''So Many Partings'' is the third 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 1979 on the Highway Records label in the U.K. and 1980 on the Shanachie label in the U.S. On this album the songs "The Valley Of Strathmore" and "The Highland Clearances" were written by Andy M. Stewart.

Track listing

#"Scarce O'Tatties / Lyndhurst" #"The Valley Of Strathmore" #"Bridget O'Malley (Brid Og Ni Mhaille)" #"A.A. Cameron's Strathspey / Mrs. Martha Knowles / The Pitnacree Ferryman / The New Shillin'" #"Donald McGillavry / O'Neill's Cavalry March" #"The Highland Clearances" #"Miss Catherine Brosnan" #"Wi' My Dog and Gun" #"Miss Shepherd / Sweeney's Buttermilk / McGlinchey's Reels"

Personnel

* Phil Cunningham - Accordion, tin whistles, Overton low D whistle, Moog synthesizer, string synthesizer, acoustic and electric pianos, 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, vocals *Martin Hadden - Electric bass, harmonium, guitar *Gordon Jones - Guitar, mandola, bodhran *

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:So Many Partings 1979 albums Silly Wizard albums Shanachie Records albums