John Mason - The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall (REL D 464)
GBP 16.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Rel Records. UK release from 1978. Gatefold jacket double LP release. John Mason conducts the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, with Mary Sandeman, Pat Carter, Ian Hart, Betty Henderson, Reesa McGinn and Bill Brian. The mass fiddle orchestra of Scotland playing reels, Strathspeys, airs, jigs and Scottish folk songs. 23 tracks. Record label: Rel Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket NM Stock: 1. Item: RM1011reld464 ---M
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Gael-Linn Records. Irish release from 1981. Singer Philip King teaming up with piper Peter Browne. Musicians include: Philip King - vocals, harmonica; Peter Browne - uilleann pipes, flute, tin whistle; Gerry O'Beirne - guitars, Turkish sazz; Sonny Condell - percussion; Greg Boland - guitar; Andrew Boland - piano; Liam O Muirthile - lyrics. 13 tracks. Lovely fresh and clean copy. The Irish record label Gael Linn, established in 1956, specialises in traditional Irish folk music and, in particular, the sean-nos style of singing. Sean-nos translates as 'old style' and can also be used to describe dance music as well as singing. The Gael Linn name has now become synonymous with quality folk music. Record label: Gael-Linn Records. Ireland Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM923cef090 ---K
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Green-Linnet Records. USA release from 1982. 'Robbie O'Connell is a perceptive and articulate musician with a highly evolved awareness of the growing sophistication of Irish music...'. Musicians include: Robbie O'Connell - vocals, guitar, mandolin; Tommy Keane - vocals, mandolin, tin whistle, Uilleann pipe; Roxanne O'Connell - vocals; Tom Phillips - synthesizer. 12 tracks. Lovely fresh and clean copy. Record label: Green-Linnet Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket NM Stock: 1. Item: RM920sif1038 ---O
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Folksound Records. UK release from 1989. Jimmy Couza played the hammered dulcimer and guitar. 12 tracks including: Mississippi Jubilee / Year Of Jubilo; You've Joined Our Hearts; My Old Man; Invention No. 13; Gallo De Cielo; Cranes Over Hiroshima; Puncheon Floor / Oklahoma Rooster; St. Paul's Song; Poor Wayfaring Stranger; There Were Roses; If You Don't Love Your Neighbour; Jubilee (Reprise). Lovely fresh and clean copy. Record label: Folksound Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket NM Stock: 1. Item: RM875fslp6 ---C
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Shanachie Records. USA release from 1978. Traditional music of Ireland played on the Irish pipes and harp. Includes 4-page illustrated insert with background information on the songs. Musicians include: Joe McKenna - pipes, whistles; Antoinette McKenna - harp. 11 tracks. Lovely fresh and clean copy. Jacket has a little shelf wear. Record label: Shanachie Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM841sh29011 ---M
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Transatlantic Records. UK release from 1977. Scottish and Irish traditional folk music. Musicians include: bodhran, concertina - Robin Morton; fiddle - Aly Bain; flute - Cathal McConnell; mandolin - Dave Richardson; and friends. 16 tracks. Lovely fresh and clean copy. Record label: Transatlantic Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket NM Stock: 1. Item: RM795tra354 ---B
Roots Music LP
Gaberlunzie - Wind and Water, Time and Tide (KLP 45)
GBP 14.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Igus Records. UK release no date. From LP jacket: We have chosen the songs on this album to try to combine the more obscure traditional songs re-Arranged for modern ears, with new songs we have written, and a couple of our favourite songs from contemporary composers. Wind and water, time and tide, these are the common enemy of the farmer, the seaman and the men working around Scotland's coast on the rigs. They have all left their mark on our temperament, and our music. Musicians include: Gordon Menzies - vocals, guitar, mandolin; and Robin Watson - vocals, guitar, dulcimer; with Iain Mackintosh - concertina; John Martin - fiddle; and Bill Craib - bass. 13 tracks including: Mormond Braes; Kishorn Commandoes; Back O' Beyond; Morris's March; The Weavers; Sleepy Toon; This Land Is Your Land; Men From The Rigs; Bogie's Bonny Bell; Come By The Hills; Remember John McLean; Kissin' In The Dark; The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre / What Would You Do?; Tarry Arry Arry; Lion On The Gold. Record label: Igus Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM790klp45 ---G
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Folkcraft Records. USA release no date. 1950(?) vintage LP of German folk dances released on the New Jersey Folkcraft label. Comes with original 10 page folk dance instructional sheets. 14 tracks. Record label: Folkcraft Records. USA Grade: Vinyl NM, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM745folkcraftlp5 ---V
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Danica Records. USA release from 1981. The 12 women of Danica share an enthusiasm for the traditional vocal music of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union. Private pressing from USA based folk singing group. 20 tracks. Jacket open but still in shrink. Record label: Danica Records. USA Grade: Vinyl NM, Jacket NM Stock: 1. Item: RM744danica408 ---D
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Amiga Records. German release no date. Late 1980s female gypsy music singer and band. Material mainly consists of gypsy folk songs. 16 tracks. Record label: Amiga Records. Germany Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM689856357 ---M
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Qualiton Records. Hungarian release from 1977. This is gypsy folk music from the Hungarian minority. The singer is Katalin Madarasz, and she is accompanied by the Folk Orchestra of the Duna Ensemble. Primas violinist is Tivadar Meszaros and the artistic leader is Rezso Vegvari. With sleeve notes in Hungarian, English and German. 8 tracks. Record label: Qualiton Records. Hungary Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM686slpx10143 ---M
Roots Music LP
Rudolf Vig - Folk Songs by Hungarian Gypsies (Szabolcs Szatmar County) (SLPX 18082)
GBP 9.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Hungaroton Records. Hungarian release from 1984. This is gypsy folk music from the Hungarian gypsy minority, collected and edited by Rudolf Vig. Gypsy folk music that inspired Bela Bartok. Comes with original 6 page booklet in Hungarian and English. 8 tracks. Record label: Hungaroton Records. Hungary Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM685slpx18082 ---V