David Kilpatrick
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The Red Rigs o' Lang Syne The Red Rigs o' Lang Syne
Aimed at the (very few) Scots who look backwards rather than forwards and rather fancy themselves in another Jacobite rebellion!
Laidlaw's Last Lament Laidlaw's Last Lament
An atmospheric Border Scots ballad in the auld tradition: how 'the Piper of Loos' saved the 7th Battalion of the King's Own Scottish Borderers in October 1915.
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
For Burns' Night - the bard's classic song recorded with mellow nylon string guitar and vocals, and an instrumental break.
Annochie Gordon Annochie Gordon
The tale of Gordon of Auchanachie and his love Jeannie, who is married off by her domineering father to wealthy Lord Saltoun.
Jedwater Jedwater
This is a late Victorian parlour-song by the Rev. Thomas Davidson and Mr T S Smail of Jedburgh, found in the British Students' Song Book circa 1900
Barbara Allen (Bawbie Allen) Barbara Allen (Bawbie Allen)
Bell Robertson's Scottish words to Barbara Allen, from the Greig Duncan Collection, with a conflated tune
Dainty Davie Dainty Davie
This is the Border Scots song tune Dainty Davie, played on nylon string double coursed Spanish laud (flat backed lute) tuned GDgce'g'.
Twa Corbies Twa Corbies
This is the 'oldest Scottish folk song' - from exactly the area where I live and work, the Scottish Borders. My arrangement is derived from Archie Fisher, Jansch and others but has a different exact melody and accompaniment.
Goodnight An' Joy Be Wi' You A' Goodnight An' Joy Be Wi' You A'
The Scots song which was sung on Old Year's Night before Auld Lang Syne was adopted
