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Janet Russell & Christine Kydd

Janet Russell & Christine Kydd (Greentrax CDTRAX011)

Janet Russell & Christine Kydd
Janet Russell & Christine Kydd

Greentrax Recordings TRAX011 (LP, UK, 1987)
Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX011 (CD, UK, 1994)
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Produced by Peter Haigh with Janet Russell and Christine Kydd;
Recorded and mixed at Pier House Studios, Edinburgh, by Peter Haigh;
Photography by Norman Chalmers;
Artwork by John Haxby, art surgery

Musicians

Janet Russell: vocals, guitar;
Christine Kydd: vocals, guitar;
with
Jim Sutherland: percussion [6];
Ron Shaw: cello [7b];
Norman Chalmers: concertina [12a]

Tracks

  1. Buy Broom Besoms (Roud 910) (2.13)
  2. Dainty Davie (Roud 2387) (4.07)
  3. Up wi’ the Carls o’ Dysart / The Deil’s Awa wi’ the Exciseman (Roud 16787) (1.52)
  4. Deja Mal Mariée (3.40)
  5. Bonny at Morn (Roud 3064) (3.28)
  6. Children of Africa (2.22)
  7. My Donal / Ode to Big Blue (5.50)
  8. Tae the Weavers (3.14)
  9. Old & Strong / The Mountain Song (2.21)
  10. Do You Love an Apple? (Roud 654; TYG 33) (2.44)
  11. Last Carol (2.42)
  12. Stand Up, Fight for Your Rights / Everyone ’Neath a Vine & Fig Tree (1.46)

Tracks 1-2, 10 trad. arr. Janet Russell, Christine Kydd;
Track 3, 8 Robert Burns;
Tracks 4-5, 12 origin unknown arr. Janet Russell, Christine Kydd;
Track 7a Owen Hand;
Track 7b Gordon Lightfoot;
Track 9a Littlebear Morena;
Track 9b Holly Near;
Track 11 Nancy Nicolson

> Folk Music > Records > Christine Kydd: Heading Home

Heading Home

Christine Kydd: Heading Home (Fellside FECD93)

Heading Home
Christine Kydd

Fellside Recordings FECD93 (CD, UK, 1993)
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Recorded and mixed by Olivia Elliot at Studio 9;
Produced by Olivia Elliot, Christine Kydd and Steáfán Hannigan;
Photography by Heidi Pearson;
Artwork by Mary Blood

Musicians

Christine Kydd: guitar, vocals, backing vocals;
Steáfán Hannigan: bouzouki, banjo, uilleann pipes, bodhrán, whistles;
Fiona Larcombe: fiddle;
Mary McLaughlin: Jackie Summers, backing vocals

Tracks

  1. The Sailor Laddie (Roud 29468) (4.18)
  2. Can Ye Sew Cushions (Roud 5527) / On Children (4.52)
  3. My Darling Ploughman Boy (Roud 843; Laws M22; G/D 3:413, 6:1117) (1.19)
  4. Tired o’ Working (4.30)
  5. The Lonesome Roving Wolves (Roud 10819) (4.05)
  6. The Snows They Melts the Soonest (Roud 3154) (5.13)
  7. The Weekend Song (2.40)
  8. Cotton Mill Girls (3.32)
  9. I Know Moonlight (4.12)
  10. The Old Man’s Mare’s Dead (Roud 5880) (1.30)
  11. Letter to Syracuse (4.25)
  12. Gloomy December (3.41)

Tracks 1-3, 5-6, 8-9 trad.;
Track 4 Jim Reid;
Track 7 words Geordie McIntyre, music trad.;
Track 10 Pate Birnie;
Track 11 Dave Cartwright, Bill Caddick;
Track 11 Robert Burns

> Folk Music > Records > Janet Russell & Christine Kydd: Dancin’ Chantin’

Janet Russell & Christine Kydd: Dancin’ Chantin’

Janet Russell & Christine Kydd: Dancin’ Chantin’ (Greentrax CDTRAX077)

