Search

 

Whole Directory

free-text
band or artist name
song title
album

This Category

free-text

Advanced Search

Top » Bands and Artists » A » Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham » Discography » Spring the Summer Long

Subcategories:

Spring the Summer Long

Cover Art
Spring the Summer Long: Phil wrote this tune originally for the Northumbrian pipes.
Captain Carswell / Mrs. MacDonald of Dunach: Both tunes written by Pipe Major William Lawrie.
Enviken's Waltz: Aly learned this lovely waltz from an album of his friends, Swedish fiddlers "Svardsjo Spelmanslag".
The Voice of the Borders: Phil composed this tune for Sports commentator Bill McLaren on the occasion of his retirement in 2002.
Michael Coleman's Jig / The Gingerhog's No 2 / Give Me A Drink of Water / Jiggy Jig: This set starts with an Irish jig, followed by a pipe tune written by Phil (whose nickname is "The Gingerhog!")
The Colours of Cape Breton: Phil wrote this during his first visit to Cape Breton.
Mrs. Crawford's Favourite / James Cameron's March / Drew Tulloch's Magic Cupboard / Lord Gordon's Reel: This set begins with a beautiful slow strathspey from the late Robert Petrie.
Boo Baby's Lullaby: A lovely waltz from Cape Breton fiddler Jerry Holland.
Eleanor of Usan: Phil has dedicated this tune to the memory of Mrs. Eleanor Pullar, with love from her husband Dave.
Western Lilt / The Harsh February / Far From Home: Aly learned the first reel from the great Irish button box player Sharon Shannon, the 2nd was written by Phil and the last is an old favourite - a tune which everbody knows, but have no idea where they learned it.
Released:2002
Formats:CD
Genre:Scottish Folk / Irish Folk / Celtic
Studio/Live?:Studio
Guest Musicians:
Malcolm Stitt (acoustic guitar, bouzouki)
Stuart Nisbet (acoustic guitar, dobro, pedal steel)
1 Spring the Summer Long
2 Captain Carswell / Mrs. MacDonald of Dunach
3 Enviken's Waltz
4 The Voice of the Borders
5 Michael Coleman's Jig / The Gingerhog's No 2 / Give Me A Drink of Water / Jiggy Jig
6 The Colours of Cape Breton
7 Mrs. Crawford's Favourite / James Cameron's March / Drew Tulloch's Magic Cupboard / Lord Gordon's Reel
8 Boo Baby's Lullaby
9 Eleanor of Usan
10 Western Lilt / The Harsh February / Far From Home
This category needs an editor