Greentrax Recordings
Greentrax Recordings

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

Ian Green: 1934-2024

World Masters Of Piping Competition

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bagpipes — CD — CDTRAX200

P/M Donald MacLeod MBE Memorial 2000. An album of world class pipers competing at the highest level. Donald MacLeod from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, was an outstanding piper and an expert teacher but it was as a composer that he created his own memorial. His compositions cover the whole range of pipe music, showing a remarkable… read more

Hamish Moore & Dick Lee - The Bees Knees

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bagpipes — More Instrumental — CD — CDTRAX202

Hamish Moore & Dick Lee’s groundbreaking album was originally released in 1990, when this unique fusion of folk and jazz burst forth on the Scottish music scene. At the time both Hamish and Dick were independently experimenting with other musicians and line-ups, and there are items included on… read more

Aileen Carr - Green Yarrow

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX173

Aileen Carr was born in Coupar Angus, in Perthshire. Her father, self-taught on the melodeon, had a fine Scots voice, while her mother also sang and played the piano at musical evenings at home. Aileen’s family could not afford piano lessons for her but that didn’t hold back Aileen’s interest… read more

John Wright - A Few Short Lines

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX194

John Wright is the front man and singer of the very successful John Wright Band whose touring schedule is quite remarkable. John has a truly compelling voice, both strong and expressive - on this first solo album for many years, John has recorded some of his favourite songs, mainly traditional, with… read more

Iain Rankin - Out Of Nowhere

 — £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

Jack Evans - Once Upon A Time In The North

 — £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

Skyedance - Labyrinth

 — £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

Songhunter - Spirit Of The Land

 — £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

Rod Paul - Birlinn

 — £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

A Clear Day’s Dawnin’

 — £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

Cantychiels

 — £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

Jimmy Young - Pipeworks

 — £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

The Felsons - Glad

 — £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

Davie Stewart

 — £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

The Caledonian Companion

 — £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

Folkal Point Edinburgh

 — £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

Dick Gaughan - Redwood Cathedral

 — £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

Scottish Fiddle Rally (Concert Highlights 1985-1995)

 — £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

Brenda Stubbert - In Jig Time

 — £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

Burach - Born Tired

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bands — CD — CDTRAX136

An example of the new wave of young musicians with diverse influences coming to the fore in Scotland. New to the band are Gregor Borland (fiddle), Eoghain Anderson (drums and percussion) and Roy Waterson (bass). ‘Burach display verve, skill and imagination.’ The Scotsman ‘Ali Cherry’s vocals… read more

Second Grand Concert Of Piping

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Grand Concerts Of Piping — Bagpipes — CD — CDTRAX128

Presented by the Lowland and Border Pipers Society in the Edinburgh Academy Assembly Hall, this is another wonderful evening of piping, showcasing a variety of pipes and piping styles. The recorded artists are John MacLean (Highland bagpipe), Malcolm Robertson (small pipes), Patrick Molard (small… read more

Young Pipers Of Scotland

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bagpipes — CD — CDTRAX125

Christopher Armstrong, Gordon Maclean, Stuart Cassells and Andrew Wright: four of Scotland’s most talented young champion pipers come together on one album, emphasising that the future of the Scottish piping tradition is in safe hands. In 1997 these lads were four of Scotland’s most talented… read more

Jean Redpath - Songs Of Robert Burns vols 5 & 6

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Robert Burns — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX116

This album contains the fifth and sixth volumes 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… read more

Jean Redpath - Songs Of Robert Burns vols 3 & 4

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Robert Burns — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX115

This album contains the third and fourth volumes 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… read more

Jean Redpath - Songs Of Robert Burns vols 1 & 2

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — 2020 Top 20 — Robert Burns — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX114

This album contains the first two volumes 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… read more

Dick Gaughan - Sail On

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Guitar & Mandolin — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX109

When Dick Gaughan signed to Greentrax in 1996, MD Ian Green was over the moon. They had been friends for years, since Ian’s involvement in the Police Folk Club (Fuzzfolk), and when Greentrax was launched in 1986, Dick was at the top of Ian’s ‘wants list’. Dick stayed with Greentrax and… read more

Kevin Mitchell - I Sang That Sweet Refrain

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Solo Singers & Songwriters — CD — CDTRAX108

Kevin Mitchell is an Ulsterman, later living in Glasgow, with a repertoire of Irish songs and a style which both bear witness to where his heart lies. A wonderful interpreter of traditional song, this is an impressive collection of mainly Irish songs by Kevin. He was a member of the impressive… read more

Gaelic Psalms From Lewis

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — 2023 Top 20 — 2022 Top 20 — 2021 Top 20 — 2020 Top 20 — Scottish Tradition Series — Gaelic Song — CD — CDTRAX9006

Scottish Tradition Series vol 6. With Murdina MacDonald, Effie MacDonald and precentors Donald MacLeod, Norman MacLeod, Murdo MacLeod and Alasdair Graham with group/congregation. On hearing Gaelic psalm singing for the first time, some who are outside the culture find it an intensely moving experience. This is another Series… read more

Shetland Fiddle Music

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Scottish Tradition Series — Fiddle — CD — CDTRAX9004

Scottish Tradition Series vol 4. Recordings illustrating not only the distinctive arts of the older unaccompanied fiddlers but also the way in which the tradition is moving today. Featuring Willy Henderson & Bobby Jamieson, Tom Anderson, Bobby Peterson, Jimmy Johnston & Pat Sutherland, Willie Hunter, Ronnie Cooper and the… read more

Thulbion - Twilight Bound

 — £6 Stock Clearance CDs — Bands — CD — CDTRAX088

Thulbion consisted of Violet Tulloch (piano), Judi Nicolson (fiddle), Ian Nicolson (accordion) and Andrew Tulloch (guitar). The band play jigs, reels, hornpipes, marches and slow airs - entirely acoustic and in the Shetland style. Guest musicians are Brian Cruickshank (bass guitar) and Max Ketchin… read more