Greentrax Recordings
Greentrax Recordings

1986-2024: Celebrating Scotland's Music for 38 years

Ian Green: 1934-2024

Fiona J Mackenzie - Duan Nollaig

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — 2022 Top 20 — 2020 Top 20 — Gaelic Song — CD — Double CD — CDTRAX320D

A Gaelic Christmas. Fiona J Mackenzie is a former Gaelic Mod Gold Medal winner, and also received a Scots Trad Music Award in 2004. This is a unique double album of both traditional and contemporary Scottish Gaelic Christmas songs and carols. Vocal harmonies are provided by Maggie MacDonald, Katie Mackenzie (who also… read more

Ross Kennedy - Scottish Voice & Acoustic Guitar

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Guitar & Mandolin — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX317

Ross Kennedy has been a professional folk musician for over 25 years. He has toured, recorded and played with Scottish legends The Tannahill Weavers and was also the founding member of great bands such as The Iron Horse, The Jura Ceilidh Band and Canterach. Ross also had a very successful and long… read more

Alison McMorland & Geordie McIntyre - White Wings

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX306

Alison McMorland was born in Renfrewshire into a musical family. She has enjoyed a long involvement in traditional music at various levels: singer, collector, broadcaster, author and tutor on the Scottish Music course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow. Alison came to wider… read more

No. 1 Scottish - Traditional Music From The RSAMD

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Compilations — CD — CDTRAX310

This album was first released by the RSAMD as a limited edition in 2002, and includes many of the top students at the Academy at that time, plus their tutors. The students are Liam Brown, Neil Cameron, Stuart Cassells, Kirsty Cotter, Dominique Dodge, Gillian Frame, James Graham, Kathleen Graham,… read more

Sandy Meldrum - Scottish Piano Fusion

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — CD — CDTRAX298

Sandy Meldrum, steeped in a Scottish musical background from childhood, plays both the piano and piano accordion. He is the first-ever Honours graduate in Traditional Piano from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Scottish Music Degree Course. In a very short time he has established… read more

Bodega

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bands — CD — CDTRAX295

Their self-titled debut album. Award-winning band Bodega are highly talented and versatile, and together their music has a kind of fierce energy, imagination and joie de vivre that you just do not hear very often. They sing songs brilliantly and they play tunes superbly. They sing in both Gaelic and… read more

The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band - On Home Ground vol 2

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bagpipes — CD — CDTRAX293

The second part of a live recording from the previous four-time World Champions, under the direction of Pipe Major Terry Lee. Recorded at The Simon Fraser University Theatre, BC, Canada, and celebrating the Band’s 40th Anniversary in 2005. The solo pipers on the album are Alan Bevin, who continues… read more

Chokit On A Tattie

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Scottish Tradition Series — Solo Singers & Songwriters — Spoken Word — CD — CDTRAX9022

Scottish Tradition Series vol 22. Volume 22 consists of children’s songs and rhymes and is an important addition to the Scottish Tradition Series. The School of Scottish Studies Archives is an important source of Scottish children’s lore. On this album, a selection of material in Scots recorded over a period of three decades… read more

Dick Gaughan - Lucky For Some

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Guitar & Mandolin — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX290

Another original album from one of the foremost and highly regarded folksingers of our time - Dick Gaughan was recently voted one of the Top 10 Folk Voices Of The 20th Century by listeners of BBC Radio 2’s Mike Harding Show. Dick is acknowledged as one of Scotland’s most outstanding musicians.… read more

James Ross

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — More Instrumental — CD — CDTRAX284

Pianist James Ross studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, and graduated with a BA in Scottish Music in 2000. He then completed the MA in Traditional Irish Music Preformance in 2001, studying piano under Professor Michael O’Suilleabhain at the University of Limerick,… read more

Malinky - The Unseen Hours

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Vocal Groups — CD — CDTRAX276