Dancin’ Chantin’
Janet Russell & Christine Kydd

Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX077 (CD, UK, 1994)
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Produced by Jack Evans;
Recorded at CaVa East Studios, Edinburgh, by Nik Kinloch;
Cover illustration by John Gibb;
Design by John Haxby, art surgery

Musicians

Janet Russell: vocals, guitar;
Christine Kydd: vocals, guitar;
with
James Mackintosh: bongos and kashishi [6];
Michel Byrne: additional vocals [4];
Jim Sutherland: bodhrán [1, 14];
Mairi Campbell: stepping [2], viola [3, 9];
Jack Evans: Ashbory bass [3, 9, 11, 13], Overton whistle [13]

Tracks

  1. Rattlin’ Roarin’ Willie (Roud 6192; G/D 4:776) (2.12)
  2. The Fisherman’s Wife (2.20)
  3. Logan Water (Roud 6842) (3.36)
  4. Les Filles des Forges / Faca sibh Mairi nighean Alastair / Up & Awa’ wi’ the Laverock (3.53)
  5. Duncan Gray (Roud 8688) (2.22)
  6. Lady Mary Anne (Roud 31; Laws O35; G/D 6:1222) / Reel o’ Stumpie, O (Roud 7252; G/D 7:1398) / Tail Toddle (Roud 11275; G/D 8:1716) (2.47)
  7. The Terror Time (4.29)
  8. Strathmartine Braes (Roud 6258) (1.23)
  9. Clerk Saunders (Roud 3855; Child 69) (4.57)
  10. La Caille (2.36)
  11. Pride’s Awa’ (4.04)
  12. The Bluebell Polka (1.19)
  13. The Parting Glass (Roud 1801; G/D 8:1516) (3.35)
  14. Jock Since Ever / Macaphee (Roud 20741) / Ho Ho Bonny Lass (2.28)

All tracks trad. arr. Janet Russell, Christine Kydd except
Tracks 3, 5 Robert Burns;
Track 4c Andy Hunter;
Track 7 Ewan MacColl;
Track 8 Mary Brooksbank;
Track 11 Davie Robertson;
Track 12 F. Stanley, Paddy Roberts;

> Folk Music > Records > Sinsheen: Lift

Sinsheen: Lift

Sinsheen: Lift (Liftfire SCG495)

Lift
Sinsheen

Liftfire Recordings SCG495 (CD, UK, 2009)
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Produced by Michael Marra;
Recorded by Bill Hastie at Hastie Retreat Recording Studio, Dundee:
Mixed by Michael Marra and Bill Hastie at Hastie Retreat Recording Studio:
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering, Edinbane, Isle of Skye;
Front cover photo by Andy Hall;
Sinsheen photos by John Sikorski;
Design and artwork by Sinsheen and Mike Garden at Birnam CD

Musicians

Barbara Dymock: vocals, bodhrán [6, 10], bongos [8];
Christine Kydd: vocals, guitar [1, 3, 6, 8, 10];
Michael Marra: piano [1, 10], guitar [5]

Tracks

  1. As I Was A-Wand’ring (Roud B119291) (3.45)
  2. Weary Waiting (Roud 5555; G/D 7:1332) (2.53)
  3. Loch Lomond (Roud 9598; G/D 8:1528) (4.17)
  4. Harriet Tubman (3.35)
  5. Mother Glasgow (2.26)
  6. Dusty Miller Set: The Dusty Miller (Roud 5959; G/D 3:454) / The Weary Pund o’ Tow (Roud 435; G/D 8:1867) / The Tailor Fell Through the Bed (Roud 13597; G/D 8:1843) (4.26)
  7. Canaan’s Land (Roud 16309) / Why Walk When You Can Fly (4.02)
  8. Tibbie Fowler o’ the Glen (Roud 5504; G/D 8:1691) (2.49)
  9. Martinmas Time (Roud 2173; G/D 1:161) (3.02)
  10. The Slave’s Lament (Roud V29702) (3.37)
  11. The Cooper o’ Cuddy Set: The Cooper o’ Cuddy (Roud 8755) / Jumpin’ John (Roud 19652) / Torn a’ Ma Goon (3.09)
  12. Farewell to Tarwathie (Roud 2562; G/D 1:15) (3.37)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1 words Robert Burns, music Barbara Dymock;
Track 4 Walter Robinson;
Track 5 Michael Marra;
Tracks 6ab Robert Burns;
Track 7a William M. Golden (1878-1934);
Track 7b Mary Chapin Carpenter;
Track 12 George Scroggie (1826-1907)

