> Folk Music > Records > New Voices From Scotland: Gordeanna McCulloch, Norman Kennedy, The Exiles
New Voices From Scotland:
Gordeanna McCulloch, Norman Kennedy, The Exiles
New Voices From Scotland Topic Records 12T133 (LP, UK, 1965) |
Recording supervised by Bill Leader in 1965;
Photographs by Douglas Baton;
Notes by Arthur Argo and Peter Hall
Musicians
Gordeanna McCulloch: vocals [2-3, 8-9];
Norman Kennedy: vocals [5-7, 10];
The Exiles:
Bobby Campbell: vocals [11],
fiddle [1, 4, 12];
Enoch Kent: vocals [4, 11],
guitar [1, 12];
Gordon McCulloch: vocals [1, 11],
chromatic harmonica [4],
banjo [12]
Tracks
Side 1
- [E] Soldier’s Joy (Roud 13513)
- [GMC] The Kirk o’ Birnie Bouzle (Roud 3343; G/D 4:876) (1.36)
- [GMC] The Dowie Dens o’ Yarrow (Roud 13; Child 214; G/D 2:215) (4.14)
- [E] Tae the Beggin’ (Roud 286; G/D 3:488)
- [NK] Sleepytoon (Roud 3775; G/D 3:356)
- [NK] Peurt a Beul march, strathspey and reel
Side 2
- [NK] The Haughs o’ Cromdale (Roud 5147; G/D 1:113)
- [GMC] The Lichtbob’s Lassie (Roud 1645; G/D 4:725) (2.00)
- [GMC] Will Ye Gang, Love (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1170) (2.35)
- [NK] My Son David (Roud 200; Child 13; TYG 35)
- [E] The Toon o’ Kelso (Roud 183; Laws Q2; G/D 2:318; Henry H174; TYG 6)
- [E]
The Bonny Lass o’ Bon Accord
air /
The Haughs o’ Cromdale strathspey /
Campbell’s Farewell to Redcastle / Moulin Dhu reels
> Folk Music > Records > Norman Kennedy: Ballads & Songs of Scotland
Norman Kennedy: Ballads & Songs of Scotland
Ballads & Songs of Scotland Folk-Legacy Records FSS-34 (LP, USA, 1968) |
Recorded by Sandy Parton in 1968;
Notes by Peter Hall
Musicians
Norman Kennedy: vocals
Tracks
Side 1
- Night Visiting Song (Roud 22568; G/D 4:783) (3.24)
- Sixteen Come Sunday (Wi My Rovin Eye) (Roud 277; Laws O17; G/D 4:791; Henry H152) (3.29)
- A Student Boy Cam’ Courting Me (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1170; Henry H683) (2.13)
- The Auld Beggar Man (A Beggarman Cam’ O’er Yon Lea) (Roud 212; Child 279 Appendix; Henry H810) (4.40)
- The Fause Knight Upon the Road (Roud 20; Child 3) (1.23)
- Mouth Music (Puirt-a-beul) (3.20)
- My Highland Soldier (Roud 2496; G/D 1:91; Henry H782) (2.13)
- Johnny, My Man, Dae Ye Nae Think o’ Rising? (Roud 845; G/D 3:587; Henry H807) (3.14)
Side 2
- Oh, Hae Ye Heard o’ the Merchant’s Son (Roud 2153; G/D 2:303; TYG 65) (2.45)
- Corachree (Roud 7184; G/D 7:1468) (2.43)
- I’m a Forester in the Wood (Roud 67; Child 110; G/D 7:1465) (3.56)
- I’ll Lay Ye Down, Love, I’ll Treat Ye Decent (Roud 3355) (2.15)
- There Was a Jolly Beggar (Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274) (5.14)
- Kishmul’s Galley (Henry H535(b)) (1.43)
- Guise o’ Tough (Roud 3800; G/D 3:378) (1.52)
- Talk of Bothies (1.55)
- (The Hash o’) Drumdelgie (Roud 2180; G/D 3:384) (2.14)
All tracks trad.
> Folk Music > Records > Norman Kennedy: Scots Songs and Ballads
Norman Kennedy: Scots Songs and Ballads
Scots Songs and Ballads Topic Records 12T178 (LP, UK, 1968) |
This is a UK reissue of the above Folk-Legacy LP Ballads & Songs of Scotland with the sides swapped and a few tracks left out. Also, the song titles have changed somewhat on the Topic LP; I have added the original titles in parentheses.
Recorded by Sandy Parton in 1968;
Notes by Peter Hall;
Photography by Douglas Baton;
A Folk-Legacy Recording
Musicians
Norman Kennedy: vocals
Tracks
Side 1
- Oh, Hae Ye Heard o’ the Merchant’s Son (Roud 2153; G/D 2:303; TYG 65) (2.45)
- Corachree (Roud 7184; G/D 7:1468) (2.43)
- The Forester (I’m a Forester in the Wood) (Roud 67; Child 110; G/D 7:1465) (3.56)
- The Jolly Beggar (There Was a Jolly Beggar) (Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274) (5.14)
- Kisimul’s Galley (Kishmul’s Galley) (Henry H535(b)) (1.43)
- The Guise o’ Tough (Roud 3800; G/D 3:378) (1.52)
- Drumdelgie (Roud 2180; G/D 3:384) (2.14)
Side 2
- Night Visiting Song (Roud 22568; G/D 4:783) (3.24)
- Wi My Rovin Eye (Sixteen Come Sunday) (Roud 277; Laws O17; G/D 4:791; Henry H152) (3.31)
- I Wish, I Wish (A Student Boy Cam’ Courting Me) (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1170; Henry H683) (2.13)
- The Auld Beggar Man (A Beggarman Cam’ O’er Yon Lea) (Roud 212; Child 279 Appendix; Henry H810) (4.40)
- Puirt-a-beul (Mouth Music) (3.20)
- The Bonnie Highland Soldier (My Highland Soldier) (Roud 2496; G/D 1:91; Henry H782) (2.13)
- Johnny My Man (Johnny, My Man, Dae Ye Nae Think o’ Rising?) (Roud 845; G/D 3:587; Henry H807) (3.14)
All tracks trad.