Few new Scottish bands of recent times have made such an impact as Malinky - this Scots/Irish five-piece band has emerged as one of the hottest properties on the international Celtic scene. Winners of a Danny Award for their open-stage performance at the Celtic Connections festival in 1999, Malinky… read more

GiveWay - Inspired

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bands — CD — CDTRAX280

GiveWay are four young sisters - Fiona Johnson (fiddle, guitar, vocals), Kirsty (piano accordion, two-row button box, lead vocals), Mairi (keyboards, piano, vocals) and Amy (drum kit, percussion, vocals). They play a heady mixture of Scottish traditional music, from haunting airs to lively jigs and… read more

The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band - On Home Ground vol 1

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Pipe Band — CD — CDTRAX283

A live album from the previous four-time World Champions, under the direction of Pipe Major Terry Lee. Recorded at The Simon Fraser University Theatre, BC, Canada, and celebrating the Band’s 40th Anniversary. In 2004 the SFU Drum Corps won the World Drumming title for the second time - the Simon… read more

The Carrying Stream

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Scottish Tradition Series — Gaelic Song — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX9020

Scottish Tradition Series vol 20. In response to many requests, The School of Scottish Studies Archives, in conjunction with Greentrax Recordings, have selected tracks for this compilation album from previous album releases in the Scottish Tradition Series and other material from the Schools’ rich archive collection. Amongst the… read more

McCalman Singular

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Compilations — Solo Singers & Songwriters — Vocal Groups — CD — CDTRAX269

Songs By Ian, Sung By Friends. The album showcases the songs and music of The McCalmans’ frontman, Ian McCalman. Ian’s songwriting is prolific and here some of Ian’s songs are given new interpretations by some well known friends in music. Ian was a founder member of The McCalmans in 1964. “A little classic…” (Archie… read more

Songs Of East Lothian And The Forth

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Celtic Collections — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDGMP8007

Celtic Collections vol 7. The songs of East Lothian and the Forth, with particular emphasis on the sadly defunct fishing industry of the Forth Estuary. Performers include Ceolbeg, The McCalmans, Malinky, Drinker’s Drouth, Heritage, Robin Laing and Dick Gaughan. Songs of the Prestonpans salters; the shell-fish gatherers,… read more

Orkney - Land, Sea & Community

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Scottish Tradition Series — Solo Singers & Songwriters — Spoken Word — CD — CDTRAX9021

Scottish Tradition Series vol 21. This volume focuses on the music, song and stories of the Orkney Islands. Most of the selections were recorded by Alan Bruford, reader in Scottish Ethnology. The first narratives and songs highlight farm life: they recall harvest celebrations, recipes, animal behaviour and related beliefs and… read more

Third Grand Concert Of Piping

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Grand Concerts Of Piping — Bagpipes — CD — CDTRAX260

The third album in this series of top class piping, recorded live at Lowland and Borders Pipers’ Society concerts. An interesting mix of types of bagpipe, traditions and piping styles, through the expertise of Anne Marie Summers, Stephen Tyler, Finlay MacDonald, Fraser Fifield, Rory Campbell,… read more

GiveWay - Full Steam Ahead

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bands — CD — CDTRAX245

The rise of GiveWay - sisters Fiona (17), Kirsty (15) and twins Amy and Mairi (13) - has been meteoric! In the short time since the girls chose the name GiveWay (on their way to a gig and after passing numerous Give Way road signs!) the group received a Danny Award at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections… read more

La Sonera Calaveras - Numero Uno!

