Recorded by Ron Ashby at Hart Street Studius, Edinburgh;
Produced by Peter Shepheard and Sprangeen;
Design by George Neill, Colin Brown Design Associates

Musicians

Kathleen King: double bass, fiddle;
Marta McGlynn: concertina;
Mary Macmaster: metal-strung clarsach, whistle, temple bells, vocals [4];
Rosa Michaelson: fiddle, triangle, duck call;
Val Peek: fiddle;
Patsy Seddon: gut-strung clarsach, fiddle, vocals [9];
Ann Ward: concertina, flute

Tracks

Side 1

1. Sally Hunter / Off She Goes / Lads of Dunse jigs (3.19)
2. Miss Sine Flemington slow air / The Ale Is Dear strathspey & reel (4.31)
3. In Dispraise of Whisky / The Favourite Dram slip jigs (3.20)
4. Alasdair MacColla waulking song (2.23)
5. O’Carolan’s Draught slow air (3.24)
6. Gypsy’s Warning pipe retreat / Flora MacDonald slow reel / Sweet Molly reel (4.12)

Side 2

7. Miss Shepherd / Jenny Nettles / Mrs MacLeod of Raasay reels (3.07)
8. Braes of Strathblane song air / Sgian Dubh / Hills of Glenorchy pipe jigs (4.35)
9. Lovely Molly (Roud 857; G/D 5:1014; Henry H175) (4.13)
10. Braigh Loch Iall slow air / Miss Lyall strathspey / Loch Leven Castle reel (4.35)
11. Ciamar a Ni Mi An Dannsa Direach port a beul / Paddy’s Leather Breeches / Atholl Highlanders pipe marches (4.36)

All tracks trad. arr. Sprangeen except
Track 1a Nathaniel Gow;
Track 2a Alan Bruford;
Track 5 Turlough O’Carolan;
Track 7a James Scott Skinner

Recorded by Beeg Al at REL Studius, Edinburgh, in January 1986;
Produced by Freeland Barbour;
Photography by Norman Chalmers;
Lapwing sleeve design by Jim Hutcheson;
Green Linnet sleeve design by Ken Mitchell

Musicians

Mary Macmaster: metal-strung harp, electro harp [2], lead vocals [4, 10];
Patsy Seddon: gut-strung harp, electro harp [10], lead vocals [2, 4, 8]

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Brigs: The North Brig o’ Edinburgh strathspey / The Brig o’ Perth schottische (2.28)
2. Cadal Chan Fhaigh Mi (I Can Get No Sleep) (5.08)
3. Millbrae / The Spey in Spate reels (2.38)
4. Eppie Morrie (Roud 2583; Child 223) (5.12)
5. The Chanters Tune air / Marry Me Now reel (4.12)

Side 2

6. Da Day Dawn Shetland fiddle tune (3.57)
7. The Little Cascade (2.23)
8. Tha Mulad (2.15)
9. ’S Coltach Mi Ri Craobh Gun Duilleag (I Am Like a Tree Without Leaves) Gaelic song air (3.32)
10. John Anderson, My Jo (3.25)
11. The Judges Dilemma / The Inverness Gathering (4.26)

All tracks trad. arr. Sìleas except
Track 1b Daniel Gow;
Track 3a Ronnie Cooper;
Track 3b James Scott Skinner;
Track 7 G.S. MacLennan;
Track 11a Donald Mcleod

Recorded by Beeg Al at REL Studius, Edinburgh, in August 1987;
Produced by Freeland Barbour;
Photography by Norman Chalmers and Dale Blindheim;
Artwork by Peter Seal

Musicians

Mary Macmaster: metal-strung harp [1, 4-5, 7, 9-10], electro harp [2-3], vocals [6], 1^st vocals [2], lead vocals [8];
Patsy Seddon: gut-strung harp [1-2, 4, 7, 9], electro harp [5, 8, 10], vocals [3, 6], 2^nd vocals [2], harmony vocals [8]

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Pipers: The Glasgow Police Pipe Band jig / Lexie MacAskill reel (3.30)
2. The Silver Whistle: An Fhideag Airgid waulking song / Prince Charlie slow reel (4.45)
3. Oh Wee White Rose of Scotland (3.38)
4. The Solos: The Cameron Highlanders march / Donald Willie and His Dog jig / Dancing Feet reel (4.27)
5. Miss Gordon of Gight slow reel (4.03)

