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GiveWay: Full Steam Ahead

GiveWay: Full Steam Ahead (Greentrax CDTRAX245)

Full Steam Ahead
GiveWay

Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX245 (CD, UK, June 2003)

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Produced by Phil Cunningham;
Recorded by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland;
Sleeve design by John Slavin, The Living Tradition

Musicians

Fiona Johnson (17): fiddle;
Kirsty Johnson (15): accordion;
Mairi Johnson (13): keyboards;
Amy Johnson (13): percussion

Tracks

  1. Manomynous: Untitled / Fisher’s Fancy / The Candlelight Reel or Is Your Brain a Hoose? No, It’s a Life Enhancing Intergalactic Electro Virus (5.19)
  2. Full Steam Ahead: Calum’s Road / Para Handy End Theme / Tongadale Reel / Tam Lin (3.53)
  3. Blue Bonnets: Blue Bonnets Over the Border (2.39)
  4. Riverdance: The Countess Cathleen / Reel Around the Sun (4.19)
  5. Jiggin’: Cleveland Park / Banks of the Allan / Nelson Mandela’s Welcome to Glasgow / Jig Runrig (5.20)
  6. Tønder: Tønder—The Eternal Friendship (2.52)
  7. Piper and the Shrew: Piper and the Shrew / Reel Beatrice / Mouth ot the Tobique (5.09)
  8. Monday Morning: Starjump / Monday Morning Reel / Dinkies (4.31)
  9. Glencoe Beginnings (4.03)
  10. Crossing the Water: De’il Stick da Minister / Dusty’s Reel / Macca’s Reel / The Musical Priest (4.27)
  11. Leith Central: Leith Central / Hogtie’s Reel / Branohm’s Reel (4.09)

Track 1a unknown;
Track 1b, 11a Gary Coupland;
Track 1c Gavin Marwick;
Track 2a Donald Shaw, Charlie McKerron;
Tracks 2b, 6, 8b, 11b Phil Cunningham;
Tracks 2c, 3, 5b, 7bc, 8c, 10ad trad. arr. Fiona, Kirsty, Mairi & Amy Johnson;
Track 2d Dave Arthur, Finbar Furey;
Tracks 4ab Bill Whelan, W. McGuinness;
Track 5a Ivan Drever;
Track 5c Blair Douglas;
Track 5d Fergie MacDonald;
Track 7a Leo McCann;
Track 8a Simon Thoumire;
Track 9 word Jean McLean, music Fiona Johnson;
Tracks 10bc Fiona Johnson;
Track 11 Máire Breatnach

> Folk Music > Records > GiveWay: Inspired

GiveWay: Inspired

GiveWay: Inspired (Greentrax CDTRAX280)

Inspired
GiveWay

Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX280 (CD, UK, November 2005)

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Produced by Phil Cunningham;
Recorded by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland;
Photos by Rebecca Marr;
Sleeve design by John Slavin at DesignFolk

Musicians

Fiona Johnson: fiddle, guitars, whistles, backing vocals;
Kirsty Johnson: piano accordion, two-row button accordion, lead vocals;
Amy Johnson: drum kit, percussion, backing vocals;
Mairi Johnson: keyboards, piano, backing vocals

with
Euen Vernal: double bass [7];
Gareth Garnder: Highland bagpipes [9]

Tracks

  1. Jazziness: Trip to Windsor / Catharsis / Easter Elchies / Road to Erogie (4.23)
  2. Deep in Thoughts: Calum’s Waltz / For the Love of Mhairi (4.28)
  3. Wee Michael’s: Wee Michael’s March / Gravel Walk / Frank’s Reel (4.33)
  4. Maggie: Are You Sleeping Maggie? (Roud 4897) The Ale Is Dear / Sleepy Maggie (3.39)
  5. Two Row Set: Miss Sarah MacFadyen / Bothy Band Jig / Johnny Will You Marry Me? (3.31)
  6. Shake a Leg: Khazie / Shake a Leg / Molly Rankine (4.48)
  7. Inspired: For Grandad (3.37)
  8. Next to You (4.19)
  9. Pipe Slang: Cape Breton’s Welcome to Shetland / Catch and Kiss the Romp / Pipe Slang (3.34)
  10. Roddy’s: Roddy’s Last Trip (5.46)
  11. Rockin’: The Double Rise Jig / Thunderhead / Keep It Up (2.59)

Tracks 1ac, 4bc, 9bc, 11c trad. arr. Fiona, Kirsty, Ann & Mairi Johnson;
Track 1b Amy Cann;
Track 1d Adam Sutherland;
Track 2a Steven Spence;
Tracks 2b, 11a Phil Cunningham;
Tracks 3ac, 6ab John McCusker;
Tracks 3b, 5bc Irish trad. arr. Fiona, Kirsty, Ann & Mairi Johnson;
Track 4b Robert Tannahill arr. Fiona, Kirsty, Ann & Mairi Johnson;
Track 5a Jennifer Wrigley;
Track 6c John Rankine;
Track 7 Fiona Jouhnson;
Track 8 Claire Campbell;
Track 9a Willie Hunter;
Track 10 Sandy Brechin;
Track 11b Grey Larsen

> Folk Music > Records > GiveWay: Lost in This Song

GiveWay: Lost in This Song

GiveWay: Lost in This Song (Greentrax CDTRAX332)

Lost in This Song
GiveWay

Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX332 (CD, UK, April 2009)

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Produced by Phil Cunningham;
Recorded by Dave Gray at Sound Café Studios, Nine Mile Burn;
Mixed and mastered by Ross Hamilton, Phil Cunningham and Brian McNeill at CaVa Studios, Glasgow;
Photographs by Anne Tuite;
Sleeve design by Brian Hurren for Braw Productions

Musicians

Amy Johnson: drums, percussion, backing vocals;
Fiona Johnson: fiddle, guitar, backing vocals;
Kirsty Johnson: accordion, lead vocals;
Mairi Johnson: keyboards, backing vocals

with
Phil Cunningham: whistle;
Ross Hamilton: bass and electric guitars;
Mairi Campbell: viola;
Robert McFall: violin;
Su-a Lee: cello

Tracks

  1. Lost in This Song (5.13)
  2. Violets (3.30)
  3. The Poaching Song (4.28)
  4. Lofty’s: The New Road / Lofty’s (3.53)
  5. The One’s on You (4.42)
  6. Zander the Salamander / Rob Roy Reel / Willie Smith’s Reel (5.08)
  7. Flipperfoot the Mugger (3.22)
  8. Western Highway (3.36)
  9. Beginning Set: Oliver the Otter Killer / Flodigary island / The Plagiarist (5.08)
  10. The Water Is Wide (Roud 87; Child 204) (4.05)

Track 1 Eric Angus Whyte;
Tracks 2, 4b, 6a, 7 Fiona Johnson;
Track 3 Willie MacKenzie;
Track 4a Pete Clarke;
Track 5 Vivien Scotson;
Tracks 6bc Donald Shaw;
Track 8 Gerry O’Beirne;
Track 9a Sandy Brechin;
Track 9b Phil Cunningham;
Track 9c Allan MacDonald;
Track 10 trad. arr. Fiona, Kirsty, Mairi & Amy Johnson

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Groups and Projects featuring GiveWay

Various Artists: A Tribute in Music and Song to John Bellany (Greentrax CDTRAX386) Various Artists, A Tribute in Music and Song to John Bellany, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX386, 2015