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Scottish Folk Groups
Sprangeen
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This group of seven Edinburgh-based musicians was formed in 1982 for a special festival (Women Live in Scotland), and stayed together for another two years, when they recorded their only record for Springthyme. I think sprangeen is a type of seaweed, but I'm not entirely sure!
The two clarsach players, Mary MacMaster and Patsy Seddon, went on to form a duo, Sileas and also teamed up with two others to form The Poozies. Mary was also in a trio, Shine, with Corrina Hewat and Alyth McCormick.
Fiddler Rosa Michaelson later formed The Loose Moose Ceilidh Band.
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Sprangeen: Sprangeen (Springthyme SPR 1013, 1984)
Side One: Sally Hunter (Nath Gow)/Off She Goes/Lads of
Dunse; Miss Sine Flemington (Alan Bruford)/The Ale Is Dear;
In Dispraise of Whisky/The Favourite Dram; Alasdair MacColla; O'Carolan's
Draught (Turlough O'Carolan); Gypsy's Warning/Flora MacDonald/Sweet
Molly
Side Two: Miss Shepherd (Skinner)/Jenny Nettles/Mrs Macleod
of Raasay; Braes of Strathblane/Sgian Dubh/Hills of Glenorchy; Lovely
Molly; Braigh Loch Iall/Miss Lyall/Loch Leven Castle; Ciamar a Ni Mi An
Dannsa Direach/Paddy's Leather Breeches/Atholl Highlanders
All tracks traditional except where indicated
Kathleen King (double bass, fiddle);
Marta McGlynn (concertina);
Mary MacMaster (clarsach, whistle, temple bells, vocals);
Rosa Michaelson (fiddle, triangle, duck-call);
Val Peek (fiddle);
Patsy Seddon (clarsach, fiddle, vocals);
Ann Ward (concertina, flute)
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Freedom Come All Ye (Wilkie House Records WHR001, 1985)
with Mirk, Iain Mackintosh, Hamish Henderson, Margaret Bennet,
The McCalmans, Davy Steel, and Dougie MacLean
Side One: Miss Shepherd (Skinner)/Jenny Nettles/Mrs Macleod
of Raasay
Side Two: Gypsy's Warning/Flora MacDonald/Sweet
Molly
This LP was the Scottish folk scene's effort to aid suffering in Ethiopia.
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