The Magic of Scotland

Product Description
For most people their musical memories of Scotland will be of the accordian played in a Scottish country dance band. On this album we bring you a selection of some of the greatest names in accordion music, playing a selection of some of the most famous and well loved tunes. These artists have become famous through their work in their own right and some have become legends, known throughout the world, so sit back and enjoy the 'Magic of Scotland'

Tracks:

Just A Smile
Magic
Lucky For Some
Girl Next Door
Lovely Lady Smile
Sooner Or Later
Don't Speak Loudly
Over The Moon
Never Give Up
High Into The Sky
Auntie Iris
Sky Blue
Just Let Me Be
January
Do Me Good
The Mover
Canada

Album Description

A magical collection. The Scottish trio Pilot had their biggest hit in 1975 when their song "Magic" went all the way to #5 on the Pop charts. They followed it up with "Just a Smile" and "January" (all produced by Alan Parsons) and you can hear them at their most magical on this collection of their best.

Customer Reviews:

It's Hard to Write Consistently Great Pop Music.......2006-06-20

Pop, as a genre, is widely derided by music purists, yet it is as difficult to do well as great jazz, classical, or other artistic composition. There are certain conventions and limitations, and to create great art within those limitations is difficult indeed. That's why, to me, the singular superiority of the Beatles in that regard cannot be overestimated.

I am a fan of well-constructed pop music. Pilot, working under the sure and steady hand of Alan Parsons at Abbey Road studios, delivered five or six examples of fantastic power pop, as clean, melodic, harmonic, and effortlessly joyful as any top-flight Beatles tune. And that's saying a lot.

Is it a crime to fail to deliver such excellence over 15 or so songs? I say not, not with such pop gems as "January," with its irrestible chorus and harmonies, the hit "Magic" of course, with echoes of Badfinger and early Paul solo songcraft, or "Just a Smile," a ringing piece of power pop candy. Throw in some respectable ballads, such as "Lovely Lady Smile," (which could have come off of Band on the Run), and the bouncy "Girl Next Door," and you have some satisfyingly top-notch power pop, in the latter Beatles, Badfinger, Ram-era Paul idiom. Parsons' production work and the Abbey Road sound certainly contributes to the overall quality of the results.

That Pilot could not sustain such brilliance over an entire album is understandable, and I say we should take what we can get. If you love strong power pop, with a bright and shiny sheen, you could do far worse than Pilot. Enjoyable from start to finish.

The Majick of PILOT...Own this disc!.......2005-01-23

The Beatles inspired so many great pop groups to form and carry on the McCartney-esqe vocal style and arrangement. PILOT flies over teenage bedrooms and sprays them with seventies pheromones. "Over The Moon" and "Lucky For Some" make today's version of power pop seem like a bad Steely Dan jam. In the end...I choose PILOT!

The most beautiful pop/rock recordings in the history........2003-11-26

At least one of the most beautiful pop/rock recordings. Finally I got this CD and am enjoying right now. Still I got a chill! Best $15 I spent on Ebay. Oh, I found the bonus tracks (total 5) are really cool too. If you encounter this CD somewhere, please check the back of jacket (or back of CD). Three happy guys are running, smiling. This is what exacly you will get from this wonderful musicians and their music.

Believe me and order a copy right now!!!!
If you'd like a description,
The beatles+Alan Parsons+Creativity+Prettiness+Good taste=Pilot.

Pure pop for now people!.......2001-01-19

Before disco dominated the airwaves in the 1970's there was a brief window where power pop was God. Badfinger, the Raspberries, 10cc, Queen all provided a rich tapestry full of great guitar licks, hooks that wouldn't quit and great harmonies. Pilot despite their status as 1 hit wonders managed to hold their own with the aforementioned groups.

Their first and only major hit Magic echoes Badfinger's(who were in turn influenced by the Beatles)No Matter What with its tight construction and rich melody. The rest of this CD doesn't quite live up to that single but most of the material is still fairly strong. I've often thought of Pilot as Badfinger or 10cc light; their music lacked the wit and lyrical ambition of Badfinger and the sardonic humor of 10cc (that would be the Godley & Creme era 10cc). Regardless, they managed to put together a trio of albums full of rich melodic fluff. I'd describe Pilot as the Pooh Bear of pop music bands.

While the songs are fairly routine lyrically and about as deep as a cup of coffee, the melodies, harmonies and arrangements make this confection go down relatively smooth (provided you don't gag when you eat cotton candy).

