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Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton: Symbiosis

Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton: Symbiosis (Great White GWR004CD)

Symbiosis
Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton

Great White Records GWR004CD (CD, UK, 14 August 2016)

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Produced by Andrea Gobbi, Ali Hutton and Ross Ainslie;
Recorded by Andrea Gobbi at Carrier Waves Studio;
Additional recording by Ross Ainslie at Great White Studio;
Mixed by Andrea Gobbi, Ali Hutton and Ross Ainslie at Cumbernauld College;
Mastered by Barry Reid at La Chunky Studio;
Design by Somhairle MacDonald at Schmo Towers

Musicians

Ali Hutton: Highland pipes, whistles, guitar, tenor guitar, harmonium;
Ross Ainslie: border pipes, whistles, cittern, banjo, harmonium;
Duncan Lyall: double bass, electric bass, moog;
Martin O’Neill: bodhrán;
Gus Sicard: pipe band snare drum

Tracks

  1. Sisters: Evas’s / Aliyah’s (5.20)
  2. Smiler: Fraser and Rachael’s Wedding Waltz / Ud the Doudouk / Smiler (5.14)
  3. Grans: Mrs Jane Kennedy of St.Anne’s, Methven / India’s (7.46)
  4. Fourth: Sam I Am / Fourth Floor (2.34)
  5. Pongu: Chris Grace’s Joy / Mairi’s Tune (4.45)
  6. Loch: Love at the Loch / Gibbo’s Number 1 (4.18)
  7. Wan: The Long Count / Gobbi Wan (4.14)
  8. Ruby: Sheila and Rick’s Ruby Wedding / Happy Harry (4.24)
  9. Gaelic: Elizabeth’s Trip to Perthshire / Hug Oiridh Hiridh Hairidh (5.47)

Tracks 1ab, 2ac, 3ab, 7ab, 9a Ali Hutton;
Track 2b Martyn Bennett;
Track 4a Ross Ainslie, Ali Hutton;
Track 4b Gordon Duncan;
Tracks 5ab, 6a, 8ab Ross Ainslie;
Track 6b Tom Gibbs;
Track 9b trad.

> Folk Music > Records > Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton: Symbiosis II

Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton: Symbiosis II

Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton: Symbiosis II (Symbiosis SYMCD001)

Symbiosis II
Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton

Symbiosis Records SYMCD001 (CD, UK, 20 April 2018)

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Produced by Andrea Gobbi, Ali Hutton and Ross Ainslie;
Recorded and mixed by Andrea Gobbi at GloWorm Recording and Carrier Waves;
Additional engineering by Barry Reid and Keir Long;
String arrangements by Patsy Reid;
String recordings by Jamie Pryke;
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios;
Design and Thunder by Somhairle MacDonald

Musicians

Ross Ainslie: Highland pipes, whistles, cittern, and banjo;
Ali Hutton: Highland pipes, whistles, acoustic, electric and tenor guitar;
Duncan Lyall: moog, synth;
Martin O’Neill: bodhrán, drums;
Steven Byrnes: drums;
Patsy Reid: all strings;
Gus Sicard: pipe band snare drum

Tracks

  1. Kings: Dine Like Kings / King of the Mountain (6.29)
  2. Birds: The Freedom of Birds (4.38)
  3. Doc’s: Dr Merryweather’s / Mintil Murray (4.46)
  4. Goretree: Beautiful Goretree (5.01)
  5. Action: Action Junkie Extraordinaire / Take Control (4.10)
  6. Love: Meerkat Love (6.33)
  7. Mick’s: The Robertson Lasses / Mad Mick’s (5.01)
  8. Mink: Clan Wallace / Sophie the Mink / Gibbo’s Guffaw (5.18)
  9. Grandad’s: Mr Alistair Kennedy of St Anne’s, Methven / The Trust (8.40)

Tracks 1ab, 3b, 5ab, 7b, 8ab Ross Ainslie;
Tracks 2, 3a, 6, 7a, 8c, 9ab Ali Hutton;
Track 4 Tommy Peoples

> Folk Music > Records > Ross Ainslie, Ali Hutton, Jenn Butterworth: Symbiosis III

Ross Ainslie, Ali Hutton, Jenn Butterworth: Symbiosis III

Ross Ainslie,  Ali Hutton, Jenn Butterworth: Symbiosis III (Symbiosis)

Symbiosis III
Ross Ainslie, Ali Hutton, Jenn Butterworth

Symbiosis Records (DL, UK, 2 October 2020)

