: Robert Burns 1-3

sscd 035

The general introduction to the three Robert Burns recordings in this Makars Series set (sscd 035/036/037) and the notes spoken before each group of poems, are given by Tom Crawford, Reader in English at Aberdeen University.

1 General introduction by Tom Crawford 18:27

2 Group 1 intro (reader given in parentheses) 0:32

3 Advice to the Mauchline Belles (Tom Crawford) 1:00

4 A Poet’s Welcome to his Love-begotten Daughter (Tom Crawford) 2:08

5 The Mauchline Lady (Tom Crawford) 0:24

6 Mary Morison (Tom Crawford) 1:17

7 Who is that at my bower-door? (Eleanor Aitken and Tom Crawford) 0:54

8 Group 2 intro (reader given in parentheses) 1:01

9 The Death and Dying Words of Poor Mailie (Jean Taylor Smith) 3:40

10 The Vision [first 14 stanzas] (Tom Crawford) 3:52

11 The Auld Farmer’s New Year Salutation (Bob Shankland) 4:57

12 Prose Letter to Willie Nicol (Tom Crawford) 2:53

13 To a Louse (Frank Bryson) 2:25

14 Group 3 intro (reader given in parentheses) 1:16

15 Epistle to Davie (Frank Bryson) 6:54

16 Second Epistle to John Lapraik (Tom Crawford) 4:42

17 To Colonel de Peyster (Tom Crawford) 2:32

total running time for this CD 59:02

A general introduction to the three Robert Burns recordings in this Makars Series set (sscd 035/036/037) is to be found on sscd 035, Poems of Robert Burns, Volume 1. All introductions were written and read by Tom Crawford, Reader in English at Aberdeen University.

(reader given in parentheses)

1 Group 4 intro (Tom Crawford) 0:33

2 Halloween (Tom Crawford) 10:51

3 Holy Willie’s Prayer (Tom Crawford) 5:02

4 The Holy Fair (Bob Shankland) 10:24

5 Death and Doctor Hornbook (Tom Crawford) 8:35

6 Group 5 intro (Tom Crawford) 1:06

7 Address to the Deil (Tom Crawford) 5:25

8 Tam o Shanter (Bob Shankland) 12:30

total running time of this CD 54:33

1 Introduction (Tom Crawford, Reader in English at Aberdeen University) 1:05

2 Tam Glen (Jean Taylor Smith) 1:26

3 O what can a young lassie? (Eleanor Aitken) 0:53

4 Willie Wastle (Jean Taylor Smith) 1:16

5 Thou hast left me ever, Jamie (Eleanor Aitken) 0:57

6 The Laddie’s dear sel (Jean Taylor Smith) 1:04

7 It is was a’ for our rightfu’ king (Eleanor Aitken) 1:09

8 O wert thou in the cauld blast (Tom Crawford) 1:01

9 John Anderson (Jean Taylor Smith) 1:03

Group 7 (reader given in parentheses)

10 Introduction (Tom Crawford) 3:09

11 Man was made to Mourn (Tom Crawford) 4:34

12 Address of Beelzebub (Tom Crawford) 4:14

13 A Man’s a Man, for a’ that (Bob Shankland) 1:47

14 The Tree of Liberty (Tom Crawford) 4:12

15 As I stood by yon roofless tower (George Philp) 2:16

Group 8 (reader/singer/fiddler given in parentheses)

16 Introduction to Love and Liberty a.k.a. The Jolly Beggars (Tom Crawford) 1:19

17 Start of Recitativo (Bob Shankland) 1:14

18 The Soldier’s Song (Andy Hunter) 2:30

19 Recitativo: He ended; and the kebars sheuk 0:23

20 I once was a maid (Jean Redpath) 2:33

21 Recitativo: Poor merry Andrew in the neuk 0:26

22 Sir Wisdom’s a fool when he’sfou (Andy Hunter) 1:11

23 Recitativo: The neist outspak a raucle carlin 0:28

24 John Highlandman (Jean Redpath) 2:34

25 Recitativo: A pigmy scraper wi’ his fiddle 0:20

26 I am a fiddler to my trade (Andy Hunter/Yla Steven) 2:28

27 Recitativo: Her charmshad struck a sturdy caird 0:50

28 My Bonnie Lass (Adam McNaughton) 0:29

29 Recitativo: The caird prevail’d — 1:19

30 I am a bard of no regard (Adam McNaughton/Yla Steven) 2:29

31 Recitativo: So sung the bard — 0:38

32 A fig for those by law protected (Adam McNaughton/Yla Steven) 2:52

33 Auld Lang Syne (Jean Taylor Smith) 1:23

 total running time  55:41