Leaving Friday Harbour

FYI: released in the U.S., with the American spelling of harbor, as “Leaving Friday Harbor”. I’m posting this in the hopes that those searching for the American spelling of this album will find their way here.

I have a question about track 14. It has two tunes listed, but it just sounds like one tune and it’s a very short track. (I just know the digital version). Does anyone know if it’s 2 tunes, or the same tune with 2 names?

“Bobby” is a reel in G by John McCusker. “Bag of Plums” is a jig by John McCusker and Ian Carr. They were originally recorded as track 4 on John’s 1995 debut album, titled “John McCusker”.

“Leaving Friday Harbour”, released in 1999, was John’s second album with the Battlefield Band.

The music for both tunes is available in two tune books John has published:
1. “Bothwell Boy” from Kinmor Music published in 1998 &
2. “The Collection”, from Under One Sky Records see: https://www.johnmccusker.co.uk/shop/tunebooks/thecollection/

The sleeve notes on my “Leaving Firday Harbour” CD confirm tracks 12 to 15 were added to the recording by Temple Records as samples of other music by the band and tracks from sols albums by band members hence their short duration.

Finding a copy of John’s Debut CD, called “John McCusker, is your best bet if you want to hear full versions of ”Bobby“ and ” Bag of Plums". This is still available from Temple Records https://www.templerecords.co.uk/products/john-mccusker-john-mccusker

Thanks for the information about the tunes and recording, Big Bean. That makes sense!