Side 2

6. Puirt a Beul mouth music (2.40)
7. The Shore of Gruinard: Traigh Gruineart air/march / The Devil in the Kitchen schottische / The Sprightly Minnikin reel (5.48)
8. Ca’ the Yowes (Roud 857; G/D 5:1014; Henry H175) (5.39)
9. The Dogs: Domhnall Dubh schottische / The Dogs / Miss Spence reels (3.39)
10. Beating Harps (2.39)

All tracks trad. arr. Sìleas except
Track 1a Donald Mcleod;
Track 1b John MacAskill;
Track 3 Susanne Ferguson;
Track 4a James Scott Skinner;
Track 4b Donald Morrison;
Track 4c G.S. MacLennan;
Track 7c Simon Fraser Collection;
Track 8 Robert Burns;
Track 9b Jim Sutherland;
Track 10 Patsy M. Seddon

Recorded at King Records, Studio 2, Otowa, Japan, in November 1989;
Engineered by Takao Suga, assisted by Hiroyuki Tauji;
Produced by Freeland Barbour, executive producer Naoki fujimoto;
Photography by Norman Chalmers

Musicians

Mary Macmaster: metal-strung harp [1-8, 10], electro harp [2-3, 7], vocals [5, 9], 2^nd vocals [4];
Patsy Seddon: gut-strung harp [1-5, 8, 10], electro harp [6, 8], vocals [4-5, 7, 9]

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Drunken Piper schottische / The Seagull jig (4.50)
2. Margaret’s Waltz / The Dark Island (4.57)
3. Kate Dalrymple / John MacNeill’s Reel reels (3.50)
4. Voices (3.48)
5. Leannan a bh’agam / ’Sann an Ile reels / The Pinch of Snuff Irish jig (6.50)

Side 2

6. The Dusty Windowsill jig (5.18)
7. Willie’s Fair and Rare (Roud 206; Child 215; G/D 6:1227) (4.35)
8. Dancing the Baby hornpipe / Dolina Mackay reel (5.16)
9. Mile marbhaisg air a’ ghaol waulking song (2.31)
10. Captain O’Kane (5.20)

All tracks trad. arr. Sìleas except
Track 1a A. Mcleod;
Track 1b Donald Mcleod;
Track 2a Patrick Shuldham-Shaw;
Track 2b I. McLachlan;
Track 3b Peter Milne;
Track 4 Holly Near;
Track 6 J. Harlan;
Track 8b J. Scott;
Track 10 Turlough O’Carolan

Produced by Jim Sutherland;
Recorded by Stuart Hamilton at Castle-Cava Studio, Pencaitland, East Lothian, in April 1996;
Photography by Richard Faulks;
Design and digital artwork by John Haxby

Musicians

Mary Macmaster: metal-strung harp, electro harp, vocals;
Patsy Seddon: gut-strung harp, electro harp, vocals

Tracks

1. Buain A’ Choirce (Reaping the Oats) (1.47)
2. May Colvin (Roud 21; Child 4; G/D 2:225; Henry H163) (3.50)
3. Cumba Easbuig Earraghaidheal (Lament for the Bishop of Argyll) (3.10)
4. Laill Leathag waulking song (1.18)
5. Cameron MacFadyen 6/8 pipe march / Dr Cameron’s Casebook / Miss Kirsten Lindsay Morrison (3.50)
6. Mo Dhomhnullan Fhéin (3.49)
7. Planxty Crockery planxty / Domhnall Dubh port-a-beul (4.13)
8. Pi Li Li Liu Gaelic keening song (0.44)
9. Dr Florence Campbell of Jammalamadugu / Duncan Johnstone (6.52)
10. The Castlebay Scrap / Stuarts Rant (4.02)
11. Ain’t No Sunshine / The Flawless Juggler (4.44)
12. Miss Ann Cameron of Balvenie / Amy’s Rollerskates / Paddy’s Leather Breeches (3.56)
13. Tha Sior Chaoineadh (4.18)

All tracks trad. arr. Sìleas except
Track 2 words trad., music Mary Macmaster;
Track 5a Duncan Johnston;
Tracks 5b, 11b, 12b Mary Macmaster;
Tracks 5c, 7a, 9a Patsy Seddon;
Track 6 words Niall Macleod, music trad. arr. Sìleas;
Track 9b Donald Mcleod;
Track 10a Tracy Dares;
Track 11a Bill Withers;
Track 12a William Marshall [1758-1833];