> Folk Music > Records > RURA: Break It Up
RURA: Break It Up
Break It Up Greentrax Recordings CDTRAX364 (CD, UK, March 2012) |
Produced by Aidan O’Rourke;
Recorded and mixed by Iain Hutchison at GloWorm Studios, Glasgow;
Additional recording by Chris Waite at Carrierwaves Studios;
Mastered by Brad Blackwood and Euphonic Masters;
Photography by Ian Barclay;
Graphic design by John Slavin at DesignFolk
Musicians
Steven Blake: bagpipes, whistle;
Jack Smedley: fiddle, vocals;
David Foley: bodhrán, flute;
Adam Holmes: vocals, guitar;
Chris Wade: guitar
with
James Linday: bass [3, 5-7, 10]
Tracks
- Intro: Oran nan Nigaisean / The Bird’s Nest / Mike Foley’s Bodhrán Problems / Three Crowns (5.10)
- The New Yorker (2.22)
- Mary (4.16)
- Sorley’s: Sorley MacLean’s / Tune for the Lassies / Kelly’s Delight (5.44)
- Break It Up / Tune: Still Drunk in the Morning (5.45)
- Elliott’s: Elliott Finn MacDonald / Marcia De San Roque (5.18)
- Allegory (4.38)
- Viva: The Sherriff / Viva Galicia (4.54)
- Jigs: Skipping Through the Bogs / A Bottle of Vodka, Twenty Marlboro Reds and £50 Cashback Please / Abdouls (4.33)
- Lament for Donald Ban MacCrimmon (7.18)
Track 1a Murdo Macarthur;
Tracks 1b, 4c, 7a trad.;
Track 1c David Foley;
Track 1d John Walsh;
Track 2 Nuala Kennedy;
Tracks 3, 5 Adam Holmes;
Track 4a Martyn Bennett;
Track 4b Liz Carroll;
Track 5b Peter Morrison;
Track 6a, 9c Finlay MacDonald;
Track 7 Murray Attaway;
Track 8a Chris Stout;
Track 8b Seamus Eagan, Winifred Horan, John Doyle, Mick McAuley;
Track 9a John McSherry;
Track 9b Fraser Shaw, Kevin O’Neil, John Somerville;
Track 10 Malcolm MacCrimmon
> Folk Music > Records > RURA: Despite the Dark
RURA: Despite the Dark
Despite the Dark RURA RURACD001 (CD, UK, 4 January 2015) |
Produced by Ali Hutton;
Recorded by Andrea Gobbi at Gran’s House Studio, Lamington, and Carrier Waves, Glasgow, Scotland;
Mixing and post production by Ali Hutton and Andrea Gobbi;
Mastered by Brad Blackwood at Euphonics;
Photography, artwork and design by Somhairle MacDonald
Musicians
Steven Blake: pipes, whistle;
Adam Brown: guitar, backing vocals;
David Foley: bodhrán, flute;
Adam Holmes: vocals, guitar;
Jack Smedley: fiddle, backing vocals
with
Ali Hutton: additional Moog
Tracks
- Dark Reel (7.38)
- Weary Days (5.24)
- The Smasher: The Boys from Ballydowse / The Smasher (5.46)
- Caul Wind Blast (Roud V18272) (6.14)
- The Glorious 45: Opheillia / The Glorious 45 (6.05)
- Between the Pines (4.34)
- Drone Song (5.10)
- The Lowground (6.29)
- The Lasher (7.10)
Track 1 Fraser Fifield;
Tracks 2, 6-7 Adam Holmes;
Tracks 3a, 5b David Foley;
Track 3b Jack Smedley;
Track 4 Robert Burns poem O Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast;
Track 5a Ali Hutton;
Track 8 David Foley, Mohsen Amini;
Track 9 Brendan Ring
> Folk Music > Records > RURA: In Praise of Home
RURA: In Praise of Home
In Praise of Home RURA RURACD002 (CD, UK, 1 June 2018) |
Produced by Euan Burton;
Recorded by Euan Burton, Iain Hutchison, Sam Welch at GloWorm Recording, Glasgow;
Mixed and mastered by Iain Hutchison at GloWorm Recording, Glasgow;