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Symbiosis at Ceòlas Scottish Music Nights at Berlin Universität der Künste, Germany, on  3 December 2022; photo Reinhard Zierke
Symbiosis (Ali Hutton, Jack Smedley depping for Ross Ainslie, Jenn Butterworth) at Ceòlas Scottish Music Nights at Berlin Universität der Künste, Germany, on 3 December 2022; photo Reinhard Zierke

Recorded at home;
Mixed and mastered by Chris Waite at Gran’s House Studio

Musicians

Ross Ainslie: pipes, whistles, cittern;
Ali Hutton: pipes, whistles, tenor guitar;
Jenn Butterworth: guitar, vocals

Tracks

  1. Kings 2.0: Dine Like Kings / King of the Mountain (5.54)
  2. Smiler 2.0: Fraser and Rachael’s Wedding Waltz / Ud the Doudouk / Smiler (6.27)
  3. Goretree 2.0: Beautiful Goretree (4.05)
  4. Pongu 2.0: Chris Grace’s Joy / Mairi Ferrigan’s (5.08)
  5. Hard Is the Fortune: Wagoner’s Lad (Roud 414) (5.02)
  6. 42nd: Wha Saw the 42nd / Unknown / Unknown / Haugh’s of Cromdale (3.42)
  7. Grans 2.0: Mrs Jane Kennedy of St.Anne’s, Methven / India’s (7.45)
  8. Sisters 2.0: Evas’s / Aliyah’s (5.27)
  9. Lucy: Lucy Farr’s / Rocking the Boat / Mad Mick’s (7.31)
  10. Freedom: Freedom Come All Ye / Bloody Fields of Flanders (5.43)

Tracks 1ab, 4abm, 9c Ross Ainslie;
Tracks 2ac, 7ab, 8ab Ali Hutton;
Track 2b Martyn Bennett;
Track 3 Tommy Peoples;
Tracks 5, 6ad, 9a trad.;
Track 9b Mairtin O’Connor;
Track 10a Hamish Henderson;
Track 10b John McLellan

> Folk Music > Records > Ross Ainslie: Vana

Ross Ainslie: Vana

Ross Ainslie: Vana (Great White GWR006CD)

Vana
Ross Ainslie

Great White Records GWR006CD (CD, UK, 30 October 2020)

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Produced by Ross Ainslie, Andrea Gobbi and Steve Byrnes;
Recoerdeds by Andrea Gobbi at GloWorm Studios;
Mixed by Andrea Gobbi, Ross Ainslie and Steve Byrnes at GloWorm Studios;
Additional recording by Ross Ainslie at Great White Studios;
Design by Somhairle MacDonald at Schmo Towers;
Photography by Mark Harris

Musicians

Ross Ainslie: whistles, cittern, Highland pipes, small pipes, bansuri;
Greg Lawson: fiddle;
Paul Towndrow: sax;
Steve Byrnes: acoustic guitar, drums;
Hamish Napier: piano, harmonium;
James Lindsay: bass

with guests
Malcom Jones: electric guitar [9-10];
Duncan Chisholm: fiddle [8];
Steve Cooney: acoustic guitars and bass [8];
Damien O’Kane: banjo [1, 6-7];
Graeme Stephen: electric guitar [4];
Shahbaz Hussain: tabla [11-12];
Matthew Noone: sarod [11-12];
Jock Urqhuart: words [13];
Cormac Bynre: percussion;
Eric Alfonso: congas

Tracks

  1. Science of Life (5.20)
  2. Wounded Forest (4.16)
  3. Rapa Nui (4.11)
  4. Absinthe in Aranya (5.07)
  5. Emergency Operation (3.42)
  6. Cross of Threads (4.18)
  7. Happy Hideaway (2.42)
  8. Gift of Gods (4.39)
  9. Wisdom in the Chaos (3.48)
  10. Hope in the Chaos (4.15)
  11. Vanavasa (3.46)
  12. Concrete Jungle (3.41)
  13. Maybe Another Time (7.48)
  14. Tune for Everyone (4.02)

All tracks by Ross Ainslie except
Track 3 Ross Ainslie, Jamie Maclean

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Brìghde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie, Steven Byrnes: LAS

Brìghde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie, Steven Byrnes: LAS (Great White GWR008CD)

LAS
Brìghde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie, Steven Byrnes

Great White Records GWR008CD (CD, UK, 2 September 2022)

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Recorded live by Andrea Gobbi at Bannview Studios;
Mixed and mastered by Andrea Gobbi at GloWorm Recording;
Design by Somhairle MacDonald;
Painting “A coalesence of biological solidarity” by Somhairle MacDonald

