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1978 studio album by Silly Wizard
Caledonia's Hardy Sons
Studio album by Silly Wizard
Released1978
GenreFolk
Length40:58
LabelShanachie
ProducerJohn Zollman, Silly Wizard
Silly Wizard chronology
Silly Wizard
(1976) 		Caledonia's Hardy Sons
(1978) 		So Many Partings
(1979)
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MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide

Caledonia's Hardy Sons is the second album by the Scottish band Silly Wizard. It was released in the U.K. on Highway Records in 1978, and in the U.S. in 1980 on the Shanachie label.

Track listing

  1. "Mo Chuachag Laghach (My Kindly Sweetheart)" (02:26)
  2. "The Isla Waters" (03:50)
  3. "The Twa Brithers" (06:15)
  4. "The Auld Pipe Reel/The Brolum" (03:38)
  5. "Glasgow Peggy" (03:21)
  6. "Monymusk Lads" (03:32)
  7. "The Ferryland Sealer" (03:24)
  8. "Fhear A Bhata (The Boatman)" (04:38)
  9. "Jack Cunningham's Farewell to Benbecula/Sweet Molly" (04:34)
  10. "Broom O' the Cowdenknowes" (05:20)

Personnel

  • Phil Cunningham - Accordion, whistle, synthesizer, string synthesizer, harmonium, vocals
  • Johnny Cunningham - Fiddle, viola, bouzouki, mandolin, mandola, vocals
  • Martin Hadden - Bass, harmonium, vocals
  • Gordon Jones - Guitar, bodhran, bouzouki, mandola, vocals (Lead vocals on "Ferryland Sealer")
  • Andy M. Stewart - Vocals, tenor banjo, mandolin, mandola
  • Bob Thomas - Guitar, mandola

References

  1. Winick, Steve. Silly Wizard - Caledonia's Hardy Sons at AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  2. MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 724.
  3. "Johnny Cunningham". Obituary. The Daily Telegraph. 19 December 2003. p. 25.
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