From A Garden of Songs
Various Artists
Scottish
Modestine Music
Released: 1st December 2009
Catalogue Number: WH005
Barcode: 0793573654649
Running Time: 43mins
You can listen to short samples from some of the tracks on this album using the player below.
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A novel idea (again) whereby the poems of Robert Louis Stevenson and turned into songs by the addition of music from today's traditional singer-sonwriters & friends.
On this early listen it does come across as a very positive musical document and one that does deserve attention as the poems are added to the huge Scottish song collections from by Robert Burns & more.
1) Norman Chalmers & Heather Young: Aberlady Links - The Swing
2) Robin Laing: Shadow March
3) Tom Clelland: Keepsake Mill
4) Davie Scott: The Land of Counterpane
5) Ursula Laing: Where Go the Boats?
6) Billy Stewart: The Hayloft
7) Tom Clelland: Picture Books in Winter
8) John Malcolm: My Ship & I
9) Robin Laing: Black City
10) Christine Kydd: Escape at Bedtime
11) Duncan McCrone: The Moon
12) Robin & Ursula Laing: The Lamplighter
13) Tom Clelland: How Far Is It to Babylon?
14) Wendy Weatherby & Norman Chalmers: Aberlady Links
A novel idea (again) whereby the poems of Robert Louis Stevenson and turned into songs by the addition of music from today's traditional singer-sonwriters & friends.
On this early listen it does come across as a very positive musical document and one that does deserve attention as the poems are added to the huge Scottish song collections from by Robert Burns & more.
Lineup
See Track LIsting.
with
Helen Young - Vocals
Rebecca Keay - Keyboards & Clarinet
Mair Sethi - Harp
Pete Clark - Fiddle & Violin
Kris Koren - Mandola
John Weatherby - Banjo
Steve Lawrence - Guitar & Bouzouki
Cy Jack - Keyboards & Bas