Caledonia's Hardy Sons

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Caledonia's Hardy Sons
Studio album by
Released1978
GenreFolk
Length40:58
LabelShanachie
ProducerJohn Zollman, Silly Wizard
Silly Wizard chronology
Silly Wizard
(1976)
Caledonia's Hardy Sons
(1978)
So Many Partings
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide[2]

Caledonia's Hardy Sons is the second album by the Scottish band Silly Wizard.[3] It was released in the U.K. on Highway Records in 1978, and in the U.S. in 1980 on the Shanachie label.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Mo Chuachag Laghach (My Kindly Sweetheart)" (02:26)
  2. "The Isla Waters" (03:50)
  3. "The Twa Brithers" (06:15)
  4. "The Auld Pipe Reel/The Brolum" (03:38)
  5. "Glasgow Peggy" (03:21)
  6. "Monymusk Lads" (03:32)
  7. "The Ferryland Sealer" (03:24)
  8. "Fhear A Bhata (The Boatman)" (04:38)
  9. "Jack Cunningham's Farewell to Benbecula/Sweet Molly" (04:34)
  10. "Broom O' the Cowdenknowes" (05:20)

Personnel[edit]

  • Phil Cunningham - Accordion, whistle, synthesizer, string synthesizer, harmonium, vocals
  • Johnny Cunningham - Fiddle, viola, bouzouki, mandolin, mandola, vocals
  • Martin Hadden - Bass, harmonium, vocals
  • Gordon Jones - Guitar, bodhran, bouzouki, mandola, vocals (Lead vocals on "Ferryland Sealer")
  • Andy M. Stewart - Vocals, tenor banjo, mandolin, mandola
  • Bob Thomas - Guitar, mandola

References[edit]

  1. ^ Winick, Steve. Silly Wizard - Caledonia's Hardy Sons at AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  2. ^ MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 724.
  3. ^ "Johnny Cunningham". Obituary. The Daily Telegraph. 19 December 2003. p. 25.