Scotland the Real Music from Contemporary Caledonia

Fiona Ritchie, producer/host of NPR's nationally syndicated weekly show The Thistle & Shamrock®, invites you to discover 20 of her favorite Scottish vocal and instrumental tracks. This recording features the very best of a vibrant generation of singers, songwriters, composers, and musicians who through their own voices, tunes, and interpretations are writing the next chapter in a tradition that stretches back centuries. Scotland the Real is the ultimate insider's view of a vital part of the pan-Celtic revival, filled with talented, creative artists who build on the best of Caledonia's musical past to forge the Scottish music traditions of tomorrow. Extensive notes and lyrics. 20 tracks. 74 minutes.

Track Listing

101	The Atlantic Reels: Mac Iain Oig's/The Scot Erin Reel/Yester Man's Hand/The Old Man's Answer	Brian McNeill	03:42
102	Norland Wind	Cilla Fisher	03:43
103	Ruileadh Cailleach, Sheatadh Cailleach /The Bird's Nest /Harris Dance (medley)	Alasdair Fraser and Paul Machlis	03:18
104	The Last Trip Home /The Luckenbooth (medley)	The Battlefield Band	04:58
105	Flashmarket Close / MacArthur / Colonel Fraser / The Swallow's Tail (medley)	The Tannahill Weavers	04:25
106	Garden Valley	Dougie MacLean	03:46
107	Cànan Nan Gàidheal	Catherine-Ann McPhee	04:45
108	The Silver Darlin's	The Battlefield Band with Allison Kinnaird	02:03
109	Miss Wharton Duff / The Mare (medley)	Tony Cuffe	03:11
110	Thaney	Malinky	04:01
111	Slave's Lament	Chantan	03:14
112	No Gods and Precious Few Heroes	Dick Gaughan	03:59
113	Eynhallow Soond/The Halloween Flit	The Wrigley Sisters	03:32
114	Jimmy's Gone to Flanders	Jim Malcolm	04:43
115	Two Waulking Songs	Maggie MacInnes	03:46
116	Men o'Worth	Ed Miller	02:50
117	The Pearl	Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham	03:59
118	Oor Hamlet	Adam McNaughtan	03:13
119	Da Sneck o' Da Smaalie / Doon Fae Nort / Jenna Reid of Quarff (medley)	Fiddler's Bid	04:30
120	Both Sides the Tweed	Capercaillie	05:01