OSSIAN by OSSIAN

OSSIAN - named after the legendary 3rd century Celtic Bard and folk hero, was formed in 1976, and this was their first album of Scottish/Celtic music - released in 1977 on Vinyl LP, in 1997 on CD and music cassette. The band went on to record a series of albums on their own 'Iona' label.

The CD Song Book can be downloaded free as a pdf: springthyme.co.uk/1004/04CDSongBook.pdf

MUSICIANS: Billy Jackson - Celtic harp, Uillean pipes, Small pipes, Whistle & Vocals. George Jackson - Fiddle, Mandolin, Flute, Whistle, Guitar & Vocals. John Martin - Fiddle, Mandolin, Cello & Vocals. Billy Ross - Lead vocals, Guitar, Whistle and Dulcimer.

Tracks include the beautiful slow air Sitting in the Stern of a Boat; several Scottish folk songs The Corncrake and Ma Rovin Eye; songs in Gaelic Ó mo Dhùthaich (Oh my Country), some lively instrumentals including a set of Shetland Reels Spootaskerry etc and a fine slow air Music of Spey by Scotland's great fiddle composer, the 'strathspey king' James Scott Skinner.

Tracklist

1.	The Corncrake (Song)/ I Hae a Wife o My Ain (Jig)	2:51

2.	Sitting in the Stern of a Boat (Mi 'm shuidh' an Deireadh Bata) (Slow air)	2:56

3.	Ma Rovin Eye (Song)	2:45

4.	Ó mo Dhùthaich (Oh My Country) (Gaelic song)/ Ossian's Lament	6:37

5.	The 72nd Highlander's Farewell tae Aberdeen (Pipe march)/ The Favourite Dram (Bumpkin)	2:38

6.	Ae Fond Kiss (Song)	4:29

7.	Brose and Butter (Song)/ Monaghan Jig/ Jackson's Bottle of Brandy (Jigs)	5:26

8.	Music of Spey (Slow air)	3:39

9.	Let Me in this Ae Nicht (Song)	5:32

10.	Spootaskerry/ The Willow Kishie/ Simon's Wort (Shetland reels)	3:30

11.	Oidche Mhath Leibh (Goodnight To You) (Gaelic song)	3:18

Credits

released July 30, 1977

Recorded and mixed at Pan-Audio Studios, Edinburgh over seven days between 19 February and 1 June 1977. Engineer - Colin Nicholson. Production - Peter Shepheard. Original Sleeve Design - Colin Brown. Originally released as Vinyl LP July 1977. Remastered and released in CD and Cassette with full song texts in 1997. Additional design work for CD and Cassette - Geyguid Design Associates.

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