''Kiss the Tears Away'' is the fifth 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 ...

released in 1983 on the Highway Records label in the U.K. and on the Shanachie label in the U.S. This album introduces the song "The Queen of Argyll" and "Golden, Golden" written by Andy M. Stewart.

Track listing

#"The Queen of Argyll (3:28)" #"Golden, Golden (3:55)" #"Finlay M. MacRae (3:34)" #"The Banks of the Lee (4:29)" #"Sweet Dublin Bay (3:31)" #"Mo Nighean Donn, Grádh Mo Chridhe (My brown haired maiden, love of my heart) (4:18)" #"Banks of the Bann (3:28)" #"The Greenfields of Glentown / The Galtee Reel / Bobby Casey's Number Two / Wing Commander Donald MacKenzie's Reel (4:39)" #"The Loch Tay Boat Song (5:03)"

Personnel

* Phil Cunningham - Accordion, synthesizers, piano, guitar, mandola, whistles, backing 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 *Martin Hadden - Bass, fretless bass, guitar, string synthesizer *Gordon Jones - Guitar, bodhrán *

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 ...

- Lead vocals, tenor banjo {{Authority control 1983 albums Silly Wizard albums