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So Many Partings

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Released
  
1979

Artist
  
Silly Wizard

Label
  
Shanachie Records

So Many Partings
  
Wild and Beautiful

Release date
  
1979

Genre
  
Folk music

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Similar
  
Caledonia's Hardy Sons, Live Wizardry, A Glint of Silver, The Best of Silly Wizard, Live Again

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So Many Partings is the third album by Silly Wizard 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.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Scarce O'Tatties / Lyndhurst"
  2. "The Valley Of Strathmore"
  3. "Bridget O'Malley (Brid Og Ni Mhaille)"
  4. "A.A. Cameron's Strathspey / Mrs. Martha Knowles / The Pitnacree Ferryman / The New Shillin'"
  5. "Donald McGillavry / O'Neill's Cavalry March"
  6. "The Highland Clearances"
  7. "Miss Catherine Brosnan"
  8. "Wi' My Dog and Gun"
  9. "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 - Fiddle, vocals
  • Martin Hadden - Electric bass, harmonium, guitar
  • Gordon Jones - Guitar, mandola, bodhran
  • Andy M. Stewart - Lead vocals, tenor banjo

    • Songs

    1A Scarce O'Tatties / Lyndhurst3:28
    2The Valley of Strath6:16
    3Bridget O'Malley4:52

    References

    So Many Partings Wikipedia
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