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New Voices from Scotland:
Gordeanna McCulloch, Norman Kennedy, The Exiles

New Voices from Scotland (Topic 12T133)

New Voices from Scotland
The Recording Debut of
Gordeanna McCulloch, Norman Kennedy, The Exiles

Topic Records 12T133 (LP, UK, 1965)

Recording supervised by Bill Leader 1965;
Photographs by Douglas Baton;
Notes by Arthur Argo and Peter Hall

Musicians

Gordeanna McCulloch, vocals [2-3, 8-9];
Norman Kennedy, vocals [5-7, 10];
The Exiles:
    Bobby Campbell, vocals [11], fiddle [1, 4, 12];
    Enoch Kent, vocals [4, 11], guitar [1, 12];
    Gordon McCulloch, vocals [1, 11], chromatic harmonica [4], banjo [12];

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. [E] Soldier's Joy (Roud 13513)
  2. [GMC] The Kirk o' Birnie Bouzle (Roud 3343) (1.36)
  3. [GMC] The Dowie Dens o' Yarrow (Roud 13) (4.14)
  4. [E] Tae the Beggin' (Roud 286)
  5. [NK] Sleepytoon (Roud 3775 or 9140)
  6. [NK] Peurt a Beul march, strathspey and reel
  1. [NK] The Haughs o' Cromdale (Roud 5147)
  2. [GMC] The Lichtbob's Lassie (Roud 1645) (2.00)
  3. [GMC] Will Ye Gang, Love (Roud 60; Laws P25) (2.35)
  4. [NK] My Son David (Roud 200; Child 13)
  5. [E] The Toon o' Kelso (Roud 183)
  6. [E] The Bonny Lass o' Bon Accord air /
    The Haughs o' Cromdale strathspey /
    Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle / Moulin Dhu reels

> Folk Music > Records > Norman Kennedy: Ballads & Songs of Scotland

Norman Kennedy: Ballads & Songs of Scotland

Ballads & Songs of Scotland (Folk-Legacy CD-34)

Ballads & Songs of Scotland
Norman Kennedy

Folk-Legacy Records FSS-34 (LP, USA, 1968)
Folk-Legacy Records CD-34 (CD, USA, 2002)

Recorded by Sandy Parton in 1968;
Notes by Peter Hall

Musicians

Norman Kennedy, vocals

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Night Visiting Song (Roud 22568) (3.24)
  2. Sixteen Come Sunday (Wi My Rovin Eye) (Roud 277; Child O17) (3.29)
  3. A Student Boy Cam' Courting Me (Roud 60; Laws P25) (2.13)
  4. The Auld Beggar Man (A Beggarman Cam' O'er Yon Lea) (Roud 118; Child 279) (4.40)
  5. The Fause Knight Upon the Road (Roud 20; Child 3) (1.23)
  6. Mouth Music (Puirt-a-beul) (3.20)
  7. My Highland Soldier (Roud 2496) (2.13)
  8. Johnny, My Man, Dae Ye Nae Think o' Rising? (Roud 845) (3.14)
  1. Oh, Hae Ye Heard o' the Merchant’s Son (Roud 2153) (2.45)
  2. Corachree (Roud 7184) (2.43)
  3. I'm a Forester in the Wood (Roud 67; Child 110) (3.56)
  4. I'll Lay Ye Down, Love, I'll Treat Ye Decent (Roud 3355) (2.15)
  5. There Was a Jolly Beggar (Roud 118; Child 279) (5.14)
  6. Kishmul’s Galley (1.43)
  7. Guise o’ Tough (Roud 3800) (1.52)
  8. Talk of Bothies (1.55)
  9. (The Hash o') Drumdelgie (Roud 2180) (2.14)

All tracks trad.

> Folk Music > Records > Norman Kennedy: Scots Songs and Ballads

Norman Kennedy: Scots Songs and Ballads

Scots Songs and Ballads (Topic 12T178)

Scots Songs and Ballads
Norman Kennedy

Topic Records 12T178 (LP, UK, 1968)

This is a UK reissue of the above Folk-Legacy LP Ballads & Songs of Scotland with the sides swapped and a few tracks left out. Also, the song titles have changed somewhat on the Topic LP; I have added the original titles in parentheses.

Recorded by Sandy Parton in 1968;
Notes by Peter Hall;
Photography by Douglas Baton;
A Folk-Legacy Recording

Musicians

Norman Kennedy, vocals

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Oh, Hae Ye Heard o' the Merchant’s Son (Roud 2153) (2.45)
  2. Corachree (Roud 7184) (2.43)
  3. The Forester (I'm a Forester in the Wood) (Roud 67; Child 110) (3.56)
  4. The Jolly Beggar (There Was a Jolly Beggar) (Roud 118; Child 279) (5.14)
  5. Kisimul’s Galley (Kishmul's Galley) (1.43)
  6. The Guise o’ Tough (Roud 3800) (1.52)
  7. Drumdelgie (Roud 2180) (2.14)
  1. Night Visiting Song (Roud 22568) (3.24)
  2. Wi My Rovin Eye (Sixteen Come Sunday) (Roud 277; Child O17) (3.31)
  3. I Wish, I Wish (A Student Boy Cam' Courting Me) (Roud 60; Laws P25) (2.13)
  4. The Auld Beggar Man (A Beggarman Cam' O'er Yon Lea) (Roud 118; Child 279) (4.40)
  5. Puirt-a-beul (Mouth Music) (3.20)
  6. The Bonnie Highland Soldier (My Highland Soldier) (Roud 2496) (2.13)
  7. Johnny My Man (Johnny, My Man, Dae Ye Nae Think o' Rising?) (Roud 845) (3.14)

All tracks trad.

Track 8 was included on the CD The Bird in the Bush (TSCD479, 1996);
Tracks 3, 7 were included on the CD English and Scottish Folk Ballads (TSCD480, 1996);
Track 8 was included on the box set Three Score and Ten (TOPIC70, 2009)

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Other records with Norman Kennedy

Gordeanna McCulloch, Norman Kennedy, The Exiles, New Voices from Scotland, LP, Topic 12T133, 1965

Various Artists, A Prospect of Scotland (Topic Sampler No 5), LP, Topic TPS169, 1966

Various Artists, The Bird in the Bush: Traditional Songs of Love and Lust, CD, Topic TSCD479, 1996

Various Artists, English and Scottish Folk Ballads, CD, Topic TSCD480, 1996

Various Artists, Three Score and Ten: 70 Years of Topic Records, 7 CD, Topic TOPIC70, 2009