Recorded live at Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, and at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall;
Photography by Gary Stewart, Aberdeen

Musicians

Iona Fyfe: vocals, piano

Tracks

1. Logie o' Buchan (Roud 1994; G/D 4:828) (4.25)
2. Mary of Argyle (Roud 12904) (1.57)
3. Billy Taylor (Roud 158; Laws N11; G/D 1:169; Henry H231, H757) (3.03)
4. Ae Fond Kiss (Roud V1011) (4.04)

All tracks trad. arr. Iona Fyfe

Produced and recorded by Euan Burton;
Recorded at GloWorm Studios, Glasgow;
Artwork and layout by Dougie Harley

Musicians

Iona Fyfe: vocals, piano, shruti box;
Christopher Ferrie: guitar, bodhrán;
Charlie Grey: fiddle, tenor guitar;
Callum Cronin: double bass;
Ross Miller: border pipes

Tracks

1. Sleepytoon (Roud 3775; G/D 3:356) (4.10)
2. Pride of Aberdeen (3.02)
3. Queen Amang the Heather (Roud 375; G/D 5:962; Henry H177) (5.32)
4. Cairn o' Mount (Roud 3794; G/D 5:1042) (5.13)
5. Earl Richard (Roud 47; Child 68) (3.49)
6. Bonny Udny (Roud 3450; G/D 6:1089) (4.45)

All tracks trad. arr. Iona Fyfe Band except
Track 2 words Iona Fyfe based on Ellen of Aberdeen (Roud 2179; G/D 6:1235), music Iona Fyfe

Produced, recorded and mixed by Jani Lang at Gran’s House Studio;
Mastered by Chris Waite at Gran’s House Studio;
Layout and booklet photography by Louise Bichan;
Photography by Martin Venherm;
Archive samples provided and granted permission for use by Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen and Springthyme Records.

Musicians

Iona Fyfe: vocals, harmonium [2-3];
Charlie Grey: fiddle [3-8];
Jani Lang: fiddle [1, 10];
Ross Miller: whistle [4], border pipes [4, 6, 10];
Graham Rorie: mandolin [1-2, 7-8, 10];
Tim Edey: melodeon [1, 5, 10], nylon guitar [1-2, 5], steel guitar [7];
Luc McNally: guitar [1-3, 5, 7, 10];
Aidan Moodie: guitar [4, 6], harmony vocals [7];
Simon Gall: piano [3-8], harmony vocals [7];
Charlie Stewart: double bass [1, 4-6, 10];
Callum Cronin: double bass [2-3, 5, 7-8];
Cameron Nixon: backing vocals [1, 4, 7-8, 10];
David Foley: bodhrán [1, 4, 6];
Laura Wilkie: violin [2, 5];
Alice Allen: cello [2, 5]

Tracks

1. Guise o' Tough (Roud 3800; G/D 3:378) (5.22)
2. Glenlogie (Roud 101; Child 238; G/D 5:973) (5.35)
3. The Banks of Inverurie (Roud 1415; G/D 6:1263) (5.32)
4. The Swan Swims (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (5.32)
5. Away from My Window (Roud 966) (4.38)
6. Bonny Udny (Roud 3450; G/D 6:1089) (7.06)
7. Take Me Out Drinking Tonight (4.13)
8. And So Must We Rest (4.30)
9. Banks of the Tigris (4.02)
10. Pitgair (Roud 2584; G/D 3:401) (5.19)

Tracks 1-6, 10 trad.;
Track 7 Michael Marra;
Track 8 Aidan Moffat;
Track 9 Iona Fyfe

Video

Iona Fyfe sings The Banks of Inverurie:

Produced, recorded and mixed by Graham Rorie at Rumley Sounds;
Mastered by Chris Waite at Gran's House Studio;
Photography by Martin Venherm;
Design and layout by Elly Lucas;
Single artwork by Orla Stevens

Musicians

Iona Fyfe: vocals;
Aidan Moodie: guitar, harmony vocals;
Graham Rorie: mandolin;
Rory Matheson: piano

