Scottish Tradition 23: Wooed and Married And Aa [CD]

Volume 23 in this classic series of recordings from the archives of The School of Scottish Studies draws together a selection of songs, tunes and customs from across Scotland, connected with marraige. items from both the Scots and Gaelic are included, as are items from different occupational groups including fishers, farmers and factory workers. The archives are particularly rich in wedding material from the Shetland Isles, and in this case it has been possble to give a feel of the sequence of events connected to the wedding, before, during and after it. The material on the CD dates from the eraly 1950's up to the 1980's.

1. The Wedding Gift
2. The Highland Wedding
3. Oran Ghleann Bhargaill
4. The Contract
5. The Reiteach
6. The Feet Washing
7. De Chuir Am Mulad Ort
8. Ob Ob Orra Bo
9. Allaibh Arra Bo Choisinn Co-bheag
10. An Goc Ard
11. Fisher Weddings in Brora
12. Norwick Wedding
13. Mary MacArthur’s Wedding
14. Mairi’s Wedding
15. Bannais Chiostal Odhar
16. Bannais An Dotair
17. Cuttie’s Waddin’
18. The Weddin’ o’ McGinnis & His Cross-Eyed Pet
19. The Gargrie Waddin
20. The Sporin
21. The Booking Night
22. The Bride’s Cog
23. The Spinner’s Wedding
24. The Chanty
25. The Pay-off
26. The Scatter
27. The Scramble
28. Melrose Ba
29. The Wedding Brace
30. Du’s Bon Lang Awa
31. Hoo Can I Leave Faither & Mither
32. Wooed & Married An Aa
33. The Bride’s a Bonnie Thing
34. Breaking The Scone
35. Da Farder Ben Da Welcomer
36. Tune From Papa Stour
37. The Guiser’s Reel
38. Shetland Weddings
39. The Bedding of The Bride
40. Come to Bed Boots & Aa
41. Greig’s Pipes

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