Gaughan Dick - An Introduction To [CD]

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Described by The Scotsman as 'One of the most powerful, passionate, accomplished and singular talents to have emerged from post-war Scotland,u201d Dick Gaughan's work has been consistently innovative and challenging both in message and form.

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A professional musician and singer since January 1970, Gaughan started out on the Edinburgh folk scene with a deep belief in the socialist commitment of traditional song and made the first of his two solo albums u2013 No More Forever - for Bill Leaderu2019s Trailer label in 1971. He joined the Boys of the Lough (with Aly Bain) during 1972 and plays on their self-titled debut album. u2018Bonnie Woodhau2019 on this selection features Gaughan singing with the group in 1975. By then he had formed the renowned Scottish electric folk band Five Hand Reel.

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Between 1975 and 1978 Gaughan's working life was frenzied. As well as making three albums with Five Hand Reel, he recorded two of the three Topic albums featured here, the all-instrumental Coppers and Brass in 1975 and Gaughan in 1978. One of the songs here from Gaughan, Dominic Behanu2019s u2018Crooked Jacku2019 is a fine example of his innovative electric guitar playing. From the same album, Gaughanu2019s version of u2018Willie Ou2019 Winsburyu2019 is beautifully understated.

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Gaughanu2019s final album for Topic appeared in 1981 and was the first he recorded in Scotland; itu2019s his most successful album in terms of both acclaim and sales. An album of stunning intensity it bridges contemporary relevance and historical context in its mix of traditional and modern songs and established him as a major force in folk music. The non-traditional material is highly politically charged; Ed Pickardu2019s vitriolic u2018Workersu2019 Songu2019 [u2018The Pound A Week Riseu2019 from Gaughan is another of Pickardu2019s great minersu2019 songs], and Leon Rosselsonu2019s anthem for radicals u2018World Turned Upside Downu2019 for example, but his own reworking of the traditional u2018Both Sides of the Tweedu2019 is a remarkable achievement calling for Scottish independence without sacrificing reconciliation with those across the border. A Handful of Earth was Melody Maker's Album of the Year in 1981 but never lost its resonance; it was voted Album of the Decade for the 1980s in both the Readers' and Critics' polls in Folk Roots.

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Described by John Peel as one of the five or six great voices of our time, Gaughan is a stunning singer.

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In December 2009 Dick Gaughan was inducted into the Scots Traditional Music Hall of Fame. Then, less than two months later in London, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at BBC Radio 2's annual Folk Awards ceremony. The award was presented by Neil Finn of Crowded House who had flown from New Zealand at his own expense to be there. Dirty Linen magazine described Dick Gaughan as 'Scotland's head and conscience.' They should have added heart and soul.

Both Sides The Tweed

The Pound A Week Rise

Bonnie Wooda'

Copper & Brass / The Gander on the Pratie Hole

Crooked Jack

Gillie Mor

The Flowing Tide / The Fairies Hornpipe

World Turned Upside Down

Song For Ireland

Workers Song

Planxty Johnson

The Snow They Melt The Soonest

Scarecrow

Willie O'Winsbury

• Genre: Folk & Country
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 714822000109

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