John Laurie & Kenneth McKellar :: Music, Song & Verse of 50's Scotland

Music, Song & Verse of 50's Scotland

John Laurie & Kenneth McKellar
Scottish
Beltona

Catalogue Number: BELTONA202
Running Time: 46 mins.

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Sample track: My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose : Listen


John Laurie
1) The Barren Rocks of Aden - O Caledonia - Westering Home - Nae Cotillon - My Love She's But A Lassie Yet - Marquis o' Huntly - My Home - Sir Patrick Spens - John Anderson my Jo - The Wee Toun Clerk - Eightsome Reel - So Choill ud Thall
2) Flo'oers of the Forest - The Bonnie Earl o' Moray - Ye Banks and Braes - The Pawky Duke - Ghillie Calum - MacAllister - Kafoozalum - Turn Ye to Me - Pibroch o' Donal Dhu - Flowers of Edinburgh - Canadian Boat Song

Kenneth McKellar
3) My Song
4) My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose
5) Morag's Faery Glen
6) Rothesay Bay
7) The Thistle of Scotland
8) Loch Lomond
9) Scotland the Brave
10) My Ain Folk
Two old 10-inch LPs combined on to one CD make up this slightly odd release.
John Laurie, now more famous for his part in 'Dad's Army', does poems, monologues and more on two tracks that seem to feature a full length concert condensed into just over 20 minutes.
Kenneth McKellar sings as ever on one of his first albums.

Lineup

John Laurie - Spoken Words
with
Inga Marshall & Robert King - Vocals
Ronnie Munro's Scottish Orchestra
Jim Cameron Band
Unidentified - Gaelic Singer & Piper

Kenneth McKKellar - Vocal
with orchestral acccompaniment