Music & Song Of Edinburgh

"Reflects the rich musical and cultural history of Edinburgh. (Q Magazine.) Edinburgh, capital of Scotland, is a City rich in history and culture and welcomes millions of visitors every year. One of its greatest attractions is a diverse musical heritage which is reflected in the various annual Music Festivals, including the Festival of Music and Drama and the International Folk Festival. Both Festivals feature the music of Scotland which can also be heard at other times of the year in City hotels, taverns, pubs and of course the more formal setting of theatres. This album has been compiled and released by Greentrax to meet the needs of many Edinburgh visitors who wish to return home with a more lasting memory of Scotland's music and in particular the music and song of Edinburgh. The album is more than just a tourist souvenir, however, but a serious attempt to bring together the best of Edinburgh's music and song, both old and new, performed by talented artistes - a concept not previously tackled as far as we are aware. The artistes are - Gill Bowman (an emerging talent); Fiona Forbes (of the singing trio Sangsters); Janet Russell & Christine Kydd (with two excellent albums to their credit); Wendy Stewart (fine harpist and composer); Ceolbeg (one of Scotland's foremost folk bands); Gordon Duncan (an extraordinary piper); Heritage (multi-instrumentalist Fife group) Robin Laing (very talented singer/songwriter); Ed Miller (expressive singer with a rich voice); The McCalmans (Scotland's best loved singing trio); Brian McNeill & lain Macintosh (professional soloists who team up on two instrumental tracks); Lindsay Porteous (playing the unusual mouth-bow); Stephen Quigg (who regularly sings to our foreign visitors); The Scottish Gas Caledonian Pipe Band (a leading Edinburgh pipe band). The material includes the ever-popular tunes ""Holyrood House"", ""Duchess of Edinburgh"", ""Roslin Castle"" and ""The Flowers of Edinburgh""; weel kent songs such as ""Rattlin' Roarin' Willie"". ""Johnny Cope"", ""Mallie Lee"" and ""Willie's Gane Tae Melville Castle; the more recent ""Edinburgh Town"", ""Deacon Brodie"", ""Sandy Bell's Man"" and ""The Union Canal"", a Robert Ferguson poem, ""Caller Oysters""; while two other poems - ""Capernaum"" and ""The Lion Wallace Saw"", (set to music by Ed Miller and lan McCalman respectively) create links with the past and present. The 21 tracks embrace a variety of instruments styles and presentation. The Right Honourable Norman Irons, The Lord Provost, Edinburgh, who has written a foreword, says ""I commend it to everyone, visitor or resident, seeking a quality product reflecting the best of Scotland."" Tracks: + Links Of The Forth + Rattlin' Roarin' Willie + Capernaum + Holyrood House + The Lion Wallace Saw + Johnny Cope + The Loose Noose + Sandy Bell's Man + Festival Lights + Duchess Of Edinburgh + Caller Oysters + Fisherrow + Mallie Lee + The Black Swan + Edinburgh Town + The Flowers Of Edinburgh + Waly Waly + Willie's Gane Tae Melville Castle + The Union Canal + The Burning Bing + Auld Lang Syne"