Description
This beautiful album contains music and song written by or inspired by great Scots whose portraits hang in the National Portrait Gallery of Scotland, played by some of Scotland’s top musicians. Complemented by the portraits, reproduced in the CD booklet, this CD offers a vivid experience of a vital cultural life that continues to inform and enrich the ‘new’ Scotland. Musicians include: Aly Bain; Alison Kinnaird; Aileen Carr; Brian Miller; Scott Skinner; Pat Kilbride; Flora MacNeil; Alan Reid; Rob van Sante; Alasdair White; Mike Katz; John McCusker; Dougie Pincock; Pete Clark; Neil Johnstone; Martin MacLeod; Jimmy Hutchison; Jim Leighton; Davy Steele; and Battlefield Band. (2003)
Track list:
- CHAPEL KEITHACK – Aly Bain & Alison Kinnaird
- ODE ON THE DEATH OF FRANCOIS II – Aileen Carr & Brian Miller
- SEAN TREWS / THE BUNGALOW / MISS SHEPHERD – Scott Skinner, Alasdair White & Pat Kilbride
- MO RUN GEAL – Flora MacNeil & Alison Kinnaird
- TWA BONNIE MAIDS – Alan Reid, Rob van Sante & Alasdair White
- CAOINEADH RIOGHAIL – Alison Kinnaird
- THE ATHOLL AND BREADALBANE GATHERING / THE BOAT LEAKS / NIGHEAN BHAN A’MHUILLEIR – Mike Katz
- JOCK O’ HAZELDEAN – Jimmy Hutchison
- HILL HOUSE / THE PHILOSOPHER’S CHAIR – Battlefield Band
- MONTROSE – Battlefield Band
- THE MASSACRE OF GLENCOE – Dougie Pincock
- RANTIN’ ROVIN’ ROBIN – Battlefield Band
- NEIL GOWS LAMENT FOR THE DEATH OF HIS BROTHER DONALD – Pete Clark, Neil Johnstone, Martin MacLeod, Jim Leighton
- NORLAND WIND – Davy Steele, John McCusker, Alan Reid
Artists on this release:
Aly Bain, Alison Kinnaird, Aileen Carr, Brian Miller, Scott Skinner, Jimmy Hutchison, Alasdair White, Pat Kilbride, Flora MacNeil, Alan Reid, Rob van Sante, Mike Katz, Battlefield Band, Dougie Pincock, Pete Clark, Davy Steel, Neil Johnstone, Martin MacLeod, Jim Leighton, Brian McNeill & John McCusker
