Produced by Duncan Lyall, Ali Hutton and Ross Ainslie;
Recorded by Duncan Lyall at Gran’s House Studio;
Mixed by Duncan Lyall at Red Deer;
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios

Musicians

Ross Ainslie: pipes, whistle, cittern, mandolin;
Ali Hutton: electric and acoustic guitar, bodhrán;
Duncan Lyall: double bass, electric bass;
Angus Lyon: keyboard [6], accordion [7];
James Mackintosh: drums;
Innes Watson: fiddle;
John Somerville: accordion [1, 9];
Gyan Singh: tabla

Tracks

1. Rum: Road to Rum / Yer a Kent (4.50)
2. Problem: Problem Child (3.17)
3. Beer: Tatter Jack Walsh / Jig of Beer / Reel of Beer (3.33)
4. Clans: Jutland / Nose Fest / Unite the Clans (6.09)
5. Again: Not Again / Unknown / Tune Miavaig (5.44)
6. Wedding Waltzes: Cara Ainslie / Scott & Rona’s / Fraser & Rachael Stone’s Wedding Waltz (7.25)
7. Morning After: Morning After Phil / Club Galore (5.11)
8. True: Otter’s Pocket / Unknown / True Gents / Pocket Watch (4.36)
9. To the Woods Suite: Wait / Tain in the Rain / The Cat (7.34)

Tracks 1a, 2, 4bc, 5ac, 6ab, 7ab, 8c, 9ac Ross Ainslie;
Track 1b Gordon Duncan, Ross Ainslie;
Track 3b, 9b Gordon Duncan;
Track 3c Ross Ainslie, Gordon Duncan;
Track 4a Tommy O’Sullivan;
Track 6c Ali Hutton;
Track 8a John Bews;
Track 8d Matheu Watson

Produced by Andrea Gobbi, Ross Ainslie, Jarlath Henderson and Ali Hutton;
Recorded by Andrea Gobbi in a live setting over a four day run in Gorbals Sound Studios, Glasgow;
Double bass recorded ba Duncan Lyall at Red Deer;
Mixed by Andrea Gobbi and Ross Ainslie at Carrier Waves Studio;
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios;
Design and photography by Somhairle MacDonald

Musicians

Ross Ainslie: pipes [1-2, 4, 7, 9], whistle [1, 3, 5-8], cittern [], mandolin [];
Jarlath Henderson: uilleann pipes [1-4, 6-7, 9], whistle [1, 3, 5-8], vocals [5, 7], flute [];
Ali Hutton: guitar [1-3, 5-9];
Duncan Lyall: bass [1-3, 5-9];
James Mackintosh: drums [1-3, 5-9], percussion [2];
Innes Watson: fiddle [1, 3, 5-9];
Hamish Napier: piano [1, 7, 9], Wurlitzer [1, 6, 9];
Alana Henderson: vocals [5, 7]

Tracks

1. Full Moon: Full Moon Down Under / Dolina Mackay / Connie from Constantinople (7.45)
2. Eavesdropper: Darby Gallagher’s / Chorin el Llagareru / The Eavesdropper (4.09)
3. Gordon: Something for Gordon / Ne’er Shall Wean Her (6.05)
4. Smeceno: Smeceno Horo (3.26)
5. Anyone: Anyone Who’s Yet to Come (5.24)
6. Trees: Man Who Planted Trees / Loch Bheemtaal / Twelve Weeks and a Day / (5.31)
7. Look Over the Hill: Look Over the Hill and Far Away (5.37)
8. Hiya: Hiya Pal / Fred’s Advice (5.34)
9. Hawk: Molly in the Fiddle Case / Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel / The Hawk (4.59)

Track 1a Gordon Duncan;
Track 1b Donald MacLeod;
Track 1c, 2ac, 3b, 9b trad.;
Track 3a Ross Ainslie, Jarlath Henderson;
Track 4 Bulgarian dance tune;
Track 5 Paddy Casey;
Tracks 6ab, 8b Ross Ainslie;
Tracks 6c, 8a Jarlath Henderson;
Track 7 Gerry Rafferty;
Track 9a Simon Bradley;
Track 9b James Hill

Produced by Ross Ainslie and Andrea Gobbi;
Recorded live at TPot Studios, Path of Condie, Dunning;
Additional recording at Carrier Waves Studios, Glasgow;
Engineered by Andrea Gobbi;
Mixed by Andrea Gobbi and Ross Ainslie at Carrier Waves Studios;
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios;
Photos by David Owen Blackley;
Design by Somhairle Macdonald

Musicians

Ross Ainslie: Highland pipes, cittern, whistle, vocals [8];
Ali Hutton: acoustic guitar;
Gordy Duncan: drums, vocals [1];
Hamish Napier: keyboards, vocals [4];
James Lindsay: bass;
Jock Duncan: words;
John Sommerville: accordion;
Laura-Beth Salter: mandolin, vocals [4, 8-11];
Laura Wilkie: fiddle, vocals;
Matheu Watson: electric guitar;
Steven Byrnes: vocals [2]

Tracks

1. Change (4.31)
2. Fly Higher (4.06)
3. Lullaby for Mel (5.14)
4. Dreaming Daisy (4.52)
5. Remembering (6.32)
6. Skins (5.22)
7. Jock Speaks (0.53)
8. Head High (4.52)
9. Nowhere to Go (Part A) (1.53)
10. Nowhere to Go (Part B) (3.26)
11. Nowhere to Go (Part C) (3.07)

All tracks by Ross Ainslie except
Track 4 Ross Ainslie, Hamish Napier

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.

