> Folk Music > Records > Fraser Bruce: Shamrock and Heather
Fraser Bruce: Shamrock and Heather
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Shamrock and Heather Nevis NEVR 008 (LP, UK, 1972) |
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
- I Once Had a Sweetheart (Roud 170)
- Busk, Busk (Roud 832; G/D 5:1053)
- Liverpool Lou
- My Annie
- Balaena (Roud 285)
Side 2
- Biddy Milligan (Roud 16250)
- Peanickle, Ponickle
- Beggarman (Roud 212; Child 279 Appendix; G/D 2:275; Henry H810)
- Jock o’ Hazel Dene (Roud 250; Child 293; G/D 5:1029)
- Avondale
- 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
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Fareweel tae Tarwathie Nevis NEVLP 105 (LP, UK, 1974) |
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
- Doon in the Wee Room (Roud 41102)
- Four Green Fields
- The Spanish Lady (Roud 542, 3086; G/D 4:746; Henry H532, H641)
- The Banks of Sicily (Roud 10501)
- The Land o’ the Leal (Roud 8999)
- Rap Her tae Bank (Roud 1786)
Side 2
- Pittenweem Jo
- Helen of Kirkconnel (Roud 8191)
- I Know My Love (Roud 60; Laws P25)
- Farewell tae Tarwathie (Roud 2562; G/D 1:15)
- Dainty Davie (Roud 2387)
- 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
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Mrs Bruce’s Boys Vol 1 Rickety Rackety Records RRR 001 (LP, UK, 1980) |
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
- Rybuck Shearers (Roud 24820)
- Leaving the Dales
- The King’s Shilling
- Rise Up Jock
- Ring-a-Rosie
LP Side 2
- Cape Ann
- Walking Song
- The New Railroad (Roud 17886)
- Isle au Haut
- Down Where the Drunkards Roll
- 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
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Veil of the Ages Lochshore LOCLP1028 (LP, UK, 1982) |
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
- Nostradamus (5.20)
- John O’Dreams (3.21)
- I Don’t Belong to Glasgow (2.45)
- Can Ye Sew Cushions? (Roud 5527) (4.18)
- Grey Funnel Line (3.33)
- The Hanged Man (4.08)
LP Side 2
- Sally Wheatley (4.37)
- Roll On the Day (3.22)
- Roseville Fair (3.20)
- Broken Down Squatter (Roud 8392) (4.23)
- Farewell to the Gold (4.55)
- 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
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Mrs Bruce’s Boys Vol 2 Lochshore LOCLP1028 (LP, UK, 1982) |
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
- The Idiot
- Western Boat
- A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day (Roud 975)
- Catch Me If You Can (Roud 1028)
- Tatties an Herrin’ (Roud 16927)
- Edinburgh
LP Side 2
- Mrs. Macdonald’s Lament (Roud 22582)
- Waiting for the Lark
- Deportees
- Bonnie Susie Clelland (Roud 45; Child 65)
- The Wedding
- 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
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The Best of Mrs Bruce’s Boys Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX385 (2 CD, UK, September 2015) |
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
- The King’s Shilling (4.05)
- Farewell to the Gold (4.55)
- Rise up Jock (4.13)
- Can Ye Sew Cushions? (Roud 5527) (4.18)
- Broken-Down Squatter (Roud 8392) (4.23)
- The Hills of Isle of Haut (3.28)
- Catch Me If You Can (Roud 1028) (3.55)
- Down Where the Drunkards Roll (3.10)
- Ring-a-Ring-a-Rosie (5.02)
- The Weddin’ (3.11)
- A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day (Roud 975) (5.29)
- Bonnie Susie Clelland (Roud 45; Child 65) (5.18)
- Edinburgh (5.14)
- The Grey Funnel Line (3.33)
- Nostradamus (5.20)
- 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
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Auld Hat New Heids Rickety Rackety Records RRR005 (CD, UK, 10 July 2017) |
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
- Prelude (1.40)
- Doon in the Wee Room (Roud 41102) / Gallowa’ Hills (Roud 3358) (5.21)
- Shoals of Herrin’ (Roud 13642) (5.00)
- The Stoutest Man in the Forty Twa (Roud 1877; G/D 1:70) (3.40)
- Loch Tay Boat Song (Roud 38364) (4.15)
- The Jute Mill Song (Roud 2585) / Wark o’ the Weavers (Roud 374) (6.22)
- Silver Darlings (4.27)
- The Diamond Ship (Roud 2172; G/D 1:11) (3.31)
- The John MacLean March (4.15)
- The Fairfield Crane (The Shipyard Apprentice) (2.37)
- Jock o’ Hazeldean (Roud 250; Child 293; G/D 5:1029) (6.24)
- Three Nights and a Sunday Double Time (3.34)
- Been on the Road So Long (5.11)
- 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
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Every Song’s a Story Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX413 (CD, UK, November 2020) |
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
- When Times Are Tough (3.31)
- The Ground She Walks Upon (4.16)
- Big Al and Ibrox (3.53)
- The Last Leviathan (5.11)
- Now I’m Easy (3.24)
- Australian Wine (3.28)
- I’ll Lay Ye Doon, Love (Roud 3355) (4.11)
- Dolina (4.10)
- Oh How They All Grow Older (4.02)
- John Thomson (3.06)
- The Iolaire Disaster (3.05)
- Waiting for the Ferry (4.43)
- Sweet Fallen Angels of War (4.56)
- 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







