….The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra giving it laldy as they do so well, on a wide range of tracks from the nostalgically evocative to the frankly breathtaking. As an example of the latter, check out the opening track – but watch the volume or, like me, you may spill your tea (or whatever beverage you deem appropriate to accompany the fiddlers). A CD of stunning stuff, and no mistake, under the batons of John Mason MBE and Andrew McGarva, with a fair number of tracks written by John himself. By the way, ”Highland Cathedral” is the second last track, and despite what I said earlier, rendered very movingly. Indeed, I can just see the massed bands at Murrayfield before Scotland thrashes the All Blacks 40-0. Yes, well: but for the foreseeable future, be content to enjoy the music, at least.”(THE SCOTS MAGAZINE)

Track Listing

• The Drummers
• The Horticulturist
• Takashi”s Dawn
• Dancie Shuttleworth/Londonderry Hornpipe
• Echoes In The Glen
• Miss Bennet”s Jig/Miss Betty Hunter/Ronald Shirra Of Salen/Mother Bell/The Garden Wall
• Mrs Hepburn Belches/Chance Cottage/Miss Murray Lintrose/Rapness Reel
• Death Of A Queen
• Lord Elgin”s Welcome
• Fr. Eamonn Gilmartin
• Jake”s Jig/Going To The Well For Water/Irish Washerwoman
• Dancing In The Streets/Dan Larkin”s Polka/Humours Of Bahrain/Sheik”s Fancy/Amir”s Fancy
• Highland Cathedral
• Farewell To Scotland

Additional Details

Label: REL Records

Genre: World

Release Date: 01/01/16

UPC: 722932055520