Silly Wizard
Wild and Beautiful
1981 - Highway SHY 7016
… 1982 - Shanachie 79028 LP
Side One
If I Was a Blackbird
Pipe Major Donald Campbell (J. Wilson); The Orphan; The Kestrel (Phil Cunningham) & Come Up Alang
The Pearl (Phil Cunningham)
The Fisherman's Song (Andy M. Stewart) & Lament for the Fisherman's Wife (Hadden/Cunningham)
Side Two
Hame, Hame, Hame & Tha Mi Sgith
Tha Mi Sgith/Eck Stewart's March (A. Stewart/P. Cunningham) & MacKenzie's Fancy
Miss Patricia Meagher (Andy Stewart)/Laura Lynn Cunningham (Phil Cunningham)
A B Corsie [The Lad from Orkney] (Cunningham); Ril Bheara & Richard Dwyer's
Credits
Phil Cunningham: Whistles, Accordion, Vocals, Keyboards
Martin Hadden: Guitar, Keyboards, Bass
Gordon Jones: Acoustic Guitar, Bodhrán
Andy M. Stewart: Lead vocals, Tenor Banjo, Whistle
Guest Musicians
Dougie MacLean: Fiddle
Roy Ashby: Drums
Produced by Archie Fisher and Silly Wizard
Recorded and Mixed am R.E.L. Studios, Edinburgh, in June and July 1981
Engineer: Neil Ross
Studio Assistant/Char Wallah: Alistair George
Sleeve Design: Jim Hutcheson
Photography: Dave Paterson (Front Cover) & Mick Campbell (Back Cover)
Sleeve Notes: Silly Wizard
Executive Producer: John Zollman
Our thanks to "Fred" Corsie, John and Sue Zoliman, Holly Dow, Clinkscales of Melrose and everyone in Scotland, England, U.S A., Canada and Europe whose support helped to make 1980/81 a great year for the band.
Alternate Release
Wild and Beautiful: 1990 - Shanachie 79028 CD