Tracks

1. Dark Turn of Mind (3.48)
2. Swing and Turn (Roud 7403) (2.34)
3. If I Go, I'm Goin' (3.22)
4. The Golden Vanity (Roud 122; Child 286; G/D 1:37) (3.58)
5. Let Him Sink (Roud 1034; Henry H504) (5.35)
6. Little Musgrave (Roud 52; Child 81) (4.15)

All tracks trad. arr. Iona Fyfe except
Track 1 Gillian Welch;
Track 3 Gregory Alan Isakov

Video

Iona Fyfe and band perform Dark Turn of Mind live in Braemar Gallery, Scotland, in March 2018:

Produced, recorded and mixed by Graham Rorie at Rumley Sounds;
Mastered by Chris Waite at Gran's House Studio;
Illustration by Chris Riddell;
Design by Orla Stevens

Musicians

Iona Fyfe: vocals;
Aidan Moodie: guitar, harmony vocals;
Graham Rorie: mandolin

Tracks

1. Bonnie Lass of Fyvie (Roud 545; G/D 1:84) (3.48)

Track 1 trad. arr. Iona Fyfe

Produced, recorded and mixed by Graham Rorie at Rumley Sounds;
Mastered by Chris Waite at Gran's House Studio;
Illustration and design by Orla Stevens

Musicians

Iona Fyfe: vocals;
Aidan Moodie: guitar;
Graham Rorie: mandolin

Tracks

1. Baltic Street (3.48)

Track 1 words Violet Jacob, melody Carole Prior

Photo by Martin Venherm Photography

Musicians

Iona Fyfe: vocals

Tracks

1. Mill o' Tifty's Annie (Roud 98; Child 233; G/D 5:1018) (5.10)
2. Barbara Allen (Roud 54; Child 84; G/D 6:1193; Henry H236) (4.42)
3. The Gaberlunzie Man (Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274) (4.54)
4. Johnnie o' Breadisley (Roud 69; Child 114; G/D 2:250) (5.00)
5. Edom o Gordon (Roud 80; Child 178; G/D 2:231) (3.59)
6. Jock o' Hazeldean (Roud 250; Child 293; G/D 5:1029) (2.49)

All tracks trad.

Mixed and Mastered by Chris Waite at Gran's House Studio;
Artwork by Seth Tinsley Illustration

FATEA Magazine review by Bob Leslie

Musicians

Iona Fyfe: vocals;
Michael Biggins: piano

Tracks

1. In the Bleak Midwinter (Scots) (5.01)

Track 1 words Christina Rossetti, translated by Iony Fyfe, third verse Iona Fyfe, music Gustav Holst

Produced, recorded and mixed by Graham Rorie at Rumley Sounds;
Mastered by Chris Waite;
Artwork by Seth Tinsley Illustration

Musicians

Iona Fyfe: vocals, piano;
Jack McRobbie: guitar;
Charlie Stewart: double bass;
Graham Rorie: fiddle, electric tenor guitar

Tracks

1. The Wild Geese (3.44)

Track 1 words Violet Jacob, music Jim Reid

Produced, recorded and mixed by Graham Rorie at Rumley Sounds;
Mastered by Chris Waite;
Artwork by Seth Tinsley Illustration

Musicians

Iona Fyfe: vocals, piano;
Jack McRobbie: guitar;
Charlie Stewart: double bass;
Graham Rorie: fiddle, electric tenor guitar

Tracks

1. Scotland Yet (4.55)

Track 1 Davy Steele

Produced, recorded and mixed by Graham Rorie at Rumley Sounds;
Mastered by Chris Waite;
Photography by Elly Lucas;
Design by Aberdeen Football Club

Musicians

Iona Fyfe: vocals, piano;
Graham Rorie: electric guitar;
Aidan Moodie: guitar;
Michael Biggins: piano

Tracks

1. The Northern Lights (5.02)

Track 1 Mary Webb

Recorded by Pablo Lafuente ar Gran's House Studio, Scotland;
Mastered by Chris Waite;
Artwork by Stewaert Brenner, Indy Prints

Musicians

Murray Ferguson, violin;
Iain MacPhail, bass, accordion;
Larry Deveney, drums;
Ali Levack, David Shedden, Ciaren Ross, bagpipes and whistles

Iona Fyfe: vocals;
Michael Biggins: piano

Tracks

1. Letter to Europa (Leave a Light On) (3.26)

Video