Scottish music, acoustic instruments, an electric atmosphere
30 plus years, still weaving amazing music
Known to their fans as the Tannies, the band uses the highland bagpipe, flute and fiddle as its core. Their sound has been described as tighter, more intense, and harder driven than other Scottish groups such as the Battlefield Band or Silly Wizard. More than 30 years after releasing their first recording, the Tannahill Weavers are still going strong, still touring, recording, and winning new fans.
Current Members
* Roy Gullane (founding member) - guitar, vocals
* Phil Smillie (founding member) - simple system flute, tin whistles, bodhrán, vocals
* Leslie Wilson - bouzouki, keyboards, guitar, vocals
* John Martin - fiddle, cello, viola, vocals
* Colin Melville - Highland bagpipes, Scottish smallpipes, tin whistles
Past members:
* Alan MacLeod - Highland bagpipes, tin whistles, mandola, organ, vocals
* Bill Bourne - vocals, bouzouki, guitar, electric guitar, fiddle, keyboards, bass pedals
* Dougie MacLean - fiddle, mandolin, vocals, guitar, tenor banjo
* Duncan J. Nicholson - Highland bagpipes, Scottish smallpipes, tin whistles
* Gordon Duncan - Highland bagpipes, tin whistles
* Hudson Swan - bouzouki, vocals, fiddle, glockenspiel, mandolin
* Iain MacInnes - Highland bagpipes, Scottish smallpipes, tin whistles, vocals
* Kenny Forsyth - Highland bagpipes, Scottish smallpipes, tin whistles
* Mike Ward - fiddle, guitar, vocals
* Ross Kennedy - bouzouki, fiddle, bass pedals, vocals
* Stuart Morison - fiddles, bones, guitar
* John Cassidy (founding member) - whistles, vocals
The Tannahill Weavers (1984-1990) on Amazon
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Passage
Released on Green Linnet in 1984
Tracks:
1...Roddie MacDonald's Favourite (2:45)
2...Jamie Raeburn's Farewell (4:41)
3...Harris and the Mare (5:47)
4...Duntroon/Trip to Alaska (4:11)
5...The Highland Laddie (4:43)
6...At the End of a Pointed Gun (5:11)
7...Lady Dysie (4:05)
8...The Coach House Reel/Marie Christine/The Coach House Reel (3:54)
9...Phuktiphanno/John MacKenzie's Fancy (2:58)
10...Drink a Round (4:29)
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Land of Light
Released on Green Linnet in 1986
Tracks:
1...Lucy Cassidy/The Bletherskate/The Smith of Chilliechassie (3:27)
2...The Scottish Settler's Lament (5:47)
3...Donald MacLean's Farewell to Oban/Dunrobin Castle/DThe Wise Maid/Iain's Jig (4:04)
4...The Rovin' Heilandman (2:58)
5...The Yellow Haired Laddie/Dream Angus (4:50)
6...Land of Light (1:34)
7...The Queen Amang the Heather/Mairi Anne MacInnes (3:41)
8...Bustles and Bonnets (5:32)
9...The American Stranger (3:06)
10...Conon Bridge/MacBeth's Strathspey/Major David Manson/Mrs. MacPherson of Inveran (4:12)
MP3: Land Of Light
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Dancing Feet
Released on Green Linnet in 1987
Tracks:
1...Turf Lodge/The Cape Breton Fiddlers' Welcome to the Shetland Isles/ Lady Margaret Stewart/The Flaggon
2...Tranent Muir
3...Isabeaux S'y Promene/Banais Mairead
4...Fisher Row/Newmarket House
5...Wild Mountain Thyme
6...Maggie Lauder
7...The Smokey Lum/Maggie's Pancakes/Dancing Feet/The Mason's Apron
8...Mary Morrison
9...The Campbelton Kiltie Ball/The Back of the Moon/Kelsae Brig/Put Me in the Great Chest/Sergeant MacDonald's Reel
10...The Final Trawl
MP3: Dancing Feet
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The Best of The Tannahill Weavers 1979-1989
Released on Green Linnet in 1989
Tracks:
1...The Geese in the Bog/The Jig of Slurs (2:52)
2...Auld Lang Syne (3:17)
3...Tranent Muir (2:35)
4...The Highland Laddie (4:43)
5...Lucy Cassidy/The Bletherskate/The Smith of Chilliechassie (3:27)
6...Farewell to Fiunary/Heather Island (6:35)
7...Roddie MacDonald's Favourite (2:45)
8...The Gypsy Laddie (2:36)
9...Jamie Raeburn's Farewell (4:41)
10...Johnnie Cope/The Atholl Highlanders (3:41)
11...I Once Loved a Lass (3:52)
