''Caledonia's Hardy Sons'' is the second album by

Silly Wizard Silly Wizard was a Scottish folk band that began forming in Edinburgh in 1970. The founder members were two like-minded university students— Gordon Jones (guitar, bodhran, vocals, bouzouki, mandola), and Bob Thomas (guitar, mandolin, mand ...

originally released in the U.K. on Highway Records in 1978, and in the U.S. in 1980 on the Shanachie label.

Track listing

#"Mo Chuachag Laghach (My Kindly Sweetheart)" (02:26) #"The Isla Waters" (03:50) #" The Twa Brithers" (06:15) #"The Auld Pipe Reel/The Brolum" (03:38) #"Glasgow Peggy" (03:21) #"Monymusk Lads" (03:32) #"The Ferryland Sealer" (03:24) #"Fhear A Bhata (The Boatman)" (04:38) #"Jack Cunningham's Farewell to Benbecula/Sweet Molly" (04:34) #"Broom O' the Cowdenknowes" (05:20)

Personnel

* Phil Cunningham - Accordion, whistle, synthesizer, string synthesizer, harmonium, vocals *

Johnny Cunningham Johnny Cunningham (27 August 1957 – 15 December 2003) was a Scottish folk musician and composer, instrumental in spreading interest in traditional Celtic music. Johnny Cunningham was born on 27 August 1957 in Portobello, Edinburgh. He was ra ...

- Fiddle, viola, bouzouki, mandolin, mandola, vocals *Martin Hadden - Bass, harmonium, vocals *Gordon Jones - Guitar, bodhran, bouzouki, mandola, vocals (Lead vocals on "Ferryland Sealer") *

Andy M. Stewart Andrew McGregor "Andy" Stewart (8 September 1952 – 27 December 2015) was a Scottish singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, formerly the frontman for Silly Wizard. He was born in Alyth, Perthshire. With Silly Wizard he not only sang, but also ...

- Vocals, tenor banjo, mandolin, mandola *Bob Thomas - Guitar, mandola

References

{{Authority control 1978 albums Silly Wizard albums Shanachie Records albums