The Lewis Blue
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The Lewis Blue is an album by Scottish
celtic musicians Ivan Drever
and Duncan Chisholm
, released in 1998. At the time, both musicians were members of Wolfstone
(though Drever left shortly after The Lewis Blues release).
The album was released around the same time as the controversial album release This Strange Place
, which was essentially an Ivan Drever piece with certain members of Wolfstone, but after a short peroid of time in 1998, it was marketed as a Wolfstone album. Chisholm didn't appear on that album. At the time, many fans noted that The Lewis Blue was "the Wolfstone album of 1998, not This Strange Place".
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
celtic musicians Ivan Drever
Ivan Drever
Ivan Drever is a folk singer, songwriter and guitarist popular not only with the Scottish folk scene but also in other European countries such as Norway, Denmark and Spain. He often tours with popular fiddler Duncan Chisholm who founded the folk rock band Wolfstone which Drever joined in 1990 but...
and Duncan Chisholm
Duncan Chisholm
Duncan Chisholm is a Scottish fiddler and founder member of folk rock group Wolfstone. As well as Wolfstone, he often tours with Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis' band and Wolfstone's previous lead singer Ivan Drever. He is a former member of ensemble Blazin' Fiddles...
, released in 1998. At the time, both musicians were members of Wolfstone
Wolfstone
Wolfstone are a Scottish musical group founded in 1989, who play Highland music combined with rock and roll. Their repertoire consists of both original songs and traditional folk pieces. To date, they have released seven studio albums, the latest, Terra Firma, in 2007. The band record on their own...
(though Drever left shortly after The Lewis Blues release).
The album was released around the same time as the controversial album release This Strange Place
This Strange Place
This Strange Place is a project album featuring members of Celtic rock band Wolfstone. Originally released in 1998 under Drever/Mackenzie, it was soon erroneously reissued as a Wolfstone recording, perhaps, it has been suggested, as a contract filler....
, which was essentially an Ivan Drever piece with certain members of Wolfstone, but after a short peroid of time in 1998, it was marketed as a Wolfstone album. Chisholm didn't appear on that album. At the time, many fans noted that The Lewis Blue was "the Wolfstone album of 1998, not This Strange Place".
Track listing
- "The Flower of Kristiansand" - 4:19
- "Snowdrops in the Rain" - 3:28
- "Fiddle Reels" - 4:00
- "Maggie's Pancakes"
- "The Little Cascade"
- "Leaving the Harbour" - 3:26
- "Night in That Land" - 3:20
- "Three Jigs" - 3:28
- "Sonny Brogan's"
- "Burke's"
- "Trip to Leverkusen"
- "The Battle of Falkirk" - 4:10
- "Bonnie Lindsay" - 3:43
- "Warm Embrace" - 3:06
- "Two Reels : The Ramnee Ceilidh" - 2:58
- "The Lewis Blue" - 3:32