Interestingly, Pilot's drummer Stuart Tosh toured with 10cc as a drummer (so that 10cc's drummer could focus on singing) and eventually joined the band when Lol Creme and Kevin Godley left 10cc. He plays drums on Deceptive Bends and a couple of other albums as well.

If it's not Scottish it's ... well, you know........2000-06-05

There's definitely some Beatles coursing through the veins of Pilot, but the influence I recognized (and really enjoyed) was Queen. Check out the guitar licks in Magic. This is the kind of high-octane pop from the 70s that could only be the result of 3 boys from Scotland. (Especially endearing is when the brogue breaks through, like in Canada or Just a Smile.) If you want a CD that exists simply for the purpose of making you feel good, this is the one. If you are a product of the 70s (the NINETEEN 70s) like me, then this CD will feel like an old Scottish friend who sings charming pop songs to you. Oh Oh Oh, It's Magic.

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A Celtic Celebration!
A truly Celtic Christmas
exquisite performances
Year round listening
Soothing Sounds For The Soul

A Scottish Christmas
Bonnie Rideout , Maggie Sansone , and Al Petteway
Manufacturer: Maggie's Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Ancient Noels
A Winter's Night; Christmas in the Great Hall
Scottish Fire
A Scottish Christmas- The Celebration
A Feast of Songs: Holiday Music from the Middle Ages

ASIN: B000003JMH
Release Date: 1996-08-20

Tracks:

O Come, O Come Emmanuel/God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman
Here We Come A-Wassailing/Bottom Of The Punch Bowl
Christmas Duanag/Hark The Bonny Christ Church Bells
What Child Is This (Greensleeves)
Rock Thee O' Child/Christ Child's Lullaby
Christmas Carousing/Ale Is Dear/New Christmas
Da' Day Dawis/Christmas Day I' Da Moornin'
Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful)
Baloo, Lammy
Gloomy Winter
The Huntsman's Bag of Grain/Goosegirl's Song/New Year's Day
New Year's Day/On Christmas Night
Yeoman's Carol/Sound Of Sleat
Rorate (Nativity)
All Sons Of Adam
Auld Lang Syne

Album Description

Celebrate the many moods of A Scottish Christmas!Traditional Scottish carols, wassail tunes, strathspeys and reels for the celebration of Christmas, Hogmanay & the New Year, featuring Bonnie Rideout on Scottish fiddle, Al Petteway on guitar & cittern, Maggie Sansone on hammered dulcimer, Eric Rigler (the piper on "Braveheart" soundtrack) on Highland bagpipes, Scottish smallpipes & Uilleann pipes, with Abby cello and percussion.A Scottish Christmas in now a national touring ensemble and this CD recording captures all the sounds and magic of the stage show with performances on Scottish fiddle, viola, hammered dulcimer, guitar, pipes and drums. It was featured on CBS-TV's Sunday Morning and praised as "ancient and infectious...one of the best selling CDs of the season and so compelling no matter what the listener's ancestry." It made The New York Times "Top 10 Holiday Picks" and was featured on both NPR's Performance Today and The Thistle & Shamrock. It was a WAMMI! E winner, "Celtic Recording," Washington Area Musicians Association. Here the THE BRAVEHEART SOUND of Eric Rigler was the piper on Mel Gibson's BRAVEHEART; HOLIDAY FAVORITES WITH A SCOTTISH FLAIR Oh, Come All Ye Faithfull, What Child Is This LIVELY COUNTRY DANCE TUNES FOR THE HOLIDAYS: The Bottom of the Punch Bowl, Ale is Dear and SCOTLAND'S GREATEST MUSICAL GIFT TO THE SEASON: Auld Lang Syne- written by Scotland's Greatest Poet Robert Burns .

Customer Reviews:

A Celtic Celebration!.......2006-12-06

What beautiful music! Bonnie Rideout and gang really outdid themselves on this festivious album! Enchanting flutes & bagpipe..and of course gorgeous violin playing. I saw them in concert in Naples on December 4th, 2006 and was very impressed by their skills and talent. Listening to their music makes you feel like you're somewhere on the hills of Scotland! I would definitely recommend everyone to add this album to their music collection.

