VariousScotland The Real (Music From Contemporary Caledonia)

Fiona Ritchie, producer/host of NPR's nationally syndicated weekly show The Thistle & Shamrock, Invites you to discover 20 of her favorite Scottish vocal and instrumental tracks. This recording features the very best of a vibrant generation of singers, songwriters, composers, and musicians who through their own voices, tunes, and interpretations are writing the next chapter in a tradition that stretches back centuries. Scotland The Real is the ultimate insider's view of a vital part of the pan-Celtic revival, filled with talented, creative artists who build on the best of Caledonia's musical past to forge the Scottish music traditions of tomorrow.

1. Brian McNeill (2) - The Atlantic Reels: Mac Ian Oig's/The Scot Erin Reel/Yester Man's Hand/The Old Man's Answer 3:38
2. Cilla Fisher - Norland Wind 3:30
3. Alasdair Fraser, Paul Machlis - Ruileadh Cailleah Sheatadh Cailleach/The Bird's Nest/Harris Dance 3:14
4. Battlefield Band - The Last Trip Home/The Luckenbooth 4:54
5. The Tannahill Weavers - Flashmarket Close/ Macarther/ Colonel Fraser/ The Swallow's Tale 4:21
6. Dougie Maclean - Garden Valley 3:44
7. Catherine-Ann Macphee - Cana Nan Gaidheal 4:40
8. Battlefield Band, Alison Kinnaird - The Silver Darlin's 1:50
9. Tony Cuffe - Miss Wilson Duff/ The Mare 3:07
10. Malinky - Thaney 3:50
11. Chantan - Slave's Lament 3:11
12. Dick Gaughan - No Gods And Precious Few Heros 3:55
13. Jennifer Wrigley, Hazel Wrigley - Eynhallow Soond/ The Halloween Flit 3:28
14. Jim Malcolm - Jimmy's Gone To Flanders 4:39
15. Maggie MacInnes - Two Waulking Songs 3:42
16. Ed Miller (10) - Men o'Worth 2:40
17. Aly Bain, Phil Cunningham (2) - The Pearl 3:55
18. Adam McNaughtan - Oor Hamlet 3:08
19. Fiddler's Bid - Da Sneck O' Da Smaalie/ Doon Fae Nort/ Jenna Reid Of Quarff 4:28
20. Capercaillie - Both Sides The Tweed 5:02

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