> Folk Music > Records > Christine Kydd: Shift and Change

Shift and Change

Christine Kydd: Shift and Change (Greentrax CDTRAX401)

Shift and Change
Songs From Scotland
Christine Kydd

Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX401 (CD, UK, 1 February 2019)
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Recorded by Angus Lyon;
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering;
Front cover painting Coming Into Port by Kate Downie;
Design by John Slavin at DesignFolk

Musicians

Christine Kydd: vocals, guitar [2, 7], piano [11];
Gillian Frame: fiddle [2, 6, 11], vocals [10], harmony vocals [11];
Andy Shanks: octave mandola [7], vocals [7];
Fraser Speirs: harmonica [3];
Innes Watson: guitar [6, 8];
Angus Lyon: piano [3, 5], wurlitzer [1], synthesiser [5], accordion [5]

Tracks

  1. Just Like Another Rolling Stone (3.47)
  2. Blue Murder (3.34)
  3. Back o’ Reres Hill (Roud 6847; G/D 6:1133) (5.05)
  4. The Rue and Thyme (6.59)
  5. This Is the News (3.05)
  6. Wild Geese (Norland Wind) (3.27)
  7. Comin’ on Strong (3.54)
  8. Braes o’ Balquhidder (Roud 541; G/D 4:862) (3.59)
  9. Hallowe’en (3.54)
  10. Song Cycle compiled by Christine Kydd: The Waters of the World / All Shall Be Well / Peace Round (2.36)
  11. Shift and Change. (3.23)

Track 1 Michael Marra;
Track 2 Alistair Hulett;
Track 3 trad.;
Track 4 Alison McMorland;
Tracks 5, 7, 11 Christine Kydd;
Tracks 6, 9 Violet Jacob, Jim Reid;
Track 8 Robert Tannahill;
Track 10a Penny Stone;
Track 10b Julian of Norwich, Bid Cousins;
Track 10c Jean Ritchie

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Groups and Projects featuring Christine Kydd

Chantan: Primary Colours (Culburnie CUL108D) Chantan, Primary Colours, CD, Culburnie CUL108D, 1998

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Other records with Christine Kydd

Music & Song of Scotland (Greentrax CDGMP8017) Various Artists, Music & Song of Scotland, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX030, 1989; CD, Greentrax CDGMP8017, 2021

Gill Bowman: City Love (Fellside FECD80) Gill Bowman, City Love, CD, Fellside FECD80, 1990

Gill Bowman: Perfect Lover (Greentrax CDTRAX081) Gill Bowman, Perfect Lover, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX081, 1994

The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 1 (Linn CKD 047) Various Artists, The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 1, CD, Linn CKD 047, 1996

The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 2 (Linn CKD 052) Various Artists, The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 2, CD, Linn CKD 052, 1996

Ballads (Fellside FECD110) Various Artists, Ballads, CD, Fellside FECD110, 1997

Lorraine Jordan: This Big Feeling (Unforgettable UM 002) Lorraine Jordan, This Big Feeling, CD, Unforgettable UM 002, 2000

The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 11 (Linn CKD 200) Various Artists, The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 11, 2 CD, Linn CKD 200, 2002

The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 12 (Linn CKD 201) Various Artists, The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 12, CD, Linn CKD 201, 2002

Various Artists: Gentle Giants (Greentrax CDTRAX271) Various Artists, Gentle Giants: A Celebration of the Clydesdale Horse in Song, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX271, 2004

Landmarks (Fellside FECD203) Various Artists, Landmarks: 25 Years of a Leading Folk Music Label, 3 CD, Fellside FECD203, 2006

People and Songs of the Sea (Greentrax CDTRAX338) Various Artists, People and Songs of the Sea, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX338, 2009