An early LP by the band. Lots of mandolin, but the sound quality isn't the best. Transatlantic XTRA 1158, 1976
Johnny Cunningham (fiddle, viola, mandolin), Gordon Jones (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, autoharp, bodhran), Bob Thomas (guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, concertina), Andy Stewart (vocals, tenor banjo, mandolin), Alistair Donaldson (bass, flute, organ), Freeland Barbour (accordion, bouzouki, whistle, keyboards)
Track 1 - "Highland Pibroch" - can also be found as "Auld Wattie".
Track 6 - "Election Jig" - is better known as "Buy Broom Besoms"
Track 7 - "Heron Election Ballad No.4" - by Robert Burns
Ali Donaldson later went on to become bass-player "William Mysterious" with Edinburgh punk-band, "The Mysterons". Useless trivia, but you never know - it might come up in your pub quiz night.
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An early LP by the band. Lots of mandolin, but the sound quality isn't the best. Transatlantic XTRA 1158, 1976
Johnny Cunningham (fiddle, viola, mandolin), Gordon Jones (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, autoharp, bodhran), Bob Thomas (guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, concertina), Andy Stewart (vocals, tenor banjo, mandolin), Alistair Donaldson (bass, flute, organ), Freeland Barbour (accordion, bouzouki, whistle, keyboards)
Track 1 - "Highland Pibroch" - can also be found as "Auld Wattie".
Track 6 - "Election Jig" - is better known as "Buy Broom Besoms"
Track 7 - "Heron Election Ballad No.4" - by Robert Burns
# Posted on June 29th 2008 by nigelg
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Ali Donaldson later went on to become bass-player "William Mysterious" with Edinburgh punk-band, "The Mysterons". Useless trivia, but you never know - it might come up in your pub quiz night.
# Posted on June 30th 2008 by Kenny