Tannahill Weavers

Scottish band, playing traditional Scots songs and tunes, and some by Scots poet Robert Tannahill.

(Dougie McLean has recorded solo. Roy Gullane has recorded with Tim Laycock)

Albums.

Title.year.Label.number.
Are Ye Sleeping Maggie1974 Hedera 101
[Reissue]1976 Plant LifePLR 001
The Old Woman's Dance1978Plant LifePLR 010
Tannahill Weavers 1979Hedera103 
Tannahill Weavers IV1981 Hedera104 
Passage1984Green Linnet GLCD 3031
Land Of Light1986Green Linnet GLCD 1067
Dancing Feet1987Green Linnet GLCD 1081
Cullen Bay1990Green LinnetGLCD 1108
The Mermaid's Song1992Green LinnetGLCD 1121
Capernaum1994Green LinnetGLCD 1146
Leaving St Kilda1996Green LinnetGLCD 1176
Epona1998 Green LinnetGLCD 1193 
Alchemy2000 Green LinnetGLCD 1210
Arnish Light2003 Green LinnetGLCD 1226

Compilations.

Title.year.Label.number.
The Best of.. 1979-19891989Green Linnet GLCD 1100
Choice Cuts 1987 - 19961997Green Linnet GLCD 1182

Live Albums.

Title.year.Label.number.
Live and in Session2007 Compass74454

Best Albums(*).

Title.year.
Alchemy 2000
The Old Woman's Dance 1978

(*)Based on critical opinion.

Popular downloads.

Title.
The Sound of Taransay
Good Drying Set
Gray Bob/ Cutty's Wedding/ Loch Carran/ Gray Bob
The Gypsy Laddie
Lucy Cassidy/ The Bletherskite/ The Smith
Jamie Raeburn's Farewell
Auld Lang Syne

Album tracks.

The Tannahill Weavers Issued in 1997. Running time: 62 mins 42 secs. Tracks taken from "Leaving St. Kilda" (1996) (tracks 13, 7 and 4), "Capernaum" (1994) (1, 3, 6, 8 and 12), "The Mermaid's Song" (1992) (9 and 11), "Cullen Bay" (1990) (5  and 14)  "Dancing Feet" (1987) (2 and 10). Line-ups from these tracks are shown below.

Title.

Author.

1. The Blackbird Set (Blackley of Hillside/ The Blackbird/ The Hankie Dance/ Jack Daniel's Reel/ The Farmer's Daughter) (instr) M Gray/ Dr Charles Banntyne/ Trad/ John Morris Rankin/ Trad
2. Wild Mountain Thyme (song) Francis McPeake
3. Capernaum (song) words: Lewis Spence/ tune: Ed Miller
4. Crann Tara Set (Angus G MacLeod/ Crann Tara/ Fiona MacLeod) (instr) (march, strathspey and reel) Pipe Major Donald MacLeod/ Allan MacLeod/ Pipe Major Donald MacLeod
5. Joy of My Heart/ Kintail (song) Trad/ Trad
6. The Carls o' Dysart (song) / The Log Splitter Set (Caradale Bay/ The Log Splitter/ Calibachan/ Drochaid Luideach) Trad/ T Muirhead/ Phil Cunningham/ Trad/ Trad
7. Hieland Harry (song)/ The Wee Highland Laddie/ Lieutenant Colonel D.J.S. Murray Robert Burns/ Pipe Major Donald MacLeod/ Lieutenant J Allan
8. The Braes o' Balquidder (song) Robert Tannahill
9. Are Ye Sleeping Maggie? (song) Robert Tannahill
10. Campbelton Kiltie Ball (Campbelton Kiltie Ball/ The Back of the Moon/ Kelsae Brig/ Put Me in the Great Chest/ Sergeant MacDonald's Reel) (instr) (one strathspey, four reels) Pipe Major John MacLellan/ A.G. Kenneth/ Ian Hardie/ Trad/ Pipe Sergeant E MacDonald
11. The Cullins of Rhum (song) words: Gordon Bok/ tune: trad
12. The Plooboy Laddies/ John Murray of Lochee (song) Trad
13. The Good Drying Set (Good Drying/ The MacFarlanes/ The Whistlebinies Reel/ Mulhaire's Reel/ The Christmas Carousel/ Miss Monaghan) (instr) (reels) R.S. MacDonald/ Pipe Major Donald MacLeod/ Robert Wallace/ Trad/ Trad/ Trad
14. Braw Burn the Bridges (song) Roy Gullane

Dancing Feet Issued in 1987. Roy Gullane (guitar, vocals), Phil Smilie (flutes, penny whistles, bodhran, vocals, bodhran), Stuart Morrison (fiddles, bones, guitar), Ross Kennedy (bouzouki, vocals, bass pedals), Iain MacInnes (highland bagpipes, D and G-flat Scottish small pipes, pennywhistle, low E-flat flute). Recorded at Castle Sound, Pencaitland, Scotland.

