Gaberlunzie
Superstition
1982 — KLP 34 LP
Side One
Superstition (Menzies)
Barnyards Of Delgaty
Menzies Tree (Menzies)
Willie John McMenemy (Menzies)
Ye Banks And Braes (Burns)
Don't Bury Me Before The Battle (Menzies)
Side Two
Haughs Of Cromdale
The Auld Folk (Menzies)
Cam Ye By Atholl (Hogg/Gow)
Bonnie Dundee (Scott)
Spirit Of The Eagle (Menzies)
The Bonnie Argylls (Menzies)
Leaving Loch Broom (Menzies)
Credits
Gordon Menzies: Vocals, Guitar, Mandoline
Robin Watson: Vocals, Guitar
Graham Brierton: Bass
Dave Murricane: Piano
John Sampson: Recorders
Mike Gill: Accordion
Harry Barry: Drums
PM Malcolm Mackenzie: Pipes
Recorded At Ca Va Studios, Glasgow
Produced by Harry Barry
Sleeve Notes
Superstition — The Old Religion still exists in the Scottish highlands.
Barnyards Of Delgaty — This old bothy ballad takes a lighthearted look at farm life in the first half of the 20th century.
Menzies Tree — On the shores of Loch Rannoch in Perthshire stands an old Scots pine called the Menzies Tree. Legend has it that when the tree falls the last Menzies will have left Rannoch forever.
Willie John McMenemy — This is one of those apocryphal stories.
Ye Banks And Braes — Burns captures this bitterness of the abandoned lover.
Don't Bury Me Before the Battle — What do soldiers think of before they go into battle?
Haughs Of Cromdale — An up tempo version of the old battle song.
The Auld Folk — Dedicated to Gordons mother Nancy.
Cam Ye By Atholl — This is a jacobite song written by James Hogg the Ettrick Shepherd. The music is by Neil Gow Jnr.
Bonnie Dundee — Sir Walter Scott wrote this referring to Graham of Claverhouse.
Spirit Of The EagleDundee This is for all Scots everywhere.
The Bonnie Argylls — A tribute to the renowned Scottish regiment.
Leaving Loch Broom — For all our friends in and around Ullapool.
Alternate releases
Superstition: 2005 - CDELM 4140 CD
This recording is available on CD through Gaberlunzie's website, and CD and digital downland at All Celtic Music …