Steve Byrne remain at the heart of the material, as do their sympathetic string accompaniments (both on bouzouki… read more

May 2002 — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX232

‘The Macs’ continue their emphasis on strong harmony vocals with their first album since 1999’s Keepers. This recording reflects their summer tours of the Highlands, with songs of fishing boats and harbours, farms and battlefields. Stephen Quigg replaces Derek Moffat, whose untimely death in… read more

April 2002 — Solo & Duo Instrumental — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX227

The music on this album is made up of original versions of tunes found in the Scottish lute and cittern manuscripts of the 17th century, arrangements of tunes from the 18th and 20th centuries, and new pieces composed in 2001. Rob is a master of the 12-course lute, cittern, mandour and oud. He is… read more

April 2002 — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX230

Close harmony a capella group of women singers from the Lowlands of Scotland. Harmony and solo singing with instrumental accompaniment on some tracks. Eileen Penman, Claire Lamond, Sylvia McGowan, Rebecca McKinney and Elaine Wallace. read more

October 2001 — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX223

Jack Aitken, Dave Black, Tony Dougan and Brian Dougan emerged as Drinkers Drouth in 1974, brought together by a love of harmony singing and traditional and contemporary folk music. Throughout the 1970s the band played regularly in folk clubs, appeared on radio and at leading Scottish festivals. In… read more

September 2001 — Pipe Band & Solo Piping — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX221

From Pitlochry in Perthshire, Gary West learned his piping with the much-acclaimed Vale Of Atholl Pipe Band, with whom he played for eighteen years, winning both the Scottish and European Championships. In the late 1980s, Gary began to play a prominent role in the folk music scene, joining Ceolbeg… read more

August 2001 — Compilations — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX215

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April 2001 — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX205

This is the CD re-release of the crucial first album by the legendary Scots band The Easy Club, released on vinyl in 1984 and not available for many years, digitally remastered from the original tapes and reproducing the original sleeve art. The musical adventures of The Easy Club, fusing Scots folk… read more

February 2001 — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX193

Bag o’ Cats are Dick Lee (clarinets, saxophones, recorders), an award-winning jazz musician who did groundbreaking work with Hamish Moore, Rick Bamford (drums, percussion), Nigel Richard (cittern, lauto, manditar, Border pipes), Fraser Fifield (Scottish smallpipes, Border pipes, whistles,… read more

December 2000 — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX207

In 1993 Greentrax Recordings released Sangsters debut album Begin, an album of traditional ballads blended with some contemporary songs. Later that year, Begin was chosen as a Cream of The Crop 1993 album by Scotland’s premier national newspaper The Scotsman. Since Begin, the line-up of Anne Combe… read more

October 2000 — Celtic Collections — Solo & Duo Instrumental — Stream or Download only — CDGMP8005

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October 2000 — Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX196

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August 2000 — Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX199

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June 2000 — Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX194

John Wright is the front man and singer of the very successful John Wright Band whose touring schedule is quite remarkable. John has a truly compelling voice, both strong and expressive - on this first solo album for many years, John has recorded some of his favourite songs, mainly traditional, with… read more

June 2000 — Singers & Songwriters — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX197

This is a compilation of Rod’s two early solo albums ‘Two Hats’ and ‘Smiling Waved Goodbye’. Rod is one of Scotland’s finest singers, with limitless depth and versatility. While best known for his work with the groups Jock Tamson’s Bairns, The Easy Club and Ceolbeg, he also follows a… read more

April 2000 — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX189

Folk rock led by the inimitable Sandy Brechin (accordion), Gregor Borland (fiddle) and the exciting voice of Ali Cherry (lead vocals) plus Doug Anderson (guitars, mandolin), Eoghain Anderson (drums and percussion) and Roy Waterston (bass guitar). Ali Cherry also pens most of the songs. Burach have… read more

April 2000 — Pipe Band & Solo Piping — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX5009

Featuring William MacCallum, Barnaby Brown, Allan MacDonald, Roderick MacLeod, William MacDonald and Robert Wallace. The seven pibroch included on this album were recorded live on the evening of 30th August 1999 during a memorable concert devoted to the music of the Highland pipe, the Piob Mhor. The… read more

February 2000 — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX188

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February 2000 — All Time Top Sellers — Groups — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX190

Malinky formed in October 1998 after vocalist Karine Polwart (guitar, bouzouki) was invited to do a guest spot at Edinburgh Folk Club. Karine recruited Mark Dunlop (bodhran, whistle) and Kit Patterson (fiddle, mandolin, guitar), and tracked down singer Steve Byrne (bouzouki, guitar). Other bookings… read more

December 1999 — Pipe Band & Solo Piping — Stream or Download only — CDTRAX182

An ex-member of the Tannahill Weavers, Iain was a member of Smalltalk and is currently a member of Ossian. He plays both the Highland bagpipe and smallpipes (and whistles) and produces and presents BBC Radio Scotland’s Pipeline programme. With Mairi Campbell (fiddle), William Jackson (harp,… read more