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Lion cover image by Joe DavieLion
the quartet album
David Greenberg, David McGuinness,
Katherine McGillivray, Alison McGillivray

with Lisa Milne, Daniel Johnston and Mary Ann Kennedy

five centuries of Scottish music, and some other stuff too
Boxwood BOX-905

£12

full track listing and previews at www.myspace.com/lioncd

"The recording of the year. Everyone should own this disc." The Herald


 

Fiddler Tam cover image by Joseph DavieFiddler Tam
the music of Thomas Erskine, the 6th Earl of Kellie
Mhairi Lawson, soprano
Linn CKD 240 - multi-channel SACD

Mannheim symphonies, songs, a string quartet, two trio sonatas, a largo for flute, and a strathspey and reel, all from Scotland's greatest 18th century composer - a CD that rewrites Scottish musical history

£12

listen to mp3 samples
Overture in C op.1 no.2 - Allegro      Quartet in C minor (Kilravock No.8)- Allegro

"I can't stop playing this delightful disc" The Times

"Concerto Caledonia play with great style, understanding and fervour,
for this is music which exudes energy, sparkle and enthusiasm" ***** Sunday Herald

"This CD offers a tremendous amount of pleasure, and it’s difficult to know how much 
to attribute this to Kellie’s talent and how much to assign to the verve and 
conviction of Concerto Caledonia. This crack ensemble makes the best possible case for 
Kellie’s music, and one hopes, probably in vain, for a second volume." Fanfare

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The Red Red Rose

songs and tunes from 18th century Scotland
Mhairi Lawson, soprano
Jamie MacDougall, tenor
David Greenberg, violin
Delphian DCD34014

songs by Robert Burns, Allan Ramsay, John Abell, and James Oswald, including the original version of A Red Red Rose, seasoned with a smattering of fiddle madness  

SOLD OUT - remastered version available late May 2008

listen to mp3 samples
Miss Murray's Reel from 'The Caledonian Muse'     Robert Burns - The Slaves Lament

"svelte and stylish" ***** The Scotsman
"the funkiest album of Burns songs I've ever heard" CD Review - BBC Radio 3
"
playing of the highest order" Early Music Review
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Spring Any Day Now
Music of 18th century Scotland and elsewhere
David Greenberg, baroque and modern violins
David McGuinness, harpsichord, piano, harmonium, melodica
with Concerto Caledonia
 Marquis 77471 81325 2 9

Wild and woolly fiddle tunes from the age of the Scottish Enlightenment, with music from Hungary and Finland, tunes by Frank Zappa and Fred Frith, and other entertainment.

£12 

"Not your average collection of fiddle tunes then, and all the better for it ... what a surprising treat it is too!" BBC Music
"
You just might freak out when you hear this." WholeNote, Toronto
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Mungrel Stuff
Scottish-Italian music by Barsanti and others
Mhairi Lawson, soprano
Jamie MacDougall, tenor
Linn CKD140

For session photos and additional notes on the words and music, visit the Mungrel page. 

Sunday Times Records of the Year 2001
reviews

£12 

mp3 extracts from Francesco Barsanti's arrangements of Allan Ramsay songs: 
Clout the Caldron    Corn Riggs  


cover imageColin's Kisses 
the music of James Oswald
Catherine Bott, soprano 
Iain Paton, tenor
Linn CKD 101

£12

mp3: The Thistle
Who is James Oswald anyway? Find out here
"Oswald's music contains romance, sex, pathos and humour; it is joyous, moving, and unmissable." ***** amazon.co.uk
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cover imageThe Lion of Scotland
Leo Scotiae Irritatus and other cantatas by
John Clerk of Penicuik (1676-1755)
Catherine Bott, soprano
Hyperion CDA 67007

- SOLD OUT
This title is currently only available direct from Hyperion Records here

mp3: Dic mihi saeve puer
click here for our pocket guide to John Clerk of Penicuik
reviews
out-takes


 

The Tiger Lillies - Love and War
the songs from our Edinburgh International Festival show in 2007 performed by the TLs 
with David McGuinness on harpsichord and organ
track details

£10

Alison McGillivray - Geminiani cello sonatas
Sonatas for violoncello and continuo, op.5 nos. 1-6; Pièces de claveçin
with David McGuinness, harpsichord  Joseph Crouch, cello  Eligio Quintiero, guitar

£10  

Chris Norman Ensemble - The Caledonian Flute
the definitive recording of Scottish traditional flute music
also features the recording debut of David McGuinness's melodica 
review

£10  

 


collaborations with Future Pilot AKA
the album Secrets from the Clockhouse is out now on Creeping Bent - besides us, making appearances are Alasdair Gray, Karine Polwart, Damo Suzuki, Thurston Moore, Stuart and Sarah from Belle and Sebastian, and a host of others ...
 the single Eyes of Love featuring Concerto Caledonia on the song 'Changes' is available from Rough Trade
Get While the Getting's Good, a new collection of Scottish music from Hamburg's aufgeladen und bereit, includes the Future Pilot AKA vs. Concerto Caledonia track Elephants