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — G2 Label — Bands — CD — G2CD7009

La Sonera Calaveras revive the magical and intimate sound of classic Cuban ‘son’ music, dating from the 1920s and popularised by artists such as the Afro-Cuban All-Stars and Buena Vista Social Club. Their vibrant and passionate debut album is laced with influences from throughout Latin America… read more

Dick Gaughan - Prentice Piece

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — All Time Top Sellers — 2021 Top 20 — 2020 Top 20 — Guitar & Mandolin — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — Double CD — CDTRAX236D

The First Three Decades. Double CD including comprehensive sleeve notes and song lyrics. One of the most respected and sought-after musicians in the UK, Dick Gaughan has spent years ‘on the road’ and made many recordings. For some years his audiences have been requesting a compilation of Dick’s favourite tracks and… read more

Sileas - Play On Light

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Harp (Clarsach) — CD — CDTRAX118

Patsy Seddon & Mary MacMaster are widely known as harp players, also for their work with The Poozies, Clan Alba and Caledon. “An excellent recording…” (Ambience, Australia) read more

Jack Beck - O Lassie, Lassie

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX027

Jack Beck (guitar and vocals) is a highly rated singer of traditional song, and is joined on this album by musicians Gary Coupland (accordion), Pete Clark and Davy Lockhart (fiddle), Mike Ward (whistle, Northumbrian smallpipes, keyboard), Lindsay Porteous (jaws harp), Chris Miles, Andy Hunter and… read more

Skyedance - Live In Spain

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bands — CD — CUL119D

Skyedance consists of Alasdair Fraser (fiddle), Eric Rigler (Scottish and uillean pipes), Chris Norman (wooden flute), Paul Machlis (keyboards), Peter Maund (percussion) and Mick Linden (bass). On this album the band were joined by Spanish guests including Galician singer Mercedes Peon (vocals),… read more

Dick Gaughan - Outlaws And Dreamers

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — All Time Top Sellers — Guitar & Mandolin — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX222

As requested by his fans, an album consisting almost entirely of Dick on guitar and vocals, also featuring Brian McNeill on fiddle and concertina on a few tracks. A very ‘live’ feeling. Dick was voted one of the Top 10 Folk Voices of the 20th Century by listeners of BBC Radio 2’s Mike Harding Show. read more

Slainte Mhath

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bands — CD — CDTRAX219

Slainte Mhath’s unique, progressive Celtic sound is achieved partly through the use of a variety of unusual instruments including Latin percussion. The band members’ backgrounds are diverse and they draw on a range of influences, including their Celtic and Acadian heritage and modern-day pop… read more

Bag O’ Cats - Out Of The Bag

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bands — CD — CDTRAX193

Bag o’ Cats are Dick Lee (clarinets, saxophones, recorders), an award-winning jazz musician who did groundbreaking work with Hamish Moore, Rick Bamford (drums, percussion), Nigel Richard (cittern, lauto, manditar, Border pipes), Fraser Fifield (Scottish smallpipes, Border pipes, whistles,… read more

Jean Redpath - Summer Of My Dreams

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX208

Jean Redpath MBE has carved a remarkable musical career for herself to become one of the most accomplished and respected Scottish singers, as well as being a household name both at home and in the USA where she now spends most of her time. Other albums include her ground-breaking work on The Songs… read more

Vibrant New Celtic Sounds From Scotland

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — All Time Top Sellers — Celtic Collections — Compilations — Bands — CD — CDGMP8006

Celtic Collections vol 6. Greentrax led the way in the 1980s and 90s with bands that were breaking new ground and taking Scottish music in new directions. Exciting times. This is a selection of those ‘Vibrant New Celtic Sounds’ and includes tracks by Shooglenifty (Pipe Tunes), Ceolbeg (Gale Warning), Peatbog Faeries… read more

Ceilidh Band Music Of Scotland

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Celtic Collections — Ceilidh & Scottish Dance Bands — CD — CDGMP8003

Celtic Collections vol 3. A collection of the best Ceilidh and Scottish Dance Bands, including The Occasionals, The Craig McCallum Dance Band, Fergie MacDonald, Thulbion and more. The tracks showcase a varied selection of dances and tunes. The Greentrax Recordings budget label (Celtic Collections) tracks were selected from… read more