5018081037124

Birling

The Occasionals

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Format: CD

Cat No: CDTRAX371

Release Date:  15 October 2012

Label:  Greentrax

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5018081037124

Genres:  Folk  Scottish Folk  

  • Description

    The Occasionals ceilidh band started in 1986, featuring a number of great musical friends and over time it naturally distilled into the quartet of musicians heard here on this their 7th recording: Freeland Barbour, Ian Hardie, Kevin MacLeod and Gus Millar. The album is a celebration of 25 years of playing dances at many different occasions, and the band has included some old classics, lesser known gems from Jimmy Shand and Bobby MacLeod and a good few new ones from Freeland.

    For those of you less familiar with the Occasionals, Freeland Barbour leads on accordion, Ian Hardie plays fiddle, Kevin MacLeod, who is key to the Occasionals unique sound, plays banjo, mandolin and tenor guitars, while Gus Millar is on drums. The band is hugely popular amongst their legions of fans in Scotland and beyond and an evening with the Occasionals is always a memorable one.

    The album was recorded at Castle Sound Studios, Pencaitland, by Stuart Hamilton and True North Studios, Nairn, by Ken Allardyce, in May and June respectively, in 2012. The album contains 18 tracks, some for dancing and others for just sheer listening pleasure, but all guaranteed to gain the band many more fans. Design is by band member Kevin MacLeod.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. The Hornes Set

      Side 2

      • 2. The Occasionals Jigs

      Side 3

      • 3. The Highland Wedding

      Side 4

      • 4. Orkney Memories

      Side 5

      • 5. The West Ringing Set

      Side 6

      • 6. The Capstan Two-Step

      Side 7

      • 7. Gaelic Melodies

      Side 8

      • 8. Northern Reels

      Side 9

      • 9. A Drop of Brandy

      Side 10

      • 10. Set of Marches

      Side 11

      • 11. Cold Winds

      Side 12

      • 12. The Hebridean

      Side 13

      • 13. The Celebration

      Side 14

      • 14. Happy We've Been

      Side 15

      • 15. Irish Jigs

      Side 16

      • 16. The Percy French Set

      Side 17

      • 17. The Old 2/4's

      Side 18

      • 18. Dumfries and Galloway Reels

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