Various Artists - Folk :: Wooed and Married and Aa: Songs, Tunes & Customs.

Wooed and Married and Aa: Songs, Tunes & Customs.

Various Artists - Folk
Scottish
Greentrax

Released: 30th April 2008
Catalogue Number: CDTRAX9023
Barcode: 5018081902323
Running Time: 67mins.

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1) Ronald Lawrie (Bagpipes): The Wedding Gift.
2) Alec MacLeod (Accordion): The Highland Wedding.
3) Hugh McRae (Song): Oran Ghleann Bhargaill.
4) Hector Sutherland (Spoken Word): The Contract.
5) Norman MacLeod, John Morrison & Neil Campbell (Spoken Word): The Reiteach.
6) Archie Kenneth (Canntaireachd) & Hector Sutherland (Spoken Word): The Feet Washiing.
7) Miss Mary Morrison (Canntaireachd): De Chuir am Mulad On.
8) Nan Mackinnon (Song): Oh Oh Orra Bo.
9) Alistair MacNaill (Song): Allaibh Arra Bo Choisinn Co-bheag.
10) Miss Mary Morrison (Canntaireachd): An Goc Ard.
11) Hector Sutherland (Spoken Word): Fisher Wedding in Brora.
12) Tom Anderson (Fiddle) & Willie Johnson (Guitar): Norwick Wedding - Hillswick Wedding.
13) Calum MacArthur (Fiddle): Mary MacArthur's Wedding.
14) Kenny John MacLeod (Fiddle) & Calum MacArthur (Fiddle): Mairi's Wedding.
15) William Matheson (Song): Banais Choistal Odhar.
16) William Matheson (Song): Banais an Dotair.
17) Lizzie Higgins (Song): Cuttie's Wedding.
18) John MacDonals (Song): The Wedding o' McGinnis an his Cross-eyed Pet.
19) Janet Gibson Lynch, Maggie Wright & Mrs.Annie Lavery (Song): The Gargrie Waddin'.
20) James Laurenson (Spoken Word): The Sporin.
21) Ethel Findlater (Spoken Word): The Booking Nights.
22) Peter Pratt (Spoken Word): The Bride's Clog
23) Mary Brooksbank (Song): The Spinner's Wedding.
24) Mary Bain (Spoken Word): The Chanty.
25) Bernard Bain (Spoken Word): The Pay Off.
26) Bill Douglas (Spoken Word): The Scatter (Midlothian)
27) Bernard Bain (Spoken Word):The Scramble (Ayrshire)
28) William Brown (Spoken Word): Melrose Ba'.
29) Wat Ramage (Spoken Word): The Wedding Brace.
30) Peter Chisholm (Fiddle): Du's Bon Lang Awa - Kiss Her & Clap Her
31) Andrew Poleson (Fiddle & Song): Hoo Can I Leave Faither & Mither?
32) Andrew Poleson (Fiddle): Wooed an Married an Aa.
33) Tom Anderson (Fiddle):The Bride's A Bonny Thing - Bride's March From Unst - West Side Bride's March.
34) Mrs.P.Tait (Spoken Word): Breaking the Scone.
35) Peter Fraser (Fiddle): Da Farder Ben Da Welcomer.
36) John Fraser (Fiddle) & Tom Anderson (Fiddle): Papa Stour Bride's Reel - Scalloway Lasses.
37) Peter Fraser (Fiddle): The Guiser's Reel.
38) Bertha Umphray (Spoken Word): Shetland Weddings.
39) James Laurenson (Spoken Word): The Bedding of the Bride.
40) John Irvine (Diddling): Come To Bed Boots an A'.
41) John Irvine (Fiddle): Greig's Pipes - But the Hoose & Ben the Hoose - Noo Mun I Lave Faither an Mither.
Another braw 41 track collection from The School of Scottish Studies Archive. This time the theme is the wonders of courting, marrying and settling down to married life......or do the songs & stories tell us something different.
And the customs!!
Just listen for yourself.

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