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February 1993 — Scottish Tradition Series — Gaelic Song — CD — CDTRAX9003

Scottish Tradition Series vol 3. Distinctive waulking songs of the Western Isles, featuring Mary Morrison, Calum Johnston, Kate Buchanan and Flora Boyd. Fulling or waulking of home-made cloth was carried out in Gaelic Scotland by pounding the material against a board or tramping it with the feet. This was usually women’s work and… read more

January 1993 — Scottish Tradition Series — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX9001

Scottish Tradition Series vol 1. Music from the North East of Scotland. Jimmy MacBeath, James Bowie, Bill Elvin, John MacDonald, Charlie Murray & Jamie Taylor, Charlie Bremner and Frank Steele. It was the ‘bothy’ system of North-East farms in Scotland which served as a sort of folksong incubator in late-Victorian and… read more

January 1993 — All Time Top Sellers — Gaelic Song — CD — CDTRAX009

The Language of The Gael. Catherine-Ann MacPhee is one of Scotland’s finest Gaelic singers and this album is still regarded as a classic Gaelic release. Includes mouth music, and songs written by Murdo MacFarlane and Runrig’s MacDonald brothers. The album was recorded in Pier House Studios and was produced by Jim… read more

January 1992 — Scottish Tradition Series — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX9005

Scottish Tradition Series vol 5. Some of the classic Scots ballads sung by the very best traditional singers, now sadly almost all gone. Jeannie Robertson, Lizzie Higgins, Betsy Whyte, Jane Turriff, John Strachan, Jimmy MacBeath, John Adams, John MacDonald, Bella Higgins, Duncan MacPhee, Nellie MacGregor, Minnie Haman, Sheila… read more

January 1992 — Scottish Tradition Series — Gaelic Song — CD — CDTRAX9002

Scottish Tradition Series vol 2. This collection of music from the Western Isles is one of the most popular in the Scottish Tradition Series and is highly rated worldwide. The collection includes choral work songs, mouth music, the very unusual canntaireachd (now almost extinct), piobaireachd and other Gaelic songs. This is a very… read more

January 1992 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX055

One of the early Greentrax forays into Irish music, Paul Herron’s collection of self-penned songs was one of the few albums taken on by the label as a direct result of a demo through the post. Ian Green was so impressed with Paul’s singer-songwriter abilities that he was immediately signed up to… read more

January 1992 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Fiddle — CD — CDTRAX049

Ian Hardie (fiddle) plays his own compositions on this his second album. Ian has played in many bands, including Jock Tamson’s Bairns and The Occasionals ceilidh band. Ian also plays Scottish small pipes and double bass and is accompanied by George McIntosh (piano), Duncan MacGillivray (bagpipes),… read more

January 1991 — Gaelic Song — CD — CDTRAX038

I See Winter. This is the second album for Greentrax from the fine Gaelic singer Catherine-Ann MacPhee, originally from South Uist but later living In Canada. It was recorded at Pier House Studios and produced by Jim Sutherland, who recruited musicians Savourna Stevenson (harp), Jack Evans (whistles), Charlie… read more

January 1990 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Accordion & Melodeon — Ceilidh & Scottish Dance Bands — CD — CDTRAX037

Robbie Shepherd wrote a sleeve note for this album and one of his comments was: “The lift is there for dancing feet and the lilt is there for discerning ears.” This was the first Scottish dance band signed to Greentrax, in 1990, and it was a cracker. The then young Craig McCallum was already… read more

January 1990 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Robert Burns — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX029

This album contains the last volume in the series The Songs of Robert Burns, as researched and arranged by the late composer Serge Hovey and sung by the late Jean Redpath MBE, one of Scotland’s foremost interpreters of traditional song. It is part of a project that was planned to document the… read more

January 1989 — All Time Top Sellers — Compilations — Bands — Fiddle — CD — CDTRAX026

From the highly successful Channel 4 / Scottish Television series - a Greentrax Best Seller. With Capercaillie, Boys Of The Lough, Phil Cunningham, Clive Gregson & Christine Collister, Martin O’Connor, Willie Hunter, Hamish Moore & Dick Lee, Violet Tulloch, Allan Taylor, Willie Johnson,… read more