Folk Radio UK review by Thomas Blake

Musicians

Brìghde Chaimbeul: C smallpipes;
Ross Ainslie: C smallpipes;
Steven Byrnes: guitar, mandola

Tracks

  1. Green Light Set: Green Light of the Lonely Souls / Bob the Banter / Peel Pier Fear / Castlerock Road (6.54)
  2. Bulgarian: Tapani i Gaidi (5.27)
  3. The Badger / The Weasel (6.26)
  4. Gavotte Pourlet (3.55)
  5. John Patterson’s Mare (3.30)
  6. Dod’s: Dod’s Tartan Punk Rock Trews / Waiting for Janet / L’Angliru (4.53)
  7. Strathspeys and Reels: Rothiemurchus Rant / Munlochy Bridge / Lord Macdonald’s / Mary Ann MacIsaac’s (3.52)
  8. Lichko Lio (5.30)
  9. Irish Teampall An Ghleanntain / Garrett Barry’s / Malfunction Junction / Wild Irishman (4.26)
  10. Susi and Ben’s: Susi and Ben’s / Up the Whangie / The Rambling Pair (6.28)

Tracks 1a-c, 6a, 10a-c Ross Ainslie;
Track 1d Damien O’Kane;
Track 2 trad. Bulgarian;
Tracks 3ab Brìghde Chaimbeu;
Track 4-5, 7a-d, 8, 9a-d trad.;
Track 6b Andy Cutting;
Track 6c Javier Tejedor

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Other records with Ross Ainslie

Hamish Napier: The Woods (Strathspey SPRCD04) Hamish Napier, The Woods, CD, Strathspey SPRCD04, 2020

Kate Rusby: Philosophers, Poets & Kings (Pure PRCD53) Kate Rusby, Philosophers, Poets & Kings, CD, Pure PRCD53, 2019

RURA: Our Voices Echo (RURA RURACD004) RURA, Our Voices Echo, CD, RURA RURACD004, 2022

Duncan Chisholm: Black Cuillin (Copperfish CPFCD008) Duncan Chisholm, Black Cuillin, CD, Copperfish CPFCD008, 2022

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Other records with Ali Hutton

Besides being with Old Blind Dogs since 2008 and with From the Ground, Ali Hutton played on these albums:

Back of the Moon: Luminosity (Foot Stompin’ CDFSR1730) Back of the Moon, Luminosity, CD, Foot Stompin’ CDFSR1730, 2005

Mick West: Sark o’ Snaw (Greentrax CDTRAX344) Mick West, Sark o’ Snaw, CD, Greentrax CDTRAX344, 2009

The Bunch of Keys (Comhaltas) Various, The Bunch of Keys, CD, Comhaltas, 2012

Ballad of Crows: Ballad of Crows Ballad of Crows, Ballad of Crows, CD, Ballad of Crows, 2013

Duncan Lyall: Infinite Reflections (Red Deer RDRCD1301) Duncan Lyall, Infinite Reflections, CD, Red Deer RDRCD1301, 2013

Sarah Hayes: Woven (Night Vad NV003) Sarah Hayes, Woven, CD, Night Vad NV003, 2015

RURA: Despite the Dark (RURA RURACD001) RURA, Despite the Dark, CD, RURA RURACD001, 2015

Pete Coutts: Northern Sky (Fitlike FITLIKE012) Pete Coutts, Northern Sky, CD, Fitlike FITLIKE012, 2016

Claire Hastings: Between River and Railway (Luckenbooth LUCKEN001CD) Claire Hastings, Between River and Railway, CD, Luckenbooth LUCKEN001CD, 2016

Gary Innes: Era (Gary Innes GHI01) Gary Innes, Era, CD, Gary Innes GHI01, 2017

Mànran: An Dà Là – The Two Days (Mànran MAN04) Mànran, An Dà Là – The Two Days, CD, Mànran MAN04, 2017

Innes Watson's Guitar Colloquium (ISLE ISLE06CD) Innes Watson, Innes Watson's Guitar Colloquium, CD, ISLE ISLE06CD, 2018

Gary Innes: Imminent (Gary Innes GHI02) Gary Innes, Imminent, CD, Gary Innes GHI02, 2019

RURA: Live at The Old Fruitmarket (RURA RURACD003) RURA, Live at The Old Fruitmarket, CD, RURA RURACD003, 2020

Duncan Lyall: A Tale of Tolbooth (Duncan Lyall) Duncan Lyall, A Tale of Tolbooth, CD, Duncan Lyall, 2021

Màiri MacMillan: Gu Deas (Màiri MacMillan MMM1CD) Màiri MacMillan, Gu Deas, CD, Màiri MacMillan MMM1CD, 2021