> Folk Music > Records > Fraser Bruce: Shamrock and Heather

Fraser Bruce: Shamrock and Heather

Fraser Bruce: Shamrock and Heather (Nevis NEVR 008)

Shamrock and Heather
Fraser Bruce

Nevis NEVR 008 (LP, UK, 1972)

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Produced by Jim McLean;
Photography by Ian McCalman

Musicians

Fraser Bruce: vocals, guitar;
Alastair MacDonald: banjo, guitar, twelve-string guitar;
Ian Campbell: electric bass;
Bobby Orr: drums

Tracks

Side 1

  1. I Once Had a Sweetheart (Roud 170)
  2. Busk, Busk (Roud 832; G/D 5:1053)
  3. Liverpool Lou
  4. My Annie
  5. Balaena (Roud 285)

Side 2

  1. Biddy Milligan (Roud 16250)
  2. Peanickle, Ponickle
  3. Beggarman (Roud 212; Child 279 Appendix; G/D 2:275; Henry H810)
  4. Jock o’ Hazel Dene (Roud 250; Child 293; G/D 5:1029)
  5. Avondale
  6. Liffeyside

Tracks 1-2, 5-6, 8-9 trad. arr. Jim McLean;
Tracks 3-4, 10 Dominic Behan;
Track 7 Danny Kyle;
Track 11 Peadar Cairney

> Folk Music > Records > Fraser Bruce: Fareweel tae Tarwathie

Fraser Bruce: Fareweel tae Tarwathie

Fraser Bruce: Fareweel tae Tarwathie (Nevis NEVLP 105)

Fareweel tae Tarwathie
Fraser Bruce

Nevis NEVLP 105 (LP, UK, 1974)

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Produced by Jim McLean Song notes by Drew Moyes;
Sleeve by John Leeder

Musicians

Fraser Bruce: vocals, 6-string guitar;
Bobby Campbell: fiddle, viola;
John Giblan: bass, guitar;
Richie Bull: banjo, rhythm guitar

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Doon in the Wee Room (Roud 41102)
  2. Four Green Fields
  3. The Spanish Lady (Roud 542, 3086; G/D 4:746; Henry H532, H641)
  4. The Banks of Sicily (Roud 10501)
  5. The Land o’ the Leal (Roud 8999)
  6. Rap Her tae Bank (Roud 1786)

Side 2

  1. Pittenweem Jo
  2. Helen of Kirkconnel (Roud 8191)
  3. I Know My Love (Roud 60; Laws P25)
  4. Farewell tae Tarwathie (Roud 2562; G/D 1:15)
  5. Dainty Davie (Roud 2387)
  6. The Forsaken Rover

Tracks 1, 5-6, 8-9, 11 trad. arr. Jim McLean;
Track 2 Tommy Makem;
Track 3 trad. arr. Dominic Behan;
Track 4 words Hamish Hendersaon, music trad. arr. PM James Robertson;
Track 5 Lady Nairne;
Track 7 John Watt;
Track 10 George Scroggie;
Track 12 Fraser Bruce

> Folk Music > Records > Fraser and Ian Bruce: Mrs Bruce’s Boys Vol 1

Fraser and Ian Bruce: Mrs Bruce’s Boys Vol 1

Fraser and Ian Bruce: Mrs Bruce’s Boys Vol 1 (Lochshore LOCLP1007)

Mrs Bruce’s Boys Vol 1
Fraser and Ian Bruce

Rickety Rackety Records RRR 001 (LP, UK, 1980)
Lochshore LOCLP1007 (LP, UK, 1981)

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Musicians

Fraser and Ian Bruce: guitar, vocals;
Alan Mairs: fiddle, mandolin;
Rob Mairs: ‘G’ banjo, guitar;
Ian Mairs: guitar;
‘Stevie’ Stevenson: double bass;
Donnie ‘Large’ MacDonald: tenor banjo;
Colin Forgrieve: accordion, drums;
Margaret Steel: piano

