Side One
Nelly Nelly (Trad)
Towards Morning (Menzies)
Thirteen Spans Of Steel (Menzies)
Staten Island (Trad)
Anne McDonald (G & R. Menzies)
Talking Cop (Menzies)

Side Two
Bonnie Annie (Menzies)
Ludwig's Tune (Beethoven)
Grey Man Of Skye (Menzies)
Sparkling Raindrops (Watson/Chessar)
Kelly (Menzies)

Gaberlunzie
1973 DJSL 027 LP

   

Gordon Menzies—vocals, guitar, mandoline
Robin Watson—vocals, 12 string guitar
Robbie Menzies†—vocals, guitar
Jack Marshall—double bass
Donald Marshall†—drums
Produced by Ian Brown and Robin Watson

Gaberlunzie sound is unmistakable with heavy overtones of Scottish patriotism, blending beautifully to harmonic love songs and melodies, such as Ann McDonald, Sparkling Raindrops, Bonnie Annie and Towards Morning. Doing session are three of their close friends Jack Marshall on bass, Donald Marshall on drums and Robbie Menzies on guitar and vocals. Jack and Donald come into their own on numbers like Kelly, Staten Island, and 13 Spans of Steel, which recalls the Tay Bridge disaster of last century. Ludwigs Tune is, in fact, Beethovens Sonatina in C Major for piano and mandolin very freely adapted and arranged for mandolin and guitars. Nelly, Nelly tells the story of the American Civil War, Abe Lincoln and the continuing struggle between black and white.

… according to Gordon Menzies—“the third person (vocalist) on the second album was a chap Robbie Menzies who was with us for a while along with drummer Donnie Marshall.”

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