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June 2000 — All Time Top Sellers — G2 Label — Bands — CD — G2CD7005

Salsa Celtica formed in 1996 from a group of Celtic and Latino musicians who fused South American and Cuban song, salsa rhythms, improvisation, Scottish reels and ceilidh tunes to create a Caledonian Caribbean Salsa Paradise. The fusion has established the band as one of the major draws on the… read more

May 2000 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX069

From the leader and founder member of the hugely popular 1970s band Rankin File came this solo album in 1993 by Iain Rankin, with a bunch of brand new self-penned songs. Iain is a brilliant songwriter with a great voice to go with it. In Pier House Studio, Iain surrounded himself with some of… read more

May 2000 — Scottish Tradition Series — Spoken Word — CD — Double CD — CDTRAX9017D

Scottish Tradition Series vol 17. In most modern European cultures the longer types of wonder-tale, or fairy-tales as they are often called, are the aristocrats of traditional storytelling, as the older ballads are of singing. These stories share the atmosphere of mediaeval romance - timelessly vague, but with such material… read more

April 2000 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX195D

This is a double CD re-release of the earlier cassette recordings The Glasgow That I Used to Know and Words, Words, Words. Singer-songwriter Adam McNaughtan, a product of the Scottish Folk Revival of the 1960s, has been writing, collecting and singing songs for three decades and has become one of… read more

March 2000 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — More Instrumental — CD — CDTRAX192

Featuring Mairi Campbell and Jenny Gardner. This is a gem from the very talented Jack Evans who was a member of several bands, including the legendary Jock Tamson’s Bairns. Jack is a multi-instrumentalist and a clever arranger and producer (several albums for Greentrax). It was Jack who produced the Keltik Elektrik series of recordings,… read more

February 2000 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bands — CD — CUL116D

Featuring Alasdair Fraser (fiddle, viola), Eric Rigler (Great Highland Bagpipe, uilleann pipes, Scottish smallpipes), Chris Norman (wooden flute, piccolo), Paul Machlis (piano, organ, keyboards), Mick Linden (fretless bass) and Peter Maund (percussion). The members of Skyedance have featured on… read more

October 1999 — Ceilidh & Scottish Dance Bands — Fiddle — CD — CDTRAX186

Willie Hunter’s last recording before his death in 1994, with The Cullivoe Dance Band: Ivor Scollay (accordion), Gordon Jamieson (accordion), Margaret Couper (piano), Alan Scollay (bass guitar), Victor Jamieson (bass guitar) and Ian Tulloch (drums). Cullivoe is a crofting and fishing community at… read more

May 1999 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — G2 Label — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — G2CD7004

From an idea submitted by singer/songwriter Jim Hunter to The Highland Festival was born the Songhunter project, attracting a staggering 430 competition entries from Highlands and Islands songwriters. The incredibly difficult task of reducing that figure to a touring repertoire of some twenty songs… read more

May 1999 — Scottish Tradition Series — Gaelic Song — CD — CDTRAX9019

Scottish Tradition Series vol 19. 21 songs originally recorded for The School of Scottish Studies and the BBC by the wonderful Gaelic singer Joan MacKenzie from the Isle of Lewis. Although a very popular singer among Gaelic radio listeners, Joan only made two commercial 45rpm albums, no longer available. The recordings for this… read more

May 1999 — Masters Of Piobaireachd — Bagpipes — CD — CDTRAX181

Volume 2 of this highly acclaimed series of original recordings of the ‘Bobs of Balmoral’ - Robert U Brown and Robert Nicol - giving instruction on the art of piobaireachd, mainly through vocalisations of the tunes with some playing. This series of recordings is mainly intended for instructional… read more

May 1999 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Guitar & Mandolin — CD — CDTRAX179

Instrumentalist and composer with Scottish traditional group The Iron Horse, most of the material on this album is written by Rod with Lynn Morrison. Rod (acoustic guitar, mandolins, mandola, banjo, bodhran, keyboards), Lee Agnew (drums, percussion), Fraser Fifield (saxophone, Highland pipes,… read more

May 1999 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Compilations — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX176

To Welcome The New Parliament. Scotland’s music to welcome a new parliament. Our rough guide to some of the key landmarks in the long, rich history of Scotland’s music, which we present as Scotland regains its own Parliament after 300 years. Featuring Sandy Brechin (accordion), Mairi Campbell (fiddle, viola, vocals), Jack… read more

May 1999 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bands — CD — CDTRAX175

Cantychiels are Andy Harrison (lead vocals, guitar), Dave Cantwell (ex Big Dish and the John Martyn Band, on drums, percussion, backing vocals), Marianne Campbell (Deaf Shepherd, on fiddle), Rory Campbell (Deaf Shepherd, on pipes, whistles), Brian McAlpine (Iron Horse, The… read more

May 1999 — All Time Top Sellers — Compilations — Gaelic Song — CD — CDTRAX172

Three years in the making and featuring many of Scotland’s most celebrated singers, this album demonstrates the richness and diversity of the Gaelic song tradition, focusing on womens’ part in the creation of its poetry and song. Each singer has contributed a song of her particular choice.… read more

May 1999 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bagpipes — CD — CDTRAX171