Tracks

LP Side 1

  1. Rybuck Shearers (Roud 24820)
  2. Leaving the Dales
  3. The King’s Shilling
  4. Rise Up Jock
  5. Ring-a-Rosie

LP Side 2

  1. Cape Ann
  2. Walking Song
  3. The New Railroad (Roud 17886)
  4. Isle au Haut
  5. Down Where the Drunkards Roll
  6. The Gadie Rins (Roud 5404; G/D 6:1223)

Tracks 1, 8, 11 trad. arr. Fraser Bruce;
Track 2 Bob Pegg;
Track 3 Ian Sinclair;
Track 4 Bob and Carole Pegg;
Track 5 Pete St. John;
Tracks 6, 9 Gordon Bok;
Track 7 Kate and Ann McGarrigle;
Track 10 Richard Thompson

> Folk Music > Records > Fraser and Ian Bruce: Veil of the Ages

Fraser and Ian Bruce: Veil of the Ages

Fraser and Ian Bruce: Veil of the Ages (Lochshore LOCLP1018)

Veil of the Ages
Fraser and Ian Bruce

Lochshore LOCLP1028 (LP, UK, 1982)

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Musicians

Fraser and Ian Bruce: acoustic guitar, vocals;
Colin Forgrieve: accordion;
Carol Jamieson: piano, brass, harpsichord, vocal harmonies;
Rob Mairs: ‘G’ banjo;
Chris Miller: fiddle, Northumbrian pipes;
Alan Mairs: fiddle, mandolin;
Ian Harkness: bass;
Kenneth Meikle: drums

Tracks

LP Side 1

  1. Nostradamus (5.20)
  2. John O’Dreams (3.21)
  3. I Don’t Belong to Glasgow (2.45)
  4. Can Ye Sew Cushions? (Roud 5527) (4.18)
  5. Grey Funnel Line (3.33)
  6. The Hanged Man (4.08)

LP Side 2

  1. Sally Wheatley (4.37)
  2. Roll On the Day (3.22)
  3. Roseville Fair (3.20)
  4. Broken Down Squatter (Roud 8392) (4.23)
  5. Farewell to the Gold (4.55)
  6. I’s the Boy (2.16)

Track 1 Al Stewart;
Track 2 words Bill Caddick, music base on Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky;
Track 3 Ian Sinclair;
Tracks 4, 10, 12 trad. arr. Fraser and Ian M. Bruce;
Track 5 Cyril Tawney;
Track 6 Bob Pegg;
Track 7 Joe Wilson;
Track 8 Allan Taylor;
Track 9 Bill Staines;
Track 11 Paul Metsers

> Folk Music > Records > Fraser and Ian Bruce: Mrs Bruce’s Boys Vol 2

Fraser and Ian Bruce: Mrs Bruce’s Boys Vol 2

Fraser and Ian Bruce: Mrs Bruce’s Boys Vol 2 (Lochshore LOCLP1028)

Mrs Bruce’s Boys Vol 2
Fraser and Ian Bruce

Lochshore LOCLP1028 (LP, UK, 1982)

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Recorded by John Turner;
Front cover design and drawing by Hugh Miller

Musicians

Fraser and Ian Bruce: acoustic guitar, vocals;
Carol Jamieson: piano;
Rob Mairs: 5-string banjo, dobro;
Alan Mairs: fiddle, mandolin;
Ross Gardner: electric keyboards;
Ian Harkness: bass;
Tom Doyle: drums;
John Gahagan: whistles

Tracks

LP Side 1

  1. The Idiot
  2. Western Boat
  3. A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day (Roud 975)
  4. Catch Me If You Can (Roud 1028)
  5. Tatties an Herrin’ (Roud 16927)
  6. Edinburgh

LP Side 2

  1. Mrs. Macdonald’s Lament (Roud 22582)
  2. Waiting for the Lark
  3. Deportees
  4. Bonnie Susie Clelland (Roud 45; Child 65)
  5. The Wedding
  6. Tak a Dram

