Every Songs A Story

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Cat No: CDTRAX413

Release Date: 27 November 2020

Label: Greentrax

Packaging Type: Digipak

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 5018081041329

Genres: Folk Singer Songwriter

Description
An outstanding collection of mainly contemporary songs, five written by Fraser himself, one traditional song and the rest by notable songwriters such as Eric Bogle, Dougie McLean, John Watt and Graeme Miles. Session musicians include: Gavin Paterson (guitar and backing vocals); Yvonne McLeod (accordion); Alastair McDonald (tenor banjo, mouth organ & guitar); Rob Mairs (5-string banjo); Ian Bruce (guitars, bass, percussion, keyboards & backing vocals); Sandy Gibbs (bagpipes); and six young Bruce's adding backing vocals.
Fraser's first solo albums were released in the 70's and both were on the Nevis Records label, followed by three duo albums on KLR with brother Ian Bruce (a compilation from these three albums was released by Greentrax in 2015 â€“ CDTRAX385 'The Best Of Mrs. Bruce's Boys').

Fraser's own songs on this latest album include 'stories' of the 'Ibrox' disaster' (50th Anniversary in early 2021); 'The Iolaire Disaster' (sea tragedy off the Isle of Lewis at the end of WW1) and a children's song 'Ickle Dickle Dido'. Other songs include Eric Bogle's popular 'Now I'm Easy'; John Watt's song of 'John Thomson' (celebrating his goalkeeping career with Celtic until his untimely death on the football field); Dougie McLean's 'Dolina' (one of many women from the Highlands and Islands who settled in Glasgow); and Graeme Miles' song 'Waiting For The Ferry' (a going away song). All fourteen are great songs and as the title of the album suggests, all with a 'story'.
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