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Steve Turner
Whirligig of Time - LTCD1103
This is the first album recorded for CD by Steve. This CD has been hailed as ‘the best ever’ from Steve, regarded as one of England’s major singers of the folk revival. The supporting musicians include Martin Carthy and Oliver Knight on guitar, Kevin Brown on slide guitar, Miranda Sykes on double bass, Gill Redmond and Riki Gerardy on cello and Nancy Kerr on fiddle and harmony vocal. James Fagan adds harmony vocal and Pete Flood drums.

Tracks: The Isle of St Helena, The Dry Cardrona, The Poor and Single Sailor, Bonnie George Campbell, The Rambling Beauty, The Glendy Burke, Young Waters, The Gold Watch, Sir Colvin, The Brave Dudley Boys, Where e'er you Walk.

Steve Turner - 'Whirligig of Time' - Steve has been out of the scene for a few years and has returned with a recording that many regard as his best ever - high praise for one o of the stalwarts of the folk revival and arguably the finest concertina accompanist you will hear.

Chris Foster
Jewles - LTCD1102
The album comprises of a mixture of traditional songs learnt from traditional singers and various archive sources. Some have been in Chris's repertoire for many years while others have been added in the last year or so. a review of this CD

Tracks: The Banks Of Newfoundland, The New York, Trader , The Grey Cock, The Cobbler And The Butcher, The Herring's, Head, Georgie, Rufford Park Poachers, The False Hearted Knight, Gypsy Countess, Lady Maisry, Australia, The Golden Glove.

Chris Foster - 'Jewels' - One of the 'old masters' of the folk revival, Chris continues to set standards with a wonderful set of traditional songs including a rare variant of the Seven Yellow Gypsies that puts another slant on the story.

Terry Yarnell
A Bonny Bunch - LTCD1101
Songs & Ballads from Terry Yarnell, a member of Ewan MacColl's 'London Critics Group'.

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Tracks: The Bonny Bunch of Roses, The Trees Grow High, Mr. Fox, The Seeds of Love, The Flying Cloud, Foggy Dew, Banks of the Nile, The Wedding Song, Clerk Saunders, Hopping Down in Kent, As I Roved Out, Sweet Thames.

Terry Yarnell - 'A Bonny Bunch'.- Terry was a member of Ewan MacColl's 'Critics Group' and toured with 'Reel Union', a group whose members included Sean Keane and Dolores Keane.

Alison McMorland & Geordie McIntyre
Ballad Tree - LTCD1051
Ballads from two of Scotland's most passionate singers, whose wealth of knowledge and experience of traditional song is legendary.

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Tracks: The Wife Of Ushers Well, Lamkin, The Two Brothers, May Colvin, Braes O' Yarrow, Lover's Ghost, The Wee Toon Clerk, Tam Lin, Clerk Saunders, The Daemon Lover, King Orfeo.

Alison McMorland & Geordie McIntyre - 'Ballad Tree' Alison McMorland and Geordie McIntyre have produced a CD that has been a 'dream' of theirs for many years. The album is called 'Ballad Tree' and as the title suggests, it is an album of ballads. Some of the accompaniments include the use of old instruments incluing 'the buzzing harp'. Alison's daughter, Kirsty Potts, is more strongly featured on this recording, singing in unison and in harmony with her mother. We feel that this is an exceptional recording. HEAR SAMPLE TRACKS

Kieron Means
Run Mountain - LTCD3004

A welcome release from one of the leading figures of the folk revival. a review of this CD

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Tracks: Run Mountain, John Lover, Deep Ellum Blues, Hard Killing Floor, Sandy Grove, Red Rocking Chair, Mountain Fields, The Shark Song, Boll Weevil, Rain & Snow, Edward, I Never Cried, Lonesome Robin, Heartaching Blues.

Kieron Means - 'Run Mountain' This album has been enthusiastically received by everybody who has heard it. Kieron is the son of Sara Grey and has inherited much of his mother's style and feeling for the tradition. This is a significant album. HEAR SAMPLE TRACKS

Norman Kennedy wins award

Norman Kennedy

Norman has been a tremendous influence on many singers. He has lived in the USA since the early 1970's. We released a live album by Norman some time ago - Norman Kennedy. HEAR SAMPLE TRACKS

Pete Heywood and several people from The Tradition Bearers project are involved in organising Common Ground Scotland - a Summer School for The Traditional Arts. Common Ground Scotland website
Several of The Tradition Bearers took part in the Scots Women concert at the 2002 Celtic Connections Festival. The end result is a Double CD - a live recording from the concert. More information and links to buy the album.
101 Songs recorded. Anybody who has a good knowledge of the history of the folk revival in Scotland will be aware of the importance of a songbook edited by Norman Buchan called '101 Scottish Songs'. In recent years there has been a dearth of new recordings of Scottish traditional songs. We are pleased that in an early stage of The Tradition Bearers project we reached a milestone of 101 songs. Now we head for 201.

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