The Best Ever Scottish Compilation - RECD525

(1998) 35 tracks (132mins)

CD1: Highland Cathedral (Massed Bands, Pipes and Drums of the Army Regiments); Strip the Willow - Muckin o’ Geordie's Byre / Athernie Lodge / Midlothian Pipe Band / Kenmure's On and Awa’ (Sir Jimmy Shand); Jigs from the Gow Collection (1784-1822) - Miss Grace Hay’s Delight / Drummond Castle / Peggie’s Wedding / Bung Your Eye / Money in Both Pockets (SFO); Coronach - Lindsay’s Lament / Tenpenny Bit / The Seagull / Donald Cameron’s Powder Horn (The Porridge Men); Massacre of Glencoe (John McDermott); Boston Two Step - Murdo McKenzie of Torridon / Lyndhurst (Lothian Scottish Dance Band); Isle of Skye (Steve Middleton); The Rowan Tree - Bonnie Gallowa’ / The Waters of Kylesku / The Rocky Road to Dublin (Buccleuch and Queensberry Caledonia Pipe Band); Celtic and Scottish Waltzes / My Home / My Faithful Fond One / I See Mull / Tiree Bridal Song / Farewell to Skye / Morag of Dunvegan / Leaving Stornoway / In Praise of Uist / Leaving Barra (The Fiddlers Rally); Highlanders Return (Tartan Lads); The Glen of Tranquillity (Celtic Spirit); Wild Mountain Thyme (Mary Sandeman); Serenade (The Massed Bands, Pipes and Drums of the Army Regiments); The Stag and the Hound (Lori Pappajohn); The Surf and the Silver Fishes (The Clydesiders); Enter (Enter the Haggis); Jigs and Reels - Kenmure’s on an’ Awa’ / Top of Ben Lomond / Bonnie Dundee / Jig of Slurs / Cock o’ the North / Caddam Wood (The SFO); Dashing White Sergeant - The Rose Tree / My Love She’s But a Lassie Yet (Jim Johnstone and his Band)

CD2: When the Pipers Play (Isla St Clair); Air and Shetland Reels - Fire in the Hearth / Colgrave Sound / Roberston’s Reel (Freeland Barbour); Dr Strange - Travers Reel / Travers Jig / The Boys of Ballymote (The Porridge Men); Annie Laurie (Bill Torrance); Over the Sea to Skye (Celtic Spirit); Petronella - Neivie Neivie Nick Nack / Come Let Us Dance and Sing / Wee Jamie / French Air / Brenda’s Box (The SFO); Snowball Fight (Neil Burnett); Skyswimmer (Enter the Haggis); Restless (Kingdom Folk Band); The Bluebell Polka (Sir Jimmy Shand); My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose (John McDermott); Then Shall I Love Thee (Lori Pappajohn); Flower of Scotland (James Nicol); Ceilidh Dance ‘til Sunrise (Steve Middleton); Amazing Grace (Massed Bands, Pipes and Drums of Army Regiments); Ae Fond Kiss (Carol Laula, Ron Shaw, Anne Wood, Norman Chalmers, Rod Paterson); Will You No’ Come Back Again? - Finale from Prince of the Mists (The SFO).

Two varied albums draw together examples from the huge range of styles and sounds that make up what is generally known as Scottish or Celtic music.

Outstanding performances on the pipes, fiddles, harps, guitars, whistles and beautiful voices - over two hours of music on this double album from performers on the REL Records label.