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Staran: Staran
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*** Mainly Norfolk’s Album of the Year 2021 *** Staran Staran Music STARAN01CD (CD, UK, 21 May 2021) Gaol a’ Chruidh Staran Music (DL single, UK, 19 March 2021) |
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Produced by John Lowrie, Jack Smedley, Innes White and Euan Burton;
Recorded by Jack Smedley at Taigh a’ Chiùil Recording and Euan Burton at GloWorm Recording, Glasgow;
Piano recorded by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland;
Mixed by Euan Burton at GloWorm Recording;
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York;
Liner notes by Mike Vass;
Inner sleeve band photograph by Samuel Hurt;
Artwork, design and photo processing by Elly Lucas
Musicians
Kim Carnie: vocals;
John Lowrie: piano, rhodes, harmonium, percussion;
Jack Smedley: fiddle;
Innes White: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, tenor guitar;
James Lindsay: double bass
with
Megan Henderson: backing vocals [3, 7]
Tracks
- Dà Làimh sa Phìob (2.51)
- Back to Glasgow (And Back to Back Again) / Squirmy’s / Deichead (6.20)
- Horò gun Togainn air Hùgan Fhathast Thu (4.21)
- Einbeck (3.30)
- Casino (3.16)
- Little Waves (3.14)
- Gaol a’ Chruidh (3.49)
- Balcarres (6.45)
- Settle, Honey (5.13)
Track 1 words and melody trad., canntaireachd by Kim Carnie;
Track 2a James Duncan Mackenzie;
Track 2b Shane Cook;
Track 2c Jack Smedley;
Track 3 words trad., melody Kim Carnie;
Tracks 4, 6, 8 John Lowrie;
Track 5 Hannu Kella;
Track 7 trad., additional music and lyrics by Kim Carnie;
Track 9 Kim Carnie
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Staran: Gold From Ruins
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Gold From Ruins Staran Music STARAN02CD (CD, UK, 24 October 2025) Jinibara Staran Music (DL single, UK, 30 May 2025) |
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Produced by Iain Hutchison and John Lowrie;
Recorded and mixed by Iain Hutchison at Gloworm Recording, Glasgow;
String arrangements by Seonaid Aitken;
Mastered by Peter Beckmann at TechnologyWorks Mastering;
Cover art and design by Martin Hyde;
‘Staran’ logo and Jinibara single photography by Elly Lucas
Musicians
Kim Carnie: vocals;
Jack Smedley: fiddle;
Innes White: acoustic guitar, electric guitar;
John Lowrie: piano, keyboards, organ, harmonium, percussion;
James Lindsay: double bass, electric bass
with guests:
Julie Fowlis: vocals [3, 9];
Matt Carmichael: tenor saxophone [5, 6, 10];
Ailis Sutherland: smallpipes [5, 7];
Seonaid Aitken,
Kristan Harvey: violins [2-3, 5-6, 10];
Patsy Reid: viola [2-3, 5-6, 10];
Alice Allen: cello [2-3, 5-6, 10]
Tracks
- The Turning
- Meta’s
- Duan Callaig (3.43)
- Time to Fly
- Roro
- Skírr (4.04)
- Cholla mo Rùin
- Cherish the Day / Redhythe Point
- Gura thall ann an Sòaigh
- Jinibara (5.29)
Track 6 John Lowrie;
Track 10 James Lindsay