Sample tracks:
   Galloway Hills    Hillbilly Rock, Hillbilly Roll
Sands of Vatersay    Boston Two-Step

Click on the track names above to hear samples from this CD. The track should start to play after a few seconds. The sound quality has been reduced due to bandwith limitations.

Just A Little Bit
The dynamic duo of Eriskay Lilt have a huge following throughout the Highlands & Islands. Mind you,  it’s not surprising, given the lilting west coast sound that they produce - one that is guaranteed to have the feet tapping wherever they perform.

In this, their first album, they present a fine mix of original material and a good selection of popular favourites. Eriskay Lilt are equally at home playing Scottish, Irish and Country & Western songs and are also adept at the usual ceilidh dance favourites including Strip the Willow and the Highland Schottische! With covers of songs from Runrig, Van Morrison and Gina G, plus more traditional material, there is surely something for everyone on this CD.

Don & Kathleen MacDonald are joined on this CD by some of Scotland’s finest musicians, namely John Carmichael (second accordion), Colin Garvin (keyboards), Duncan Findlay (guitar) and Gordon Smith (drums). Together they have combined to give a highly polished, swinging west coast sound. Special mention must also go to John Carmichael for the fine job he has done as producer on this album.

Don’t miss out - experience “Just A Little Bit” of Eriskay Lilt’s magical sound.

Running time: 56 mins approx.

1. Marches Listen to this track
Galloway Hills (PDW)
Thomas Saunders (Trad.)

2. Strip The Willow
Bernara Bridge (D MacLeod)
Rory MacLeod (D Macleod)
Nelson Mandela’s Welcome to Glasgow (Blair Douglas)
The Kitchen Maid (PDW)

3. Hillbilly Rock, Hillbilly Roll Listen to this track
(Garner & Philip; pub. Warner Chappell)

4. Sands of Vatersay Listen to this track

5. Medley
The Marchioness of Tullibardine (2/4 March) (C Duff)
Loch Rannoch (Slow Air) (J Wilson)
The Laird Mhor Reel (Ian Crichton)
Maggie’s Reel (Trad.)
The Lintie (D MacLeod)

6. Red Haired Mary Is Dancing
(Blair Douglas arr. Kathleen MacDonald)

7. Hillbilly Girl With The Blues
(LJ Dalton; EMI Music Publishing Ltd.® 1980 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.)

8. Calum’s Road
(Donald Shaw; JDC Pub.)

9. Irish Medley
Destination Donegal (McAuley/John McAuley; Sparta Florida Music Group)
Rathlin Island (B Connors; Outlet Music)
My Donegal (Trad.)

10. Highland Schottische
Traditional tune 1
Traditional tune 2
Calum Beag
Ian Douglas’s Welcome to the Big Wide World (Blair Douglas)
The Turriff Schottische

11. Kathleen’s Waltz
(Don MacDonald)

12. Brown Eyed Girl
(Van Morrison; Polygram Music Publishing Ltd.)

13. Morag’s Set
Morag Forrest of Airdrie (Don MacDonald)
Morag Ramsay (P R MacLeod)
Morag’s Ceilidh (Fergie MacDonald)

14. Boston Two-Step Listen to this track
Bold O’Donoghue (Trad.)
The Irish Washerwoman (Trad.)

15. 6/8 Marches
Heights of Casino (D MacRae)
Ellenor (D S Ramsey)

16. Protect & Survive
(C MacDonald)

17. Electronic Pipes
Oran Eriskay (Slow Air) (D MacDonald)
Father John MacMillan of Barra (2/4 March) (N MacDonald)
Farewell to the Tay (Jig) (Trad./ 3rd part Don MacDonald)

18. Eriskay Waltzes
Eriskay My Home (Kathleen MacDonald)
Eriskay Love Lilt (K MacLeod/M Kennedy/Fraser)

19. Ooh...Aah, Just A Little Bit
(Simon Tauber/Steve Rodway; pub. Gema/Biem)

The Musicians
Kathleen MacDonald - Vocals
Don MacDonald - Accordion, Electronic Pipes
John Carmichael - Second Accordion
Colin Garvin - Keyboards
Duncan Findlay - Guitar
Gordon Smith - Drums

Recorded and mixed at CaVa Sound Workshops, Glasgow.
Produced by John Carmichael, 1998.
Originally released by BGS Productions Ltd. (ScotDisc) as CDITV650.
Catalogue Number: ELR01CD

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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