Tom Anderson: Scottish Violin Music (1963)

Tom Anderson: Scottish Violin Music - Volume 2 (Waverley Records, ZLP 2015, 1963)

Tom Anderson is the main reason why Shetland music is known and played around the world. It's not just the tireless collecting and publishing of the traditional fiddle music of his native islands, but through his composing, performances and teaching (two of his young students were Aly Bain and Catriona MacDonald). He also had a long, if erratic, recording career, and there are dozens of albums which feature his music.

As well as Shetland fiddling, Tom Anderson was a great lover of the Scottish style of fiddling, and he recorded a few favourite Scots tunes as well. He is accompanied on this record, as he was throughout his performing life, by guitarist "Peerie" Willie Johnson.

01 The Hen's March

02 Oliver Jack/Willafjord

03 Smith of Couster's Fancy/The Grocer's Reel

04 The Peerie Hoose Ahint the Burn/The Merry Boys of Greenland/MacDonald's Reel

05 Norwick Wedding/Hillswick Wedding/A Road to Houll

06 Boys of Bluehill/Londonderry Hornpipe

07 Captain Gillan's Reel/Bob Johnson's Reel

08 Barclay's Hornpipe/The Meteor

09 Mavis Grind/Peter's Peerie Boat

10 Kail and Knockit Corn/Caper Fey/Pottinger's Reel

11 Wm Moffat's Strathspey & Reel

12 Sister Jean/Midnight Polka

13 A Liverpool Hornpipe/Harvest Home Hornpipe

14 Annie's Welcome Home/The Four Posted Bed

15 Jack Is Alive/Clettonroe

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Other albums featuring Tom Anderson:

Tom Anderson: Shetland Fiddle Music (c 1970)