Description
The Traditional Album, The Barra MacNeills
Recorded in 1994, this is the only all-instrumental CD the Barras have made. A great mix of traditional and contemporary tunes from Cape Breton Ireland and Scotland. Focus is on the fiddle.
tracklist
1. Clumsy Lover Set (jig & reels)
–Calliope House (by Dave Richardson)
–Rory MacNabb
–The Shetland Fiddler
–The Clumsy Lover (by Neil Dickie)
2. Celtic Harp
–Glasgow City Police
3. Tribute to Robert Stubbert (reels)
–Kylebrack Rambler (by Finbarr Dwyer)
–Bonnie Kate (by Daniel Dow)
4. The Visit Medley (jigs)
–A Visit With Margaret MacPhee (by Paul S. Cranford)
–Last Post On The Road (by Otis Tomas)
–Cross Roads (by Dan R. MacDonald)
5. The Maids Of Arrochar (slow air)
6. The Maid In The Cherry Tree (reels)
–Red Haired Lass
–Ski Doo (by Steve Cooney)
–The Brolum
7. Twice A Year Fiddler
–The Twice a Year Fiddler (strathspey by Paul S. Cranford)
–Ril Bheara (reel by Finbarr Dwyer)
8. March, Strathspeys and Reels
–Dougald McColl’s Farewell To France (by John MacColl)
–Yester House
–Cawdor Fair
–Oh She’s Comical
–Delnadamph Lodge (by Alexander Walker)
9. Memories Of Mary Ann MacKenzie (slow air)
10. The Wedding Party (jigs)
–The Wedding Party (by Paul S. Cranford)
–The Bear In The Cage (by Paul S. Cranford)
–Alex Deas
–The Black Ewe’s Cascade
11. Toonik Tyme
12. Twin Fiddles
–Mr. Gordon Of Hallhead
–Don Side
–The Red Coat
–The Perrie Weerie
–Killavil Fancy
–Paddy On The Turnpike
13. Neil Gow’s Lament For The Death Of His Second Wife
