| Note |
Title from disc. |
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Compact disc. |
| NOTE |
Sung in Scottish Gaelic and English. |
| Contents |
The odin stone (Saltfishforty) (3:13) -- Echo mocks the corncrake (Songs of Separation, featuring Karine Polwart) (3:39) -- Wire burners (Findlay Napier) (2:47) -- Smeorach chlann domhnaill (Julie Fowlis) (4:08) -- Abyss (Talisk) (4:40) -- Banks of Newfoundland (Siobhan Miller) (3:59) -- Gura mise tha fo mhulad (Rachel Newton) (3:35) -- The blantyre explosion (Battlefield Band, featuring Christine Primrose) (4:57) -- Ca na dh'fhag thu m'fhichead gini (Karen Matheson) (4:04) -- The midnight sun (Breabach) (5:02) -- Cuir a-nall (Daimh) (4:10) -- Alasdair oig 'lc 'lc neacail/Latha siubhal beinne dhomh (Kathleen Macinnes) (3:34) -- Turn ye to me (Salt House) (2:53) -- Puirt a beul (Kyle Carey) (4:16) -- Chuir m'athair mise dhan taigh charraideach (The Furrow Collective) (2:35) -- Cha d'fhuair mi'n cadal (Mischa Macpherson) (3:53). |
| Performer |
Various performers. |
| Summary |
With its wonderfully rich and diverse heritage, Scottish folk music is constantly evolving while remaining deeply rooted in the past. From pioneering revivalists Battlefield Band and Karen Matheson to todays leading voices including Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart, this handpicked selection reflects a golden age in this living tradition. |
| Subject |
Folk songs -- Scotland.
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Folk music -- Scotland.
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| Series |
Music rough guides
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| STANDARD # |
605633136821 |
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CD-RGNET-1368 World Music Network |
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