Judith Davidson - Going Places

Judith Davidson from Banchory, Aberdeenshire, first appeared on a record when she won the Junior Golden Fiddle Award in 1979, and she went on to become a major talent in Scottish fiddling, winning the senior Golden Fiddle Award in 1982 at the age of 15. Her recorded output has not been overwhelming; I believe that this album and 1994's Twilight Bound are all that's available (plus a single track on 1979's Golden Fiddle Awards). She lived on Shetland for a number of years, where the legendary Willie Hunter described her as the best youngster he had ever heard. There she met accordionist Ian Nicolson, got married and the couple now live and teach music in Texas [summary from the music gatherer]
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This is first-rate stuff and very difficult to get hold of.

01 Calum Donaldson/Debbie's/Violet's Fancy/Ian Robertson's
02 Paddy O"Rafferty/Glasgow Police Pipers/Kenny Gillies, Portnalong
03 J O Forbes of Corse/The Hawk
04 Swedish Wedding March/Swedish Reel
05 Caledonia's Wail for Niel Gow
06 King Geo V's Army/Traditional Reel
07 Mt Michie/South of the Grampians/John McNeil's Reel
08 Pigeon On the Gate/The Train Journey North
09 Lament for Abercairney/Auld Willie Hunter
10 Bobbie Cuthbertson/The Braes of Melinish
11 Judith Davidson/Loch Rynoch/Kate's Coming O' Age/Eugene Stratton
12 The Brig o' Feugh/The Marquis of Huntly/Mrs Forbes Leith
13 The Blackberry Bush/The Ghlass-Ault/Drumlithie
14 Dean Brig o' Edinburgh/Madam Neruda

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Judith Davidson - Going Places

Free Padraic Colum Celtic & World Mythology [Audiobooks]

Master storyteller Padraic Colum's rich, musical voice captures all the magic and majesty of the Norse sagas in his retellings of the adventures of the gods and goddesses who lived in the Northern paradise of Asgard before the dawn of history. Here are the matchless tales of All-Father Odin, who crosses the Rainbow Bridge to walk among men in Midgard and sacrifices his right eye to drink from the Well of Wisdom; of Thor, whose mighty hammer defends Asgard; of Loki, whose mischievous cunning leads him to treachery against the gods; of giants, dragons, dwarfs and Valkyries; and of the terrible last battle that destroyed their world.

Read by Elizabeth Klett.

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The Children of Odin [by Padraic Colum]




"Because she used to herd Goats in the high places and the rocky places, she went by the name of Girl-go-with-the-Goats. But that was not the name that she herself called herself. She called herself Maid-alone..."

So begins Padriac Colum's renderation of this classical, well-known tale. He was a master story teller, and in this short book combines vivid characters and a depth of plot with the rough-hewn simplicity the story demands. If you are fond of Cinderella stories, you will enjoy this book. And if you believe you dislike all such, it may yet win you over and change your mind.

Read by Arctura, Nanacindy, Elizabeth Klett and Richard Kilmer

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The Girl Who Sat By The Ashes [by Padraic Colum]

The King of Ireland's Son is a children's novel published in Ireland in 1916 written by Padraic Colum, and illustrated by Willy Pogany. It is the story of the eldest of the King of Ireland's sons, and his adventures finding and then winning Fedelma, the Enchanter's Daughter, who after being won is kidnapped from him by the King of the Land of Mist. It is solidly based in Irish folklore.

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The King of Ireland's Son [by Padraic Colum]

Also known as "The Children's Homer," this is Irish writer Padraic Colum's retelling of the events of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey for young people. Colum's rich, evocative prose narrates the travails of Odysseus, King of Ithaca: his experiences fighting the Trojan War, and his ten years' journey home to his faithful wife Penelope and his son Telemachus.

Read by Elizabeth Klett.

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The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy [by Padraic Colum]






  This is Irish folklorist Padraic Colum's masterful retelling of many Greek myths, focusing on Jason and the Argonauts' quest to find the Golden Fleece. He also includes the stories ofAtalanta,Heracles, Perseus, 
Theseus, and others. 

Read by Elizabeth Klett.

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The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles [by Padraic Colum]

Rhymes For The Young Folk [by William Allingham]

William Allingham is famous for his simple, delicate poetry for children, this Irishman wrote these verses for his three children, Gerald, Eva and Henry, and others like them. Typically, they touch on fairies and nature.

