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Elspeth Cowie: Naked Voice

Elspeth Cowie: Naked Voice (Scotfolk SFCD01)

Naked Voice
Elspeth Cowie

Scotfolk Records SFCD01 (CD, UK, 24 January 2000)

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Recorded at Kevock Digital Studios, Lasswade, Scotland, in 1999;
Front cover graphic by Lorne Bleriot from an original picture by Marc Marnie, Stagefright

Musicians

Elspeth Cowie: vocals;
Ronnie Lang: guitar [6, 13-14]

Tracks

  1. Cruel Mither (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (2.06)
  2. Fisherman’s Wife (2.15)
  3. The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry (Roud 197; Child 113) (2.16)
  4. Alison Cross (Roud 3212; Child 35) (3.15)
  5. A Sailor’s Life (Roud 273; Laws K12; G/D 6:1245) (3.06)
  6. Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary (Roud 19626) / Fotheringay (3.08)
  7. Dream Angus (2.18)
  8. Twa Sisters (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (4.43)
  9. Green Grow the Laurel (Roud 279; G/D 6:1138; Henry H165ab) (3.01)
  10. Guns & Drums (Roud 3137) (4.34)
  11. The Laird o’ Elfin (Roud 12; Child 2; G/D 2:329) (3.36)
  12. The Glenlyon Lament (1.24)
  13. Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (2.23)
  14. Wonderful World (1.59)
  15. Auld Maid in a Garrett (Roud 279; G/D 6:1138; Henry H165ab) (1.52)
  16. MacCrimmon’s Lament (Roud 5134) (4.16)

All tracks trad. except
Track 2 Ewan MacColl;
Track 6b Sandy Denny;
Track 7 words George Churchill, music trad.;
Track 12 trad. arr. Hugh S. Roberton;
Track 13 words Oscar Hammerstein II, music Jerome Kern;
Track 14 words Bob Thiele, music George David Weiss

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Elspeth Cowie: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

Elspeth Cowie: Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (Still Crazy SCRCD01)

Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
Elspeth Cowie

Still Crazy Records SCRCD01 (CD, UK, 1 September 2023)

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Produced, arranged, recorded, mixed, mastered and programmed by Jake Stokes at his studio in North Island, Aotearoa, New Zealand, i n2023;
Ayrton Foote photo by Nick George for 2022 Wellington Jazz Festival;
Sleeve design and graphicsby Van Gill Media, Pathfoot, Midlothian, Scotland

Musicians

Elspeth Cowie: lead and harmony vocals;
Seth Boy: upright bass;
Ayrton Foote: keyboards;
Sam Higham: drums;
Yunior Maden: djembe;
Jake Stokes: electric and acoustic lead guitars, electric bass, mandolin;
Rob Stokes: Seydel diatokic harmonicas, harmony vocals

Tracks

  1. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (3.02)
  2. Stormy Weather (3.21)
  3. Carey (3.05)
  4. She Moved Through the Fair (Roud 861; Henry H141) (3.13)
  5. The Trees They Grow High (Roud 31; Laws O35; G/D 6:1222) (2.01)
  6. A Brown Bird Singing (1.37)
  7. Crazy (3.57)
  8. Rosewood Casket (Roud 428) (2.47)
  9. The Circle Game (4.23)
  10. My Dear Companion (3.49)
  11. Careless Love (Roud 422) (3.43)
  12. If I Was a Blackbird (Roud 387; Henry H79) (3.13)
  13. Cry You a Waterfall (4.12)
  14. The Dowie Dens of Yarrow (Roud 13; Child 214; G/D 2:215) (4.22)
  15. The House of the Rising Sun (Roud 6393) (5.16)
  16. Lullabee (2.02)

Tracks 4-5, 8, 11-12, 14-15 trad.;
Track 1 Sandy Denny;
Track 2 Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen;
Tracks 3, 9 Joni Mitchell;
Track 6 Royden Barrie, Haydn Wood;
Track 7 Willie Nelson;
Track 10 Jean Ritchie;
Track 13 Kristina Lee Olsen;
Track 16 Elspeth Cowie

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Groups and Projects featuring Elspeth Cowie

Seannachie: Take Note! (Raven RR002) Seannachie, Take Note!, LP, Raven RR002, 1988

Seannachie: The Devil’s Delight (Raven RRCD003) Seannachie, The Devil’s Delight, LP/CD, Raven RR003/RRCD003, 1992

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

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Other records with Elspeth Cowie

Ceilidh House Sessions (Greentrax CDTRAX5002) Various Artists, Ceilidh House Sessions, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX5002, 1994

The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 5 (Linn CKD 086) Various Artists, The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 5, CD, Linn CKD 086, 1998

Various Artists: Scottish Love Songs (Tartan CDTT1003) Various Artists, Scottish Love Songs, CD, Tartan Tapes CDTT1003, 1998

Gibb Todd: Connected (Lochshore CDLDL 1292) Gibb Todd, Connected, CD, Lochshore CDLDL 1292, 1999

The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 6 (Linn CKD 099) Various Artists, The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 6, CD, Linn CKD 099, 1999

Scots Women (Greentrax CDTRAX213D) Various Artists, Scots Women: Live From Celtic Connections 2001, 2 CD, Greentrax CDTRAX213D, 2002

Scottish Women (Greentrax CDTRAX261) Various Artists, Scottish Women: Scotland's Queens of Songs Recorded Live on Tour 2002, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX261, 2004