A Night Of Scots Music

An entire program of music from Scotland and from a few Scots who have come to America. The program also served as a memorial tribute to journalist and bon vivant James G. Clark of Bridgeport, a dear friend for the past three decades and a supporter of Profiles in Folk. Jim died earlier in the week. It was Jim, along with former Bridgeport alderman and labor journalist Peter Gilmore, who prompted me in the early days of Profiles to initiate a show celebrating Robert Burns' birthday each January. Often, Jim would call up during this program to mildly chide, "More piping, Winters, more piping."

Artist, "Title", Album, Label

• Various artists, "The Tree Of Strings", A Clear Day's Dawnin', Greentrax

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• The Whistlebinkies, "When I Was Young", Timber Timbre, Greentrax

• Dougie MacLean, "Scots Wha' Hae", "For A' That", Tribute, Dunkeld

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• Robin Laing, "More Than Just A Dram", "Willie Brew'd A Peck O' Maut", "John Barleycorn", The Angel's Share, Greentrax

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• Bruce Davies, "Address To The Haggis", "Auld Lang Syne", O'Er The Border, Rothes Recordings

• Alasdair Fraser & Tony McManus, "Roslin Castle/Miss Gordon Of Gight", Return To Kintail, Culburnie

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• MacAlias, "The Gowden Locks Of Anna", "The Rantin' Dog/The Deil's Awa' Wi' The Exciseman", "Gin I Were A Blackbird", Highwired, Greentrax

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• Billy Ross, "The Hieland Sodger", "The Collier Laddie", Shore Street, Greentrax

• Bonnie Rideout, "Oh Onochie O", Scottish Fire, Maggie's Music

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• Billy Ross, "Mill O' Tifty's Annie", "Rashie Moore", Shore Street, Greentrax

• Bonnie Rideout, "What The Devil Ails You/Lochness", Scottish Fire, Maggie's Music