A member of the New Zealand band Rua, Jimmy Young plays Northumbrian pipes. Also featuring Iain MacDonald (Battlefield Band), Iain MacInnes (Smalltalk), Iain MacLeod and James Mackintosh (Shooglenifty), John Martin (Tannahill Weavers, The Easy Club) and other members of Rua. This is a gem, with a… read more

May 1999 — Bands — Gaelic Song — CD — CDTRAX159

One of Scotland’s longest-established folk groups. Formed during the great surge of interest in traditional and Celtic music and song in the late 1960’s, the Whistlebinkies quickly evolved into a leading force in their field. They led the revival in the use of the bellows-blown bagpipes in… read more

May 1999 — Guitar & Mandolin — CD — CDTRAX178

Acoustic mandolin, bouzouki and resophonic guitar from Scotland and beyond. With Alec Finn, Frankie Gavin (De Dannan), John Martin (Tannahill Weavers), Malcolm Jones (Runrig) and Freeland Barbour. Kevin is also a member of The Occasionals. ‘This is one you’ll want on your CD player, just try… read more

September 1998 — All Time Top Sellers — Pipe Band — CD — CDTRAX162

The Black Watch Pipe Band has a worldwide reputation. Each year they embarked on a tour of the US and Canada which attracted in excess of 200,000 spectators - they have even outsold the rock band Oasis at the Motors Stadium, Vancouver, Canada! This album was recorded on location at Fort George… read more

May 1998 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — G2 Label — Bands — CD — G2CD7001

Rock/country band who have supported The Mavericks on tour. The Felsons are led by singer-songwriter Dean Owens who wrote all songs on the album except one (On Fire). The other members of the band are Callais Brown (guitars mandolin, banjo, vocals), Kevin McGuire (bass guitar, upright bass, vocals)… read more

May 1998 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX9054

Border Ballads. Willie Scott was born in the Scottish village of Canonbie in the Scottish Borders in 1897, one of a family of seven. On leaving school he worked on various farms and in his adult years more permanently on farms in Fife and Duns, Berwickshire. In addition to his singing songs of the Scottish Borders… read more

May 1998 — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX9053

The late John MacDonald was a champion singer, whistler, diddler and melodeon player. On this album he displays all of these talents. He was born in 1905 at Bogney Farm, Dunphail, and was the eldest of six children. He started performing at the age of 13 years and eventually became known as a… read more

May 1998 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Accordion & Melodeon — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX9052

Davie Stewart was one of Scotland’s travelling people, a character who sang and played melodeon as he travelled around the country, visiting fairs and festivals. Davie was recorded by Hamish Henderson in Dundee and Edinburgh over a period of years between 1954 and 1962. This album was originally… read more

May 1998 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Fiddle — More Instrumental — CD — CDTRAX9051

Instrumental Music From Scotland. This is a gem and goes by, to some extent, unnoticed. That is a shame because this album is full of now almost unheard-of giants of the traditional music scene. Charlie Bremner and John Grant show off their talents on the fiddle, Willie Fraser plays some gems on the now rather neglected mouth organ,… read more

April 1998 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Compilations — Bands — CD — CDTRAX168

Traditional Music from a New Generation. Traditional music from a new generation. In the 1990s Edinburgh was a melting-pot of young musicians who had been attracted from all parts of Scotland and beyond to the city. From this vibrant music scene comes a most exciting album, featuring the best young contemporary bands and musicians based in… read more

April 1998 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Guitar & Mandolin — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX158

Dick has been on the road as a professional musician for over 25 years and has developed into one of the most respected and sought-after musicians in the UK, with regular nationwide tours in addition to foreign tours. Dick was a member of the Boys of the Lough in the early ‘70s, he made in 1980… read more

April 1998 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Compilations — CD — CDTRAX154

75 minutes of fiddle music selected from a historic series of concerts recorded live between 1985 and 1995. ‘The finest Scottish and Cape Breton music.’ The Living Tradition read more

April 1998 — Masters Of Piobaireachd — Bagpipes — CD — CDTRAX153

Volume 1 of this highly acclaimed series of original recordings of the ‘Bobs of Balmoral’ - Robert U Brown and Robert Nicol - giving instruction on the art of piobaireachd, mainly through vocalisations of the tunes with some playing. This series of recordings is mainly intended for instructional… read more

April 1998 — All Time Top Sellers — Guitar & Mandolin — CD — CDTRAX151

Scottish, Irish and East European tunes played on acoustic guitar, with French Canadian-style accompaniment from Alain Genty (bass) and Denis Frechette (piano). Recorded in Quebec. ‘An album of grace and beauty’ (The Living Tradition) ‘The best Celtic guitarist in the world’ (John Renbourn)… read more

April 1998 — 2023 Top 20 — Gaelic Song — CD — CDTRAX132

The wonderful Gaelic voice of Margaret Stewart combined with Allan MacDonald’s innovative and lyrical piobaireachd style. Margaret not only sings but she also lectures on Gaelic song and traditions. Where she had been hiding before Greentrax caught up with her no one knows! Allan sings and plays… read more

July 1997 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Fiddle — CD — CDTRAX139

Wonderful Cape Breton style fiddling from Brenda Stubbert and some excellent backing musicians. An album full of exciting playing. Brenda was introduced to Scottish and Irish music at a very early age on Cape Breton Island. Her music makes you want to move, whether it’s step dancing, a square set… read more