A truly Celtic Christmas.......2005-12-19

Many albums claim to be "Celtic Christmas," but few actually deliver the goods. This one does. It is a collection of traditional Scottish carols, wassail tunes, strathspeys and reels. Nothing synthesized here. No morphing into New Age. Exceptional muscianship, interesting arrangements, authentic sounds fill the album. If you love Scottish and Celtic music, you will love this album. If you hate bagpipes, this is not for you. The hammered dulcimer is beautiful, with an almost music box sound. You get just over 60 minutes of music, definitely your money's worth. I highly recommend this album. Just be aware that it is not for everyone. Listen to some of the clips before purchasing. I am thrilled to have this album in my collection. Many others will feel the same way, but you have to appreciate this style of music to truly appreciate the album. Think of Christmas comes to "Lord of the Rings."

exquisite performances.......2005-01-25

A truly beautiful Holiday CD. Even if you are not an afficionado of Celtic music, this is a CD all could enjoy. The performances are thoughtful and beautifully crafted by caring, diligent artists, yet possess the joyous spontaneity that is the hallmark of Celtic music.

Year round listening.......2004-04-16

This is a wonderful CD. I listen to it year round when I need to listen to something soothing. Try it--you'll like it.

Soothing Sounds For The Soul.......2003-12-29

I recently had the chance to see Bonnie Rideout in concert when they came to Fairbanks AK. Having just moved there recently and not knowing many people, I went to this concert as a way to feel at home. I have grown up on this music and this concert was no diappointment. The musicianship of these performers is unquestionable. They are highly talented, extremely friendly, and undeniably one of the best live shows I have see. The perfection in which the music is played is so wonderful it sounds almost as same as the albulm. I will be following this lady's career, because she is such a joy to see and hear.

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Historical Time Capsule

The Civil War
Douglas Jimerson
Manufacturer: Amerimusic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

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Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00004SU99
Release Date: 2000-04-18

Tracks:

Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
Wait for the Wagon
Clari: Home, Sweet Home
Oh! Susanna
The Bonnie Blue Flag
Do They Miss Me at Home?
Yellow Rose of Texas
Goober Peas
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Aura Lee
Marching Through Georgia
Just Before the Battle, Mother
That's What's the Matter
We are Coming Father Abraham
Gentle Annie
I'll be a Sergeant
Dixie
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp "The boys are coming"
For the Dear Old Flag I Die
Battle Hymn of the Republic
The Battle Cry of Freedom
America
The Bonnie Blue Flag
My Maryland
Yellow Rose of Texas
Woodman, Spare that Tree
Juanita
Green Grow the Lilacs
Lorena
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
Rock'd in the Cradle of the Deep
How Firm a Foundation
Blue Bell of Scotland
Storming of Monterey
Joys that We've Tasted
Polly Hopkins and Tommy Tompkins
Drummer Boy of Shiloh
Roll, Alabama, Roll
Weeping, Sad and Lonely
Vaccant Chair
Goober Peas
All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight
Dixie
Oh! Susanna
Massa's in de Cold, Cold Ground
Old Folks at Home
Camptown Races
Beautiful Dreamer
Nelly Bly
Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair
Gentle Annie
Hard Times Come Again No More
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Deep River
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
If You've Only Got a Moustache
Old Dog Tray
The Glendy Burk
My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night
Some Folks
When This Dreadful War Is Ended
Was My Brother In The Battle?
Nothing, But a Plain Old Soldier
Battle Hymn of the Republic
America
Barbara Allen
Skip to my Lou
Kathleen Mavoureen
Adam and Eve's Wedding Song
Old Sister Phoebe
Oh! Susanna
Twenty Years Ago
The Ship on Fire
Silver Bell Waltz
Your Mission
Dixie
Go Down Moses
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Free at Last
Martha: Ach, so fromm
Die Zauberflote, K 620: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon
Faust: Salut! demeure chaste et pure
Faust: Gloire immortelle [Soldiers' Chorus]
Hail, Columbia
We are Coming Father Abraham
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
Taps

Customer Reviews:

Historical Time Capsule.......2000-08-12

This is the most comprehensive recording I've found of songs popular during the Civil War period. The performances are a time capsule of Civil War music.

