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

Silly Wizard Silly Wizard were 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, man ...

. It was 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 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 played ...

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

References

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