12...Turf Lodge/The Cape Breton Fiddlers' Welcome to the Shetland Isles/Lady Margaret Stewart/The Flaggon (6:31)
MP3: Best Of The Tannahill Weavers
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Cullen Bay
Released on Green Linnet in 1990
Tracks:
1...The Standard on the Braes o' Mar/The Haughs o' Cromdale
2...The Fiddler/The Fiddler's Jig/Jenny Dang the Weaver/The Reel of Tulloch
3...Joy of My Heart
4...Aikendrum
5...Samuel the Weaver/The Panda/Thunderhead/The Cannongate Twitch/Allan MacDonald's Reel
6...Kintail
7...A Night Visitor's Song
8...Cullen Bay/Dalnahassaig/S'iomadh Riud a Chunnaic Mi/Alick C. MacGregor
9...Braw Burn the Bridges
MP3: Cullen Bay
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The Tannahill Weavers (1992-1998) on Amazon
Mermaid Song
Released on Green Linnet in 1992
Tracks:
1...Greenwood Side/The Highland Laddie/Pattie
2...Logie o' Buchan
3...Elspeth Campbell/Kenny Gilles of Portnalong, Skye/Malcolm Johnstone/Thornton Jig
4...The Cuillins of Rhum
5...The Mermaid's Song/The Herra Boys/Captain Horn/The Fourth Floor
6...Are Ye Sleeping Maggie/The Noose and the Ghillie
7...A Bruxa/Las Mañeras Grandes
8...Come Under My Plaidie
9...Welcome Royal Cherlie/Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle
10...Flashmarket Close/MacArthur/Colonel Fraser/The Swallow's Tale
11...The Ass in the Graveyard
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Capernaum
Released on Green Linnet in 1994
Tracks:
1...The Blackbird Set: Blackley of Hillsdale/The Blackbird/The Hankie Dance/Jack Daniel's Reel/The Farmer's Daughter (4:50)
2...Capernaum (2:45)
3...The Plooboy Laddies/John Murray of Lochee (4:43)
4...The Unicorn Set: The Unicorn/Trip to Pakistan/an Andro (6:26)
5...The Braes o' Balquhidder (4:03)
6...The Hieland Sodger (3:05)
7...The Carls o' Dysart (1:10)
8...The Log Splitter Set: Caradale Bay/The Log Splitter/Calibachan/Drochaid Luideach (4:20)
9...The Sound of Taransay (3:36)
10...The Brewer Laddie/Cathkin Braes (4:10)
11...The Bergen (3:50)
12...Gray Bob's Set: Gray Bob/Cutty's Wedding/ Loch Carron/Gray Bob (3:20)
13...Captain Ward/The Streaker (2:53)
14...Hame (5:40)
MP3: Capernaum
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Leaving St. Kilda
Released on Green Linnet in 1996
Tracks:
1. Good Drying Set: Good Drying/The MacFarlanes/The Whistlebinkies Reel/Mulhaires Reel/The Christmas Carousal/Miss Monaghan
2. Hieland Harry/The Wee Highland Laddie/Lieutenant Colonel D.J.S.Murray
3. The Rigs o' Rye
4. The Athol Gathering/Donald MacLeod Reel
5. St. Kilda Set: Leaving St. Kilda/Major W. Knox, M.C./The Highland Brigade at Magersfontein
6. The Shearin's No For You
7. The Three Healths
8. Crann Tara Set: Angus G. MacLeod/Crann Tara/Fiona MacLeod
9. The Wars o' Germany
10. Islay Charms Set: Donald MacLeod/Islay Charms/Alena MacAskill/Donnie MacGregor
11. Last May a Braw Wooer
12. Fareweel You Silver Darlins
MP3: Leaving St. Kilda
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The Tannahill Weavers Collection: Choice Cuts 1987-1996
Released on Green Linnet in 1997
Tracks:
1 - The Blackbird Set : Blackley of Hillsdale : The Blackbird : The Hankie Dance : Jack Daniels Reel : The Farmers Daughter
2 - Wild Mountain Thyme
3 - Capernaum
4 - Crann Tara Set : Angus G. MacLeod : Crann Tara : Fiona MacLeod
5 - Joy of My Heart / Kintail
6 - The Carls o' Dysart / The Log Splitter Set : The Carls o' Dysart : Caradale Bay : The Log Splitter : Calibachan : Drochaid Luideach
7 - Highland Harry : Highland Harry : The Wee Highland Laddie : Lieutenant Colonel D.J.S. Murray
8 - The Braes o' Balquhidder
9 - Are Ye Sleeping Maggie? : Are Ye Sleeping Maggie : The Noose and the Ghillie
10 - Campbelton Kiltie Ball : Campbelton Kiltie Ball : The Back of the Moon : Kelsae Brig : Put Me in the Great Chest : Sergeant MacDonald's Reel
11 - The Cuillins of Rhum
12 - The Plooboy Laddies / John Murray of Lochee