Track 1 Stan Rogers;
Track 2 Otto P. Kelland;
Tracks 3-5, 7, 10-11 trad. arr. Fraser and Ian M. Bruce;
Track 6 Ian M. Bruce;
Track 8 Bill Caddick;
Track 9 Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman;
Track 12 Ian Sinclair

> Folk Music > Records > Fraser and Ian Bruce: The Best of Mrs Bruce’s Boys

Fraser and Ian Bruce: The Best of Mrs Bruce’s Boys

Fraser and Ian Bruce: The Best of Mrs Bruce’s Boys (Greentrax CDTRAX385)

The Best of Mrs Bruce’s Boys
Fraser and Ian Bruce

Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX385 (2 CD, UK, September 2015)

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Remastered by Peter Haigh at Pier House Studios;
Front cover photo by Caroline MacRobert;
Graphic design by John Slavin

Musicians

Fraser and Ian Bruce: guitar, vocals;
Ian Walker: banjo, autoharp [1, 3, 6, 11, 16];
Alan Mairs: fiddle, mandolin [2, 4-5, 7-10, 12-15];
Rob Mairs: banjo, guitar [2, 4-5, 7-10, 12-15];
Ian Mairs: guitar [8-9];
Colin Forgrieve: accordion, drums [2, 4-5, 7-10, 12-15];
‘Stevie’ Stevenson: bass [8-9];
Donnie ‘Large’ MacDonald: tenor banjo [8-9];
Margaret Steel: piano [8-9];
Carol Jamieson: piano, brass, harpsichord, vocal harmonies [2, 4-5, 7, 10, 12-15];
Ian Harkness: bass [2, 4-5, 7, 10, 12-15];
Kenneth Meikle: drums [2, 4-5, 14-15];
Chris Miller: fiddle and Northumbrian pipes [2, 4-5, 14-15];
John Gahagan: whistles [7, 10, 12-13];
Tom Doyle: drums [7, 10, 12-13];
Ron Gardner: electric keyboards [7, 10, 12-13]

Tracks

  1. The King’s Shilling (4.05)
  2. Farewell to the Gold (4.55)
  3. Rise up Jock (4.13)
  4. Can Ye Sew Cushions? (Roud 5527) (4.18)
  5. Broken-Down Squatter (Roud 8392) (4.23)
  6. The Hills of Isle of Haut (3.28)
  7. Catch Me If You Can (Roud 1028) (3.55)
  8. Down Where the Drunkards Roll (3.10)
  9. Ring-a-Ring-a-Rosie (5.02)
  10. The Weddin’ (3.11)
  11. A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day (Roud 975) (5.29)
  12. Bonnie Susie Clelland (Roud 45; Child 65) (5.18)
  13. Edinburgh (5.14)
  14. The Grey Funnel Line (3.33)
  15. Nostradamus (5.20)
  16. White Flower (3.22)

Track 1 Ian Sinclair;
Track 2 Paul Metsers;
Track 3 Bob and Carole Pegg;
Tracks 4-5, 7, 10-12 trad. arr. Fraser and Ian Bruce;
Track 6 Gordon Bok;
Track 8 Richard Thompson;
Track 9 Pete St. John;
Tracks 13, 16 Ian M. Bruce;
Track 14 Cyril Tawney;
Track 15 Al Stewart

Tracks 8-9 are from Mrs Bruce’s Boys, Vol. 1, Rickety Rackety Records, 1980;
Tracks 2, 4-5, 14-15 are from Veil of the Ages, Lochshore, 1982;
Tracks 7, 10, 12-13 are from Mrs Bruce’s Boys, Vol. 2, Lochshore, 1985;
Tracks 1, 3, 6, 11, 16 recorded live at The Royal Oak, Edinburgh, on 18 May 2015

> Folk Music > Records > Fraser and Ian Bruce, Pete Clark, Gregor Lowrey: Auld Hat New Heids

Auld Hat New Heids

Fraser and Ian Bruce, Pete Clark, Gregor Lowrey: Auld Hat New Heids (Rickety Rackety RRR005)