Title.

Author.

?. Wild Mountain Thyme (song) Francis McPeake
?. Campbelton Kiltie Ball (Campbelton Kiltie Ball/ The Back of the Moon/ Kelsae Brig/ Put Me in the Great Chest/ Sergeant MacDonald's Reel) (instr) (one strathspey, four reels) Pipe Major John MacLellan/ A.G. Kenneth/ Ian Hardie/ Trad/ Pipe Sergeant E MacDonald

Cullen Bay Issued in 1990. Roy Gullane (guitar, vocals), Phil Smilie (flute, whistles, vocals, bodhran), John Martin (fiddle, cello, vocals), Les Wilson (bouzouki, vocals, keyboards, bass pedals), Iain MacInnes (highland bagpipes, Scottish small pipes, whistles). Recorded at Pier House Studios, Edinburgh.

Title.

Author.

?. Joy of My Heart/ Kintail (song) Trad/ Trad
?. Braw Burn the Bridges (song) Roy Gullane

The Mermaid's Song Issued in 1992. Roy Gullane (guitar, vocals), Phil Smilie (flute, whistles, vocals, bodhran), John Martin (fiddle, viola, vocals), Les Wilson (bouzouki, keyboards, vocals), Kenny Forsyth (highland bagpipes, Scottish small pipes, whistles). Recorded at Pier House Studios, Edinburgh.

Title.

Author.

?. Are Ye Sleeping Maggie? (song) Robert Tannahill
?. The Cullins of Rhum (song) words: Gordon Bok/ tune: trad

Capernaum Issued in 1994. Roy Gullane (guitar, vocals), Phil Smilie (flute, whistles, vocals, bodhran), John Martin (fiddle, viola, cello, vocals), Les Wilson (bouzouki, guitar, keyboards), Kenny Forsyth (highland bagpipes, Scottish small pipes, whistles). Recorded at Çava East, Edinburgh. 

Title.

Author.

?. The Blackbird Set (Blackley of Hillside/ The Blackbird/ The Hankie Dance/ Jack Daniel's Reel/ The Farmer's Daughter) (instr) M Gray/ Dr Charles Banntyne/ Trad/ John Morris Rankin/ Trad
?. Capernaum (song) words: Lewis Spence/ tune: Ed Miller
?. The Carls o' Dysart (song) / The Log Splitter Set (Caradale Bay/ The Log Splitter/ Calibachan/ Drochaid Luideach) Trad/ T Muirhead/ Phil Cunningham/ Trad/ Trad
?. The Braes o' Balquidder (song) Robert Tannahill
?. The Plooboy Laddies/ John Murray of Lochee (song) Trad

Leaving St. Kilda Issued in 1996. Roy Gullane (guitar, vocals), Phil Smilie (flute, whistles, vocals), John Martin (fiddle, viola, cello, mandolin, vocals), Les Wilson (bouzouki, guitar, keyboards, vocals), Duncan J Nicholson (highland bagpipes, Scottish small pipes, whistles), Jim Walker (drums on Hieland Harry). Recorded at REL Studios, Edinburgh.

Title.

Author.

?. Crann Tara Set (Angus G MacLeod/ Crann Tara/ Fiona MacLeod) (instr) (march, strathspey and reel) Pipe Major Donald MacLeod/ Allan MacLeod/ Pipe Major Donald MacLeod
?. Hieland Harry (song)/ The Wee Highland Laddie/ Lieutenant Colonel D.J.S. Murray Robert Burns/ Pipe Major Donald MacLeod/ Lieutenant J Allan
?. The Good Drying Set (Good Drying/ The MacFarlanes/ The Whistlebinies Reel/ Mulhaire's Reel/ The Christmas Carousel/ Miss Monaghan) (instr) (reels) R.S. MacDonald/ Pipe Major Donald MacLeod/ Robert Wallace/ Trad/ Trad/ Trad

Last updated on 26/08/2010