Yont the Tay

~ Release by Jim Reid (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Produced by Dr Fred Freeman;
Recorded by Peter Haigh and Richard Werner at Pier House Studios, Edinburgh in September-November 2004
except track 9 recorded in November/December 2002;
Mixed by Dr Fred Freeman and Peter Haigh at Pier House Studios;
Mastered by Peter Haigh;
Cover photo by Gavin Kane;
Design by John Slavin at DesingFolk

Annotation last modified on 2024-08-21 10:43 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Daft Donal
cittern:
Aaron Jones (Litha)
guitar:
Frank McLaughlin
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
arranger:
Fred Freeman (Academic in Scottish Literature) and Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
2:08
2Up the Noran Water (Shy Geordie)
cittern:
Aaron Jones (Litha)
guitar:
Frank McLaughlin
harmonica [moothie]:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
2:31
3Mormond Braes
accordion:
Sandy Brechin
cittern:
Ross Kennedy (UK-based musician)
harmonica [moothie]:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
arranger:
Fred Freeman (Academic in Scottish Literature) and Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
2:40
4The Sodger’s Cairn / Battle of the Somme
bouzouki and mandolin:
Ian Anderson (Ian A. Anderson, English folk musician, producer, editor of FRoots magazine)
guitar and harmonica [moothie]:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
arranger:
Fred Freeman (Academic in Scottish Literature)
medley including a recording of:
The Battle of the Somme (Scottish pipe lament/retreat march)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William Lawrie
4:55
5Tommy Curtiss
bodhrán and whistle:
Marc Duff
cittern:
Aaron Jones (Litha)
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
2:37
6Harlaw
banjo and percussion [drum]:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
additional vocals:
Ross Kennedy (UK-based musician)
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
arranger:
Fred Freeman (Academic in Scottish Literature) and Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
recording of:
The Battle of Harlaw
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
A Collection of Ancient Scots Music for the Violin, Harpsichord or German-flute never before printed consisting of Ports, Salutations, Marches or Pibrachs (1776), Child Ballads (number: 163) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2861)
2:27
7The Tinkler’s Weddin
cittern:
Aaron Jones (Litha)
guitar:
Frank McLaughlin
additional vocals:
Ian Anderson (Ian A. Anderson, English folk musician, producer, editor of FRoots magazine)
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
arranger:
Fred Freeman (Academic in Scottish Literature) and Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
2:05
8Cairn o Mount
accordion:
Sandy Brechin
guitar:
Ross Kennedy (UK-based musician)
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
arranger:
Fred Freeman (Academic in Scottish Literature) and Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
6:05
9The Freedom Come All Ye
guitar and additional vocals:
Rod Paterson
harmonica [moothie]:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
recording of:
Freedom Come-All-Ye
lyricist:
Hamish Henderson (in 1960)
arrangement of:
The Bloody Fields of Flanders
3:52
10Bonnie Joann
harmonica [moothie]:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
3:56
11The Band o Shearers
bouzouki:
Malcolm Stitt
whistle:
Marc Duff
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
arranger:
Fred Freeman (Academic in Scottish Literature) and Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
2:51
12Baron o Brackley
bouzouki and whistle:
Marc Duff
cittern:
Aaron Jones (Litha)
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
arranger:
Fred Freeman (Academic in Scottish Literature) and Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
recording of:
The Baron of Brackley
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:49
13Sleepytoun
bodhrán and whistle:
Marc Duff
bouzouki:
Malcolm Stitt
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
arranger:
Fred Freeman (Academic in Scottish Literature) and Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
3:16
14My Bonnie Moorhen
cittern:
Aaron Jones (Litha)
recorder:
Marc Duff
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
arranger:
Fred Freeman (Academic in Scottish Literature) and Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
2:49
15The Wild Geese
accordion:
Sandy Brechin
guitar and harmonica [moothie]:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
vocals:
Jim Reid (Scottish folk musician)
3:31