The recording of the year. Everyone should own this disc
The Herald
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The new CD from Scotland’s baroque ensemble Concerto Caledonia features Scottish music from the 16th century to the 21st, along with a few surprises. Joining the core quartet are guests Lisa Milne and Mary Ann Kennedy, and the album features a collaboration with cult Texan singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston.
• For the first time, the group ventures into 19th century repertoire, with Scots fiddle tunes from William Marshall’s collection played with their original barnstorming basslines.
• Lisa Milne sings a selection of Scots songs from the 16th century on, and a unique version of the Buzzcocks punk classic ‘Boredom’, sung her own Aberdeen accent, with the legendary two-note guitar solo played by Canadian flute virtuoso Chris Norman.
• Outsider artist Daniel Johnston’s cult recording ‘Walking the Cow’ is accompanied by strings and harpsichord recorded in Midlothian’s Crichton Collegiate Church.
• Katherine McGillivray and David McGuinness both contribute new tunes, and Katherine plays a remarkable sonata on the 14 string viola d’amore.
• Mary Ann Kennedy contributes a song by reclusive Swedish musician Stina Nordenstam.
• the album concludes with a baroque rendition of tango king Astor Piazzolla’s tribute to Bach, entitled Coral.
The album was originally designed to showcase the skills of the group’s core quartet of David Greenberg (violin), David McGuinness (keyboards), Katherine McGillivray (violas, nyckelharpa) and Alison McGillivray (cello, bass viol). With the tragically sudden death of Katherine McGillivray in August 2006, it now serves as a reminder of a unique coming together of complementary talents.
"Not your average collection of fiddle tunes then, and all the better for it ... what a surprising treat it is too!" BBC Music
BBC Music
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Concerto Caledonia
- David Greenberg, baroque and modern violins
- David McGuinness, harpsichord, piano, melodica
- Katherine McGillivray, viola, viola d'amore
- Alison McGillivray, cello, bass viol
- David McGuinness, harpsichord, piano, melodica
- David McGuinness, harpsichord, piano, melodica
with
- Lisa Milne, vocal
- Daniel Johnston, vocal
- Mary Ann Kennedy, vocal
- Chris Norman, flute
- Sarah Bevan-Baker, violin
Boxwood BOX-905
Track Listing
1 Duff a. Miss Wharton Duff b. Lady Georgina Russell’s Reel c. Mrs. Charles Stewart, Pettyvaich d. Mrs. Gordon of Knockespoch 2 THE ARSES a. Johnys Bare Arse b. Dr.McGuinness (Katherine McGillivray) c. Maggys Covered Arse 3 COME MT CHIDREN DERE (Alexander Montgomerie) a. Carthy’s March (Dave Swarbrick) 4 JOHNNY COPE (Nathaniel Gow) 5 WALKING THE COW (Daniel Johnston) 6 BOREDOM (Howard Devoto / Pete Shelley) 7 ROAD TO SANAIG (David McGuinness) 8 LASTRUMPONY (James Oswald) 9 BON ACCORD (Scottish Psalter) 10 CHRISTES CROSSE (Thomas Morley) 11 PIECE DE VIOLE D’AMOUR IN D (Louis Toussand Milandre) 12 CAPTAIN HUME’S LAMANETATIONS (Tobias Hume) 13 REMMEBRE ME MY DEIR (anon 16th C Scots) 14 THE LORNE (Neil Gow) 15 POLSKA 16 I SEE YOU AGAIN (Stina Nordenstam) 17 CORAL (Piazzolla)