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Gregor Borland - Bowstrokes
Bowstrokes - Gregor Borland (Ness Records 001, 2007)
1. Inveran (by G S MacLennan) - march
Hills Of Kintail (by Donald MacLeod) - march
Bean Na Bainnse (The Bedding of the Bride) - reel
2. Tanera Mor (by Gregor Borland) - air
3. Ronan The Librarian (by Gregor Borland) - jig
Jig Reel (by Julian Sutton) - reel
Def Sheppard (by Gavin Penicuik) - reel
4. Niel Gow’s Lamentation On The Death Of His Brother Donald (by Niel Gow) - slow air
Lady Madelina Sinclair (by William Marshall) - strathspey
Lady Charlotte Campbell (by Nathaniel Gow) - strathspey
Lady Mary Ramsay (by Nathaniel Gow) - strathspey
Sandy Grant Of Battangorm (by James Scott Skinner) - reel
Marquis Of Tullybardine (by John Crerar) - reel
5. Sean Mcguire’s Reel (by Bert Murray) - reel
The Maverick Angels (by Brendan Ring) - reel
Naimh’s Capers (by Gerry O’Connor) - reel
6. Lochaber Gathering (by G S MacLennan) - march
Earl Grey (by James Hill) - strathspey
The Waverley Ball (by Joseph Lowe) - reel
7. A Stor Mo Chroi (trad) - air
Windy Beach (by Julian Sutton) - bouree
8. A Tune For Davy (by Gregor Borland) - slow air
9. Bruachan Loch Nis (Banks of Loch Ness) (trad) - slow air
Kilianan Cottage (by Hector MacAndrew) - march
Bodaich Bheag Abriatheachain (The Little Old Men of Abriachan) (trad) - strathspey
Loch Ness (trad) - reel
10. The 70th Year (by Charlie McKerron) - jig
Spinning The Plates (by Gregor Borland) - jig
11. Captain Campbell (The Midnight March) (trad) - march
Maggie Cameron (by D MacPhedran) - strathspey
The Rejected Suitor (trad) - reel
12. Ho! Cha Cheilinn Nach Tu B’fhearr Leam (I Can’t Conceal That I Prefer You) (by Niel Kennedy) - slow air
Niall Brocair (Glengarry’s Foxhunter) (by Niel Kennedy) - jig
Gregor Borland had a remarkable introduction to Scottish fiddling as a youngster, being taught by two of the giants of their day: Hector MacAndrew and Donald Riddle. With such musical pedigree this, his debut album, could hardly be anything else but a brilliant example of Scottish fiddling; it doesn’t disappoint. Not really a session player (he and I have run a one-off session, and he told me it’s something he didn’t have experience with), his musicianship speaks for itself nevertheless.