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Album: The World's Room
# Song Title   Time
1)    To the Beggin' I Will Go More Info... 0:03
2)    The Branle More Info... 0:05
3)    Forfar Sodger More Info... 0:06
4)    Mill O' Tifty More Info... 0:07
5)    Bannockburn Road More Info... 0:05
6)    Battle of Waterloo More Info... 0:05
7)    Soup of the Day More Info... 0:04
8)    Roslin Castle More Info... 0:06
9)    Edward More Info... 0:05
10)    The Ritual More Info... 0:04
 
Album: The World's Room
# Song Title   Time
1)    To the Beggin' I Will Go More Info... 0:03
2)    The Branle More Info... 0:05
3)    Forfar Sodger More Info... 0:06
4)    Mill O' Tifty More Info... 0:07
5)    Bannockburn Road More Info... 0:05
6)    Battle of Waterloo More Info... 0:05
7)    Soup of the Day More Info... 0:04
8)    Roslin Castle More Info... 0:06
9)    Edward More Info... 0:05
10)    The Ritual More Info... 0:04
 
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Performer Notes
  • Old Blind Dogs: Jim Malcolm (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Johnny Hardie (guitar, fiddle, background vocals); Rory Campbell (whistle, border pipes, background vocals); Buzzby McMillan (bass, citern, background vocals); Paul Jennings (percussion).
  • Recorded at Watercolour Music, Ardgour, Lochaber, Scotland. Includes liner notes by Susan Malcolm and Old Blind Dogs.
  • Personnel: Jonny Hardie (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, fiddle, background vocals); Jim Malcolm (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Rory Campbell (whistling, background vocals); Buzzby McMillan (cittern, background vocals); Paul Jennings (congas, djembe, percussion, background vocals); Nostradameus (bells).
  • Audio Mixers: Alan Morrison; Alan Turner.
  • Recording information: Lochaber; Scotland; Watercolour Studio, Ardgour, Scotland.
  • Photographers: Euan Myles; Deborah McKeever.
  • With harmonica and conga drums in the mix, you know that Old Blind Dogs are not the kind of traditional Scots musicians who waste too much time worrying about authenticity. But their overall sound is one that will appeal greatly to fans of the Battlefield Band and, especially, the Tannahill Weavers, a group whose vocal approach is quite similar to that of Old Blind Dogs. This band's secret weapon is piper Rory Campbell, who composed a number of the tunes on this album and who also plays a mean low whistle. Singer and guitarist Jim Malcolm does himself proud on the rollicking "Forfar Sodger" (one of many tracks that benefit greatly from the percussion of Paul Jennings), and the group's ensemble singing is especially attractive on "To the Beggin' I Will Go," the album's lead track. The instrumentals are even better; "Roslin Castle," an ancient and melancholy air, is given a minimalist and almost spooky arrangement for fiddle, whistle, and guitar, while Campbell's "Soup of the Day" is underpinned by what sounds suspiciously like a drum loop. Excellent. ~ Rick Anderson
Professional Reviews
Q (1/00, p.122) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...capable of carrying the lengthy ballads they favor....the instrumentals sway and soar...and in 'Edward' they've created one of the creepiest singalongs of the year."

Dirty Linen (2-3/00, p.81) - "...the band's strongest and most consistent recording to date and shows that you 'can' teach old dogs new tricks."
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