Lightweights and Gentlemen
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Lightweights and Gentlemen is the debut studio album by folk
band Lau
, released on March 19, 2007 to critical acclaim.
, Martin Green and Aidan O'Rourke
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
band Lau
Lau (band)
Lau is a contemporary folk three-piece from Scotland, named after an Orcadian word meaning "natural light." The band is composed of Kris Drever , Martin Green and Aidan O’Rourke . To date, the band has released two studio albums and a live album.Their debut album, Lightweights and Gentlemen, was...
, released on March 19, 2007 to critical acclaim.
Track listing
All tracks arranged by Kris DreverKris Drever
Kris Drever is a Scottish contemporary folk musician and songwriter, who came to prominence in 2006 with the release of his debut solo album, Black Water...
, Martin Green and Aidan O'Rourke
- "Hinba" - 5:07
- "Hinba" (O'Rourke)
- "Funny Weather" (Green)
- "Butcher Boy" - 4:07 (trad. additional words/music by Drever)
- "The Jigs" - 4:50
- "Mattie and Karine's" (O'Rourke)
- "The Lau Jig" (Drever, Green, O'Rourke)
- "The Creche Jig" (Joe Scurfield)
- "Results" - 4:39
- "Come on wee man!" (Green)
- "Waiting for the Results" (Drever)
- "Unquiet Grave" - 5:13 (music - Drever, words - trad.)
- "Souter Creek" - 6:19
- "The Dog and the Rabbit" (Drever)
- "A Dog Called Bran" (O'Rourke)
- "Souter Creek" (O'Rourke)
- "Kris's" - 6:28
- "Alyth's" (O'Rourke)
- "Muckle Moose on the Muin" (Drever)
- "Freeborn Man" - 3:42 (Ewan MacCollEwan MacCollEwan MacColl was an English folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer. He was married to theatre director Joan Littlewood, and later to American folksinger Peggy Seeger. He collaborated with Littlewood in the theatre and with Seeger in folk music...
) - "Moorhens" - 4:15
- "The Moorhens" (Drever)
- "Rick Taylor's" (Green)
- "A Tune for Emily Ball (O'Rourke)
- "Gallowhill" - 6:04 (O'Rourke)
Bonus Track
- "Twa Stewarts" (Green) - 7:34
- "Auld Stewart
- "Young Stewart"
- "Last Weeks Efforts"
Personnel
- Kris DreverKris DreverKris Drever is a Scottish contemporary folk musician and songwriter, who came to prominence in 2006 with the release of his debut solo album, Black Water...
- guitar, e-bowed dobro guitar, vocals, mixing - Martin Green - piano-keyed accordion, accordion through Leslie speaker, mixing
- Aidan O'Rourke - fiddle, mixing
- Stuart Hamilton - engineering
- Calum MalcolmCalum MalcolmCalum Malcolm is a Scottish record producer, sound engineer and keyboardist based in Edinburgh.He started his rock music career with the band The Headboys in 1977....
- producer, mixing - Hugo Morris - photography
- Chris Williams - design and layout