1. Reels
Calum Donaldson (R. Cooper)
Boys of the Lough (Trad. arr. A. McCulloch/J.D.C.)
Sandy Duff (Trad. arr. A. McCulloch/J.D.C.)
Louis Reel (Trad. arr. A. McCulloch/J.D.C.)
Clumsy Lover (N. Dickie)
2. Marches
Conundrum (P.R. Macleod)
Angus Mackinnon (D.S. Ramsay)
Braemar Gathering (G.S. Maclennan)
3. Jigs
Joe Foster’s Jig (L. Ross)
Glasgow Gaelic Club (Trad. arr. A. McCulloch/J.D.C.)
Wee Todd (Trad. arr. A. McCulloch/J.D.C.)
Wee Murchie (Trad. arr. A. McCulloch/J.D.C.)
4. Medley
Leaving Glasgow (Trad. arr. A. McCulloch/J.D.C.)
Battle’s O’er (Trad. arr. A. McCulloch/J.D.C.)
Lochanside (Trad. arr. A. McCulloch/J.D.C.)
5. Waltzes
Aly’s Waltz (T. Rasmussen)
Kate Martin’s Waltz (B. Douglas)
Margaret’s Waltz (P.S. Shaw)
6. Reels
Hogtie’s Reel (P. Cunningham)
Sandy’s New Chanter (T. McAllister)
Farewell to Erin (Trad. arr. A. McCulloch/J.D.C.)
7. Pipe Jigs
Kenny Gilles of Portnalong, Skye (P. Macfarquar)
Boys of Ballymoat (Trad. arr. A. McCulloch/J.D.C.)
Rory Macleod (D. Macleod)
8. Medley
Calum’s Road (D. Shaw)
Iain Macphail’s Welcome to Shetland (R. Jamieson)
Macarthur Road (Trad. arr. A. McCulloch/J.D.C.)
Da New Rigged Ship (T. Anderson)
9. Cajun Fiddlin’ on the Bayou (N. Landry)
10. Canadian Reels
Bowing the Strings (N. Landry)
Ontario Swing (N. Landry)
Orange Blossom Special (E.T. Rouse)
11. Slow Air
Joey’s Tune (Comp. F. McCrae, arr. A. McGarva)
12. Reels
Itchy fingers (R. Mathieson)
Glasgow Reel (T. Lyne)
Iain Peterson’s Compliments to Fraser McGlynn (I. Peterson)
Brenda Stubbert’s Reel (J. Holland)
Coila are:
Alistair McCulloch – fiddle
Andrew McGarva – fiddle
William Weir – accordion
David Hope – drums
Featuring:
Douglas Whyte – piano
Dougie Pincock – pipes, flute, whistle, bodhran
Richard Heron – bass guitar
Produced & mixed by Mick Thompson & Coila, sound engineer – Mick Thompson
Recorded live at Ayr Civic Theatre by Toucan, mixed at Toucan Studios, Irvine
For all ceilidh fans, this recording is a must. I thoroughly enjoyed the mix of music and instruments which had the audience clamouring for more at this live recording. It is well balanced and I think will go down particularly well.
Congratulations to ‘Coila’ for recording it live in front of a large audience. I’m sure it must have been a daunting task and I wish them every success with this, their debut recording.
Ayrshire Post, April 1994