Track 8 was included on the CD
The Bird in the Bush (TSCD479, 1996);
Tracks 3, 7 were included on the CD
English and Scottish Folk Ballads (TSCD480, 1996);
Track 8 was included on the box set
Three Score and Ten (TOPIC70, 2009)
> Folk Music > Records > Norman Kennedy: Live in Scotland
Norman Kennedy: Live in Scotland
Live in Scotland The Tradition Bearers LTCD2002 (CD, UK, January 2002) |
Recorded and produced by Tom Spiers
at three live concerts in Aberdeen over two weekends in 1996;
Song notes by Norman Kennedy, other notes by Tom Spiers;
Front cover photography by Dennis Cook
Musical Traditions review by Vic Smith
Musicians
Norman Kennedy: vocals
Tracks
- Nancy Whisky (Roud 883; G/D 3:603; Henry H745) (2.40)
- Johnny o Brime (Roud 69; Child 114; G/D 2:250) (5.24)
- The Earl o Cassilis Lady (The Gyspie Laddies) (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (3.20)
- Lord Donald (Roud 10; Child 12; G/D 2:209; Henry H814) (4.57)
- The Ale Wife (Roud 6031; G/D 3:555) (2.13)
- The Auld Beggar Man (Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274) (2.18)
- Molly Baun (Roud 166; Laws O36; Henry H114) (3.42)
- The Tinkler’s Waddin (Roud 5408; G/D 3:609) (3.10)
- The Lassie Gaitherin Nuts (Roud 5131) (2.18)
- The Beggar’s Daughty (Roud 119; Child 280; G/D 2:277; Henry H810) (5.12)
- The Cruel Mother (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (5.46)
- The Band o Shearers (Roud 1524; G/D 3:406) (2.31)
- She’s Only My Auld Sheen (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (3.22)
- The Rigs o Rye (Roud 985; Laws O11; G/D 5:1054) (3.31)
- The Laird o Drum (Roud 247; Child 236; G/D 4:835) (3.52)
- Waulkin’ Song (2.23)
All tracks trad.
> Folk Music > Records > Norman Kennedy: I Little Thocht My Love Wid Leave Me
Norman Kennedy: I Little Thocht My Love Wid Leave Me
I Little Thocht My Love Wid Leave Me Autumn Harvest AH 001 (CD, UK, 2004) |
Recorded live by the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston
at a concert held at the First Parish of Watertown Unitarian Universalist Church
on 23 October 1999;
Edited and mastered in Scotland by Tom Spiers;
Cover photograph provided by Norman Kennedy;
Cover background: detail of a Norman Kennedy rug weave;
Song notes by Norman Kennedy, additional notes by Tom Spiers and Peter Shepheard
Musicians
Norman Kennedy: vocals
Tracks
- Introduction (1.24)
- Dainty Davie (Roud 2387) (3.51)
- Jock o Hazeldean (Roud 250; Child 293; G/D 5:1029) (3.30)
- The Plooman Laddies (Roud 3448) (3.56)
- Busk Bonnie Lassie (Roud 832; G/D 5:1053) (4.59)
- Binnorie (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (8.21)
- Brennan on the Moor (Roud 476; Laws L7; G/D 2:258) (3.48)
- Nancy Whisky (Roud 883; G/D 3:603; Henry H745) (4.13)
- The Flooers o the Forest (Roud 3812) (4.37)
- The Haughs o Cromdale (Roud 5147; G/D 1:113) (1.58)
- Story: The Smelly Ghost (9.53)
- The Gallowa Hills (Roud 3358) (7.01)
- The Gypsy Laddies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (4.55)
- Peacock’s Close (Roud 866) (3.44)
- I Little Thocht My Love Wid Leave Me (Roud 1049) (3.12)
- Mouth Music / Puirt a Beul (4.00)
All tracks trad.
> Folk Music > Records > Norman Kennedy
Other records with Norman Kennedy
Various Artists, A Prospect of Scotland (Topic Sampler No 5), LP, Topic TPS169, 1966
Various Artists, Folk Songs of North-East Scotland, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX5003, 1995
Various Artists, The Bird in the Bush: Traditional Songs of Love and Lust, CD, Topic TSCD479, 1996
Various Artists, English and Scottish Folk Ballads, CD, Topic TSCD480, 1996
Various Artists, For Friendship and for Harmony (Old Songs & Bothy Ballads Volume 2), CD, Autumn Harvest AH 003, 2006
Various Artists, Three Score and Ten: 70 Years of Topic Records, 7 CD, Topic TOPIC70, 2009
Various Artists, The 40th Girvan Traditional Folk Festival, 2 CD, Traditional Arts Development, 2014