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Rhymes For The Young Folk [by William Allingham]

Dubliners - Revolution

Released in 1970 Revolution was the title of the tenth album by The Dubliners. It was their second to be produced by Phil Coulter. This was a landmark in their career. Their sound had developed and Coulter, as well as playing piano on the record, had brought in other instrumentalists as well. The album featured "Scorn Not His Simplicity", a song that Coulter had composed about his own son, who had Down's syndrome, as well as a poem penned by Luke Kelly entitled "For What Died The Sons Of Róisín?".

Alabama '58
The Captains and the Kings
School Days Over
Sé Fáth Mo Bhuartha
Scorn Not His Simplicity
For What Died the Sons of Róisín?
Joe Hill
Ojos Negros
The Button Pusher
The Bonny Boy
The Battle of the Somme/Freedom Come-All-Ye
Biddy Mulligan
The Peat Bog Soldiers

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Dubliners - Revolution

Dead [by James Joyce] [Audiobook]

A group of Dubliners gather together for a Christmas celebration in James Joyce's transcendent tale of the mundanity and magic in life and death. "The Dead" is from Joyce's collection of short stories entitled Dubliners.

This is a Librivox recording of The Dead by James Joyce.

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Dead [by James Joyce] [Audiobook]

Johnstons - Colours Of The Dawn

The Johnstons' fifth album Colours Of The Dawn released in 1971 was the last to include Mick Moloney in the lineup, and is devoted half to original material (composed by Paul Brady and Chris McCloud) and half to covers of songs by Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, Peggy Seeger, and Ian Campbell.

Band

Adrienne Johnston – female vocals
Mick Moloney – vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin
Paul Brady – vocals, guitar, piano
Brian Brocklehurst – bass
Mal White – bodhrán

01. Hello, Friend (Peggy Seeger)

02. Crazy Anne (Chris McCloud)

03. Brightness, She Came (Paul Brady)

04. If I Could (Gordon Lightfoot)

05. Angela Davis (Chris McCloud)

06. Colours Of The Dawn (Paul Brady/Chris McCloud)

07. I’ll Be Gone In The Morning (Chris McCloud, Paul Brady)

08. Seems So Long Ago, Nancy (Leonard Cohen)

09. The Old Man’s Tale (Ian Campbell)


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Johnstons - Colours Of The Dawn

Ron Gonella - Ron Gonella Plays the Fiddles of Gow, Marshall and Skinner (1982)

An intriguing concept, this: Ron Gonella plays the compositions of Niel Gow and his family on Gow's own fiddle, the compositions of William Marshal on his own fiddle, and James Scott Skinner compositions on one of the fiddles belonging to the 'Strathspey King'. The music is first class - Gonnella in his prime - and I believe this is a rather special album.

01 Introduction by Duke of Atholl
02 Niel Gow's Fiddle/Duke of Atholl's Reel/Mrs MacDouall Grant
03 Niel Gow's Lamentation for Abercairney
04 Sir Walter Scott/Pennycuik House
05 MacPherson's Lament
06 The Countess of Dalhousie/Admiral Nelson's Hornpipe
07 Cam Ye By Atholl/Here Awa There Awa Wandering Willie/Bessie Bell and Mary Gray/Flora MacDonald's Lament
08 Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife
09 The White Cockade/Mount Stewart House/Miss Mary Douglas
10 The Duchess Tree/The Kirrie Kebbuck/E M Ross's Welcome to Kiltarlity Cottage
11 Miss laura Andrew/The Laird of Drumblair/Bonnie Banchory
12 Ashton Gonnella of Shreveport, Louisiana/Loius Gonnella of Muirhead
13 Ron Gonnella's Homage to the Gows, Marshall and Skinner
14 Miss Gordon of Park/Miss Hannah's Jig
15 Lament for Sir Harry Niven Lumsden
16 Capt Cameron's Volunteer's March/The Marchioness of Huntly's Jig/Craigellachie Lasses
17 Mrs Major Stewart of the Island of Java/The Deil Among the Mantua Makers

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Ron Gonella - Ron Gonella Plays the Fiddles of Gow, Marshall and Skinner (1982)