Produced by Ross Ainslie, Andrea Gobbi and Steven Byrnes;
Engineered by Andrea Gobbi at GloWorm Studios;
Mixed by Andrea Gobbi at GloWorm Studios and Carrier Waves;
Mastered by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios;
Design and photos by Somhairle Macdonald

Musicians

Ross Ainslie: Highland and C smallpipes, whistles, bansuri, cittern, banjo [2];
Steven Byrnes: acoustic guitar;
Hamish Napier: piano and keyboards;
James Lindsay: bass;
Greg Lawson: fiddle;
Cormac Byrne: drums and percussion

with
Zakir Hussain: tabla [7, 10];
Soumik Datta: sarod [7];
Damien O’Kane: banjo [2, 11];
Jock Urquhart: words [12]

Tracks

1. Inner Sanctuary (5.06)
2. Happy Place (2.25)
3. Sense of Family (5.05)
4. Protect Yourself (2.57)
5. Surroundings (3.42)
6. Beautiful Mysteries (2.48)
7. Home in Another Dimension (4.09)
8. Cloud Surfing (2.45)
9. Obstacles of the Mind (2.37)
10. Road to Recovery (3.35)
11. Let the Wild Ones Roam (6.01)
12. Escaping Gravity (2.39)

All tracks by Ross Ainslie except
Track 5 Ross Ainslie, Jamie Maclean

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

Produced by Ross Ainslie and Andrea Gobbi;
Engineered by Andrea Gobbi at GloWorm Studios;
Mixed by Andrea Gobbi and Ross Ainslie at GloWorm Studios;
Mastered by Iain Hutchison at GloWorm Studios;
Design by Somhairle Macdonald

Musicians

Ross Ainslie: Highland pipes;
Malcolm Jones: electric guitar;
Steven Byrnes: acoustic guitar, drums;
James Lindsay: electric bass

Tracks

1. Hope in the Chaos (4.57)
2. Hope in the Chaos (Dance Remix) (6.01)

All tracks by Ross Ainslie, Steven Byrnes, James Lindsay, Malcolm Jones, Andrea Gobbi

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. 42^nd: Wha Saw the 42^nd / Unknown / Unknown / Haughs 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

Video

Ali Hutton, Jenn Butterworth and Ross Ainslie perform at TPot Studios, Perthshire, in August 2022:

Produced by Ross Ainslie, Andrea Gobbi and Steven Byrnes;
Recoerdeds by Andrea Gobbi at GloWorm Studios;
Mixed by Andrea Gobbi, Ross Ainslie and Steven 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;
Steven 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

Recorded by Kevin Burleigh at Gorbals Sound;
Mixed and mastered by Andrea Gobbi at GloWormRecording;
Photo by Alister Sinclair

Musicians

Ross Ainslie: whistle, pipes, cittern;
Greg Lawson: fiddle, mandolin;
Paul Towndrow: saxophone;
Steven Byrnes: guitar;
Hamish Napier: piano, keyboards, harmonium;
James Lindsay: bass, Moog;
James Mackintosh: drums, percussion

Tracks

1. Science (5.18)
2. Forest (4.11)
3. Easter (4.30)
4. Absinthe (5.07)
5. Threads (4.14)
6. Hideaway (2.42)
7. Handa (4.53)
8. Chaos (5.20)
9. Vanavasa (4.14)
10. Jungle (3.33)
11. Time (6.59)
12. Tune for Everyone (4.02)

All tracks by Ross Ainslie

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

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Andrea Gobbi at GloWormRecording;
Photo by Adam Bulley ;
Design by Somhairle Macdonald

KLOF Magazine review by Johnny Whalley

Musicians

Tim Edey: guitar, melodeon;
Ross Ainslie: pipes, whistles, cittern;
Donald Shaw: Harmonium

Tracks

1. Lunny: Coolfin / Trip to Sado / Tripping to the Well (3.17)
2. Fred’s: Something for Gordon / Ne’er Shall Wean Her / Fred’s Advice (5.01)
3. Independence: Independence Hornpipe / Celtic Thunder (3.25)
4. Alisdair’s Tune (4.10)
5. Hornpipe & Jigs: Jim Tweedes Sea Legs / The Humours of Kiltyclougher / Tatter Jack Walsh / The Girl of the House (4.11)
6. Angelina (4.40)
7. Barrisdale: Delboy’s / Funghi’s Jig / Barrisdale Boys (4.47)
8. Lullaby for Mel (4.38)
9. Dad: Signal Hill / Dad’s 70th / Spike Island Lassies / Tour de Harris (4.43)
10. Little Bird (4.50)
11. Spanish: Muiñeira de Poio / Muinñira de Ourense / A Composa (5.35)

Tracks 1ab Dónal Lunny;
Tracks 1c, 2b, 3a, 9c trad;
Tracks 2ac, 7ac, 8, 9ab Ross Ainslie;
Tracks 3b, 7b, 10 Tim Edey;
Track 4 Charlie McKerron;
Track 5a John Allan MacGee;
Track 6 Tommy Emmanuel;
Track 9d Donald Shaw;
Tracks 11abc trad. Spanish