Band illustration by Luisa Casasantra;
Cover artwork by Calum McClure;
Sleeve design by James Morrison
Musicians
Steven Blake: pipes, whistle, Rhodes electric piano, piano;
Adam Brown: electric guitar, electric bass, Moog synthesiser;
David Foley: bodhrán, flute;
Jack Smedley: fiddle
with
James Pert Russell: vocals [1];
Sheila Littlejohn: vocals [9];
Euan Burton: bass [4],
Rhodes electric piano [9]
Tracks
- In Praise of Home (5.00)
- Day One (3.22)
- Malice (4.42)
- Catriona’s (5.21)
- Lust (4.40)
- I’ll Never Forget (6.49)
- Forgerd (3.53)
- Horizons Pt. 1 (5.31)
- Horizons Pt. 2 (5.40)
Tracks 1, 3, 8 Steven Blake;
Tracks 2, 9 Jack Smedley;
Tracks 4-6 David Foley;
Track 7 Adam Brown, Jack Smedley, Steven Blake
> Folk Music > Records > David Foley & Jack Smedley: Time to Fly
David Foley & Jack Smedley: Time to Fly
Time to Fly Head East Records HER01CD (CD, UK, 28 March 2020) |
Produced by Euan Burton;
Recorded by Euan Burton, Iain Hutchison, Sam Welch at GloWorm Recording, Glasgow;
Mixed and mastered by Iain Hutchison at GloWorm Recording, Glasgow;
Band illustration by Luisa Casasantra;
Cover artwork by Calum McClure;
Sleeve design by James Morrison
Musicians
David Foley: flute, guitar [5];
Jack Smedley: fiddle;
Jenn Butterworth: guitar;
John Lowrie: drums;
James Lindsay: bass
Tracks
- Marioni’s (3.12)
- Time to Fly (3.41)
- Head East: Roshambo / Strings Attached / Billy on the Bodhrán (6.01)
- Drift (5.12)
- So Long, Lefty (3.32)
- Alex Thyberg of Järvsö (2.34)
- Takit: The Lockhouse / Cat P’s (4.20)
- Litteljohn: A Tune for Lynne / Ferdia Litteljohn’s of Hyndland (4.55)
- Graeme & Carly’s (5.09)
- Coruscate (3.57)
- Wee Bit O’: Mick Foley’s Hacksaw / The End of the Empire (4.46)
Tracks 1-2, 3b, 7a, 8ab, 10, 11a Jack Smedley;
Tracks 3ac, 5-6, 7b, 9, 11b David Foley;
Tracks 4 David Foley, Jack Smedley
> Folk Music > Records > RURA: Live at The Old Fruitmarket
RURA: Live at The Old Fruitmarket
Live at The Old Fruitmarket RURA RURACD003 (CD, UK, 11 September 2020) |
Recorded bei Keir Long live at The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, early in 2020;
Recording assistant Erin McHugh;
Mixed by Euan Burton;
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music;
Album artwork by Samuel Hurt
Musicians
Steven Blake: pipes, keys;
Adam Brown: guitar;
David Foley: bodhrán, flute;
Jack Smedley: fiddle
with special guests:
Chris Waite: electric guitar [2];
Adam Holmes: vocals, electric guitar [6, 9];
Ali Hutton: pipes, whistle [7];
Finlay MacDonald: pipes, whistle [8];
James Lindsay: double bass, moog
Strings:
Seonaidh Aitken,
Megan Henderson: violins;
Patsy Reid, viola;
Alice Allen: cello
Tracks
- Catriona’s (5.19)
- Dark Reel (7.00)
- In Praise of Home (4.55)
- Day One (3.23)
- I’ll Never Forget (7.05)
- Mary (5.20)
- The Glorious 45 (6.07)
- Elliott’s (5.46)
- Weary Days (5.30)
- Horizons Pt.1 (5.19)
- Horizons Pt. 2 (5.54)
Tracks 1, 3-5, 10-11 Steven Blake, Adam Brown, David Foley, Jack Smedley;
Track 2 Fraser Fifield;
Tracks 6, 9 Adam Holmes;
Track 7 Steven Blake, Adam Brown, David Foley, Andrea Gobbi, Ali Hutton, Jack Smedley;
