''Terra Firma'' is the eighth album by
Scottish Celtic rock
Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock, as well as a form of Celtic fusion which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes into a rock music context. It has been extremely prolific since the early 1970s and can be seen as a key foundatio ...
group
Wolfstone
Wolfstone are a Scottish musical group founded in 1989, who play Celtic rock. Their repertoire consists of both original songs and traditional folk pieces. They have released seven studio albums, the latest, '' Terra Firma'', in 2007. The band ...
. It was released in 2007. It saw Ross Hamilton take over lead vocals, only for him to leave the band a few months later.
Note "Back Home" seamlessly segues into "Break Yer Bass Drone Again" (with ..."Drone Again" actually being a reprise of "Back Home"), giving the impression that both tracks are different parts of the same recording.
The album saw a shift in the change of style, with a more
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commerci ...
approach taken to it.
Track listing
# "Back Home" – 3:02
# "Break Yer Bass Drone Again" – 3:16
# "These Are the Days" – 4:52
#*Dod's Tartan Punk Rock Trews
#*These Are the Days
# "The Bloody Bouzouki" – 4:39
#*Ben-Y-Vrackie
#*The Bloody Bouzouki
# "Paella Grande" – 3:33
#*The Reel Mackay Wedding
#*Paella Grande
# "Put Me Together" – 4:08
# "Falun Fine" – 4:24
#*Asturian Way
#*Falun Fine
# "Waiting for the Rain" – 3:46
# "Broken Levee" – 2:09
# "By the Wayside" – 5:05
# "3 am in Edradour" – 2:20
# "The List" – 1:39
Personnel
*Stevie Saint: pipes, whistles
*Ross Hamilton: lead vocals, electric guitar, programming, percussion, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
*Stuart Eaglesham: acoustic guitar
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Duncan Chisholm
Duncan Chisholm (born 31 October 1968) is a Scottish fiddle player and composer. He has released six solo albums as a solo artist. His studio album, '' Affric'', released in 2012, was longlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award. In ...
: fiddle
*Colin Cunningham: bass guitar
*Alyn Cosker: drums
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Jarlath Henderson: uilleann pipes
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Aidan O'Rourke: fiddle
*Ross Ainslie: whistle
*Brian McNeill: programming
References
2007 albums
Wolfstone albums
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