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 DAVIE ROBERTSON with

ANDY HUNTER, DAVIE LOCKHART, MIKE WARD

1 The Flouers o The Forest. Trad. Arr. Robertson 5:12

2 Aye Late and Early Robertson 2:31

3 "Jamie Gilchrist" and "Mike Ward" Hunter 1:21

4 The Baron o Brackley Trad. Arr. Robertson 7:21

5 The Rowan Tree Air and March Trad. Arr. Lockhart 2:31

6 The Rigs o Rye Trad. Arr. Robertson 3:27

7 The Write Off Robertson 2:00

8 Mary Scott, the Rock and the Wee Pickle Tow

Trad. Arr. Hunter 2:54

9 The Star o the Bar Robertson 3:16

10 The Pleuman Lads are aa the Go
Trad. Arr. Robertson 3:34

11 The Twa Corbies Trad. Arr. Robertson 3:01

12 The Republican Reels Hunter 2:21

13 Cauld Comfort Robertson 2:22

14 The Braw Lads o Mousewald Ward 1:46

15 Bawbie Allan Trad. Arr. Robertson 4:33

16 The Split Reed and Goodacre’s Jig Hunter 2:42

17 The Secret Sin Robertson 4:03

18 The Piper’s Cave and Aiken Drum

Pipes and Fiddle Trad. Arr. Hunter 1:28

19 A Drinkin Man Robertson 3:31

Total playing time on this CD 59:54

 
This recording has been inspired by the recent revival of the Scottish cauldwind or bellows pipes. Davie Robertson is one of the most accomplished traditional artists to be connected with the revival and this collection of his work is long overdue. His masterly small pipe accompaniments, his richly authentic East Lothian Scots and the refreshing vitality of his own song compositions offer the best of the on-going tradition of Lowland Scotland. The blending of old and new is completed by the sets offered by Andy Hunter (small pipes), Davie Lockhart (fiddle) and Mike Ward (small pipes and harmonium). I should like to express our gratitude to the Lowland and Borders Pipers’ Society whose efforts have created the appropriate musical environment and to George Philp and Allan Ramsay of Scotsoun who have made this recording possible.

Andy Hunter

Thanks to Nigel Tranter for his kind permisson to reproduce his drawing of Newark Castle, Selkirkshire