Genres Folk Genre Folk music | Years active 1978 – present Members Gary Peterson | |
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Origin Shetland, United Kingdom (1978) Albums No Afore Time, Rowin Foula Doon, Imaginary Music (HomBru 10th Anniversary), Ingredients Record labels HomBru, Hom Bru Recordings, First Chair Similar Ossian, Fiddlers' Bid, Johnny Cunningham, The Boys of the Lough, Tom Anderson | ||
Hom bru rowin foula doon
Hom Bru are a folk group from Shetland who formed in 1978. They moved to Edinburgh in 1980 and using the city as their base, toured all over Europe. In 1982 they moved back to Shetland and continue to perform regularly.
Contents
- Hom bru rowin foula doon
- Hom bru scarce o tatties shetland folk festival 2012
- Current members
- Previous members
- The First Swig
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Obadeea
- Track list
- Songs
- References
The band play a mixture of instrumental music, mainly traditional Shetland and Scandinavian tunes, and songs sung in Shetland dialect.
Hom bru scarce o tatties shetland folk festival 2012
Current members
Previous members
The First Swig
First Swig was Hom Bru's debut album released in 1978. The album was recorded by Douglas Bentley in his Viking Vision "studio" which was actually the front shop of his electrical retail premises. The recording was released on cassette only.
Track listing
Side 1:
- Nine points of roguery
- Greenland whaling
- Delta dawn
- Till the rivers all run dry
- Gardebylaten
Side 2:
- Never on a Sunday
- Fiddler's green
- Banks of Newfoundland
- The alamo
- Scotland the brave
Personnel
Davie Henry (vocals, rhythm guitar, mandolin); Alec Johnson (bass, harmony vocals); Gary Peterson (drums, mandolin); Brian Nicholson (vocals)
Obadeea
Obadeea features a recording of "The Unst Boat Song" which is sung in the old Norn language
Track list
- Christmas Day/The bonnie Isle of Whalsay (Trad.)/Leather reeches (Trad.)
- Gardebylatten (Trad.)
- Lassie lie near me (Trad.)
- Chicago reel (Trad.)/The scholar (Trad.)/St Anne's reel (B. Scott)
- Ragtime Jane (J. Elliot) - listen
- The new song on the turnout (Lyrics trad, tune G. Faux)
- The brolum (Dr.C.Bannatyne)/Pete da mill (G. Peterson)
- Janine's shell (G. Faux), Sandy Bell's hornpipe (R. Smith)
- Unst boat song (Trad.)
- Garster's dream (Trad.)/Da brig (Stickle)/Da sooth end (W. Hunter)
- Sandy burn reel (F. Jamieson)
- Banks of the bann (Trad.)
- The eighth Black Watch on Passchaendale Ridge (S. Bremner)/John Murray of Lochee (J. Hastings)
Personnel
Pete Miller (vocals, guitar, electric bass); George Faux (fiddle, mandolin, guitar, vocals); Gary Peterson (mandolin, tenor banjo, fiddle); Ivor Pottinger (guitar)
Track list
- Sylvia / Tulloch's farewell tae da Hagdale
- Rowin' Foula doon - Da song o' da Papamen
- Huckleberry hornpipe / Homesteader's rell / Donkey reel
- Caladonia
- Niamh's capers / Toss the feathers / The pinch of snuff
- Shaskeen / Paddy Faheys / Fair Jenny
- Miss Rowan Davies
- Smugglers
- I'll remember you this way
- Moving cloud
Personnel
Peter Miller (vocals, guitar); Steven Spence (fiddle); Gary Peterson (mandolin, tenor banjo); Davie Henry (vocals, mandolin); Ivor Pottinger (vocals, guitar)
Track list
- Coopers Reels
- Da Sang O' Da Delting Lass
- Suzi's Waltz
- Scarce O' Tatties Set
- Da Sang O' Da Fisher Lad
- Recuerdos De La Alhambra
- Hornpipes
- Da Trowie Song
- Serendipity
- Hoedown Set
- High Rockin Swing
- Da Lass O' Hascosay
- Bonnie Nancy
- The Harley Set
- Simmer Dim
Personnel
Brian Nicholson (vocals, guitar, bass guitar); John Robert Deyell (fiddle); Gary Peterson (mandolin, tenor banjo); Davie Henry (vocals, mandolin); John Hutchison (vocals, guitar)
Songs
Da Trowie SongNo Afore Time · 2003
Da Sang O Da Delting LassNo Afore Time · 2003
Simmer DimNo Afore Time · 2003