Scotland 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. Extensive notes and lyrics. 20 tracks. 74 minutes.

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The Atlantic Reels: Mac Iain Oig's/The Scot Erin Reel/Yester Man's Hand/The Old Man's Answer Brian McNeill 03:42

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Norland Wind Cilla Fisher 03:43

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Ruileadh Cailleach, Sheatadh Cailleach /The Bird's Nest /Harris Dance (medley) Alasdair Fraser and Paul Machlis 03:18

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The Last Trip Home /The Luckenbooth (medley) The Battlefield Band 04:58

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Flashmarket Close / MacArthur / Colonel Fraser / The Swallow's Tail (medley) The Tannahill Weavers 04:25

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Garden Valley Dougie MacLean 03:46

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Cànan Nan Gàidheal Catherine-Ann McPhee 04:45

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The Silver Darlin's The Battlefield Band with Allison Kinnaird 02:03

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Miss Wharton Duff / The Mare (medley) Tony Cuffe 03:11

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Thaney Malinky 04:01

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Slave's Lament Chantan 03:14

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No Gods and Precious Few Heroes Dick Gaughan 03:59

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Eynhallow Soond/The Halloween Flit The Wrigley Sisters 03:32

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Jimmy's Gone to Flanders Jim Malcolm 04:43

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Two Waulking Songs Maggie MacInnes 03:46

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Men o'Worth Ed Miller 02:50

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The Pearl Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham 03:59

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Oor Hamlet Adam McNaughtan 03:13


Da Sneck o' Da Smaalie / Doon Fae Nort / Jenna Reid of Quarff (medley) Fiddler's Bid 04:30

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Both Sides the Tweed Capercaillie 05:01