13 - The Good Drying Set : Good Drying : The MacFarlanes : The Whistlebinkies Reel : Mulhaire's Reel : The Christmas Carousal : Miss Monaghan
14 - Braw Burn the Bridges
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Epona
Released on Green Linnet in 1998
Tracks:
1...Interceltic Set : Unknown Breton Tune / Dominic McGowan / Neil Anns a' Bhata Mhor / Tha Toll Air a' Bhata / Quirang Quickstep
2...When The Kye Come Hame / Munlochy Bridge
3...Lord Drummond
4...The Braes O' Gleniffer
5...The Great Ships
6...Carronside Set : Carronside / Miss Grace Hays / Miss Sarah MacFadyen
7...Rich Man's Silver
8...MacGregor of Rora Set : McGregor of Rora / Port an Righ / Bogallan / Malcolm the Tailor / The Primrose Girl
9...Craigieburn Wood
10...Loch Tayside Set : Superscot / Am Breamatain Tobhain Dubh / Charms of Whisky / Loch Tayside Reel / Ruairidh of Barra's Reel / The New Reel
11...Westlin' Winds
12...Robin Tamson's Smiddy / Highland Kitty
MP3: Epona
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Alchemy
Released on Green Linnet in 2000
Tracks:
1. THE FAIR MAID OF OBAN SET (3:48)
CORADAVON LODGE
THAILER A BHA ME SHERRIDH IS FEADER A THUAIR ME
THE FAIR MAID OF OBAN
DALDOWNY'S REEL
MISS CAMPBELL OF GLENDARVAL'S REEL
2. IT WAS ALL FOR OUR RIGHTFUL KING (2:22)
3. ONE FOR THE ROAD SET (3:45)
BOB THOMPSON
ONE FOR THE ROAD
MACDOUGALL'S JIG
GEORGE SQUARE
4. THE GALLANT SHEARERS (4:50)
5. THE BRETON CONNECTION (4:20)
6. OWER THE MOOR AMANG THE HEATHER (2:59)
7. FOR AYE (4:53)
8. THE SILVER WHISTLE SET (3:10)
AN FHIDEAG AIRGID
JOHNSTOWN REEL
9. MALLEY LEIGH (3:02)
10. HEBRIDEAN DREAM (3:11)
11. HELEN OF KIRKCONNELL / LES WILSON'S WELCOME TO LEWIS (3:58)
12. THE WAGTAIL SET (4:23)
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL OF KILBERRY
THE STRATHSPEY KING
THE WAGTAIL
OLD WILLIE DUNCAN
CUIR MI ANNS AN CISTE MHOR
MP3: Alchemy
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Arnish Light
Released on Green Linnet in 2003
Tracks:
1. THE ARNISH LIGHT SET (4:08)
THE ARNISH LIGHT
TWISTED FINGERS
FEAR A' CHOIRE
THE LINTIE
2. CAM YE BY ATHOL (4:35)
3. ROMY THERESE
TUNE FOR MARY (3:21)
4. THE EWIE WI' THE CROOKIT HORN (2:44)
5. THE BELL ROCK SET (2:44)
THE BELL ROCK
THE FITTIE BOATMAN
BESSIE BROWN
6. LASSIE WI' THE LINTWHITE LOCKS (4:01)
7. OWER THE HILLS AND FAUR AWA' (3:39)
8. LUSKENTYRE SANDS (3:10)
9. THE ROSE AMANG THE THORN (6:14)
10. GLEN WHERE THE DEER IS (3:06)
CLUNY'S REEL
DOCTOR OF COLL'S REEL
LORD JAMES MURRAY'S REEL
GHLASS AULT
GLEN WHERE THE DEER IS
11. UP IN THE MORNIN'S NO' FOR ME (3:22)
12. FAIR GALLOWA' (3:17)
MP3: Arnish Light
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Live and In Session
Released on Compass in 2007
Tracks:
LIVE SET:
1. THE GEESE IN THE BOG/THE JIG OF SLURS (3:16)
2. TRANENT MUIR (2:44)
3. FAREWELL TO FIUNARY/HEATHER ISLAND (6:15)
4. THE LOG SPLITTER SET (4:11)
CARADALE BAY
THE LOG SPLITTER
CALIBACHAN
DROCHAID LUIDEACH
5. WHEN THE KYE COME HAME (3:09)
6. THE ATHOL GATHERING (3:05)
7. PIPE MAJOR GEORGE ALLAN SET (5:57)
MRS. STEWERT OF GRANTULLY
MAGGIE'S PANCAKES
ANDY RENWICK'S FERRET
FAG A' PIOB BHOCHD
PIPE MAJOR GEORGE ALLAN
STUDIO SESSION:
1. DARK EYED MOLLY (4:40)
2. DUMBARTON'S DRUMS (4:21)
3. THE BLACK RUN SET (4:11)
THE BLACK RUN
P.M. JOHN MACDONALD
LADY CAMPBELL OF LONGSDALE
CHRISTIE MCLEOD
4. THE SOLDIER'S RETURN (5:41)
5. GRAT FOR GRUEL (3:23)
6. LEAVING IRELAND SET (4:11)
LEAVING IRELAND
THE TIMES WE HAD
7. THE CRUEL BRITHER (3:22)
MP3: Live And In Session
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Video: The Tannahill Weavers - Introduction
Tannahill Weavers Links
- The Tannahill Weavers official website
- Information about the band, its members, recordings, touring, photos, etc. Information about ordering the band's first four recordings can be found in the Recordings section.
- Tannahill Weavers on MySpace
- More information, several full-length tunes, more videos, tour info
- Tannahill Weavers Video Showcase
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