Songs From Gretna to Glencoe

Alastair McDonald | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Scotdisc
• ASIN: B000001MVP
• Also Available in: VHS Tape
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,449,316 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Gallawa Hills

2. Jock O' Hazeldean

3. The Barras

4. Kelvingrove

5. Rothesay 'O

6. Will Ye Go Lassie Go

7. Loch Lomond

8. Railway Porter

9. Tramps And Hawkers

10. Glencoe

11. Hie Johnny Cope

12. Skye Boat Song

13. Twa Bonnie Maids

14. Will Ye No Come Back Again

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars expressive distinctive vocals and sparkling instrumentals, August 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Songs From Gretna to Glencoe (Audio CD)

Maria Anthony [e-mail] Aug1999 Alastair McDonald is one of the finest Scots singers of any generation. The songs on this recording range from sensitive ballads and evocative love songs to humorous clever pieces and rousing martial ballads. His guitar and banjo accompaniment are flawless, and the arrangements are always perfectly apprropriate. He has the ability to use his voice in brilliant interpretation of each song. Alastair McDonald has a large catalog of recordings in a variety of styles, and this is one of the best(along with Velvet and Steel and Honest Poverty, it truly captures the essence of Scottish sing).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL, May 6, 2000

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Jane Ellis "The_Book_Yenta" (Bellingham, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs From Gretna to Glencoe (Audio CD)

I bought the album for one song only, and ended up loving the entire disc. A must have for those who appreciate classic folk in the truest sense.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On the road with Alastair, June 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Songs From Gretna to Glencoe (Audio CD)

All tour managers doing their best to interpret Scotland for overseas tourists bless the name of Alastair McDonald. His music and words have just helped me help make sense of the complex, sad and proud history of Scotland and sent 21 travellers back home to Canada very happy and with a greater sense of understanding of what for many of them is the land of their forefathers.

What is so great about the tracks - and this was also so with his album "The Songs of Scotland" - is that you can line them up and hit the play button just as you are going into a specific area. Alastair can tell the story of a place more eloquently in song than any of us can through a coach mike. Thanks mate, you helped make a good trip a great one!