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Seal Song

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Seal Song
Studio album by
Released1981 (1981)
LabelIona Records[1]
Ossian chronology
St. Kilda Wedding
(1978)
Seal Song
(1981)
Dove Across the Water
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Seal Song is a folk album by Ossian, released in 1981.[3] The original LP release was on Iona Records (catalogue number IONA IR0002), with at least one re-release on CD.

The album was recorded at Castle Sound Studios, The Old School, Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland during 1981, produced by Ossian and engineered by Calum Malcolm.

Track listing

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This listing is taken from the original LP release. All titles are traditional arr. Ossian except where noted.

  1. The Sound of Sleat (D. Mackinnon)/Aandowin' at the bow/The old reel (4:28)
  2. To pad the road wi' me (2:38)
  3. Coilsfield House (Nathaniel Gow) (4:04)
  4. The hielandmen cam' doon the hill/The Thornton jig (3:33)
  5. Aye waukin-o (4:20)
  6. Corn rigs (Robert Burns) (3:20)
  7. Lude's supper (Rory Dall) (2:47)
  8. The road to Drumleman (Mitchell/Cuffe) (4:29)
  9. A fisherman's song for attracting seals/Walking the floor (J. Chisholm) (5:27)
  10. Mull of the mountains (4:38)

Personnel

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  • Billy Jackson - harp, uilleann pipes, whistle, vocals
  • George Jackson - cittern, guitar, flute, whistle
  • John Martin - fiddle, cello, whistle, vocals
  • Tony Cuffe - vocals, guitar, whistle, tiplé

References

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  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 350.
  2. ^ "Seal's Song - Ossian | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Tony Cuffe". The Independent. December 29, 2001.