Greentrax Recordings
Greentrax Recordings

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

Ian Green: 1934-2024

Lindsay Porteous and Friends - Portrait of a Scottish Jew’s-Harp Player

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The Jew’s-Harp was at one time known as the Trump and has also been referred to as a Jaw’s-Harp. Some say that, through Jewish street traders selling them in vast quantities in past centuries, the name became corrupted to Jew’s-Trump and later to Jew’s-Harp. Little is known of its Scottish… read more

Janet Russell & Christine Kydd

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This was the first album by the brilliant brilliant vocal duo of Janet Russell & Christine Kydd, who also played guitars. They were backed by Jim Sutherland (percussion), Norman Chalmers (concertina) and Ron Shaw (cello). Janet and Christine went on to record a second album for Greentrax before… read more

Iain MacKintosh - Gentle Persuasion

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The late Iain MacKintosh was a stalwart of the folk scene from way back, as a member of various groups and eventually as a soloist or occasionally in a duo with Brian McNeill. Iain had the uncanny knack of picking really good songs from songwriters from around the world or from the huge traditional… read more

Iain MacDonald - Beneath Still Waters

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The late Iain MacDonald, originally from the Western Isles, was a talented singer-songwriter and was brought to the attention of Greentrax boss Ian Green by Dick Gaughan, just as the launch of Greentrax Recordings was being planned in 1986. This was one of two albums by Iain and both were produced… read more