Auld Hat New Heids
Fraser Bruce, Ian Bruce, Pete Clark, Gregor Lowrey

Rickety Rackety Records RRR005 (CD, UK, 10 July 2017)

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Produced and mastered by Ian Bruce;
Recorded at The Row Digital Studios, Letham, Fife;
Tracks 3, 5, 7-10 recorded live in front of an audience at Auchterarder Golf Club;
Booklet and label design by Ian Bruce and Mike Garden

Musicians

Fraser and Ian Bruce: guitar, vocals;
Pete Clark: fiddle;
Gregor Lowrey: accordion

Tracks

  1. Prelude (1.40)
  2. Doon in the Wee Room (Roud 41102) / Gallowa’ Hills (Roud 3358) (5.21)
  3. Shoals of Herrin’ (Roud 13642) (5.00)
  4. The Stoutest Man in the Forty Twa (Roud 1877; G/D 1:70) (3.40)
  5. Loch Tay Boat Song (Roud 38364) (4.15)
  6. The Jute Mill Song (Roud 2585) / Wark o’ the Weavers (Roud 374) (6.22)
  7. Silver Darlings (4.27)
  8. The Diamond Ship (Roud 2172; G/D 1:11) (3.31)
  9. The John MacLean March (4.15)
  10. The Fairfield Crane (The Shipyard Apprentice) (2.37)
  11. Jock o’ Hazeldean (Roud 250; Child 293; G/D 5:1029) (6.24)
  12. Three Nights and a Sunday Double Time (3.34)
  13. Been on the Road So Long (5.11)
  14. Twa Recruitin’ Sergeants (Roud 3356; G/D 1:77) (4.10)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1 Ian and Fraser Bruce;
Track 3 Ewan MacColl;
Track 6a Mary Brooksbank;
Track 7 Jim McLean;
Track 9 Hamish Henderson;
Track 10 Archie Fisher, Bobby Campbell, Norman Buchan;
Track 12 Matt McGinn;
Track 13 Alex Campbell

> Folk Music > Records > Fraser Bruce: Every Song’s a Story

Fraser Bruce: Every Song’s a Story

Fraser Bruce: Every Song’s a Story (Greentrax CDTRAX413)

Every Song’s a Story
Fraser Bruce

Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX413 (CD, UK, November 2020)

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Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Ian Bruce;
Recorded at The Row Digital Studios, Letham, Fife;
Front cover photo by Caroline MacRobert;
Graphic design by John Slavin

Musicians

Fraser Bruce: lead vocals;
Gavin Paterson: piano, keyboards;
Yvonne McLeod: accordion;
Alastair McDonald: tenor banjo, mouth organ, guitar;
Rob Mairs: 5-string banjo;
Ian Bruce: guitars, bass, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals;
Sandy Gibbs: bagpioes;
Amelie Bruce, Connie Bruce, Hugh Bruce, Olivia Bruce, Tom Bruce, Woody Bruce: vocals

Tracks

  1. When Times Are Tough (3.31)
  2. The Ground She Walks Upon (4.16)
  3. Big Al and Ibrox (3.53)
  4. The Last Leviathan (5.11)
  5. Now I’m Easy (3.24)
  6. Australian Wine (3.28)
  7. I’ll Lay Ye Doon, Love (Roud 3355) (4.11)
  8. Dolina (4.10)
  9. Oh How They All Grow Older (4.02)
  10. John Thomson (3.06)
  11. The Iolaire Disaster (3.05)
  12. Waiting for the Ferry (4.43)
  13. Sweet Fallen Angels of War (4.56)
  14. Ickle Dickle Dido (4.31)

Track 1 Brenda Heslop;
Track 2 Bob Knight;
Tracks 3, 9, 12, 14 Fraser Bruce;
Track 4 Andy Barnes;
Track 5 Eric Bogle;
Track 6 Colin Pitts;
Track 7 trad. arr. Ian M. Bruce;
Track 8 Dogie Maclean;
Track 10 John Watt;
Track 12 Graeme Miles;
Track 13 Ian M. Bruce, Fraser Bruce