A wonderful album,
The first of Capercaillie, very cool. Listen the Gesto Reel with a spichotic Donald Shaw on Box.
A beautiful tune composed by McKerron "Maureen Kennelly's " enjoy for Fiddlers !!!
Actually, this was at at least their third recording -- they did a soundtrack album called "The Blood is Strong", and their first "real" album was called "Crosswinds". Sidewaulk is still one of my favorite records, and I like the way it really demonstrates Capercaillie's unique sound, but remains very traditional. Great cover too!
Silly Wizard delivered better, precisely because their material wasn't and maybe couldn't have been so smoothly and hygienically (!) arranged as Capercaillie's. In the Scottish TM cafe, Caper serves up the latte where Silly Wizard served up pints of espresso. For all that, "Both Sides The Tweed" on this album is a beauty.
Sidewaulk is the album that actually sewed the seeds of diddley music in me brain, though it took about a decade for them to sprout... this crowd made it all accessible to my jazz-oriented ears, combining brilliant precision playing with very interesting harmonic backdrops... not to mention the lovely vocals. Worth revisiting anytime.
That's all Fun !!
A wonderful album,
The first of Capercaillie, very cool. Listen the Gesto Reel with a spichotic Donald Shaw on Box.
A beautiful tune composed by McKerron "Maureen Kennelly's " enjoy for Fiddlers !!!
Jonathan
# Posted on August 22nd 2002 by Mandolman
Etc...
Actually, this was at at least their third recording -- they did a soundtrack album called "The Blood is Strong", and their first "real" album was called "Crosswinds". Sidewaulk is still one of my favorite records, and I like the way it really demonstrates Capercaillie's unique sound, but remains very traditional. Great cover too!
Greg
# Posted on August 25th 2002 by Gzeg
Silly Wizard delivered better, precisely because their material wasn't and maybe couldn't have been so smoothly and hygienically (!) arranged as Capercaillie's. In the Scottish TM cafe, Caper serves up the latte where Silly Wizard served up pints of espresso. For all that, "Both Sides The Tweed" on this album is a beauty.
# Posted on July 25th 2006 by nicholas
Capercaillie's first album
Capercaillie's first album was "Cascade".
# Posted on July 25th 2006 by Kenny
I blame this crowd...
Sidewaulk is the album that actually sewed the seeds of diddley music in me brain, though it took about a decade for them to sprout... this crowd made it all accessible to my jazz-oriented ears, combining brilliant precision playing with very interesting harmonic backdrops... not to mention the lovely vocals. Worth revisiting anytime.
# Posted on January 16th 2007 by drone
Capercaillie "Sidewaulk" Track 4 : Mrs Dow?
Any relation?
# Posted on January 29th 2007 by domnull