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The Magic of Scotland

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

The Cumberland Reel: Original Tune, The
Eight Men of Moidart, Barbara A Stirling, Jen & Jocky (Jim MacLeod
Bovaglie's Plaid (Ian Powrie and His Band)
, Set of Reels: Da Tushker, Mickie Ainsworth, Millbrae, Susan Cooper
Dunoon Barn Dance: Glen Caladh Castle, Jim McBay's Welcome (Angus
The Saturday Waltz (Addie Harper and the Wick Scottish Band)
The Laddies who Fought and Won (Bobby Colgan)
Earl of Errol's Reel - Jig: Wha'll be King but Charlie, Stool of
The Garry Strathsprey: Lochaber Gathering, Tam Bain's Lum (Ian
John Worth's Jig, Kirk Wynd, The Rusty Nail (Jim MacLeod and His Band
Strathspey and Reel: Campbeltown Kiltie Ball, J Spence of Yeaspund
6/8 Marches: Lady Dorothea Stewart Murray, Major John MacLennan
Scottish Waltz: A Rosebud by my Early Walk, Leaving Stornoway, The
Breakfast In Bed (Bobby Colgan)
The Happy Haggis (Bert Shorthouse and his Glenlomond Band)
Cockoo Waltz (Jim MacLeod and His Band)
The St Johnstoun Reel: Original Tune, Lass o'Patie's Mill, Dr
Waltz Country Dance: Come O'er the Stream Charlie, Rothesay Bay,
Sweet Georgia Brown (Angus Cameron)
MacDonald of the Isles - Strathsprey, The Thistle, What's a' the
Strip the Willow: Dan MacIldowie Reel, Niell Thow's Reel, Manola's
Reel Selection: The Flowers of Edinburgh, Waverley Steps, Davy

Album Description

For most people their musical memories of Scotland will be of the accordian played in a Scottish country dance band. On this album we bring you a selection of some of the greatest names in accordion music, playing a selection of some of the most famous and well loved tunes. These artists have become famous through their work in their own right and some have become legends, known throughout the world, so sit back and enjoy the 'Magic of Scotland'

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Magic beyond decades

Magic
Pilot
Manufacturer: Sfm
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Just a Smile
Magic
Lucky for Some
Girl Next Door
Lovely Lady Smile
Sooner or Later
Don't Speak Loudly
Over Speak Moon
Never Give Up
High into the Sky
Auntie Iris
Sky Blue
Just Let Me Be [*]
January [*]
Do Me Good [*]
Mover
Canada

Album Details

Whoa! Ho! Ho! Includes Pilot's biggest hit, Magic!

Customer Reviews:

Magic beyond decades.......1999-01-12

This is a superb album with extraordinary arrangments and well played instruments and voices. David Paton and Bill Lyall know how to make good songs and touch our hearts and minds.

The best moments of this magic album are "Just A Smile", "My Auntie Iris", "Lovely Lady Smile", the sgt.peppered "Over The Moon", "The Girl Next Door" and the masterpiece "Magic", maybe one of the best pop songs ever recorded. The power of this trio is concentred in the vocal variations within the chords, and they work just at the finest vocal levels ever recorded in music history.

Definetely, "From the Album of the Same Name" is the Best Album of 1974, with Steely Dan's "Pretzel Logic" and Wings' "Band On The Run".

Tracks:

Frideray - Dougie Pincock/Alan Reid
Fornethy House - Heritage
Lady Iveagh - Ann Heymann
Setting A Course For Love - Battlefield Band
Air For Jakes - John McCusker
An Cailin Rua - Josie McDermott
I Am Asleep Do Not Awaken Me - Shotts & Dykehead Caldeonia Pipe Band
The Braidwood Waits/Peace And Plenty - Alison Kinnaird/Battlefield Band
Miss Hamilton - Brian McNeill
She's Late But She's Timely - Battlefield Band
Hollin Green Hollin/Thomas The Rhymer/Young Benjie/Tam Lin - Gordon Mooney
Planxty Sudley - Maire Ni Chathasaigh
Mrs. Jamieson's Favourite - Mac-talla
The Crags Of Ailsa/Staffa's Shore - Alison Kinnaird
Love Of My Heart - Eric Rigler
Brigid's Waltz - John McCusker

Customer Reviews:

Good sampler of modern Scottish folk music.......2002-08-22

A nice sampler from Battlefield Band-leader Robin Morton's Temple Records label... Plenty of instrumentals, on harp, pipes, and fiddle, as well as a song or two tucked in the crevices. Temple artists tend to divide themselves between starker, more traditionalist recordings, and slightly sweetened (and in some cases, one might say saccharine) efforts. Should Celtic artists be allowed to use synthesizers? Perhaps this is not for me to decide. But the dreaded keyboards make only intermittent appearances on this disc-- overall a nice sampling of what this label has to offer, including the Battlefielders Alan Reid and others as a band, and playing solo, Mac-Talla and more...)

Good sampler of modern Scottish folk music.......2002-08-22

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Magic of Scotland
Various
Manufacturer: Rel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002B63T4
Release Date: 2000-02-08

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