Going back more than 2000 years, Scottish Gaelic is one of the oldest European languages. In the late 19th century there was a Scots Gaelic revival where both the language and culture of Scotland blossomed. At the time, the recently born recording industry quickly echoed this popular interest and spread it internationally. Bill Dean-Myatt and Nigel Barret have compiled this historic collection of early Scots Gaelic recordings which includes a 28 page llustrated booklet giving historic backgrounds to each track. Patrick FRÉMEAUX

DIRECTION : BILL DEAN-MYATT, NIGEL BARRETT CD1: 1. RODERICK MACLEOD - POSADH PUITHIR BHAIN (HIGHLAND WEDDING SONG) • 2. HUGH MACKAY - SA CHOILL UD THALL (THE ISLAND HERDMAID) • 3. ALFRED JAMES FORBES - CUMHA MHIC CRIOMAIN (LAMENT FOR MACCRIMMON) • 4. JENNY M. B. CURRIE - O TILL A LEANNAIN (RETURN MY DARLING) • 5. KENNETH MACRAE - PUIRT A BEUL (MOUTH TUNES) • 6. NORMAN MACPHAIL BLAIR - THEID MI G’AD AMHARC (I’LL COME BACK AND SEE YE) • 7. MORAG MACDONALD - EILEAN MO CHRIDH (ISLE OF MY HEART) • 8. STEWART MACINNES - AN CLUINN THU MI, MO NIGHEAN DONN (WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME, MY BROWN HAIRED MAID) • 9. JAMES C. M. CAMPBE LL - ORAN MOR MHICLEOID (MACLEOD’S GREAT SONG) • 10. JAMES C. MACPHEE - AN AIRIGH (THE SHIELING) • 11. MARGRAT DUNCAN - CHUIR LAD AN T-SUIL A PIOT; CAIRISTIONA CHAIMBEUL; A CHUR NAN GOBHAR AS A CHREIG • 12. NAN MCINNES - GAOL AN T-SEOLADAIR (LOVE OF THE SOLDIER) • 13. ANDREW R. GRINLAW - POSADH PIUTH’R IAIN BHAIN (HIGHLAND WEDDING SONG) • 14. NEIL MCLEAN - CHAILIN MHAISEACH DHONN (THE COMELY FAIR MAID) • 15. GLASGOW GAELIC CHOIR - EILEAN LEODHAIS (ISLE OF LEWIS) • 16. ANGUS WHYTE - BIRLINN CHOLLA CHIOTAICH (COLUMBA’S GALLEY) • 17. CAMPBELTOWN GAELIC CHOIR – TALADH • 18. GREENOCK GAELIC CHOIR - CAIRISTIONA CHAIMBEUL – STRATHSPEY; A CHUR NAN GOBHAR – REEL •• BONUS TRACKS • 19 . JESSIE NIVEN MCLACHAN - HO RO MO NIGHEANN DONN BHOIDHEACH (MY NUT BROWN MAIDEN) • 20. PHEMIE MARQUIS - A FAIRY’S LOVE SONG (THA MI SGITH) CD2 : 1. MADGE CAMPBELL BROWN - A’ BHIRLINN BHARRACH (KISHMUL’S GALLEY) • 2. OBAN GAELIC CHOIR - FAR AN ROBH MI’N RAOIR • 3. HELOISE “JANE” RUSSELL-FERGUSSON - ‘A CHRUINNEAG LEACH (THE ISLAY MAIDEN) • 4. ARCHIBALD GRANT - FAGAIL BARRAIDH (LEAVING BARRA) • 5. CATHIE B. MACLEAN - SORAIDH SLAN LE FIONN-AIRIDH (FAREWELL TO FIUNARY) • 6. GLASGOW GAELIC JUNIOR CHOIR - IS TOIGH LEAM A’ GHAIDHEALTACHD • 7. DONALD MACISAAC - EILEAN MO GHAOIL (ISLE OF MY LOVE) • 8. DUNCAN MCLELLAN - PUIRT-A-BEUL; NO. 1 - A CHUR NAN GOBHAR AS A’ CHREIG; CAIRISTIONA CHAIMBEUL; MAC-A-PHIE • 9. SYDNEY MACEWAN - MAIGHDEANAN NA H’AIRIDHE (FROM “SONGS OF THE HEBRIDES”) • 10. ALLAN MACLEAN - EILEAN LEODHAIS (ISLE OF LEWIS) • 11. ALASDAIR MATHESON - FAGAIL LEODHAIS (LEAVING LEWIS) • 12. ALLAN MACRITCHIE - MHAIREAD OG (MULL FISHER’S LOVE SONG) • 13. RODERICK MACKINNON - PART 4. I SPENT THE NIGHT… [BRATACH BANA] • 14. JACK CAMPBELL - SA CHOILL UD THALL (THE ISLAND HERDMAID) • 15. MURDO FERGUSON - MO GHAOL MAIRI (MAIRI MY LOVE) • 16. JOHN “HODDAN” MACDONALD - TARBH UR AN “A.I.” (LITTLE CALUM) • 17. ANGUS C. MACLEOD - A CHALUM BHIG • 18. HUGH MACQUEEN - MO RUN AIR NA MARAICHEAN (MY LATE LOVE) • 19. KITTY MACLEOD - LEODHAS MO GHRAIDH (DEAR ISLE OF LEWIS) • 20. NA H-EILTHIRICH - THUG-O-LATHAIL O-HORO (JACOBITE)