Track 8 Steven Blake, Adam Brown, David Foley, Finlay MacDonald, Jack Smedley
> Folk Music > Records > RURA: Our Voices Echo
RURA: Our Voices Echo
Our Voices Echo RURA RURACD004 (CD, UK, 4 February 2022) |
Recorded and mixed by Euan Burton at GloWorm Studios, Glasgow;
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, NY
Musicians
Steven Blake: pipes, keys;
Adam Brown: acoustic and electric guitar;
David Foley: bodhrán, flute;
Jack Smedley: fiddle, strings
featuring:
Michael McGoldrick: flute [1];
Julia Fowlis: vocals [2];
Duncan Chisholm: fiddle [3];
Hannah Rarity: vocals [4];
Ross Ainslie: pipes, whistle [5]
Session artista:
Jack Badcock: backing vocals;
James Lindsay: bass, Moog;
Scott Mackay: kit
Tracks
- Famous Last Words / The Black Tap / Billy on the Bodhrán (feat. Michael McGoldrick) (4.25)
- Dh’èirich Mi Moch Madainn Cheòthar (feat. Julie Fowlis) (4.41)
- A’ Mhairead Og (feat. Duncan Chisholm) (2.19)
- Chi Mi’n Geamhradh / Running the Cross (feat. Duncan Chisholm) (4.36)
- Take This Heart of Gold (feat. Hannah Rarity) (4.29)
- Floyd to Ke Anlong / Peel Pier Fear / The Wrangler (feat. Ross Ainslie) (5.57)
> Folk Music > Records > RURA: Dusk Moon
RURA: Dusk Moon
Dusk Moon RURA Music RURACD005 (CD, UK, 17 March 2023) |
Produced by Euan Burton;
Recorded by Matthew Boyle and Euan Burton at Gorbals Sound Studio, Glasgow;
Mixed by Euan Burton at GloWorm Recording, Glasgow;
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, NY;
Front cover artwork by Calum McClure;
CD artwork and design by Samuel Hurt
Folking.com review
by Mike Wistow
Folk Radio UK review
by Johnny Whalley
Musicians
Steven Blake: keys, pipes;
Adam Brown: acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar;
David Foley: bodhrán, flute;
Jack Smedley: fiddle
with
Euan Burton: additional bass
Tracks
- Journeys Home (4.58)
- Dusk Moon (5.09)
- Think of Today (4.32)
- The Soft Mist Over All (4.16)
- The Grove: Usual Time, Usual Place / El Capitan (4.53)
- Rise: Still We Rise / Storm Island (6.16)
- Hollow Ground (4.27)
- The Crossing (3.31)
- A Minor Emergency: Billy on the Bodhrán / The House on the Hill / The Reel O’Garten (4.09)
Tracks 1, 6b, 9c Steven Blake;
Tracks 2-3, 6a, 7 Jack Smedley;
Tracks 4, 9ab David Foley;
Track 5a Adam Brown, Jack Smedley;
Track 5b Steven Blake, Jack Smedley
> Folk Music > Records > Rura
Other records with Rura or Rura members
Various Artists: TMSA Young Trad Tour 2009, CD, TMSA TMSA09, 2009
Various Artists: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK12, 2012
Various Artists: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK14, 2013
Susan Grace Bates: Skorsa: The Riddle of the Earth, CD, own label SGB 1573, 2015
Siobhan Miller: Strata, CD/LP, Songprint SPR001CD/LP, 2017
Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente: The Morning Tempest, CD, Oak Ridge JDPL2018CD, 2018
Iona Fyfe: Away From My Window, CD, Cairnie IF18AWAY, 2018
James Duncan Mackenzie: Sròmos, CD, James Mackenzie Music JMMCD002, 2018
Siobhan Miller: At This Time of Year, EP, Songprint SPR003CDX, 2019
Staran: Staran, CD, Staran STARAN01CD, 2021