Alasdair Roberts

Track listing

1. Lord Gregory
2. As I Came In By Huntly Town
3. Bogie's Bonnie Belle
4. Bonnie Lass Among The Heather
5. The Magpie's Nest
6. Ploughboy Lads
7. Lowlands
8. Master Kilby
9. Standing In Yon Flow'ry Garden
10. Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon
11. The False Bride
12. The Month Of January
13. The Wife Of Usher's Well

Recorded live to Minidisc in Hotspur Street, Glasgow, July 2000 by Gareth Eggie. Performed solo by Alasdair Roberts on vocals and a Les Brown guitar. Lord Gregory is from the singing of Shirley Collins on her record with Davy Graham Folk Roots, New Routes, and that version derives from the singing of Elizabeth Cronin. As I Came In By Huntly Town is adapted from the traditional Bogie’s Bonnie Belle, from the anglicised version sung by Robin Dransfield. Bonnie Lass Among The Heather is from Dick Gaughan on his album Gaughan. The Magpie’s Nest is again from the singing of Shirley Collins. Ploughboy Lads is from the singing of Dougie Maclean. Lowlands is from the singing of Anne Briggs. Master Kilby is from the singing of Nic Jones. Standing In Yon Flow’ry Garden is from the singing of Mary Ann Haynes. Ye Banks And Braes O’ Bonnie Doon is by Robert Burns. The False Bride is from the singing of Alasdair’s father Alan. The Month Of January is from the singing of Paddy Tunney. The Wife Of Usher’s Well is an American variant of the classic supernatural ballad, from the singing of Alex Campbell.