Sample tracks:
   Childhood Memories    Bad Moon Rising    Loch Maree Islands
Highland Schottische    Show Me The Way To Amarillo

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Childhood Memories
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! Eriskay Lilt have hit on a very successful formula; this their fifth CD, released in November 2005, is proof of that. Kathleen makes a welcome return on vocals, joining Don and the rest of the band to deliver their usual mixture of material that has proved so popular over the years.

“From Strip the Willow to Amarillo!” - that’s how Don describes Eriskay Lilt’s versatility, and who can argue with him. All of the usual ceilidh favourites are revisited, with Don’s Hebridean spirit and unique lilting style shining through. The backing from the boys of the band is, as ever, impeccable. Toe-tapping traditional music at its best.

But it doesn’t stop there. Throw into the mix a superb collection of Scottish, Country and Pop covers, all sung with the inimatable finesse that is Kathleen, and you have yet another outstanding album that sums up Eriskay Lilt’s music to a tee.

Running time: 57 mins approx.

1. Bonnie Lass o’ Fyvie-O
Bonnie Lass O’ Fyvie-O (Trad.)
King George V’s Army (Trad.)

2. Canadian Barn Dance
The Centenary Jewel (Phil Cunningham)
Pap of Glencoe (William Lawrie)

3. Childhood Memories Listen to this track
(Words - Angus Morrison; Music - Alma Jamieson)

4. Strip the Willow
Farewell to the Tay (Trad.)
Snug in the Blanket
Paddy’s Leather Breeches (Trad.)
Archie Beag (P/M D Morrison)

5. Bad Moon Rising Listen to this track
(Burlington Music Company
 

6. Britannia Two-Step
The 10th ITC’s Farewell to Inverness (W Bryson)
Murdo MacKenzie of Torridon (Bobby MacLeod)

7. Loch Maree Islands Listen to this track
Loch Maree Islands (Kerr’s Music)
Bonnie Dundee (Trad.)

8. Farquhar& Hettie’s Waltz
(Farquhar MacRae)

9. Highland Schottische Listen to this track
John Ingram of Ardbeg, Islay (Don MacDonald)
Hi Ho Hirum (Trad.)
Molly Connell (James Wark)

10. It’s A Heartache
(Scott/Wolfe)

11. Margaret MacLean’s Waltz
(Innes MacLeod)

12. 500 Miles
(Warner Chappell)

13. Reels
Drunken Piper (Trad.)
Reunion Reel (Fergie MacDonald)
Kilt is my Delight (Trad.)
John Keith Laing (Addie Harper)

14. Westering Home
Westering Home (Trad./Robertson)
Lovely Stornoway (Halfin/Kennedy)

15. The Gambler
(Don Schlitz)

16. Skye Connection
Farewell to Skye (Trad.)
Skye Gathering (Trad.)
Portree Bay (J MacKenzie)

17. Working Man
(Rita MacNeil)

18. Show Me The Way To Amarillo Listen to this track
(Sedaka/Greenfield)

19. Reels
Piper’s Cave (Trad.)
Boil Them Cabbage Down (Trad.)
High Road to Linton (Trad.)

The Musicians
Kathleen MacDonald - Vocals
Don MacDonald - Accordion, Electronic Pipes
Colin Garvin - Keyboards, Second Accordion
Fraser MacInnes - Drums
Finlay Wells - Guitar
 

Tracks 1-4, 6-9, 11, 13, 14, 16 & 19 arranged by Colin Garvin.
All other tracks arranged by Eriskay Lilt.

Engineered by Finlay Wells, Nutshell Music, Oban.
Produced by Don & Kathleen MacDonald, Eriskay Lilt, 2005.
Catalogue Number: ELR05CD
 

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Record Distribution
Eriskay Lilt Records can supply record distributors, independent & national music outlets and other retail outlets (of all sizes) with large or small (25+) quantities of any of their CDs at preferential rates. Please contact Don MacDonald for further details.

Eriskay Lilt Records
Eriskay Lilt Records was established by Don & Kathleen MacDonald in 2002 as an independent label  to promote the music of Eriskay Lilt. To date, the label has released four CDs and acquired the rights to two other recordings.

Nutshell Music, Oban
Eriskay Lilt have established an excellent working relationship with Nutshell Music, having recorded and mixed all but two of their CDs there. The studio is owned and run by Finlay Wells and his wife Helen. Sound engineer Finlay, a graduate of the “Recording Workshop”, Ohio, USA is no stranger to the other side of the microphone! His guitar-toting skills have been heard on  several recordings as well as at live venues throughout Scotland. What little spare time he has left is devoted to teaching guitar.

CDs by Eriskay Lilt
Home To Me
Childhood Memories
Crossing The Causeway
From Eriskay To Donegal
Dreaming In The West
Just A Little Bit