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springthyme
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Springthyme is a record label dedicated to presenting Scotland's living tradition in song and music. Founded in 1974 by musician and singer Pete Shepheard, the label has introduced many fine singers, musicians to the world of recorded music. The very first album was recorded during the weekend traditional music festival held in Kinross in 1973 with musicians including Aly Bain and Tom Anderson and the Shetland Fiddlers and the first recording of ballad singer Stanley Robertson of Aberdeen. Other artistes on Springthyme include Jim Reid, The Foundry Bar Band, Ossian, Jock Duncan, Bill Black, Duncan Williamson, Lizzie Higgins, Jim Crawford, Tom Hughes, John Watt & Davey Stewart, Iain McLachlan and many more including a CD from Pete's own band Shepheard, Spiers & Watson. Springthyme has also issued recordings from their field recordings archive in cooperation with the Musical
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Jim Reid: Up The Noran Water
Sung by Jim Reid on his album I Saw the Wild Geese Flee. Jim Reid's 'Wild Geese' album, first issued in 1984, immediately established him as one of Scotland's finest singers. The song has since been recorded by numerous other singers. This poem, set to music by Jim, comes from the pen of the late...
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Bonnie Udny - Norman Kennedy
This recording is probably Norman's earliest - a superb rendition of Bonnie Udny recorded in 1963 - a song known by many traditional singers in Aberdeenshire - and celebrating the 'Lang walks o Udny'. 1: O Udny, bonny Udny, ye shine far ye stand, The mair I see Udny the mair my hert yearns…
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Barnyards O Delgaty
Barnyards O Delgaty by springthyme
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Norman Kennedy - Donald is a Piper / Port A Beul
Norman Kennedy - Donald is a Piper / Port A Beul by springthyme
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Norman Kennedy - Dainty Dounby
Here Norman sings The Laird o the Dainty Doun By learned from Jeannie Robertson the famed Aberdeen traditional singer. Jeannie was a neighbour and friend of Norman's in Aberdeen. The recording was made at the St Andrews Folk Club in the Star Hotel in 1964 when the singers from the Aberdeen Folk...
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Norman Kennedy - Banks of the Sweet Primroses
Norman Kennedy - Banks of the Sweet Primroses by springthyme
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Norman Kennedy - Waulkin Song at St Andrews
Norman Kennedy - Waulkin Song at St Andrews by springthyme
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Norman Kennedy - Lord Gregory
Norman here sings Lord Gregory - a superb rendition of the ballad in a recording made at the St Andrews Folk Club in the Star Hotel in 1964 when the singers from the Aberdeen Folk Club were the guests. 1: It’s of a King's daughter who strayed from Cappoquin In search of Lord Gregory, pray God…
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Norman Kennedy - She Was A Rum One
Here Norman sings She Was a Rum One learned from Jeannie Robertson the famed Aberdeen traditional singer. Jeannie was a neighbour and friend of Norman's in Aberdeen. The recording was made at the St Andrews Folk Club in the Star Hotel in 1964 when the singers from the Aberdeen Folk Club were the...
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Lang Johnnie More
Jock Duncan sings the ancient Scottish ballad of Lang Johnnie More. Recorded at FifeSing2003 - the Fife Traditional Singing Festival held in Collessie in the heart of the ancient Kingdom of Fife in Scotland.
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Jimmy McBeath - Hielanman's Fancy Ball
1: There wis Hielan men an weemin They got up a fancy ball It wis held ae Sunday mornin In the cattle market hall I’m alludin you informin you It wis a grand affair For the Duke fae Killiecrankie An masel an I were there. 2: Some arrived in motor cars Some in big balloons Some o them got nearly...
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Jimmy McBeath - Johnny McIndoo
1: There wis Johnny MacAtee, McGhee an’ me And other two or three were on the spree one day We had a bob or two which we knew how to blew An’ the beer an’ whisky flew and we all feeled gay. 2: We visited McCann’s, Humphy Dan’s, Michael Mann’s An’ then went doon tae Swan’s wir stomachs for tae…
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Jimmy McBeath - Pittenweem Jo
1: I’m gaun wi a lass fae Pittenweem, She’s every fisher laddie’s dream, She guts the herrin doun on the quay, And saves her kisses just for me. 2: It was in July this came to pass, When I met this bonnie fisher lass, Wi her een sae blue an black her hair, I met her doun at Anster Fair.…
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Tam's Old Love Song/ Banks of Kale Water
TAM'S OLD LOVE SONG (Air)/ BANKS OF KALE WATER (Reel) 1.25 On Springthyme SPRCD 1044 Tom Hughes & Friends: Traditional Fiddle Music of the Scottish Borders www.springthyme.co.uk/1044/ Tom never had titles to these tunes which he learned when he was a boy. The beautiful slow air Tam’s Old Love…
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Calder's Clear Stream
CALDER'S CLEAR STREAM Pete Shepheard: In the early 1960s we would often travel up from St Andrews to visit the Stewart family at New Alyth outside Blairgowrie and, during the berrypicking season in late July/ August, we would join the berrypicking and camp beside Belle and Alex or on Marshall’s...
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Jock Hawk's Adventures
JOCK HAWK'S ADVENTURES Arthur Watson: One of many NorthEast songs, along with The Tarves Rant and My Rovin Eye, which warn the unsuspecting ploughman of the allure and consequences of going on the spree in village, town or city. In Aberdeenshire, Jock Hawk’s Adventures commonly shares a tune with...
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Springthyme is a record label dedicated to presenting Scotland's living tradition in song and music. Founded in 1974 by musician and singer Pete Shepheard, the label has introduced many fine singers, musicians to the world of recorded music. The very first album was recorded during the weekend traditional music festival held in Kinross in 1973 with musicians including Aly Bain and Tom Anderson and the Shetland Fiddlers and the first recording of ballad singer Stanley Robertson of Aberdeen. Other artistes on Springthyme include Jim Reid, The Foundry Bar Band, Ossian, Jock Duncan, Bill Black, Duncan Williamson, Lizzie Higgins, Jim Crawford, Tom Hughes, John Watt & Davey Stewart, Iain McLachlan and many more including a CD from Pete's own band Shepheard, Spiers & Watson. Springthyme has also issued recordings from their field recordings archive in cooperation with the Musical
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